Jen McIntyre

Jen McIntyre
Biographical details
Born (1976-10-31) October 31, 1976 (age 48)
Richmond, Virginia
Playing career
1995–1998Penn State
Position(s)Third baseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2000–2001Indiana (asst.)
2002–2013Penn State (asst.)
2014Boston University (asst.)
2015–2019Connecticut
2020-2023Ohio State (AHC)
Head coaching record
Overall74–133 (.357)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
As an Assistant: NFCA Assistant Coach of the Year (2014)

Jennifer Ann McIntyre (born October 31, 1976)[1] is an American college softball coach, and is the former head coach of the Connecticut Huskies softball team.[2]

Playing career

Born in Richmond, Virginia, McIntyre graduated from Midlothian High School in Midlothian, Virginia.[3][4] McIntyre played at Penn State from 1995 to 1998, where she was the starting third baseman for all four years. She was team MVP as a junior, and a captain in her senior year. She was named a 1997 Academic All-American, and was a three time Academic All-Big Ten selection. McIntyre is sixth all-time in stolen bases.[5]

Coaching career

In 2000, McIntyre became an assistant at Indiana, where she remained for two seasons. She then returned to her alma mater, Penn State for 12 seasons, rising to the position of associate head coach, and helping the Nittany Lions to 6 NCAA Division I softball championship appearances.[5] Next, McIntyre served as associate head coach at Boston University for only one season. In that season, the Terriers won the Patriot League softball tournament and recorded a win in the NCAA tournament against Louisville. On July 7, 2014, she was named head coach at Connecticut, succeeding legendary coach Karen Mullins.[6][7] In her first season, the Huskies finished 18–35.[2][8]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Connecticut (American Athletic Conference) (2015–present)
2015 Connecticut 18–35 4–13 7th
2016 Connecticut 19–33 4–12 7th
2017 Connecticut 17–30 3–14 7th
2018 Connecticut 20–35 5–16 8th
2019 Connecticut 16-27 4-11 6th
Connecticut: 74–133 (.357) 16–55 (.225)
Total: 74–133 (.357)

References

  1. ^ @UConnSoftball (October 31, 2017). "Special Happy Birthday shoutout to @CoachJenMac! Hope you have a wonderful day. 🎃👻🦇" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ a b "Jen McIntyre Bio". UConn Huskies. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  3. ^ "1998 Penn State Softball Roster". Penn State University. Archived from the original on February 3, 1999. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  4. ^ "Coach Stephenson Announces New Assistant Coach". Indiana University Bloomington. September 1, 1999. Archived from the original on August 18, 2000. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Jen McIntyre Bio". Penn State Nittany Lions. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  6. ^ Dan Madigan (July 7, 2014). "UConn Softball Names Jen McIntyre Head Coach". The UConn Blog. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  7. ^ "Jen McIntyre hired to coach UConn softball". SportzEdge, WTNH. July 7, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  8. ^ "Jen McIntyre Named Head Softball Coach". UConn Huskies. July 7, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2015.