Jen McIntyre
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Connecticut |
| Conference | American Athletic Conference |
| Playing career | |
| 1995–1998 | Penn State |
| Position(s) | 3B |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2015–present | Connecticut |
| 2014 | Boston University (asst.) |
| 2002–2013 | Penn State (asst.) |
| 2000–2001 | Indiana (asst.) |
Jen McIntyre is an American college softball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Connecticut Huskies softball team. She was named to that position prior to the 2015 season.[1]
Playing career
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.[2]
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.[2] Next, McIntyre served as associate head coach at Boston University for 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.[3][4] In her first season, the Huskies finished 18–35.[1][5]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut (American Athletic Conference) (2015–present) | |||||||||
| 2015 | Connecticut | 18–35 | 4–13 | 7th | AAC Tournament | ||||
| Connecticut: | 18–35 | 4–13 | |||||||
| Total: | 18–35 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- 1 2 "Jen McIntyre Bio". UConn Huskies. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
- 1 2 "Jen McIntyre Bio". Penn State Nittany Lions. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
- ↑ Dan Madigan (July 7, 2014). "UConn Softball Names Jen McIntyre Head Coach". The UConn Blog. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Jen McIntyre hired to coach UConn softball". SportzEdge, WTNH. July 7, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Jen McIntyre Named Head Softball Coach". UConn Huskies. July 7, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2015.