April Ross
April Ross is one of the few female beach volleyball stars who have won medals in more than one Olympics. Alix Klineman is the newest Olympian who will be joining her at Tokyo. Ross will also be hoping for her very first Olympic medal. And at the age of 39, it could be her final chance to accomplish this. She is still confident nevertheless. Ross through NBC Boston, said that If the team is performing well or at all they can earn a gold. This is also a matter of chance. Ross was born in the city of Costa Mesa, California in 1982. Her parents and her sister were residents in the area. Apart from competing in various sport, she also attended Newport Harbor High School. Apart from the indoor game, she also was a basketball player and also ran track in her pre-college days. But she clearly was an edge over the other players in this latter game. Based on her bio, she played an outside blocker as well as a middle hitter on the volleyball court during her senior year at high school. She was awarded one of the Gatorade National Circle of Champions player of the year in 1999, for her performance. In 2000, she was named Orange County Athlete of the Yr for volleyball. Ross and Klineman formed their partnership in 2017, However, Ross had been a beach-scene celebrity for a long time prior to. It's true that she's had numerous big wins and one partner was a renowned volleyball player. Ross teamed up together with Jennifer Kessy from 2007-2013, and she also served as Klineman's coach. Along together with Kessy, Ross won an Olympic Title in 2009 while competing on the international circuit. This duo went on to win a silver in the 2012 Olympic Games at London. They were beaten out for the gold by the legendary group comprising Misty and Kerri Walsh (Jennings). Ross Jennings took over for May-Treanor as she left the team. They both won bronze medals in beach volleyball for the Rio Olympics in 2016. Ross was a player for the Trojans at USC during her the college years following her graduation from high school. This was an impressive run for Ross at the university. In 2000, as a freshman Her performance was rewarded with the Pac-10 as well as NCAA Freshman-of-the-Year honors. She also helped her Trojans to reach the Final Four. Her heart was broken by a tragic incident in her sophomore year. However, she managed to become an All-American once more. In her last two seasons with the Trojans in the program the team was led to victories by winning successive national titles. In 2003-2004, she was named as the most successful female volleyball player on the collegiate scene in the US according to the Honda Sports Award. Ross studied at USC in International Relations. Margie Ross, Ross' mother, was never given the privilege of watching Ross' daughter blossom into a beach volleyball superstar. Ross's mother died of cancer of the breast in the year 2001. Ross had just become sophomore at USC. This meant that Ross remains close to her deceased parent. Also, Margie continues to be an inspiration to her on the beaches and throughout the world of.






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