Alix Klineman |
United States
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Photo: Ed Chan
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Birth Date |
December 30, 1989 (34 years old) |
Home Town |
Manhattan Beach, CA |
Resides |
Manhattan Beach, CA |
Height |
6'5" |
College |
Stanford |
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Best Finish |
Winnings |
United States |
1st (12 times) |
$193,788 |
AVP |
1st (12 times) |
$181,288 |
Bonus Money |
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$12,500 |
International |
1st (6 times) |
$178,200 |
FIVB |
1st (6 times) |
$178,200 |
NORCECA |
1st |
$1,250 |
NORCECA |
1st |
$1,250 |
Overall |
1st (19 times) |
$373,238 |
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Beach Bits: • In January 2018 Klineman and teammate April Ross won an FIVB event in The Hague, becoming the first woman to win a gold medal in her first ever international beach event. The duo also became just the third team to ever win an FIVB title after first competing in the country quota.• Entering the 2021 season, Klineman and Ross have played in the finals of each of the last 12 AVP tournaments they have entered.
2020: Klineman and April Ross won all three of the AVP tournaments without losing a match (12-0). Klineman led the Tour in hitting percentage (.465) and tied for third in blocks (1.1 per set). She did not compete internationally. 2019: Klineman and April Ross extended their winning streak to five straight wins on the AVP Tour by claiming the title in the first two AVP events in which they competed. On the year the pair played in five AVP events, winning three times while compiling a 24-2 match record. The duo's winning streak from the middle of 2018 to the middle of 2019 reached 30 consecutive match wins and five titles. Klineman ended the year ranked second in hitting percentage (.486), fourth in blocks (1.32 per set) and fifth in aces (0.77 per set). Klineman and Ross played 11 times on the FIVB Tour, tying with two other teams for the most wins in three-star or higher tournaments with three victories. They also won two silver medals, including in Tokyo in a test event for the Olympics. 2018: Klineman and April Ross played in seven AVP events, winning the season opener as well as the last three tournaments of the year. The duo had a 30-3 match record, including winning the final 15 matches of the season. Klineman ended the year ranked third in hitting percentage (.491), fourth in aces (.96 per set) and fifth in blocks (1.09 per set). Klineman and Ross played seven times on the FIVB Tour, winning in Klineman's first ever international event. In that victory, the duo won 10 matches including the country quota and qualifier, dropping just one set total, and beat three of the top four main draw seeds. The pair finished fifth in four other FIVB tournaments. 2017: Klineman began the season with three AVP events with Jace Pardon. The duo advanced from the qualifier in their first tournament together, then were seeded directly into the main draw before losing in the qualifier in their third event. She then played one qualifier with Branagan Fuller. In the final four AVP events of the season, Klineman played with Lane Carico, finishing second and then third in their first two events as partners. She ended the year ranked second on the Tour in both blocks (1.25 per set) and aces (1.10 per set). 2016: Playing with Kristin Hildebrand, Klineman competed in one AVP qualifier. 2006: Klineman played two AVP qualifiers but did not advance in either, playing once with Kashi Cormier and once with Geena Urango. 2005: Klineman made her pro beach debut at the age of 15 at the Manhattan Beach Open, finishing 33rd alongside Stephanie Barry.
College: Klineman played indoors at Stanford, where she was named Volleyball magazine's National Freshman of the Year in 2007 as the Cardinal played in the National Championship. As a sophomore Stanford again reached the National Championship and Klineman was named AVCA First-Team All-American. She was a Second-Team All-American as a junior, then as a senior was Volleyball Magazine's National Player of the Year. Klineman became just the second player in program history to surpass 2,000 career kills (2,008), and finished with 1,125 career digs.
Personal: Klineman has a brother, Max, who played volleyball at UC-Santa Barbara, and a sister, Maddy. She was chosen as the 2006-07 Gatorade National Volleyball Player of the Year and PrepVolleyball.com's 2006 Senior Player of the Year. A four year starter at Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, she guided the team to a 134-10 mark during her varsity career. Her high school team won three consecutive state championships, and she was selected as the state tournament MVP twice. She set school records for aces (52) and hitting percentage (.494) as her team finished with a 37-1 mark her senior season. Klineman led the 2006 U.S. Women's Junior National Team to a gold medal at the NORCECA Continental Women's Junior Championship, leading the team in both points and kills. Following graduation from Stanford, Klineman played professionally indoors in Italy and Brazil. She married former NHL player Teddy Purcell and they had a son, Theodore, in June 2023.
