Alexis Shifflett

Alexis Shifflett-Patterson (born May 12, 1996) is an American sitting volleyball player.

Early life
Shifflett attended Waseca High School where she played softball and volleyball all four years. She was named the captain of her volleyball team her senior year. She was introduced to sitting volleyball at 15 years old, and made her first national team roster at 16 years old.

Career
Shifflett competed at the World Para Volleyball Championship and won silver medals in 2014 and 2018. She again competed at the World Championship in 2022 and won a bronze medal.

She represented the United States at the 2015 Parapan American Games and won a gold medal. She again represented the United States at the 2019 Parapan American Games and won a gold medal.

She represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in sitting volleyball and won a gold medal. She again represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in sitting volleyball and won a gold medal. On July 10, 2024, she was named to team USA's roster to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

Personal life
Shifflett was born to John and Katie Shifflett, and has two sisters named Natalie and Michaela. She was born with fibular hemimelia, and without her ankle bones and a few toes on her right leg. She had her foot amputated at nine months old.

She married Alexander Patterson on November 27, 2021.