[3] Whippy then attended Brigham Young University (BYU), where he began playing for the school's rugby team.
[2] After an injury ended his freshman season of rugby early, Whippy spent two years as a Mormon missionary.
[5] Whippy also continued to play rugby at BYU, winning multiple national championships.
[2][9] Prior to the start of its inaugural 2018 season, it was announced that Whippy would join the roster for the Utah Warriors of Major League Rugby.
[10] In the Warriors' final preseason exhibition against Alberta's Prairie Wolf Pack, Whippy suffered a compound fracture of his lower left leg[11][12] and missed the rest of the season.