SPORT(S) Volleyball (2000-2003) |
The leader of Valparaiso
University’s volleyball
team for the first few years of the 21st century, Cyndi (Norman)
Kiper ranks among the best setters ever to play for the Crusaders.
Kiper led Valpo to the Mid-Continent
Conference championship as a senior as well as the Brown and Gold’s first NCAA
Tournament appearance. The Mid-Con
Setter of the Year in 2003, she graduated from Valpo second all-time in assists
with 4,886 over her four years with the Crusaders.
A three-time First Team All Mid-Con
selection, Kiper was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2003 Mid-Continent
Conference Tournament, a year in which the Crusaders set a then-school record
with 27 victories. As a senior, she also
earned Second Team CoSIDA Academic All-District V honors.
Kiper is an occupational therapist at
Hillmann Pediatric Therapy in Minooka,
Ill.