Angela Akers
| Angela Akers | |
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| portrait | |
| birthday | June 30, 1976 |
| place of birth | Fort Wayne , Indiana , United States |
| size | 1.83 m |
| Indoor volleyball | |
| position | Outside attacker |
| societies | |
| Saignelégier (Switzerland) | |
| beach volleyball | |
| partner | 2003–2004 Sarah Straton 2004 Rachel Wacholder 2005 Nicole Branagh 2006–2007 Brooke Hanson 2008 Holly McPeak 2009–2010 Tyra Turner 2011 Nicole Branagh 2012 Brittany Hochevar 2013 Priscilla Piantadosi-Lima |
| successes | |
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2002 - AVP Rookie of the Year 2009 - 5th place World Championship Stavanger 2009 - FIVB Top Rookie |
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| As of November 27, 2018 | |
Angela "Angie" Akers (born June 30, 1976 in Fort Wayne , Indiana as Angela Harris ) is an American beach volleyball coach and former beach volleyball and volleyball player .
Career hall / running
As Angela Harris, she played volleyball at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana . She then played for three months in Saignelégier in Switzerland. She then started long-distance running, went to San Francisco in 2000 and completed the 2001 Boston Marathon in 3 hours 24 minutes.
Career Beach
In 2002 Angie Akers went to Southern California and started her beach volleyball career at the side of Ashley Bowles and Jenny Pavley . In her first year on the AVP tour , she was voted Rookie of the Year . In 2004 she played with Rachel Wacholder , in 2005 with Nicole Branagh , in 2006/07 with Brooke Hanson and in 2008 with Holly McPeak . From 2009 to 2010 she played on the FIVB World Tour with Tyra Turner . Akers / Turner had 17 top ten finishes and finished fifth at the World Championships in Stavanger . In 2011 Akers played again with Nicole Branagh and in 2012 with Brittany Hochevar . In 2013 she played with Priscilla Piantadosi-Lima on the AVP tour. Her last tournament was the AVP Championships at Huntington Beach in October 2013.
trainer
Akers has been training the women's beach volleyball team in the Netherlands since 2015.
Private
Angela Harris grew up in Fort Wayne ( Indiana ) as the second oldest of four sisters. She is married to former professional football player Jeremy Akers and lives in Redondo Beach , California .
Web links
- Angie Akers' biography at FIVB
- Profile in the Beach Volleyball Database (English)
- Homepage Angie Akers
- Biography at Team USA
Individual evidence
- ↑ Angie Akers: 2012-13. In: bvbinfo.com. Retrieved November 28, 2018 .
- ^ Akers Joins Dutch Coaching Staff. In: volleyballmag.com. March 17, 2015, accessed November 28, 2018 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Akers, Angela |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Akers, Angie (nickname); Harris, Angela (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American beach volleyball player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 30, 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fort Wayne , Indiana |