Pepperdine University Athletics

PEPPERDINE 2012: Made first appearances in the pool as a redshirt sophomore, seeing action in 22 matches ... Scored first collegiate goal against Pacific (9/16) ... Turned in first multi-goal match with a pair against No. 3 Stanford (9/30) ... Finished the season with three multi-goal matches, including two strikes at No. 2 UCLA (10/25) ... A 2012 MPSF All-Academic selection.

PEPPERDINE 2011: Did not appear in a game during his redshirt freshman season.

PEPPERDINE 2010: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated with honors in 2010 from Notre Dame (Calif.) High School where he was a three-year varsity letterwinner and left-handed driver for head coach Jason Bissel ... Scored 249 goals, provided 97 assists and 89 steals in his three-year scholastic career ... Named Notre Dame Senior Class Athlete of the Year and was tabbed to the All-Mission League and L.A. Daily News All-Area first teams following a senior year in which he scored a school season record 127 goals with 45 assists and 57 steals ... Two-time team MVP and senior year team captain ... Selected to his first All-Mission League first team and was voted Junior Class Athlete of the Year after totaling 89 goals, 32 assists and 22 steals ... Received team[apos]s most improved award following his sophomore year in which he contributed 33 goals, 20 assists and 10 steals ... Also lettered in swimming for four seasons and received the team[apos]s MVP award in 2009 ... Notre Dame High School CIF Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... National Merit Scholar ... AP Scholar with distinction ... Member of the National Honor Society ... California Scholarship Federation Lifetime Member ... Made the Honor Roll and posted a GPA of 4.0 or higher for eight consecutive semesters.

CLUB: Played for the Rose Bowl Water Polo Club (2009-2010) and Los Angeles Water Polo Club in 2008 ... Placed first with his Rose Bowl team at the 2010 US Club Championships, 2009 and 2010 Florida International Tournament, 2010 Mikasa Left Coast and John Hale Tournaments.

PERSONAL: Born in Tarzana, Calif. ... Natural science and engineering major ... Son of Ray and Linda McIntyre ... Is half Hungarian and started playing water polo at the age of 14 ... Chose to attend Pepperdine for the small school experience, the beautiful setting in Malibu, the coaching style of Coach Kocur, and the closeness between all the guys on the team.

FAVORITES: Shaun White (pro athlete) ... Denver Broncos (pro sports team) ... Fight Club (book) ... The Hurt Locker (movie) ... White Collar (TV show) ... Queens of the Stone Age (musical artist) ... Italian (food) ... Football (sport other than water polo) ... Hobbies include snowboarding, surfing, reading and playing video games.