Seeing Double? (Courtesy of Lycoming Football Sports Information) |
Sophomore twin brother linebackers Mike and Matt Kalyan made an impact in their first games as Warriors against Susquehanna. Mike Kalyan had five tackles, an interception and a forced fumble in his first game with the blue and gold after transferring from Mount Union in 2017.
Matt Kalyan, who struggled with an injury as a freshman, added two tackles, one for a loss. Both players were all-state selections as seniors at Schuylkill Haven in 2016. They are Lycoming's first set of brothers playing together since Ethan and Jarrett Jeffries in 2015 and the first set of twins since Luke and Andrew McGreevy in 2011.
MATT KALYAN
High School: A two-year letterwinner as a fullback and linebacker in football at Blue Mountain and a one-year letterwinner at Schuylkill Haven … helped Blue Mountain win district championship his junior year … had 122 tackles as a senior while leading Schuylkill Haven to the state playoffs … earned honorable mention all-state, first team all-area, first-team all-area and All-Eastern Pa honors after the season.
Personal: Son of Jeff and Michelle Kalyan … has two sisters, Sam and Marissa, and a brother, Michael, who is a freshman at Mount Union … major is undeclared … favorite team is the Dallas Cowboys.
MIKE KALYAN
Personal: Son of Jeff and Michelle Kalyan … has two sisters, Sam and Marissa, and a brother, Michael, who is a freshman at Mount Union.