Melissa Apolonio

Height:
6-0
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Venice HS
Hometown:
Venice, Fla.

Prep: Played indoor and beach volleyball at Venice High School... Helped Venice win a state championship in 2022... Captained the indoor team as a senior and totaled 241 kills during the 2025 season... Helped Venice reach the 2025 FHSAA Class 7A state tournament... Named to the 2025 Herald-Tribune All-Area Volleyball Team... Played on Venice's No. 1 beach pair and was a Girls Athlete of the Week nominee after leading a three-set first-flight victory with her blocking, hitting, serving and defense... Nominated for the 2025 USA TODAY High School Sports Awards Beach Volleyball Player of the Year... Named to the 2026 Herald-Tribune All-Area Beach Volleyball Team and won the publication's Readers' Choice fan poll for Beach Volleyball Pair of the Year... Played club beach volleyball for SandBar Beach Volleyball Club and club indoor volleyball for Venetian Bay Volleyball Club... Carried a 4.0 GPA in Venice's IB medical program.

Personal: Born Sept. 23, 2007... Daughter of Joyce Brito and Juliano Apolonio... An only child... Majoring in kinesiology with an interest in the medical field... Lived in Brazil for seven years... Favorite food is Brazilian food, especially açaí... Favorite movie is *Inception*, favorite athlete is Rebecca Cavalcanti, favorite app is Spotify and favorite color is red.