Alix Klineman

Alix Klineman
Klineman in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Alexandra Rose Klineman
Born	(1989-12-30) December 30, 1989 Manhattan Beach, California, United States
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside Hitter
Current club	Dentil Praia Clube
Number	10
Career
Years Teams 2007–2010 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–17 Stanford University Scavolini Pesaro Mc Carnaghi Villa Cortese Imoco Volley Conegliano Igor Gorgonzola Novara Dentil Praia Clube
National team
2008–present  United States
Medal record Women's Volleyball Representing the  United States Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara Team

Alix Klineman (born December 30, 1989) is an American indoor volleyball player.

Life

She graduated from Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, California in 2007. She was named the 2005 and 2006 California Gatorade State Player of the Year for Volleyball and the 2006 Gatorade National Player of the Year. She led Mira Costa to three consecutive California State Championships and three consecutive Southern Section CIF Championships.

She is a 6'4"(1.94 m) outside hitter. Klineman was a training member of the United States women's national volleyball team.^[1] She played college women's volleyball at Stanford University in 2007-2010. In 2017, Klineman left indoor volleyball to focus on beach volleyball full-time, and was named the Association of Volleyball Professionals Rookie of the Year.^[2] At the end of 2017, Klineman and April Ross became beach volleyball partners.^[2] Klineman and Ross won the FIVB Dela Beach Open in January 2018, which was also the first tournament they played together.^[3]

She tested positive for anabolic androgenic steroids in 2013 and was suspended for 13 months. According to Klineman, the positive results were due to unintentional ingestion of her mother's DHEA supplement.^[4]

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