Canyon Ceman

Personal Data:

Nickname:  
Birthdate:        6/21/72
Hometown:         Hermosa Beach, CA
Training Site:    Manhattan Beach, CA
Height/Weight:    6'5"/215
Years Pro:        3
College:          Stanford
1997 Prize Money: $149,654  #4
1996 Prize Money: $ 66,395  #17
1995 Prize Money: $ 59,485  #17
1994 Prize Money: $ 22,620  #32
Career Prize Money: $148,500   (as of 8-19-96)
Career Open Wins:  0

Beach:

1996 - Second at Ft. Myers (with Dain Blanton)
     - Fourth at San Diego (with Blanton)
     - $ 66,395 earnings

1995 - Finished first at the Cuervo Long Beach (with Whitmarsh/Janc/Fellows)
     - Second at Dallas (with Jeff Rodgers)
     - Fourth at San Jose (with David Swatik)
     - $ 59,485 earnings

1994 - Fourth at San Jose (with Swatik)
     - $ 22,620 earnings
 
Finished ninth as an amateur at 1992 Hermosa Beach (with Swatik)
 highest finish by an amateur team

Won 7 amateur "AAA" tournaments with Swatik

Indoor:

- Named the 1993 NCAA "Player of the Year" at Stanford.

- Earned 1993 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation "Player of the Year" honors.

- Earned three-time All-American honors (1991-93).

- Named two-time Stanford male athlete of the year (1991-92, 1992-93).

Personal:

Pronounced SEA-MAN...Native of Hermosa Beach, CA...Graduated with 
a bachelor's degree in economics from Stanford University in 1993 (3 years)...
and a master's degree in sociology from Stanford in June 1994... Was a 
four-year starter at Stanford, primarily as a setter, but has also played 
the opposite/swing hitter position...Is a counselor for Stanford Volleyball
Camps...Has served as a color commentator for KZSU (Stanford's campus
radio station) for women's volleyball matches...Was the recipient of the 
1990 Karch Kiraly Scholarship for academic and athletic excellence as
the valedictorian of his graduating class at Mira Costa High School...
Was the youngest player to compete in the 1991 World University Games
and the Pan American Games...Underwent arthroscopic shoulder surgery
during the summer of 1993...Is conversant in Spanish and Italian...
Hobbies include basketball, golf, water sports, and reading...Is an amateur
stock market analyst and investor...Member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity
at Stanford University...Single...Sponsored by Speedo.