Utah State University Athletics

Tyson Norton is in his second season as the associate head coach for the Utah State volleyball team after being hired in February, 2020.

In the 2021 season, Norton helped lead the Aggies to share the regular season conference title. USU finished the year with a 22-9 record, the most wins since 2010. Utah State posted 14 MW wins, the most since 2012, and 12 home victories, the most since 1979.

Playing a condensed spring season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Aggies posted a 5-10 record in the first year under the new coaching staff. 

Norton oversaw the Utah State defense, and serves as the camp coordinator.

Norton came to Utah State with 13 years of coaching experience. Most recently, he spent the 2019 season as the head coach at Gavilan College in Gilroy, Calif. No stranger to the Mountain West, Norton was on the coaching staff at Nevada for the 2015-18 seasons. With the Wolf Pack, he helped coach student-athletes to six all-Mountain West honors, 33 academic all-MW selections and a perfect Academic Progress Rate score. In his role at Nevada, Norton was involved in all training aspects of the team, as he worked on positioning, match philosophies and game planning. In addition, he was involved in recruiting and all video analysis for the team.

Before Nevada, Norton had two different stints as an assistant coach with the UC Santa Barbara men’s team. He oversaw daily practice plans and player development, coaching four AVCA All-Americans, 15 all-MPSF honorees and 18 academic all-MPSF selections. Norton was also heavily involved in recruiting, travel coordination and fundraising for the Gauchos. Prior to his stop at UCSB, Norton spent one season as an assistant coach at Golden West College in Huntington Beach, Calif. 

A libero, Norton started his collegiate career at Golden West, later transferring to UC Santa Barbara. His senior season, he averaged 1.21 digs per set, helping the Gauchos to a 20-12 record and an appearance in the semifinals of MPSF Tournament. Norton graduated from UCSB in 2007 with a degree in communications. He also has master’s degrees in coaching and athletic administration, as well as exercise science, both from Concordia University. He and his wife, Sarah, have three daughters, Riley, Finley and Charley.