April Ross
April Ross was one of just a handful of women beach volleyball athletes who earned medals during more than one Olympics. Ross will compete in Tokyo for her 3rd Olympic gold medal along with Alix Klineman, a first-time Olympian. Ross also hopes to get her first Olympic gold. Since she's 39 years old and has a long way to go, this could be her last shot. Still confident nevertheless. If we do our top or do well, I believe we'll be able to win that gold medal Ross stated on NBC Boston. In addition, I'm planning to rely on a bit of good luck. Ross was born in California in Costa Mesa in 1982. Her family lived in the area with her mother, father and younger sister. While at Newport Harbor High School, she competed in numerous activities. She competed in basketball and the track as well as her indoor volleyball achievements as a pre-collegiate athlete. But she clearly was a cut above the rest in the latter sport. In her college profile, she was an outside hitter middle blocker, and setter in her volleyball playing career during high school. Gatorade Circle of Champions named her the National Player of 1999. In 2000, she received her the Orange County Athlete of the year award for volleyball. Ross and Klineman may be working on a project in 2017, but Ross was already an established volleyball player before they teamed up. As a matter of fact, Ross has won several major tournaments in her career together with two other partners. One is a volleyball legend. In the period 2007 to 2013 she teamed together with Jennifer Kessy who more recently played the role of Klineman's coach. Kessy was Ross's teammate at the 2009 World Championships. In the 2012 Olympic Games, they received the gold medal. Misty May, Kerri Walsh and Kerri Jennings were the trio that could take home the gold. Ross Jennings took over for May-Treanor after she had retired. They both went on to take home the bronze beach volleyball trophy at the Rio Olympics 2016. They were joined by Walsh Jennings. Ross was a player for the USC Trojans in college after graduating from high school. And her run in the Trojans' ranks was one to remember. She was a All-American as well as Pac-10 Freshman of Year in 2000 as a young freshman. The team also saw her help in helping the Trojans to make it to their first Final Four. The second season of her career, she experienced a terrible personal loss, yet managed to earn the honor of being named an All-American. Over her final 2 years in the Trojans program, she coached the team to win a national championship each year. She had established herself as an all-time great by winning the 2003-2004 Honda Sports Award as the most outstanding female college volleyball player. Ross studied the study of international relations in USC. Margie Ross did not get to see Ross achieve beach volleyball's top levels. Ross lost her mother to breast cancer in the year 2001. Ross was then a sophomore. In the aftermath, Ross remains close to her parent who died. Margie remains a constant source of inspiration to her in and out of the water.






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