Jay MacIntyre Signing Day Biography

HIGH SCHOOL - As a senior, he earned All-Colorado honors from both the Denver Post and Mile High Sports Magazine along with all-Mountain League honors. As a junior, playing for San JoseGÇÖs Valley Christian, he earned first-team All-West Catholic Athletic League honors (second-team as a sophomore, when he was ValleyGÇÖs sophomore of the year for all sports). As a senior, he rushed 80 times for 696 yards and 14 touchdowns, averaging 8.7 yards per carry with a long run of 55; he completed 32-of-54 passes for 986 yards and 12 touchdowns (with only two interceptions), a completion rate of 59.3 percent while averaging a gaudy 18.3 yards per attempt and 30.8 per completion (for a passer rating by NCAA standards of 278.6). He also returned eight punts for 225 yards and three touchdowns (28.2 per, long of 50); he had six kickoff returns for 320 yards and three scores (53.3 per, long of 94). On defense, playing cornerback, he had three interceptions, returning those for 57 yards with a touchdown (which covered 55 yards) and 16 passes broken up. Overall, he accounted for 1,682 yards of total offense, and 1,298 all-purpose yards on 97 touches, or an average of 13.4 per play; and these numbers despite the fact that Monarch was so far ahead of its opponent in the second half, the GÇ£mercy ruleGÇ¥ was enacted in seven of its 12 games (played with a running clock). He also punted six times for a 34.5 average (with a long of 66)?the only six punts Monarch had all season. Top games included throwing four touchdown passes in the first four minutes of the game against John F. Kennedy, as MHS scored 42 first quarter points en route to a 56-6 win; in a 45-18 triumph over Wheat Ridge, he was 4-of-5 for 142 yards and a touchdown (the incompletion was a spike), rushed for 54 yards and a score, and picked off two passes, returning one for a touchdown. As a junior at Valley Christian, he had 71 rushing attempts for 436 yards and five touchdowns, while completing 42-of-82 passes for 979 yards (11 TDs/4 INT); as a sophomore, he rushed for 228 yards and five scores on 51 tries and completed 37-of-78 passes for 550 yards and seven TDs. He played defense when needed, either as a safety or the nickel back. His top game as a junior came in the CIF Southern Section championship, a 51-20 win over Altos: in being named the gameGÇÖs MVP, he completed 7-of-8 passes for 116 yards and three touchdowns, rushed six times for 36 yards and a score, and had nine tackles and an interception on defense. In a wild 49-42 loss to Archbishop Mitty, he rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown and passed for 100 and another score; as a sophomore in a 35-28 win over Mitty, he completed 10-of-13 passes for 161 and two TDs with a third TD rushing. Under coach Phil Bravo, Monarch was 10-2 his senior year, the Mountain 4A champs and state semifinalist; under coach Mike Machado, Valley Christian was 8-6 his junior year, the Division 3 CIF Central Coast Section champions, and was 6-6 his sophomore year. He also will letter four times in basketball; he played his first two seasons at Valley Christian, where he scored his career-high of 29 points against Monte Vista Christian, and the last two at Monarch (averaging 15 points as a senior).

ACADEMICS - He is interested in Education as his major at Colorado. He owns a 3.3 grade point average in high school.

PERSONAL - He was born April 9, 1995 in Martin, Tenn. His hobbies include playing video games and spending time with his familyGÇÖs golden retriever, Millie. His father (Mike) is CUGÇÖs head football coach, who played collegiately at Vanderbilt and Georgia Tech; is uncle (Matt MacIntyre) played football at Western Kentucky; his grandfather (George MacIntyre) played collegiately at Miami-Florida and was a longtime college coach, including head coach at Vanderbilt, where his other grandfather (Ben Rowan) played basketball; and an aunt (Debbie Rowan) played college basketball at Lipscomb.

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