Coley Kyman (2004) - CSUN Athletics Hall of Fame

Coley Kyman

Induction:
2004
Class:
1997

Coley Kyman was inducted into the CSUN Athletics Hall of Fame in 2004. Widely recognized as one of the greatest dual-sport student-athletes in CSUN history, Kyman was a dominant volleyball player and served as a quarterback for the CSUN football team for four seasons. He was selected as the CSUN Male Athlete of the Year in 1993.

Kyman excelled as a 6-foot-5 middle blocker for the nationally ranked CSUN men's volleyball team from 1990 to 1993. Northridge’s first three-time All-American, as a senior, he led the Matadors to an NCAA Final Four appearance and a national runner-up finish as the Matadors fell to UCLA in the 1993 National Championship at Pauley Pavilion.

Kyman was named an All-American by the AVCA in 1991 and 1993 and by Volleyball Magazine in 1991, 1992, and 1993. He was also named to the 1993 NCAA All-Tournament Team after CSUN finished as runner-up. Kyman was a unanimous All-WIVA first-team selection in 1992 and a first-team All-MPSF honoree in 1993. He also garnered third-team All-WIVA honors in 1990.

He still ranks first in CSUN history in kills (2,205), total attempts (4,044), block solos (111), block assists (443) and total blocks (554). Kyman also ranks among the school’s top-10 in kills per game (5.30), hitting percentage (.401) and digs (831).

He claimed a Silver Medal at the 1991 World University Games and later competed on the professional beach volleyball circuit. Kyman_Football

As a freshman quarterback for the Matador Football team in 1990, Kyman engineered a dramatic, come-from-behind victory against Eastern New Mexico State after coming off the bench. After battling for the top job, he entered the 1993 season as CSUN's starting quarterback. In the season opener against San Diego State, he accounted for multiple touchdowns and kept the Matadors competitive. However, the game ended in heartbreak when he suffered a severe, season-ending fractured ankle.

Due to the injury, the San Diego State game turned out to be Kyman's last for the Matador football team. He wound up his career completing 40 passes in 102 attempts for 465 yards and three touchdowns.

Kyman remains deeply involved in the volleyball community as the co-host of the volleyball fan and player podcast, Set The Pipe. He belongs to an elite athletic family. His wife, Michelle Mauney-Kyman, is a former UCLA national champion volleyball player. Their sons, Jake and Brayden, went on to become standout basketball players.