David Hippensteel is a 10 -time CrossFit Games masters athlete and the champion of the 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2020 (MFCC replaced CrossFit Games that year) Masters 60+ Division. In 2023 Hippensteel was on the podium again with a second place finish even with sustaining a torn hamstring. In 2021, Hippensteel made the podium with a 3rd place finish even after sustaining some significant knee injuries during the year. A former triathlete and collegiate decathlete, he started CrossFit in 2012, winning the 2013 Open in the 55-59 Division just one year later and making his first Games appearance with a fifth-place finish in 2013. He placed 5th and 8th in his division at the Games for the next two years before earning his title in the 60+ Division in 2016 and then defending that title in 2017 and 2018 and 2020! In 2019 he had a severe calf muscle strain during the qualifier but still qualified and went on to place 5th at the games even though he herniated 2 discs in his back 2 weeks before the Games. A dentist and founder of Screaming Eagle CrossFit in Clarksville, Tennessee, Hippensteel’s daughter Heather Hippensteel has also competed at the Games for 4 years beginning in 2013 on team Invictus including the year Invictus won the Affiliate championship in 2014. He and his wife Carol of 39+ years have 3 other children, Jonathan, Joelle, and Troy who are also doing CrossFit among other sports.
Open
| Year | Rank Worldwide | Rank by Region | Rank By Country | Rank By Affiliate | ||||
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| 2024 | 60th Men (65+) | 24th Men (65+) North America East | 40th Men (65+) United States | 1st Men (65+) Covenant CrossFit | ||||
| 2023 | 2nd Men (65+) | 2nd Men (65+) North America East | 2nd Men (65+) United States | 1st Men (65+) CrossFit SolaFide | ||||
| 2022 | 11th Men (65+) | 8th Men (65+) North America | 8th Men (65+) United States | 1st Men (65+) CrossFit SolaFide | ||||
| 2021 | 1st Men (65+) | 1st Men (65+) North America | 1st Men (65+) United States | 1st Men (65+) CrossFit SolaFide | ||||
| 2020 | 19th Men (60+) | – – | 13th Men (60+) United States | – – | ||||
| 2019 | 8th Men (60+) | – – | 5th Men (60+) United States | – – | ||||
| 2018 | 1st Men (60+) | 1st Men (60+) Central East | 1st Men (60+) United States | – – | ||||
| 2017 | 4th Men (60+) | 1st Men (60+) Central East | 3rd Men (60+) United States | – – | ||||
| 2016 | 2nd Men (60+) | 1st Men (60+) Central East | – – | – – | ||||
| 2015 | 7th Men (55-59) | 1st Men (55-59) Central East | – – | – – | ||||
| 2014 | 2nd Men (55-59) | 1st Men (55-59) Central East | – – | – – | ||||
| 2013 | 1st Men (55-59) | 1st Men (55-59) Central East | – – | – – | ||||
| 2012 | 74th Men (55-59) | 6th Men (55-59) Central East | – – | – – | ||||
Age Group Quarterfinal
| Year | Rank Worldwide | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20th Men (65+) | |
| 2023 | 3rd Men (65+) | |
| 2022 | 125th Men (65+) | |
| 2021 | 2nd Men (65+) | |
| 2020 | 3rd Men (60+) | |
| 2019 | 8th Men (60+) | |
| 2018 | 1st Men (60+) | |
| 2017 | 1st Men (60+) | |
| 2016 | 2nd Men (60+) | |
| 2015 | 9th Men (55-59) | |
| 2014 | 3rd Men (55-59) | |
Benchmark Stats
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Back Squat 350 lb Chad1000x -- Clean and Jerk 225 lb Deadlift 408 lb -
Fight Gone Bad -- Filthy 50 -- Fran 3:37 Grace 2:57 -
Helen -- L1 Benchmark -- Max Pull-ups 50 Murph -- -
Run 5k -- Snatch 175 lb Sprint 400m 1:14