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{{short description|American beach volleyball player (born 1982)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox volleyball biography
| name = April Ross
| image = April Ross and Whitney Pavlik at the AVP Austin Open 2017 (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Ross at the 2017 [[Association of Volleyball Professionals|AVP]] Austin Open
| fullname = April Elizabeth Ross
| nickname = Ross The Boss
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|6|20}}
| birth_place = [[Costa Mesa, California]], U.S.
| hometown = [[Newport Beach, California]], U.S.
| height = 1.85 m
| weight = 76 kg
| college = [[University of Southern California|USC]]
| currentteammate = [[Emily Day|Emily Capers]]
| currentyears = 2022
| currenttours (currentpoints) = 
| years = 2018–2021, 2024 2017 2013–2017 2007–2013 2006 2006 2006
| teammates = [[Alix Klineman]] [[Lauren Fendrick]] [[Kerri Walsh Jennings]] [[Jennifer Kessy]] Keao Burdine [[Barbra Fontana]] Nancy Mason
| tours (points) =
| resultyears =
| result =
| updated =
| medaltemplates-title = Medal record
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Women's [[beach volleyball]]}}
{{MedalCountry|the {{USA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Volleyball at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo]]|[[Beach volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|Beach]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]]|[[Beach volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|Beach]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Rio de Janeiro]]|[[Beach volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|Beach]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Swatch FIVB World Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2009 Beach Volleyball World Championships|2009 Stavanger]]|[[2009 Beach Volleyball World Championships – Women's tournament|Beach]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2017 Beach Volleyball World Championships|2017 Vienna]]|[[2017 Beach Volleyball World Championships – Women's tournament|Beach]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2019 Beach Volleyball World Championships|2019 Hamburg]]|[[2019 Beach Volleyball World Championships – Women's tournament|Beach]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour|World Tour Finals]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2021 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour|2021 Cagliari]]|Beach}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour|World Tour]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Swatch FIVB World Tour 2007|2007 Stavanger]]|Beach}}
{{MedalGold|[[Swatch FIVB World Tour 2008|2008 Phuket]]|Beach}}
{{MedalGold|[[Swatch FIVB World Tour 2008|2008 Sanya]]|Beach}}
{{MedalGold|[[Swatch FIVB World Tour 2009|2009 Marseille]]|Beach}}
{{MedalGold|[[Swatch FIVB World Tour 2009|2009 Phuket]]|Beach}}
{{MedalGold|[[Swatch FIVB World Tour 2010|2010 Shanghai]]|Beach}}
{{MedalGold|[[Swatch FIVB World Tour 2010|2010 Rome]]|Beach}}
{{MedalGold|[[Swatch FIVB World Tour 2011|2011 Stavanger]]|Beach}}
{{MedalGold|[[Swatch FIVB World Tour 2012|2012 Bangsaen]]|Beach}}
{{MedalGold|[[2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour|2013 São Paulo]]|Beach}}
{{MedalGold|[[2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour|2013 Xiamen]]|Beach}}
{{MedalGold|[[2014 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour|2014 Fuzhou]]|Beach}}
{{MedalGold|[[2014 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour|2014 Moscow]]|Beach}}
{{MedalGold|[[2014 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour|2014 Stavanger]]|Beach}}
{{MedalGold|[[2014 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour|2014 Long Beach]]|Beach}}
{{MedalGold|[[2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour|2016 Rio de Janeiro]]|Beach}}
{{MedalGold|[[2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour|2016 Fuzhou]]|Beach}}
{{MedalGold|[[2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour|2016 Cincinnati]]|Beach}}
{{MedalGold|[[2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour|2016 Moscow]]|Beach}}
{{MedalGold|[[2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour|2016 Long Beach]]|Beach}}
{{MedalGold|[[2018 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour|2018 The Hague]]|Beach}}
{{MedalGold|[[2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour|2019 Yangzhou]]|Beach}}
{{MedalGold|[[2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour|2019 Itapema]]|Beach}}
{{MedalGold|[[2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour|2019 Gstaad]]|Beach}}
{{MedalGold|[[2021 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour|2021 Doha]]|Beach}}
{{MedalSilver|[[Swatch FIVB World Tour 2007|2007 St. Petersburg]]|Beach}}
{{MedalSilver|[[Swatch FIVB World Tour 2008|2008 Dubai]]|Beach}}
{{MedalSilver|[[Swatch FIVB World Tour 2009|2009 Brasil]]|Beach}}
{{MedalSilver|[[Swatch FIVB World Tour 2009|2009 Seoul]]|Beach}}
{{MedalSilver|[[Swatch FIVB World Tour 2009|2009 PAF]]|Beach}}
{{MedalSilver|[[Swatch FIVB World Tour 2009|2009 Sanya]]|Beach}}
{{MedalSilver|[[Swatch FIVB World Tour 2010|2010 Moscow]]|Beach}}
{{MedalSilver|[[Swatch FIVB World Tour 2011|2011 Shanghai]]|Beach}}
{{MedalSilver|[[Swatch FIVB World Tour 2011|2011 Stare Jabłonki]]|Beach}}
{{MedalSilver|[[Swatch FIVB World Tour 2011|2011 Phuket]]|Beach}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour|2013 Rome]]|Beach}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour|2015 Long Beach]]|Beach}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour|2016 Vitória]]|Beach}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour|2016 Gstaad]]|Beach}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour|2019 Tokyo]]|Beach}}
{{MedalBronze|[[Swatch FIVB World Tour 2008|2008 Stavanger]]|Beach}}
{{MedalBronze|[[Swatch FIVB World Tour 2009|2009 Klagenfurt]]|Beach}}
{{MedalBronze|[[Swatch FIVB World Tour 2009|2009 Barcelona]]|Beach}}
{{MedalBronze|[[Swatch FIVB World Tour 2010|2010 Seoul]]|Beach}}
{{MedalBronze|[[Swatch FIVB World Tour 2010|2010 Sanya]]|Beach}}
{{MedalBronze|[[Swatch FIVB World Tour 2011|2011 Brasília]]|Beach}}
{{MedalBronze|[[Swatch FIVB World Tour 2011|2011 Myslowice]]|Beach}}
{{MedalBronze|[[Swatch FIVB World Tour 2011|2011 Beijing]]|Beach}}
{{MedalBronze|[[Swatch FIVB World Tour 2012|2012 Rome]]|Beach}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour|2015 Fuzhou]]|Beach}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour|2016 Xiamen]]|Beach}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2021 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour|2021 Cancún]]|Beach}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2021 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour|2021 Cancún]]|Beach}}
}}
'''April Elizabeth Ross''' (born June 20, 1982) is a former American [[beach volleyball]] player and three-time Olympic medalist. She won a silver medal at the [[Beach volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2012 Summer Olympics]] with [[Jennifer Kessy]], a bronze medal at the [[Beach volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2016 Summer Olympics]] with [[Kerri Walsh Jennings]], and a gold medal at the [[Beach volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2020 Summer Olympics]] with [[Alix Klineman]]. Ross and Kessy were also the [[2009 Beach Volleyball World Championships|2009 Beach Volleyball World Champions]].

