AVP DASHBOARD

The 2014 Volleyball Year in Review

What was the best moment of the year for volleyball?   Was it when the men’s volleyball team at Loyola Chicago won their first-ever NCAA title? And then not too long ago the Penn State women’s volleyball team won their 6th NCAA title in 8 years. Or how about when the USA Men’s National team…

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Mark Burik talks beach volleyball, Saint Francis Prep and future

Professional beach volleyball player Mark Burik chatted about his career in the sport, his future plans, as well as his high school, Saint Francis Prep.   He is drawn to the sport of beach volleyball because it “has become an addiction” to him. “I can’t live without it. I enjoy it. I don’t know how…

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Most Influential 2014: April Ross

Age: 32 Role: Beach volleyball player; teams with Kerri Walsh Jennings in national and international competition. Bio: A graduate of Newport Harbor High, where she won indoor volleyball state championships in 1998 and 1999. Played at USC, winning indoor national championships in 2002 and 2003. As a beach volleyball player, with former playing partner Jennifer Kessy, won the…

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AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour recognizes top performances with 2014 season awards

Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross named women’s team of the year after winning all seven AVP tournaments; Jake Gibb and Casey Patterson selected men’s team of the year; Ross and Gibb are MVPs

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Olympic silver medalist Jennifer Kessy announces return to AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour, partnership with rising star Emily Day

Kessy, who missed the 2014 season for the birth of her first child, will play on the AVP Tour in 2015 while pursuing an opportunity to represent the U.S. again at the 2016 Rio Olympics

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AVP Movember with Jeremy Casebeer as Ambassador

It’s that time of the year! The AVP is joining the Movember movement to help raise awareness for men’s health with professional athlete Jeremy Casebeer as the ambassador!   By joining our team and donating, you will also be entering a contest. At the end of the month, Jeremy will pick his favorite moustache and the winner will…

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AVP Manhattan Beach Open Part 2 on AT&T U-verse

Do yourself a favor and set aside 25 minutes to check out this great feature on the AVP’s Manhattan Beach Open that AT&T UVerse put together. Part 2 is here http://bit.ly/1yqvL4G and also airs on UVerse for the next month.   In case you missed it, Part 1 is here: http://bit.ly/1xmd2ay

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2014 Recap with Photos! By April Ross

What a crazy summer! There were ups, there were downs, great memories made, records set, and LOTS of airline miles accumulated! I learned so much this year, battled hard, and I hope it made me better, but I know it made me stronger. Before I get carried away with the gazillion things I could blog…

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