Alix Klineman
Mira Costa High School
Impact Statement
” I’m just chasing my dreams. We’re going after it with all that we have.”
-Alix Klineman
Biography
The 6-foot-4 outside hitter led Mira Costa to state titles her sophomore and senior years, and was named tournament MVP both times. This year Mira Costa finished 37-1 and was ranked No. 1 nationally. Klineman racked up 513 kills as a senior and set school records with 52 service aces and a .494 hitting efficiency percentage. She was selected the Gatorade National Player of the Year and the PrepVolleyball.com Senior Player of the Year. She was also the Gatorade California Player of the Year in 2005 and 2006.
Klineman also led the U.S. Women’s Junior National Team to the gold medal in the NORCECA Continental Championships in 2006, scoring 22 kills, five blocks and an ace in a five-set title-match win over the Dominican Republic. Also an outstanding student with a 3.94 grade-point average, she will attend Stanford University.
At Stanford Klineman became the 8th four- time All American in the program’s history. .She was the Pac 10 Player of the Year and the Volleyball Magazine’s National Player of the Year as a senior.
In 2017 Klineman shifted her focus to beach volleyball and turned pro. She has won multiple gold medals during her time at the FIVB BVB World Tour and the AVP Pro BVB Tour. She also won the Silver Medal at the 2019 World Championships in Hamburg, Germany.
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