Alix Klineman


Alix Klineman is an American beach volleyball and former indoor volleyball player.

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" in height.
In indoor volleyball, Klineman is an outside hitter. Klineman was a training member of the United States women's national volleyball team. 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. At the end of 2017, Klineman and April Ross became beach volleyball partners. Klineman and Ross won the FIVB Dela Beach Open in January 2018, which was also the first tournament they played together. During the 2018 AVP tour, Klineman and Ross won four tournament events: the Austin Open, the Manhattan Beach Open, the Championships, and the Hawaii Invitational. Additionally, Klineman was named part of the AVP Team of the Year, and individually honored with the Best Blocker and Most Improved Player awards at the AVP Award Banquet that November. In mid-October 2018, Klineman and Ross won their second FIVB tournament event, earning the gold medal over Brazil at the Yangzhou Open.
In 2019, Klineman's success with Ross continued as they won the Huntington Beach and New York City Open AVP tour events, and won the FIVB Itapema Open mid-May. They also finished runner-up at the 2019 World Championships in Hamburg.

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.

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