==Early life==
Ross grew up in [[Newport Beach, California]], where she attended [[Newport Harbor High School]].<ref name=1a>{{cite web|url= http://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/RO/April-Ross|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130827011402/http://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/RO/April-Ross|url-status= dead|archive-date= August 27, 2013|title=April Ross|website=US Olympic Committee|year=2019}}</ref> There she played volleyball and basketball with fellow 2012 Olympian [[Esther Lofgren]].<ref name="OC">{{cite web |url=http://www.ocregister.com/news/medal-377057-lofgren-olympic.html |title=Gold medalist Esther Lofgren returns home a hero |publisher=OC Register |access-date=April 15, 2013}}</ref> At NHHS, in addition to lettering in track, she was a star indoor volleyball player, eventually becoming the nation's top recruit for her graduating class. She won the [[Gatorade National Player of the Year]] award as a senior and was the [[California Interscholastic Federation]] (CIF) Player of the Year in 1998 and 1999. In her senior season, she notched 624 kills and 526 digs. She played club volleyball for Orange County Volleyball Club for five years. She also played on the U.S. Junior National Team. She is {{height|ft=6|in=1}} tall.<ref name="BioUSC">{{Cite web | title = ''April Ross'' | publisher = University of Southern California (USC) Trojans Women's Volleyball | url = http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/ross_april00.html | access-date = May 9, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120526072053/http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/ross_april00.html | archive-date = May 26, 2012 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

==Personal life==
April is the daughter of Glen and Margie Ross, and has a sister - Amy Ross Marshall. She married men's beach volleyball player Bradley Keenan in 2010. They divorced in 2018.{{cn|date=June 2025}}

