SpikeOut Tournament
volleyball tournament for teams from US schools for the deaf
The Spike-Out Volleyball Tournament originated at the Indiana School for the Deaf in 1999 under the athletic director and Volleyball Coach Brian Bippus, who envisioned a national deaf volleyball tournament bringing together outstanding teams and athletes. The idea was to bring top teams to one site and let them “spike each other out” to claim the national championship. The school who wins that year's tournament often win the year's Deaf Prep National Volleyball Championship. Texas School for the Deaf Girls' was the team to win the inaugural SpikeOut Volleyball Tournament championship in 1999.
History of SpikeOut Tournament
SpikeOut I (1999)
Champion: Texas School for the Deaf
2nd Place: Model Secondary School for the Deaf
Host: Indiana School for the Deaf (Indianapolis, IN)
SpikeOut II (2000)
Champions: Model Secondary School for the Deaf
2nd Place: Indiana School for the Deaf
Host: Model Secondary School for the Deaf (Washington, D.C.)
SpikeOut III (2001)
Champions: Indiana School for the Deaf
2nd Place: Model Secondary School for the Deaf
Host: Kansas State School For the Deaf (Olathe, KS)
SpikeOut IV (2002)
Champions: Indiana School for the Deaf
2nd Place: Maryland School for the Deaf
Host: Texas School for the Deaf (Austin, TX)
SpikeOut V (2003)
Champions: Maryland School for the Deaf
2nd Place: Indiana School for the Deaf
Host: Maryland School for the Deaf (Frederick, MD)
SpikeOut VI (2004)
Champions: Indiana School for the Deaf
2nd Place: Maryland School for the Deaf
Host: Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf (Faribault, MN)
SpikeOut VII (2005)
Champions: Indiana School for the Deaf
2nd Place: Maryland School for the Deaf
Host: California School for the Deaf, Fremont (Fremont, CA)
SpikeOut VIII (2006)
Champions: Maryland School for the Deaf
2nd Place: Texas School for the Deaf
Host: Indiana School for the Deaf (Indianapolis, IN)
SpikeOut VIV (2007)
Champions: Maryland School for the Deaf
2nd Place: Texas School for the Deaf
Host: Texas School for the Deaf (Austin, TX)
SpikeOut X (2008)
Champions: Maryland School for the Deaf
2nd Place: Indiana School for the Deaf
Host: Maryland School for the Deaf (Frederick, MD)
SpikeOut XI (2009)
Champions: Maryland School for the Deaf
2nd Place: Indiana School for the Deaf
Host: Wisconsin School for the Deaf (Delavan, WI)
SpikeOut XII (2010)
Champions: Maryland School for the Deaf
2nd Place: Indiana School for the Deaf
Host: California School for the Deaf, Riverside (Riverside, CA)
SpikeOut XIII (2011)
Champions: Indiana School for the Deaf
2nd Place: Maryland School for the Deaf
Host: Indiana School for the Deaf (Indianapolis, IN)
SpikeOut XIV (2012)
Champions: Texas School for the Deaf
2nd Place: Indiana School for the Deaf
Host: Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and Blind (Tucson, AZ)
SpikeOut XV (2013)
Champions: California School for the Deaf, Fremont
2nd Place: Maryland School for the Deaf
Host: Texas School for the Deaf (Austin, TX)
SpikeOut XVI (2014)
Champions: Maryland School for the Deaf
2nd Place: Indiana School for the Deaf
Host: Maryland School for the Deaf (Frederick, MD)
SpikeOut XVII (2015)
Champions: Maryland School for the Deaf
2nd Place: Indiana School for the Deaf
Host: California School for the Deaf, Fremont (Fremont, CA)
SpikeOut XVIII (2016)
Champions: Texas School for the Deaf
2nd Place: Maryland School for the Deaf
Host: Indiana School for the Deaf (Indianapolis, IN)
SpikeOut XIX (2017)
Div 1 Champions: Texas School for the Deaf
Div 1 2nd Place: Maryland School for the Deaf
Div 2 Champions: Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf
Div 2 2nd Place: Marie Philip & Walden Schools at The Learning Center for the Deaf
Host: Maryland School for the Deaf (Frederick, MD)
SpikeOut XX (2018)
Champions: Maryland School for the Deaf
2nd Place: Texas School for the Deaf
Host: Model Secondary School for the Deaf (Washington, D.C.)
SpikeOut XXI (2019)
Div. 1 Champions: Texas School for the Deaf
Div. 1 2nd Place: Model Secondary School for the Deaf
Div. 2 Champions: Rochester School for the Deaf
Div. 2 2nd Place: Washington School for the Deaf
Host: California School for the Deaf, Riverside (Riverside, CA)
SpikeOut (2020)
CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
Host: Maryland School for the Deaf (Frederick, MD)
SpikeOut (2021)
CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
Host: California School for the Deaf, Fremont (Fremont, CA)
SpikeOut XXII (2022)
Div. 1 Champions: Indiana School for the Deaf
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