Background
Ross was born in Costa Mesa, California to Glen and Margie Ross. Ross grew up in Newport Beach, California where she attended Newport Harbor High School.
Ross was born in Costa Mesa, California to Glen and Margie Ross. Ross grew up in Newport Beach, California where she attended Newport Harbor High School.
Ross attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, where 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, she received Pac-10 First Team honors as well as AVCA Second Team All-America honors. She helped University of Southern California to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Final Four.
As a sophomore in 2001, she was a second team All American and finished the season ranked fourth in Pac-10 in kills (398 kpg), sixth in points (452 ppg) and seventh in digs (304 dpg) and helped University of Southern California to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Regional Finals, when she suffered a sprained ankle during game two and was forced to leave the match.
In her final two seasons, she helped University of Southern California to back-to-back National Collegiate Athletic Association Titles.
In 2002, she was named a First Team All-American and had 15 kills and 14 digs in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship win over Stanford, avenging their only loss of the season to the Cardinal.
In 2003, she repeated as a First Team All-American, and helped University of Southern California to an undefeated season after defeating Florida in the National Collegiate Athletic Association championship match. Ross had 14 kills and 19 digs in the winning effort.
She finished her career among University of Southern California"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 (038), fourth in attacks (3,859), fifth in kills (1576), kills per game (373) and digs (1,296) and sixth in digs per game (306).
She has a sister, Amy. 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. 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 United States. Junior National Team. She is 6 ft 1 in (185 m) tall.
On September 7, 2008, Ross and Kessy upset the World Number. 1 duo of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh at an Avon Products tournament in Santa Barbara, California.
As of April 2012, Ross has eight Avon Products and nine FIVB 1st place finishes overall, as well as over $937,813 in total prize money.
On June 26, 2013, April Ross is now teaming up with Kerri Walsh Jennings for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Leonas de Ponce (2004–2006).