Ross met Josh Riley in 2017 at Shellback Tavern after the Manhattan Beach Open beach volleyball tournament. He proposed in February 2022 while the couple was enjoying a spa and wine tasting weekend in [[Temecula, CA]]. They welcomed their son on October 25, 2023. On September 14, 2024, Ross married Josh Riley at the Shade Hotel in [[Manhattan Beach, CA]]. Their 10 month old son Ross served as a ring bearer and April's sister was her maid of honor.<ref>{{cite web |title=Olympic Beach Volleyball Player April Ross Marries Josh Riley in ‘Coastal’ California Wedding! See the Photos (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/olympic-beach-volleyball-player-april-ross-marries-josh-riley-exclusive-8705737 |website=Peoplemag |access-date=23 September 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

==College==
Ross played indoor volleyball during her collegiate career, where she attended the [[University of Southern California]] in [[Los Angeles]]. In her freshman season she was the [[Pacific-10 Conference|Pac-10]] Freshman of the Year as well as the National Freshman of the Year. Additionally, she received Pac-10 First Team honors as well as [[American Volleyball Coaches Association|AVCA]] Second Team All-America honors. She helped [[USC Trojans women's volleyball|USC]] to the NCAA Final Four.<ref name=BioUSC />

As a sophomore in 2001, she was a second team All American and finished the season ranked fourth in Pac-10 in kills (3.98 kpg), sixth in points (4.52 ppg) and seventh in digs (3.04 dpg) and helped USC to the NCAA Regional Finals, when she suffered a sprained ankle during game two and was forced to leave the match.<ref name=BioUSC />

In her final two seasons, she helped USC to back-to-back [[NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship|NCAA Titles]]. In 2002, she was named a First Team All-American and had 15 kills and 14 digs in the NCAA Championship win over [[Stanford Cardinal|Stanford]], avenging their only loss of the season to the Cardinal. In 2003, she repeated as a First Team All-American, and helped USC to an undefeated season after defeating [[Florida Gators women's volleyball|Florida]] in the NCAA championship match. Ross had 14 kills and 19 digs in the winning effort.<ref name=BioUSC /><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/recaps/122003aab.html |title=Perfect ending to a perfect season |access-date=November 19, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090105224614/http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/recaps/122003aab.html |archive-date=January 5, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

She finished her career among USC's all-time career record-holders, ranking in the top 6 in eight statistical categories, including first in points (1,430) and points per game, second in service aces (161) and service aces per game (0.38), fourth in attacks (3,859), fifth in kills (1576), kills per game (3.73) and digs (1,296) and sixth in digs per game (3.06).<ref name=BioUSC />

In 2004, she won the [[Honda Sports Award]] as the nation's top female collegiate volleyball player.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://usctrojans.com/news/2004/1/20/april_ross_wins_2003_04_volleyball_honda_award.aspx|title=April Ross Wins 2003-04 Volleyball Honda Award|website=USC Athletics|language=en|access-date=2020-03-27}}</ref>

==Career==
[[File:Secretary Kerry Poses for A Photo with U.S. Olympic Beach Volleyball Players Kerri Walsh and April Ross (28750029891).jpg|thumb|Ross with [[Kerri Walsh Jennings]] and [[John Kerry]]]]

===Professional career===
In 2008, with her beach partner [[Jennifer Kessy]] during the [[Swatch FIVB World Tour 2008]], they finished in third place at the ConocoPhillips Grand Slam Stavanger, second place at the [[Dubai]] Open and first place at the Phuket Thailand Open, where 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 July 4, 2009, Kessy and Ross won the FIVB World Championships in Stavanger, Norway defeating Brazilians Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa Franca.<ref name=BVD>{{Cite web|title=''April Ross'' |publisher=Beach Volleyball Database |url=http://www.bvbinfo.com/player.asp?ID=7389 |access-date=May 9, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511042055/http://bvbinfo.com/player.asp?ID=7389 |archive-date=May 11, 2012 }}</ref> 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.<ref name=BVD />

===World tour 2016===
Ross played, with partner Walsh Jennings, at the Long Beach, California Grand Slam,<ref>[http://worldtour.2016.fivb.com/en/wlob2016/women/teams/912580-ross-walsh%20jennings Team Profile]</ref> which was part of the [[2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour|FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour]]. They won the gold medal in straight sets (21–16, 21–16).<ref>[http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/WorldTour/2016/event/Results.asp?TournCode=WLOB2016&Phase=2 Long Beach Grand Slam 2016 | 24 – 28 August 2016]</ref>

