C-USA Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards are presented to the top student-athletes in each conference-sponsored sport, determined by a vote of the league's 14 faculty athletics representatives. The award is based on academic achievement (grade-point average), athletic achievement and service.
A senior from Ashland, McIntyre was also named to the 2018 Conference USA Track & Field All-Academic Team, Commissioner's Honor Roll, U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic list and earned the 2018 Commissioner's Academic Medal with a major in communication science and disorders. She was also named to the 2017 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.
She finished the 2017-18 season with the best indoor and outdoor conference pole vault marks, with her best jump registering at 4.