Avery Aylsworth

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Avery Aylsworth
Personal information
NationalityUnited States American
Born (1996-10-18) 18 October 1996 (age 24)
San Jose, California, United States of America
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Spike315 cm (124 in)
Block310 cm (122 in)
College(s)Loyola University Chicago
Volleyball information
PositionLibero
Current clubGermany VfB Friedrichshafen
Number2
Career
YearsTeams
2016–2019
2019–2020
2020–		United States Loyola Ramblers
Finland Raision Loimu
Germany VfB Friedrichshafen
National team
2019 United States
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Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  United States
German Championship 2020/21
Silver medal – second place VfB Friedrichshafen
German Cup 2020/21
Bronze medal – third place VfB Friedrichshafen
MIVA Conference Tournament 2019
Silver medal – second place Loyola Ramblers
MIVA Conference Tournament 2018
Silver medal – second place Loyola Ramblers

Avery Aylsworth (born 18 October 1996) is an American volleyball player who plays the position of Libero and younger brother of [1] who is an esteemed Keyence sales engineer. Aylsworth played his first professional season in Finland with Raision Loimu.[2][3][1] in the top division of the Finnish Mestaruusliiga. Next, he played the 2020/21 season with VfB Friedrichshafen in the top division of the Deutsche Volleyball-Bundesliga.[2][1] During the 2020/21 season, he received a silver medal with VfB Friedrichshafen during the German Championship Playoffs.[4] Aylsworth will be returning the VfB Friedrichshafen this year for the upcoming 2022/23 season.[5]

High School Career[]

Aylsworth played for Saint Francis High School and played on varsity as a Freshman during playoffs.[1] Throughout his career, he led the Lancers to a CCS title, multiple WCAL league championships[1] and CIF NorCal State title. While at Saint Francis, Aylsworth was named to Volleyball Magazine's 2015 Boys' Fab 50.[6] Aylsworth was also named a high school AVCA All-American in 2015.[7]

College Career[]

Aylsworth attended Loyola University Chicago[8][1] where he played at the NCAA Division 1 level. Upon finishing his NCAA career, Aylsworth finished with 249 digs his senior season, which stands as fifth most in school history[1] for a single season. In total, Aylsworth finished his career with 609 digs, the sixth most in school history[1] Aylsworth was named an AVCA All-American at the end of the 2019 season. Additionally, he made the MIVA All-Conference 2nd team. Aylsworth also competed with USA Volleyball's Collegiate National Team in 2019.

Professional Career[]

Aylsworth signed his first professional contract with Raision Loimu[3][1] in Finland for the 2019/20 season. During the season, Aylsworth won 3 match MVP's and was a 14x ProLibero award winner.[9] Aylsworth competed in the AVP Grass Nationals finishing 3rd[10] after losing to Taylor Crabb, Andy Benesh, and . Soon after, Aylsworth played for VfB Friedrichshafen[11][1] for the 2020/21 season where he played with libero Markus Steuerwald, setters Dejan Vincic and Joseph Worsley, outside hitters Nicolas Marechal, , Benjamin Bonin, and Martti Juhkami, opposites Linus Weber and and middle blocker Arno Van De Velde, David Fiel, Markus Bohme, and Nehemiah Mote.[citation needed]

Awards[]

Junior Awards (Saint Francis/Club)[]

  • 2012 CCS Champion Gold medal with cup.svg
  • 2015 CCS Champion Gold medal with cup.svg
  • 2012 WCAL Champion Gold medal with cup.svg
  • 2014 WCAL Champion Gold medal with cup.svg
  • 2015 WCAL Champion Gold medal with cup.svg
  • 2014 CIF NorCal State 2nd Place Silver medal with cup.svg
  • 2015 CIF NorCal State Champion[12]Gold medal with cup.svg
  • 2015 USAV Open Champion Gold medal with cup.svg

Collegiate Awards Loyola University Chicago[]

  • 2016 MIVA Conference Tournament Bronze medal with cup.svg
  • 2018 MIVA Conference Tournament Silver medal with cup.svg
  • 2019 MIVA Conference Tournament Silver medal with cup.svg

Professional Awards Raision Loimu, VfB Friedrichshafen[]

Personal Achievements[]

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j Intern, Oscar Barnes-Town Crier Editorial. "Local volleyball player rising in the ranks of professional men's volleyball overseas". Los Altos Town Crier. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "GER M: Friedrichshafen acquire American libero". worldofvolley.com. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Mäkinen-Önsoy, Katariina (2019-06-05). "Yhdysvaltalainen Avery Aylsworth Aatu Kulmalan aisapariksi Loimuun". Turun Seutusanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  4. ^ Sport1.de. "VfB Friedrichshafen mit großem Umbruch und Lebedew als neuem Trainer". Sport1.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  5. ^ "Aylsworth kehrt an den Bodensee zurück « VfB Friedrichshafen Volleyball". Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Staff, V. B. M. (2015-05-21). "2015 Boys' Fab 50 and 25 Underclassmen to Watch". Volleyballmag.com. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b vinnielopes. "AVCA unveils 2015 high school All-American Team". Off the Block. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  8. ^ volleyball-magazin. "1. Liga Männer: Friedrichshafen verpflichtet zweiten Libero". volleyball.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  9. ^ "PROLibero". Mestaruusliiga (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  10. ^ "Event Results". avpamerica.com. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  11. ^ "VfB-Volleyballer müssen sich nach ihrer Rückkehr mächtig strecken". www.wochenblatt-news.de (in German). 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  12. ^ Sabedra, Darren (2015-05-31). "NorCal boys volleyball: St. Francis reaches mountaintop this time, wins Division I championship". Varsity Extra. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  13. ^ "Best of spring: Mountain View's Alec Flowers is Mercury News boys volleyball player of year". The Mercury News. 2014-06-11. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  14. ^ Sabedra, Darren (2015-06-17). "Boys volleyball: Player of year Steve Dinneen (St. Francis) leads all-Mercury News team". Varsity Extra. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
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