David Hippensteel is a 9 -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 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 35+ years have 3 other children, Jonathan, Joelle, and Troy who are also doing CrossFit among other sports.
Year | Division | Rank Worldwide | Rank by Region | Rank By Country |
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2022 | Men (65+) | 11th | 8th North America | 8th United States |
2021 | Men (65+) | 1st | 1st North America | 1st United States |
2020 | Men (60+) | 19th | -- | 13th United States |
2019 | Men (60+) | 8th | -- | 5th United States |
2018 | Men (60+) | 1st | 1st Central East | 1st United States |
2017 | Men (60+) | 4th | 1st Central East | 3rd United States |
2016 | Men (60+) | 2nd | 1st Central East | -- |
2015 | Men (55-59) | 7th | 1st Central East | -- |
2014 | Men (55-59) | 2nd | 1st Central East | -- |
2013 | Men (55-59) | 1st | 1st Central East | -- |
2012 | Men (55-59) | 74th | 6th Central East | -- |
Year | Division | Rank |
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2022 | Men (65+) | 125th |
2021 | Men (65+) | 2nd |
Year | Division | Rank |
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2021 | Men (65+) | 3rd |
2019 | Men (60+) | 5th |
2018 | Men (60+) | 1st |
2017 | Men (60+) | 1st |
2016 | Masters Men (60+) | 1st |
2015 | Masters Men (55-59) | 9th |
2014 | Masters Men (55-59) | 5th |
2013 | Masters Men (55-59) | 5th |
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Back Squat 350 lb Clean and Jerk 225 lb Snatch 175 lb Deadlift 408 lb Fight Gone Bad -- Max Pull-ups 50 -
Fran 3:37 Grace 2:57 Helen -- Filthy 50 -- Sprint 400m 1:14 Run 5k --