Returns as the starting tight end…caught 13 passes last season including a long of 38 and one touchdown…two-time Iowa Conference academic all-conference honoree (3.5 GPA or higher)…multiple letter winner in football, track, and baseball for Pleasant Valley High…earned Mississippi Athletic Conference all-conference honors in football...served as team captain and helped lead Spartans to an Iowa 4A State Tournament playoff appearance…academic all-conference honoree…member of the National Honor Society…son of Greg and Nancy Jipp.