April Ross Biography
April Ross playing volleyball. [Credit/volleyballmag.com]
She was born on 20th June 1982, in Costa Mesa, California, United States. Her parents are Glen Ross and Margie Ross. She as well has a sibling called Amy Ross. April has a height of 1.85 meters.
Through her volleyball career, Ross has scaled to greater heights. She has a special talent that has been recognized and celebrated globally. April is one of those female volleyball players that have made a positive impact on the field.
April Ross has been a big motivation to all those who are aspiring to become volleyball players, more so, women.
She has bagged several awards from her career. Ross is a silver medalist. She won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, with Jennifer Kessy.
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she also bagged a bronze medal, with Kerri Walsh Jennings. Ross and Kessy were also the 2009 Beach Volleyball World Champions.
She began playing volleyball at the university level. Ross attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. While there, in her freshman season she was the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year as well as the National Freshman of the Year.
In her freshman season in 2000, the volleyball sensation received Pac-10 First Team honours. She as well received AVCA Second Team All-America honours. She helped USC to the NCAA Final Four.
Professional Career
April Ross started her professional career during the Swatch FIVB World Tour 2008. That was in the year 2008, with her beach partner Jennifer Kessy. The duo finished in third place at the ConocoPhillips Grand Slam Stavanger.
They were in second place at Dubai Open and first place at the Phuket Thailand Open. There, she was named the Most Outstanding Player.
On September 7, 2008, Ross and Kessy upset the World No. 1 duo of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh at an AVP tournament in Santa Barbara, California.
On to career progression, Ross made more achievements. On 4th July 4, 2009, April together with Kessy won the FIVB World Championships in Stavanger, Norway.
As of April 2012, Ross had eight AVP and nine FIVB 1st-place finishes overall, as well as over $937,813 in total prize money.
Ross together with her partner Walsh won a gold medal in straight sets 21-16, 21-16. That was at the Long Beach, California Grand Slam. That was part of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.
Career progress
At the end of the year 2017, Ross and Alix Klineman tied to become partners. They won the FIVB Dela Beach Open in January 2018. That was the first tournament they played together.
Additionally, during the 2018 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour, Klineman and Ross won four tournament events. That was the Austin Open, the Manhattan Beach Open, the Championships in Chicago and the Hawaii Invitational.
More to the basket of achievements, April and the partner won their second FIVB tournament event. That was the win that gave them a gold medal over Brazil at the Yangzhou Open.
Moreover, they were named the AVP Team of the Year at the AVP Award Banquet that November.
The duo went on to win. Amazingly, they won the Huntington Beach and New York City Open AVP tour events. Moreover, they won the FIVB Itapema Open in mid-May.
Ross and the partner as well won the silver medal at the 2019 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Hamburg, Germany.
In July 2020 the two won the AVP Monster Hydro Cup and the Wilson Cup, and in August they won the AVP Champions Cup.
On to the Olympic career, April’s career blossomed even more. In the 2012 London Olympics, she and Kessy won a silver medal. That was after outshining Brazil’s No.1 seed team.
The volleyball sensation, on June 26, 2013, teamed up with Walsh-Jennings to train for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
April Ross Net worth
According to Celebrity Net Worth, April has an approximate net worth of a whopping $3 million. That is reportedly from her professional volleyball career.
April Ross.[Credit/volleyball.world]
April Ross Salary
Ross has reportedly bagged more than $1,948,063 from her career winnings.
“April has collected around $756,838 for finishing first (41 times) in tournaments held in the United States. Likewise, April Ross has collected around $677,713 by finishing first in prestigious AVP tournaments. Similarly, her participation and performance in various International tournaments have added $1,174,975 to her net worth.”
April Ross Endorsement
As of her endorsement deals, April Ross endorses an energy drink dubbed Bolt24. She also endorses Mizuno USA that sells sports products and its charity program as well.
April Ross family
The basketball starlet was married to one Bradley Keenan from the year 2010 to 2018.
April Ross Foundation and Charity Work
Ross has been a big supporter of breast cancer awareness and fundraising. That includes in many cases helping a volleyball-based non-profit called The Side-Out Foundation.
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