2012 U.S. Women's Press Kit for World Grand Prix

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Alix Klineman Outside HI er * 6-5 Manha an Beach, Calif. College: Stanford Joined Team: January 2008 Last Club: Scavoli Pesaro MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2011 - Pan American Games (Bronze). 2008 – China Tour...Pan American Cup (Fi h Place). INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2011 - Scored 15 points in two sets in victory over Mexico in Pan American Games...Averaged 4.83 points in six sets at Pan American Games. 2008 – Contributed 74 points during an eight-match tour of China that included 58 kills and 14 blocks...Credited with 1.92 points per set during the eight matches of the Pan American Cup, including starts in the final two contests...Hit with a .367 efficiency in the Pan American Cup with 34 kills on 79 swings and just five errors... Added a 0.38 block average at the Pan American Cup...Recorded 13 points versus Venezuela in fi h-place match at Pan American Cup. COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2010 - Volleyball Magazine Na onal Player of the Year ... Pac-10 Conference Player of the Year ... AVCA and Volleyball Magazine First Team All-American, becoming the program’s eighth fourme All-American ... earned her fourth All-Pac-10 Conference honors ... became just the second Cardinal player ever to record over 2,000 kills, finishing second at Stanford and fi h all- me in Pac-10 history with 2,008 ... led the team and the conference, and ranked second in the na on with 5.55 kills per set and 6.25 points per set ... registered a career-best .372 a ack percentage on the season, ranking fourth in the conference and first among outside hi ers ... became just the eighth player in school history to register both 1,000 career kills (2008) and 1,000 digs (1,125). 2009 - AVCA and Volleyball Magazine Second Team All-America ... an All-Pac-10 and All-Pacific Region member for the third straight year ... appeared in 115 sets for Stanford and led the team for the third consecu ve year with 489 kills (4.25 kps) ... recorded her 1,000th-career kill in the opening set versus Saint Mary’s (9/19) ... ed for second on the team with 10 double-doubles on the season ... posted a new career high with 33 kills against Cal (11/27), in a come-from-behind win to lead the Cardinal to its fourth straight Pac-10 tle. 2008 - A 2008 AVCA First-Team All-American ... a Volleyball Magazine First-Team All-American ... an All-Pacific Region pick ... an All-Pac-10 Team selec on for the second straight year ... appeared in 115 sets for Stanford and led the team with 415 kills (3.61 kps) ... also contributed 14 service aces, 260 digs (2.26 dps) and 65 blocks (0.57 bps) ... posted 11 double-doubles on the year, with six coming in Pac-10 play and three coming in the NCAA Tournament ... ranked among the Pac-10’s top 10 in both kills (6th) and points (7th) ... reached double figures in 26 of the team’s 35 matches and posted double-figure digs 14 mes ... hit .400 or above six mes. 2007 – Selected American Volleyball Coaches Associa on All-America Second Team…Named Volleyball Magazine All-America First Team and Volleyball Magazine Na onal Freshman of the Year...Tabbed AVCA Pacific Region Freshman of the Year and Pac-10 Freshman of the Year...Only freshman to earn a spot on the AVCA AllPacific Region Team...Appeared in 121 games as a star ng outside hi er for Stanford leading the team with 4.12 kills per game (499 total kills)…Hit .276 with 89 blocks on the year...Finished third on the team with 2.69 digs per game ... Second on the team with 28 service aces...Recorded doublefigure kills in 29 matches and had 11 double-doubles on the year...Hit above .400 on 10 occasions…Credited with a career-high 24 kills against UCLA in the NCAA Regional tle match...Turned in 18 kills and 15 digs in the NCAA Na onal Championship match against Penn State (12/15) en route to being named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team.

OTHER USA VOLLEYBALL EXPERIENCE: Member of the U.S. Women’s Junior Na onal Team that finished fourth at the 2007 FIVB Junior World Championship…Finished as the second leading scorer of the 2007 FIVB Junior World Championship with 128 points (104 kills, 19 blocks and five aces), fourth in the Best Spiker category with a 39.85 conversion percent and 13th in the Best Digger category with 0.40 digs per set…Led U.S. Women’s Junior Na onal Team to a gold medal at the 2006 NORCECA Women’s Junior Con nental Championship…Averaged a team-leading 4.88 points and 3.88 kills per game in the 2006 NORCECA Championship… Member of the 2005 U.S. Girls’ Youth Na onal Team that finished fourth at the FIVB Youth World Championship…Named the Best Scorer at the FIVB Youth World Championship…Helped the U.S. Girls’ Youth Na onal Team to a gold medal at the 2004 NORCECA Girls’ Youth Con nental Championship. CLUB/PREP CAREER: Led her club teams to two bronze and a silver medal at the USA Junior Olympic Girls’ Volleyball Championships earning alltournament honors all three mes…2006 Gatorade Na onal High School Volleyball Player of the Year…Led Mira Costa High School to three consecu ve California State Championships and three consecu ve CIF Championships…California State Championship most valuable player in 2004 and 2006…Set school records for aces (52) and hi ng percentage (.494) as a senior while leading her team to a number-one na onal ranking… PrepVolleyball.com Senior Player of the Year in 2006 and Sophomore Player of the Year in 2004…Three-Time PrepVolleyball.com High School All-American. PERSONAL: Born Alexandra Klineman on Dec. 30, 1989, in Torrance, Calif.…Parents are Mike and Kathie Klineman…Siblings are brother Max and sister Maddy…A ended Mira Costa High School in Manha an Beach, Calif…Favorite foods are chocolate, Mexican, seafood and sushi…Favorite musical types are reggae, acous c, hip-hop/R&B…Favorite musician is Jack Johnson…Favorite professional team is the Los Angeles Lakers and favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant…Hobbies include listening to music, eating, photography and beach volleyball.

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