Bodog Sponsors #1 Ranked 2010 FIVB World Tour Women's Professional Volleyball Duo: April Ross & Jennifer Kessy
Written by Alwyn Morris
Sat, 5 Jun 2010
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Bodog has recently announced its sponsorship of one of the most prolific duos in the world of women's volleyball -- April Ross and Jennifer Kessy. Both USC graduates with extensive athletic accolades from their collegiate years, the pair teamed up for the first time in 2007. Since then the duo has won numerous major tournaments, including the 2009 Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) Beach Volleyball World Championship in Stavanger, Norway, and are currently ranked first on the 2010 FIVB World Tour and second on the 2010 Association of Volleyball Players (AVP) Tour. In addition, the duo has accumulated FIVB career winnings totaling more than $550,000, AVP career winnings totaling more than $900,000, and in 2009 they became just the sixth team in women's professional volleyball to surpass the $1 Million total team winnings mark. Together, Ross and Kessy embody all aspects of Bodog's "Play Hard" mantra.
Ross and Kessy will represent Bodog at numerous 2010 AVP events held throughout the continental United States. From Hawaii to Florida and everywhere in between, Ross and Kessy will don Bodog branded hats, swimsuit bottoms and tops, bags, water bottles, towels, pre and post-competition apparel and lastly, each of the duo will sport a Bodog tattoo on the small of their backs during competitions. In addition to sporting Bodog gear, the girls will maintain their own twitter and facebook accounts, will appear in Bodog advertising materials, and will be interviewed and make personal appearances on behalf of and as representatives of Bodog.
From its inception, the Bodog brand has strived to be the best of the best, aligning itself with some of the biggest names in Sports, Poker, Casino, Horse Racing, and now, Professional Volleyball. Ross and Kessy personify athletic excellence and are very welcome additions to Team Bodog.
About April Ross
27-year-old April Elizabeth Ross hails from Costa Mesa, CA and also attended USC, where in her freshman season she was named Pac-10 Freshman of the Year and National Freshman of the Year and helped USC to the NCAA Final Four. In her sophomore year Ross was a second team All American and finished the season ranked fourth in Pac-10 in kills, sixth in points and seventh in digs, and helped USC to the NCAA Regional Finals. In her final two seasons she helped USC to back-to-back NCAA Titles and was named a First Team All-American both years.
Professional Career Wins: 12
Professional Career Winnings: $665,963
Professional Accolades: AVP Rookie of the Year (2006), FIVB Top Rookie (2007), Highest Ace Per Game Percentage in AVP History – 1.24/game (2008), Second Fastest Serve in FIVB History – 85.7km/hr (2008), FIVB Best Hitter (2009), FIVB Best Offensive Player (2009)
About Jennifer Kessy
Born Jennifer Anne Kessy on July 31, 1977 in San Clemente, CA, Kessy graduated from USC in 2000 with a degree in history and played volleyball for all four years. Kessy was named All-District in 1997, All-American in 1998 and earned All-PAC 10 selections from 1995 to 1998.
Professional Career Wins: 15
Professional Career Winnings: $951,785
Professional Accolades: AVP Top 10 (2004-2009)