Angie Akers
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Angela "Angie" Akers (born June 30, 1976) is a professional beach volleyball
player from the United States
who plays on the AVP
Tour. Akers was named the AVP Rookie of the Year in 2002.
Akers played NCAA indoor volleyball for the University of Notre Dame
and is the school's all-time career ace and kills leader. After graduating with a BA
in Sociology, Akers played professional volleyball in Switzerland
for three months. Upon returning home, she decided to give up volleyball and pursue a running career. Her highest accomplishment in running was finishing the 2001 Boston Marathon
in 3 hours, 23 minutes.
Akers began her career in beach volleyball in 2002 after moving to Southern California
from San Francisco, where she had been working at Lehman Brothers
. Since then, Akers has earned $252,127 in prize money and has consistently finished in the top ten in individual and team categories.
Akers was born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana
and attended Bishop Luers High School
. She is married to Jeremy Akers, a former professional football
player.
Beach volleyball
Beach volleyball, or sand volleyball, is an Olympic team sport played by two teams of two players on a sand court divided by a net.Like volleyball, the object of the game is to send the ball over the net in order to ground it on the opponent’s court, and to prevent the same effort by the opponent....
player from the United States
United States
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who plays on the AVP
AVP
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Tour. Akers was named the AVP Rookie of the Year in 2002.
Akers played NCAA indoor volleyball for the University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
and is the school's all-time career ace and kills leader. After graduating with a BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in Sociology, Akers played professional volleyball in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
for three months. Upon returning home, she decided to give up volleyball and pursue a running career. Her highest accomplishment in running was finishing the 2001 Boston Marathon
Boston Marathon
The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon hosted by the U.S. city of Boston, Massachusetts, on Patriots' Day, the third Monday of April. Begun in 1897 and inspired by the success of the first modern-day marathon competition in the 1896 Summer Olympics, the Boston Marathon is the world's oldest...
in 3 hours, 23 minutes.
Akers began her career in beach volleyball in 2002 after moving to Southern California
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
from San Francisco, where she had been working at Lehman Brothers
Lehman Brothers
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. was a global financial services firm. Before declaring bankruptcy in 2008, Lehman was the fourth largest investment bank in the USA , doing business in investment banking, equity and fixed-income sales and trading Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (former NYSE ticker...
. Since then, Akers has earned $252,127 in prize money and has consistently finished in the top ten in individual and team categories.
Akers was born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne is a city in the US state of Indiana and the county seat of Allen County. The population was 253,691 at the 2010 Census making it the 74th largest city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana...
and attended Bishop Luers High School
Bishop Luers High School
Bishop Luers High School is a Catholic high school located on the south side of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Bishop Luers is owned and operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend. The school was founded in 1958 by the Franciscan Fathers of the Saint John the Baptist Province in...
. She is married to Jeremy Akers, a former professional football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player.