===Partnering with Klineman===
[[File:2019-07-06 BeachVolleyball Weltmeisterschaft Hamburg 2019 StP 0520 LR by Stepro.jpg|thumb|295px|Ross and [[Alix Klineman]] (right) in 2019]]
At the end of 2017, Ross and [[Alix Klineman]] became beach volleyball partners.<ref name=nbc1>{{cite web|url=http://olympics.nbcsports.com/2017/11/30/april-ross-alix-klineman-beach-volleyball/|title=April Ross finds new partner for Tokyo 2020 Olympic run|work=[[NBC Sports]]|date=November 30, 2017|first=Nick|last=Zaccardi}}</ref> Klineman and Ross won the [[2018 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour|FIVB Dela Beach Open]] in January 2018, which was the first tournament they played together.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://volleyballmag.com/fivb-dela-010718/|title=April Ross, Alix Klineman win gold at FIVB Dela Beach Open|work=Volleyballmag.com|date=January 7, 2018}}</ref> During the [[2018 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour]], Klineman and Ross won four tournament events: the Austin Open, the [[Manhattan Beach Open]], the Championships (in Chicago), and the Hawaii Invitational.<ref name=avp18>{{cite web|url=https://avp.com/statistics/?city=&yr=2018&gender=w|title=2018 AVP Tour Results (Women)|publisher=AVP|date=September 17, 2018}}</ref> In mid-October 2018, Klineman and Ross won their second FIVB tournament event, earning the gold medal over Brazil at the Yangzhou Open.<ref name=fivb18yzcn>{{cite web|url=http://worldtour.2018.fivb.com/en/news/klineman-and-ross-bring-home-yangzhou-gold?id=79494|publisher=FIVB|date=October 14, 2018|title= Klineman and Ross bring home Yangzhou gold}}</ref> They were named the AVP Team of the Year at the AVP Award Banquet that November.<ref name=avp18awards>{{cite web|url=https://avp.com/news/2018-avp-awards/|title=2018 AVP Awards|publisher=AVP|date=November 15, 2018}}</ref>

In 2019, their success continued as they won the [[Huntington Beach]] and New York City Open AVP tour events,<ref name=tbr19-1>{{cite web|url=http://tbrnews.com/news/redondo_beach/avp-tour-alix-klineman-april-ross-rally-to-win-huntington/article_9b097bb8-7049-11e9-aaf4-3f7ce16770c1.html|title=AVP Tour: Alix Klineman, April Ross rally to win Huntington Beach Open|work=TBRnews.com|date=May 6, 2019|first=Robert|last=Morales}}</ref><ref name=tbr19-2>{{cite web|url=http://tbrnews.com/sports/south-bay-avp-pros-win-titles-at-tournament-in-new/article_fbc81798-8d36-11e9-ac25-c72797618a4f.html|title=South Bay AVP pros win titles at tournament in New York City|work=TBRnews.com|date=June 12, 2019|first=Jim|last=Leinonen}}</ref> and won the FIVB Itapema Open mid-May.<ref name=nbc19-1>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2019/05/19/april-ross-alix-klineman-beach-volleyball-itapema/|title=April Ross, Alix Klineman back atop Olympic beach volleyball qualifying|work=[[NBCSports.com]]|date=May 19, 2019}}</ref> They also won the silver medal at the [[2019 Beach Volleyball World Championships]] in [[Hamburg, Germany]].<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://patch.com/california/manhattanbeach/alix-klineman-april-ross-take-home-avp-champions-cup-porsche-cup|title=Alix Klineman/April Ross Take Home AVP Champions Cup, Porsche Cup|date=August 3, 2020|website=Manhattan Beach, CA Patch}}</ref><ref name=nbc19-2>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2019/07/06/april-ross-alix-klineman-beach-volleyball-world-championships/|title=April Ross, Alix Klineman take silver at beach volleyball worlds|work=[[NBCSports.com]]|date=July 6, 2019}}</ref>

In July 2020 the two won the AVP Monster Hydro Cup and the Wilson Cup, and in August they won the AVP Champions Cup.<ref name="auto2"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://patch.com/california/manhattanbeach/alix-klineman-april-ross-one-cup-away-avp-champions-cup|title=Alix Klineman, April Ross One Cup Away from AVP Champions Cup|date=July 26, 2020|website=Manhattan Beach, CA Patch}}</ref>

