Jen McIntyre

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Jen McIntyre
Biographical details
Born (1976-10-31) October 31, 1976 (age 47)
Richmond, Virginia
Playing career
1995–1998 Penn State
Position(s)Third baseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2000–2001 Indiana (asst.)
2002–2013 Penn State (asst.)
2014 Boston University (asst.)
2015–2019 Connecticut
2020-2023 Ohio 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]

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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
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Connecticut (American Athletic Conference)(2015–present)
2015 Connecticut 18–354–137th
2016 Connecticut 19–334–127th
2017 Connecticut 17–303–147th
2018 Connecticut 20–355–168th
2019 Connecticut 16-274-116th
Connecticut:74–133 (.357)16–55 (.225)
Total:74–133 (.357)

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References

  1. @UConnSoftball (October 31, 2017). "Special Happy Birthday shoutout to @CoachJenMac! Hope you have a wonderful day. 🎃👻🦇" (Tweet) via Twitter.
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