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