In August 2021, two weeks after winning gold at the [[Beach volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|Olympics]], the pair won the AVP Manhattan Beach Open, their second time winning this tournament together. The two teamed up again for the 2024 AVP season, qualifying for the brand new AVP League via wild card. <ref>{{Cite web|url= https://volleyballmag.com/avp-manhattan-beach-082221|title=Alix Ross-Klineman, Bourne-Crabb capture AVP Manhattan Beach Open titles |date=August 22, 2021|website=Volleyball Magazine}}</ref>

===Olympic career===
In the [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London Olympics]], No. 4 seed Ross and Kessy won the [[Olympic medal|Silver Medal]] by defeating Brazil's No. 1 seed team of [[Juliana Felisberta|Juliana]] and [[Larissa França|Larissa]] in a semi-final match after dropping the first set. They lost to teammates [[Misty May-Treanor]] and [[Kerri Walsh Jennings]] in the [[Beach volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|Gold Medal final]] straight sets by an identical score of 16–21.

On June 26, 2013, Ross teamed up with Walsh-Jennings to train for the [[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro]]. Ross played as a defender behind Walsh Jennings' block.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2654376-the-toughest-challenges-for-kerri-walsh-jennings-april-ross-in-rio|title=The Toughest Challenges for Kerri Walsh Jennings, April Ross in Rio|publisher=[[Bleacher Report]]|date=August 6, 2016|first=Blake|last=Dorfman|access-date=August 19, 2018}}</ref> Seeded at No. 3, Ross and Walsh Jennings lost to Brazil's No. 2 seed team of [[Ágatha Bednarczuk|Agatha]] and [[Bárbara Seixas|Barbara]] in straight sets of 20–22 and 18–21 in a semi-final match. They defeated the No. 1 seed Brazil team of [[Larissa França|Larissa]] and [[Talita Antunes|Talita]] in the [[Olympic medal|Bronze Medal]] match for Ross's second Olympic medal.

On August 6, 2021, Klineman and Ross captured the gold medal in the [[2020 Summer Olympics]], after winning in straight sets versus Australia. In the entire tournament, they went undefeated in match play, and only lost one set throughout 7 matches. The win allowed Ross to complete the trifecta of winning an Olympic gold, silver, and bronze medals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/05/sports/olympics/olympics-beach-volleyball-alix-klineman-april-ross.html|title=April Ross and Alix Klineman of the U.S. Win Beach Volleyball Gold|date=August 5, 2020|website=NY Times}}</ref>

==Awards==

=== College ===

* [[Honda Sports Award]] (2004)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.collegiatewomensportsawards.com/archives/volleyball|title=Volleyball|website=CWSA|language=en|access-date=2020-03-27}}</ref>

===FIVB===
* FIVB Top Rookie: 2007<ref name=awards>{{cite web|url=http://www.bvbinfo.com/award.asp#1|title=Player Awards|work=Beach volleyball database|access-date=March 30, 2018}}</ref>
* FIVB Best Offensive Player (1): 2009
* FIVB Best Hitter: 2009, 2011
* FIVB Best Server: 2011, 2012, 2015{{ndash}}2017

===AVP===
* AVP Rookie of the Year: 2006<ref name=awards/>
* AVP Most Improved Player: 2007
* AVP Best Server: 2013{{ndash}}2017
* AVP Best Offensive Player: 2013, 2017
* AVP Most Valuable Player: 2013{{ndash}}2017
* AVP Team of the Year: 2012 (with [[Jennifer Kessy]]), 2014, 2016 (with [[Kerri Walsh Jennings]]), 2019 (with [[Alix Klineman]]).

==Clubs==
* {{flagicon|PUR}} [[Leonas de Ponce]] (2004–2006)
* Orange County Volleyball Club<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ocvbc.com/ |title=Orange County Volleyball Club |access-date=August 24, 2016 |archive-date=July 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730233019/http://www.ocvbc.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> for 5 Years

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{AVP player|april-ross}}
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* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081127040122/http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/ross_april00.html |title=USC Trojans bio |date=mdy}}
* [http://www.universalsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPID=13043&DB_OEM_ID=23000&ATCLID=3731798 2009 FIVB World Championship recap]
* {{webarchive |title=Women's AVP Crocs Cup Shootout (September 6–7, 2008) at the Beach Volleyball Database |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717220337/http://bvbinfo.com/Tournament.asp?ID=1984 |date=mdy}}

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