Alix Klineman

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

Alix Klineman
Klineman in 2012
Personal information
Full nameAlexandra Rose Klineman
Born (1989-12-30) December 30, 1989
Manhattan Beach, California, United States
Height2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Career
YearsTeams
2007–2010
2011–2012
2012–2013
2013–2014
2014–2015
2015–2017		Stanford University
Scavolini Pesaro
Mc Carnaghi Villa Cortese
Imoco Volley Conegliano
Igor Gorgonzola Novara
Dentil Praia Clube
National team
2008–2015United States
Medal record
Women's volleyball
Representing the  United States
World Championships
2019 HamburgBeach
FIVB BVB World Tour
2019 TokyoBeach
2019 GstaadBeach
2019 ItapemaBeach
2018 YangzhouBeach
2018 The HagueBeach
AVP Pro BVB Tour
2019 Championships (Chicago)Beach
2019 Manhattan BeachBeach
2019 New York CityBeach
2019 Huntington BeachBeach
2018 HawaiiBeach
2018 Championships (Chicago)Beach
2018 Manhattan BeachBeach
2018 Hermosa BeachBeach
2018 San FranciscoBeach
2018 New York CityBeach
2018 Austin OpenBeach
Pan American Games
2011 GuadalajaraTeam

Career

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) in height.

In indoor volleyball, Klineman is an 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.

Beach Volleyball

In 2017, Klineman left indoor volleyball to focus on beach volleyball full-time, and was named the AVP 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] During the 2018 AVP tour, Klineman and Ross won four tournament events: the Austin Open, the Manhattan Beach Open, the Championships (in Chicago), and the Hawaii Invitational.[4] Additionally, Klineman was named part of the AVP Team of the Year (along with April Ross), and individually honored with the Best Blocker and Most Improved Player awards at the AVP Award Banquet that November.[5] In mid-October 2018, Klineman and Ross won their second FIVB tournament event, earning the gold medal over Brazil at the Yangzhou Open.[6]

In 2019, Klineman's success with Ross continued as they won the Huntington Beach and New York City Open AVP tour events,[7][8] and won the FIVB Itapema Open mid-May.[9] They also finished runner-up at the 2019 World Championships in Hamburg.[10]

Controversy

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.[11]

Awards

Clubs

Individual

References
  1. "Athletes: Alix Klineman". United States Olympic Committee.
  2. Zaccardi, Nick (November 30, 2017). "April Ross finds new partner for Tokyo 2020 Olympic run". NBC Sports.
  3. "April Ross, Alix Klineman win gold at FIVB Dela Beach Open". Volleyballmag.com. January 7, 2018.
  4. "2018 AVP Tour Results (Women)". AVP.com. September 17, 2018.
  5. "2018 AVP Awards". AVP.com. November 15, 2018.
  6. "News - Klineman and Ross bring home Yangzhou gold". FIVB.com. October 14, 2018.
  7. Morales, Robert (May 6, 2019). "AVP Tour: Alix Klineman, April Ross rally to win Huntington Beach Open". TBRnews.com.
  8. Leinonen, Jim (June 12, 2019). "South Bay AVP pros win titles at tournament in New York City". TBRnews.com.
  9. Olympic, Talk (May 19, 2019). "April Ross, Alix Klineman back atop Olympic beach volleyball qualifying". NBCSports.com.
  10. Olympic, Talk (July 6, 2019). "April Ross, Alix Klineman take silver at beach volleyball worlds". NBCSports.com.
  11. "Alix Klineman Suspended". volleywood.net. December 21, 2013.
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