One of the brightest head coaches on the college circuit, Ian McIntyre led Syracuse to unprecedented heights. In just his third year at the helm the Orange was the most improved team in the country en route to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. After the inaugural ACC campaign in 2013, McIntyre Guided the 2014 team to the ACC Coastal Division Championship, another trip to the NCAA Sweet 16, and earned ACC Coch of the Year Honors. In addition, the program earned it's first NSCAA #1 National Ranking while goalkeeper Alex Bono finished as a First Team All-American, Hermann Trophy Finalist, and #6 MLS SuperDraft selection. Skyler Thomas was also selected in the first round at #11 while Jordan Murrell went in third as the overall #57 pick. The following 2015 season saw the team capture it's first ACC Tournament Championship before being knocked out in penalties at the NCAA College Cup at Sporting KC Stadium. Juniors Julian Buescher and Ben Polk were selected #11 and #20 in the MLS Superdraft First Round. The 2016 squad bounced back with another strong outing finishing the season again in the NCAA Sweet 16. Syracuse had it's most successful MLS SuperDraft when four players were drafted by MLS clubs lead by sophomore Miles Robinson who was selected with the overall #2 pick in the first round. Liam Callahan #24 (overall), Chris Nanco #55 (overall) & Oyvind Alseth #65 (overall) joined Miles along with Sergio Camargo who signed a homegrown contract with Toronto FC. (Read full bio)
AN ALL-AMERICAN PLAYING CAREERBefore 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 seasons (1992-95).
SU SUCCESS2016 12-4-4 NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
2015 16-5-4 NCAA Tournament College Cup & ACC Champions
2014 16-4-2 NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
2013 10-7-1
2012 14-6-1 NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
2016 - Miles Robinson, Round 1 - #2 Atlanta United
Liam Callahan, Round 2 - #2 Colorado Rapids
Chris Nanco, Round 3 - #11 Philadelphia Union
Oyvind Alseth, Round 3 - #21 Toronto FC
Sergio Camargo - Toronto FC Homegrown Contract
2015 - Julian Buescher, Round 1 - #11 DC United
Ben Polk, Round 1 - #20 Portland Timbers
2014 - Alex Bono, Round 1 - #6 Toronto FC
Skyler Thomas, Round 1 - #11 Toronto FC
Jordan Murrell, Round 3 - #17 Real Salt Lake