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Team(s)

Men's Sitting National Team

Jersey Number

7

Position

Outside Hitter

High School

Gatesville HS

Height

6-4

College

N/A

Hometown

Gatesville, Texas

USAV Region

Chesapeake

CareerTimeline

Most Notable

  • Volleyball icon Made national team debut in 2023

Events

  • Medal 2025 ParaVolley Pan America Zonal Championship - Silver
  • Medal 2024 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball Final Qualifier - Silver
  • Medal 2023 Dutch Tournament - Bronze
  • Medal 2023 ParaVolley Pan American Zonal Championship - Silver

Personal Highlights

  • Volleyball icon Currently lives in Havre De Grace, Md.
  • Volleyball icon Nickname is "The Dream"
  • Volleyball icon Started playing indoor volleyball in 2010 and spent 13 years with the USA Volleyball Sitting NTDP program
  • Volleyball icon Has a right arm brachial plexus injury
  • Volleyball icon Parents are David and Teresa Kiphen; has two brothers, Tony Steel and David Kiphen, and one sister, Crystal Steel
  • Volleyball icon Married Sadie Gaupp in 2020 and has four children: Anzel, Patience, Ezra and Aurora
  • Volleyball icon Owns Say Delicious dessert shop
  • Volleyball icon Loves an all-you-can-eat buffet; favorite book is the Bible; likes country, Christian and acoustic music
  • Volleyball icon Favorite sayings are "Dreams can be reality;" "You can be anything if you're willing to work hard for it;" and "Live life as if you are 8 and 80."