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Alix Klineman:
 
Alix Klineman
United States  
 
Vital Statistics
 

Photo: Ed Chan
Birth Date December 30, 1989 (34 years old)
Home Town Manhattan Beach, CA
Resides Manhattan Beach, CA
Height 6'5"
College Stanford
  Best Finish Winnings
United States 1st (12 times) $189,738
   AVP 1st (12 times) $177,238
   Bonus Money   $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) $369,188
 
Bio Bits

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.
 
 
Awards
 
  • 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)
 
Career Summary
 
United States
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 21st 25th 33rd 37th 57th 89th
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   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
Total
(Rank)
  29
(337th)
12
(27th)
4 3 0 0 2 1 $189,737.50
(41st)
8,921.0   1 2 0 0 1 0 2 1
 
International
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 21st 25th 33rd 37th 57th 89th
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)
  28
(492nd)
6
(35th)
2 3 1 9 0 4 $178,200.00
(124th)
8,000.0   0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
 
 
 
NORCECA
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 21st 25th 33rd 37th 57th 89th
2018 NORCECA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,250.00 300.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total
(Rank)
  1
(387th)
1
(54th)
0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,250.00
(123rd)
300.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Overall
Total
(Rank)
  58
(421st)
19
(31st)
6 6 1 9 2 5 $369,187.50
(90th)
17,221.0   1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1
 
Red denotes ranked 1st
 
Victory List
 
Victory Date Assoc Location Partner Seed Winnings
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
Victory Date Assoc Location Partner Seed Winnings
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  
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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