April Ross

April Ross, a beach volleyball star from the United States, is among a select set of females who've won medals in more than one Olympics. Alix Klineman is the newest Olympian who will be joining her in Tokyo. Ross hopes to win an Olympic first gold medal, but she's also hoping to earn more. The next chance she'll ever have as she is 39 years old. Still confident, however. Ross was mentioned by NBC Boston as saying that if you play your best, even if you perform well, you will win the gold. In addition, I'm planning to rely on a bit of luck. Ross was born on the 22nd, 1982 in Costa Mesa California. She resided in the area together with her parents. In addition to participating in a variety of sports, Ross was also a student at Newport Harbor High School. In her time as a college athlete she was also a participant in indoor volleyball and track. She was clearly the best in the game of indoor volleyball. Through her high school years, she played middle blocker, outside setter and hitter at the tennis court, according to her bio at the college. The results of her efforts were acknowledged when she was named 1999 Gatorade's National Circle of Champions Players of the Year. In 2000, she was named Orange County Athlete of the year for volleyball. Ross and Klineman formed the partnership in 2017, However, Ross has been a beach player for years prior to. The American has been a major winner in competitions with different players. The other has become an icon of the world of volleyball. Between 2007 and 2013, she was partnered by Jennifer Kessy, who is the coach she is currently. Ross, Kessy's fellow teammate who won the world title alongside Kessy in 2009 was also significant on the an international level. The duo would go into winning a silver at the 2012 Olympic Games at London. Misty Maytreanor (Jennings) as well as Misty Maytreanor won gold, ahead of them. Ross Jennings was Walsh Jennings partner in fate as Maytreanor resigned. They went on to compete for the bronze beach volleyball trophy at the Rio Olympics 2016. They were joined by Walsh Jennings. Ross played for the Trojans of USC in her college prior to becoming a professional. The time she spent at USC was one to remember. When she was a freshman at the school in 2000 she played her way to Pac-10 as well as NCAA All-American Freshman of Year awards and was an All-American. The Trojans also reached the Final Four. Her sophomore year was the time she was devastated by a personal setback but managed to repeat as an All-American. Through the two years she played for the Trojans, she helped them win consecutive championships. Her individual achievements have cemented her status as a legend in volleyball. She won the Honda Sports Award 2003-04 for the top female NCAA player. Ross majored in international relations at USC. Margie Ross was not able to see Ross achieve beach volleyball's top level. Ross's mother Margie died in 2001, when Ross was still a USC sophomore. Her breast cancer had been diagnosed. But she still keeps her parent close to his heart. Margie has inspired her in her life and on the beach.