Dr. Gary McIntosh II enters his 21
st season as the men’s soccer coach and 15
th season as director of athletics at Northwest in 2023-24.
McIntosh is the all-time leader in men’s soccer wins at Northwest and has guided the Eagles to six consecutive double-figure wins seasons (2011-16). He has twice been named Cascade Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year.
Prior to his first season at NU in 2003, McIntosh was the head coach for San Diego Christian College for three seasons (1998-2000).
Gary has led the NU soccer team to the CCC playoff’s in 2008, '09, '11,’12,’13, '14,'15 and the conference semifinals in 2009 and 2011. He also named 2009 Cascade Conference Coach of the Year by a vote of the CCC coaches and CCC Co-Coach of the Year in 2011.
While at San Diego Christian College he collected three consecutive Coach of the Year awards for the NCCAA West Region, compiled a 50-25 cumulative record, and trained six NAIA All-Americans. McIntosh also served as an adjunct professor for Azusa Pacific University.
McIntosh, in 2006 and again in 2007, took the helm of the Salem, Oregon-based Cascade Surge of the Premier Soccer Development League (PDL), which is part of the United States Soccer League.
McIntosh led the Surge on a trip to Peru for games in Lima and Iquitos. In their first game, Cascade defeated AELU, of the Peruvian 2nd Division, 1-0 in a "friendly" match in Lima. The Surge then tied the Amazon River Selection in Iquitos, Peru (0-0), in front of 20,000 soccer fans in the city's modern stadium in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon jungle town of 300,000. The soccer match kicked off the seven-hour long River Festival (Festival de los Rio) that included, a variety of singing groups and entertainment all building up to featured speaker Mike Silva. Four of the Eagle players earned international caps, a prestigious symbol for a soccer player who plays in an international game overseas and is registered with the USA Soccer Federation. Micah Williams, Jason Hatcher, Kyle Veach and Trevor Uhler all earned caps on the team's trip to Peru. Coach McIntosh earned seven international caps during his days as a player. As a coach, McIntosh has a 2-0-1 record in international competition.
A three-year captain, McIntosh played four years at Christian Heritage College, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education. He also holds a master’s degree from Azusa Pacific and completed his doctorate in strategic leadership from Corban University in 2022.
Gary and his wife, Laura, have three daughters, Morgan, Ashlyn and Shannae, and one son, Kyler. The family attends Bethany Christian Assembly. Gary also enjoys hiking, fishing and walks with his wife.
McIntosh at NU
| Year |
Overall W-L |
Conference W-L |
Comments |
| 2022 |
10-7-2 |
6-5-2 |
200th career coaching win |
| 2020 (21) |
4-6-1 |
2-5-1 |
Covid-19 Season |
| 2019 |
9-9-2 |
6-6-1 (7th) |
|
| 2018 |
4-9-3 |
2-8-3 (12th) |
|
| 2017 |
9-8-1 |
7-5-1 (6th) |
|
| 2016 |
11-8-0 |
7-6-0 (7th) |
|
| 2015 |
10-9-0 |
8-5-0 (7th) |
|
| 2014 |
15-5-0 |
10-4-0 (2nd) |
School Record Wins in a Season |
| 2013 |
13-6-0 |
11-4-0 (3rd) |
School Record 11 CCC Wins |
| 2012 |
10-8-1 |
8-6 (3rd) |
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| 2011 |
11-5-3 |
10-4-1 (2nd) |
NU's First 10-Win Season |
| 2010 |
9-8-1 |
6-7-1 (4th) |
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| 2009 |
9-6-4 |
7-5-2 (3rd) |
8-Game Unbeaten Streak |
| 2008 |
6-9-3 |
4-7-0 (6th) |
McIntosh Becomes All-Time Leader in NU Men's Soccer Wins |
| 2007 |
6-12-0 |
4-9-0 (7th) |
|
| 2006 |
7-9-1 |
4-7-1 (5th) |
|
| 2005 |
5-11-0 |
3-7-0 (6th) |
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| 2004 |
5-12-0 |
2-10-0 (6th) |
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| 2003 |
2-15-1 |
1-01-1 (6th) |
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| NU Career |
155-162-23 |
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All-Time Leader in Men's Soccer Coaching Wins at NU |
At San Diego Christian
| Year |
Overall W-L |
Comment |
| 2000 |
14-11 |
1-1 NAIA Regional, NCCAA West Coach of the Year |
| 1999 |
18-7 |
2-1 at NSCAA, 1-1 at NAIA Regional, NCCAA West Coach of the Year |
| 1998 |
18-7 |
1-1 NAIA Regional, 1-2 at NCCAA, NCCAA West Coach of the Year |
| SDCC Career |
50-25 |
Three-time NCCAA Coach of the Year |
| Career |
205-187-23 |
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