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== College Career ==
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Aylsworth attended [[Loyola Ramblers men's volleyball|Loyola University Chicago]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=volleyball-magazin|title=1. Liga Männer: Friedrichshafen verpflichtet zweiten Libero|url=https://volleyball.de/nc/news/details/datum/2020/11/11/1-liga-maenner-friedrichshafen-verpflichtet-zweiten-libero/|access-date=2021-05-17|website=volleyball.de|language=de}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> where he played at the [[NCAA Division I|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<ref name=":0" /> for a single season. In total, Aylsworth finished his career with 609 digs, the sixth most in school history<ref name=":0" /> 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.
Aylsworth attended [[Loyola Ramblers men's volleyball|Loyola University Chicago]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=volleyball-magazin|title=1. Liga Männer: Friedrichshafen verpflichtet zweiten Libero|url=https://volleyball.de/nc/news/details/datum/2020/11/11/1-liga-maenner-friedrichshafen-verpflichtet-zweiten-libero/|access-date=2021-05-17|website=volleyball.de|language=de}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> where he played at the [[NCAA Division I|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<ref name=":0" /> for a single season. In total, Aylsworth finished his career with 3 digs, the one hundred and fourteenth most in school history<ref name=":0" /> 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 ==
== Professional Career ==

Revision as of 01:01, 4 December 2022

Avery Aylsworth
Personal information
NicknameFlavor
NationalityUnited States American
Born (1996-10-18) 18 October 1996 (age 28)
San Jose, California, United States of America
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Spike199 cm (78 in)
Block170 cm (67 in)
College / UniversityLoyola 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

Avery Aylsworth (born 18 October 1996) is an American volleyball player who plays the position of Libero and younger brother of Evan Aylsworth[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 re-signed with VfB Friedrichshafen for the 2021/22 season.[5] During the 2021/22 season, Aylsworth started multiple matches including the German Cup Final against SVG Luneburg where he played against fellow junior teammates, Joseph Worsley and Jordan Ewert. Aylsworth won the DVV German Cup along with earning a Silver medal following a five match battle between VfB Friedrichshafen and Berlin Recycling Volleys.[6]

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.[7] Aylsworth was also named a high school AVCA All-American in 2015.[8]

College Career

Aylsworth attended Loyola University Chicago[9][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 3 digs, the one hundred and fourteenth 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.[10] Aylsworth competed in the AVP Grass Nationals finishing 3rd[11] after losing to Taylor Crabb, Andy Benesh, and Eric Beranek. Soon after, Aylsworth played for VfB Friedrichshafen[12][1] for the 2020/21 season where he played with libero Markus Steuerwald, setters Dejan Vincic and Joseph Worsley, outside hitters Nicolas Marechal, Rares Balean, Benjamin Bonin, and Martti Juhkami, opposites Linus Weber and Lukas Maase and middle blocker Arno Van De Velde, David Fiel, Markus Bohme, and Nehemiah Mote.[citation needed]

Awards

Junior Awards (Saint Francis/Club)

Collegiate Awards Loyola University Chicago

  • 2018 MIVA Conference Tournament
  • 2019 MIVA Conference Tournament

Professional Awards Raision Loimu, VfB Friedrichshafen

Personal Achievements

References

  1. ^ 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. ^ a b "GER M: Friedrichshafen acquire American libero". worldofvolley.com. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  3. ^ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Aylsworth kehrt an den Bodensee zurück « VfB Friedrichshafen Volleyball". Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  6. ^ "Friedrichshafen zum 17. Mal DVV Pokalsieger « VfB Friedrichshafen Volleyball". Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  7. ^ a b Staff, V. B. M. (2015-05-21). "2015 Boys' Fab 50 and 25 Underclassmen to Watch". Volleyballmag.com. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  8. ^ a b vinnielopes. "AVCA unveils 2015 high school All-American Team". Off the Block. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  9. ^ volleyball-magazin. "1. Liga Männer: Friedrichshafen verpflichtet zweiten Libero". volleyball.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  10. ^ "PROLibero". Mestaruusliiga (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  11. ^ "Event Results". avpamerica.com. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  12. ^ "VfB-Volleyballer müssen sich nach ihrer Rückkehr mächtig strecken". www.wochenblatt-news.de (in German). 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  13. ^ Sabedra, Darren (2015-05-31). "NorCal boys volleyball: St. Francis reaches mountaintop this time, wins Division I championship". Varsity Extra. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ 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.