CareerTimeline
Most Notable
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2019 USA Volleyball Male Sitting Player of the Year
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Best Server at 2019 Parapan American Games as Team USA won silver
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2018 USA Volleyball Male Sitting Most Improved Player of the Year
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Joined the U.S. Men's Sitting Team in 2017
Events
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2025 Dutch Tournament - Gold
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2025 ParaVolley Pan America Zonal Championship - Silver
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2024 Dutch Tournament - Silver
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2024 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball Final Qualifier - Silver
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2023 Dutch Tournament - Bronze
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2023 ParaVolley Pan American Zonal Championship - Silver
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2022 Dutch Tournament
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2022 World ParaVolley World Championships - 6th
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2019 Parapan American Games - Silver
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2018 World ParaVolley World Championships
Personal Highlights
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Currently lives in Edmond, Okla.
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Born without his right arm. Wears a special prosthetic to play volleyball. He has also played basketball, baseball, golf and violin
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Started his journey in the sitting NTDP program at 13 and was promoted to the national team at 16
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Began playing indoor volleyball in 2013; played standing volleyball for his high school and Pipeline volleyball club
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Parents are Steven and Karen Upp, Brothers' names are David and Nathan Upp
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Favorite food is a good cheeseburger; favorite book is Red Rising