April Ross

April Ross, a beach volleyball player in the US is part of a select group of women who have been awarded medals at several Olympics. Ross will compete in Tokyo for her third Olympic gold medal along with Alix Klineman, who is a first time Olympian. Ross hopes to win her Olympic debut gold, but she is also aiming to win more. At 39 this may be her final chance to achieve it. However, she's confident that winning the gold medal is at hand. Ross was quoted in NBC Boston as saying that If you put in your top, even if you do well, we'll get the gold. Therefore, I'm hoping to have a little bit of luck too. Ross born the 22nd, 1982 at Costa Mesa California. She lived there together with her parents. In Newport Harbor High School, she played in a variety of activities. In addition to the indoor game, she also was a basketball player and also ran track as a pre-collegiate athlete. While she did well in indoor volleyball however, it was evident that her abilities were higher than the average. In her time at high school, she was a middle blocker outside hitter and setter in the court for volleyball, according to her college bio. In recognition of her work she was awarded the 1999 Gatorade Champion of Champions Circle of Champions Player of the Year. The 2000 Orange County Athlete of the Month award was also won by her for volleyball. Ross and Klineman have been performing their roles from 2017. The reality is that Ross was an important player on the beach volleyball circuit prior to the pair. In fact, she won multiple major tournaments with two different partners, one of whom is an icon of volleyball. Ross teamed up together with Jennifer Kessy from 2007-2013, and she also served as Klineman's coach. Along with Kessy, Ross won the World Championship in 2009 when she competed internationally. In 2012, the duo took silver in London's Olympic Games. Misty Maytreanor's legendary team along with Kerri Jennings won the gold. Ross Walsh was Walsh Jennings new partner after May-Treanor's resignation. Together, they won bronze in beach volleyball at the Rio Olympics in the year the year 2016. Ross was a college athlete for USC Trojans before the start of her professional career. She played during high school, as well as years prior to hitting the beach as a professional. Ross's Trojans experience was remarkable. In her first year at the school, 2000 earned her the Pac-10 and NCAA Freshman of the Award and also be named an All-American. The Trojans had the chance to make it to the Final Four with her help. She suffered a devastating personal loss in her sophomore season however she was able to return in the ranks of an All-American. In her last two years in the Trojans program, she guided the team to win a national championship each year. As an individual, she established herself as an all-time great winning the 2003-04 Honda Sports Award as the nation's top female collegiate volleyball player. Ross was an international relations major at USC. Sadly, Ross mom Margie never got to see Ross rise to the very top of beach volleyball fame. When Ross was in her sophomore year at USC her mother passed away due to breast cancer. She continues to keep her mother's memory close and close. In addition, Margie is an ongoing source of motivation for her at the beach and in the world of.