April Ross

April Ross was born and raised in Orange County, California. She took up volleyball when she was 13 years old and while attending Newport Harbor High School in Newport Beach, Ross was on both the track and volleyball teams, becoming the top volleyball recruit in the United States 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 her junior and senior years. This resulted in Ross earning a volleyball scholarship to the prestigious and world-renown University of Southern California (USC) where she enrolled in 2000. During her fours years at USC, playing the position of outside hitter, the team went to the NCAA Final Four three times and won the National Championship in 2002 and 2003. Individually, she earned numerous accolades including National Freshman of the Year and being named an All-American each of her four years. Following her tenure at USC, Ross played profe