SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Syracuse University Director of Athletics Dr. Daryl Gross announced on Wednesday, Jan. 6 that former Hartwick College head coach Ian McIntyre has been named the 15th head coach of the Orange men’s soccer program. McIntyre, the 2004 NSCAA New York Region Coach of the Year, guided Hartwick to four 10-win seasons from 2003-09 and an appearance in the 2005 NCAA Championship.

“I would like to thank Chancellor Cantor and Dr. Gross for the wonderful opportunity to lead the Syracuse men’s soccer program,” McIntyre said. “My wife, Jenn, and I are excited to start a new chapter in our lives and we look forward to bringing our family to Syracuse. We are honored to join the Syracuse Athletics family and I can’t wait to start working with our current and future student-athletes, alumni and the supporters of Orange soccer as we look to build an elite program here at Syracuse.

“We will be striving to develop a culture of excellence in which our student-athletes continue to excel in the classroom and out on the soccer field. A selfless commitment to hard work will allow our student-athletes to fulfill their own potential and collectively allow our program to embrace the challenges ahead as we work towards a BIG EAST Championship and beyond.”

A 1996 Hartwick graduate, McIntyre compiled a 71-36-25 (.633) record in seven seasons at his alma mater. During his tenure, he also spearheaded Hartwick’s transition to the Mid-American Conference (MAC) where it has held its own in a league that features national powerhouse Akron.

Overall, McIntyre owns career record of 107-64-32 (.606) which includes four seasons as the head coach at Oneonta State.

“We are extremely excited to have Coach McIntyre lead our men’s soccer program,” Gross said. “He has the ability to create a culture that will foster championship play at the national level. He has a tremendous history and background of success. His reputation is fantastic and his expertise is among the best in the game. Ian truly fits our all-star staff of head coaches at Syracuse University and we look forward to watching him take the men’s soccer program to the highest level of play.”

REVIVING A SLEEPING GIANT
McIntyre took the Hartwick head coaching reigns in 2003 from the legendary Jim Lennox and promptly led the Hawks to 15-2-1 overall record, the most wins for the program since 1993. Hartwick closed his inaugural campaign on an eight-match unbeaten streak and posted a 3-1-1 league record to earn a second-place finish in the Atlantic Soccer Conference. The following year, McIntyre was named the regional coach of the year after presiding over a 13-3-3 campaign that featured a nine-game winning streak and another Atlantic Soccer Conference runner-up finish.

The Hartwick program continued to prosper under McIntyre’s guidance as the Hawks posted another 13-win season and won the Atlantic Soccer Conference regular-season and tournament titles in 2005. For his efforts, McIntyre was rewarded with 2005 Atlantic Soccer Conference Coach of the Year honors, and by virtue of its conference championship, Hartwick earned its first trip to the NCAA Tournament in a decade.

Two years later, McIntyre was the driving force behind Hartwick’s successful move from the Atlantic Soccer Conference to the MAC. Since joining the league in 2007, the Hawks have qualified for the MAC Tournament every season.

In 2008, Hartwick played No. 4 Akron to a 1-1 draw in the conference semifinals before being eliminated in a shootout. This past year, the Hawks went 10-4-4 overall and posted a 3-1-2 record in league play. The Hawks earned the conference tournament’s No. 2 seed and advanced to the MAC championship game for the first time where they lost a close 2-1 decision to the top-ranked Zips.

McIntyre coached two Atlantic Soccer Conference Players of the Year at Hartwick – All-American Edwin Ruiz in 2004 and Tyler Hemming in 2005 and 2006. Hemming was drafted by MLS’s expansion Toronto FC squad in the supplemental draft. McIntyre also recruited and coached goalie Josh Wagenaar, who signed to play professionally for ADO Den Haag in the top professional league in Holland.

In the three years since joining the MAC, the Hawks have had 10 players earn a total of 12 all-conference nods under McIntyre, including four first-team selections. John Paul Boyle was named to the 2007 and 2008 All-MAC First Team. Liam Parrington was a first-team choice in 2008 and goalie Jeremy Vuolo earned first-team honors following the 2009 season.

AN ALL-AMERICAN PLAYING CAREER
Prior to becoming Hartwick’s sixth head coach, McIntyre was a standout player for the Hawks, earning NSCAA First-Team All-America honors as a senior in 1995. He helped the program to two NCAA Tournament berths and a 52-20-7 record in his four collegiate seasons (1992-95).

McIntyre scored 18 goals and had 10 assists in his career and developed a reputation for clutch goal-scoring. He tallied game-winning goals in NCAA Tournament victories against Rutgers and Boston University in 1993, and the Hawks were 16-0-1 in McIntyre’s career when he scored a goal.

McIntyre was named the Hartwick Male Athlete of the Year in 1995-96 earned the President’s Scholar-Athlete Award. In addition, he was enshrined in the Hartwick College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001, his first year on the ballot.

CLIMBING THE COACHING LADDER
After the conclusion of his college player career, McIntyre served as an assistant coach at Fairfield from 1996-98 under former Hartwick assistant coach Carl Rees. McIntyre helped Rees lead the Stags to a pair of Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) championship game appearances. In 1998, McIntyre’s last year with the Stags, Fairfield went 15-4-1 and earned the program’s first national ranking, checking in at No. 24 after a 10-0-1 start. In addition, McIntyre coached the Region I amateur team to the gold medal at the 1999 U.S. Soccer Festival in Portland, Ore.

Following his stint at Fairfield, McIntyre returned to Oneonta, N.Y. to assume the head coaching duties for the former Division I soccer program at Oneonta State. McIntyre posted a 36-28-7 record for the Red Dragons from 1999-2002. He led them to three straight double-digit winning seasons and was named Independent Coach of the Year in his debut campaign after leading Oneonta to a 10-6-1 record and an upset of Hartwick in the 1999 Mayor’s Cup title game.

PERSONAL
A native of Basildon, England, McIntyre and his wife, Jenn, have a daughter, Lyla, and a dog, Elmore.