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- USAV Women's Beach Player of the Year 2019
- AVP Best Blocker 2019
- AVP Rookie of the Year 2017
- AVP Team of the Year 2019 (April Ross)
- AVP VolleyballMag.com Best Blocker 2019
- AVP VolleyballMag.com Team of the Year 2019 (April Ross)
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2005 |
AVP |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0.00 |
12.0 |
214th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2006 |
AVP |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0.00 |
8.0 |
268th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2016 |
AVP |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0.00 |
41.0 |
239th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2017 |
AVP |
8 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
$15,487.50 |
1,640.0 |
14th |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2018 |
AVP |
7 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$55,250.00 |
2,693.0 |
2nd |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2019 |
AVP |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$57,000.00 |
3,327.0 |
3rd |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2020 |
AVP |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$39,500.00 |
0.0 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2021 |
AVP |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$22,500.00 |
1,200.0 |
3rd |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2024 |
AVP |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
$4,050.00 |
1,940.5 |
64th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total (Rank) |
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31 (322nd) |
12 (27th) |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
$193,787.50 (41st) |
10,861.5 |
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1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
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2018 |
FIVB |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
$32,000.00 |
1,950.0 |
43rd |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2019 |
FIVB |
11 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
$91,500.00 |
4,080.0 |
7th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2021 |
FIVB |
8 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
$53,000.00 |
1,720.0 |
9th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2023 |
FIVB |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$1,700.00 |
250.0 |
298th |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Total (Rank) |
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28 (514th) |
6 (38th) |
2 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
0 |
4 |
$178,200.00 (130th) |
8,000.0 |
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0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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2018 |
NORCECA |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$1,250.00 |
300.0 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total (Rank) |
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1 (423rd) |
1 (59th) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$1,250.00 (134th) |
300.0 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Overall |
Total (Rank) |
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60 (419th) |
19 (33rd) |
6 |
6 |
1 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
$373,237.50 (94th) |
19,161.5 |
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1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
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Red denotes ranked 1st |
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1 |
1/7/2018 |
FIVB |
The Hague |
April Ross |
13 |
$10,000 |
2 |
5/20/2018 |
AVP |
Austin |
April Ross |
1 |
$7,500 |
3 |
8/19/2018 |
AVP |
Manhattan Beach |
April Ross |
3 |
$12,000 |
4 |
9/2/2018 |
AVP |
Chicago |
April Ross |
3 |
$12,500 |
5 |
9/16/2018 |
AVP |
Waikiki |
April Ross |
3 |
$10,000 |
6 |
10/7/2018 |
NORCECA |
Boca Chica |
April Ross |
2 |
$1,250 |
7 |
10/14/2018 |
FIVB |
Yangzhou |
April Ross |
2 |
$10,000 |
8 |
5/5/2019 |
AVP |
Huntington Beach |
April Ross |
1 |
$10,000 |
9 |
5/19/2019 |
FIVB |
Itapema |
April Ross |
5 |
$10,000 |
10 |
6/9/2019 |
AVP |
New York |
April Ross |
1 |
$15,000 |
11 |
7/14/2019 |
FIVB |
Gstaad |
April Ross |
3 |
$20,000 |
12 |
9/1/2019 |
AVP |
Chicago |
April Ross |
1 |
$15,000 |
13 |
7/19/2020 |
AVP |
Long Beach |
April Ross |
1 |
$9,000 |
14 |
7/26/2020 |
AVP |
Long Beach |
April Ross |
1 |
$9,000 |
15 |
8/2/2020 |
AVP |
Long Beach |
April Ross |
1 |
$9,000 |
16 |
3/12/2021 |
FIVB |
Doha |
April Ross |
2 |
$10,000 |
17 |
8/6/2021 |
FIVB |
Tokyo |
April Ross |
2 |
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18 |
8/22/2021 |
AVP |
Manhattan Beach |
April Ross |
1 |
$12,500 |
19 |
9/5/2021 |
AVP |
Chicago |
April Ross |
1 |
$10,000 |
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