Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics

2018: Team's Black Watch ... Strong safety ... Played seven games ... Fifteen solo tackles ... Had 14 assisted stops ... Two pass breakups ... Seven tackles (4 solo), an eight yard sack, a fumble recovery and an interception at Allegheny ... Forced a fumble against WPI ... Multiple tackles in five games with season-high seven three times ... Liberty League All-Academic ...

2017: Strong safety ... Started all 11 games ... Third on team in total tackles (57) ... Second with 32 solo stops ... Third with 25 assisted ... Four interceptions with 13 return yards ... Five pass breakups ... Two sacks for total of 19 yards ... Two punts for 90 yards against Hobart ... Multiple tackles in every game with six-or-more in five ... Season-high nine stops twice ... Liberty League Defensive Performer of the Week once ... All-Liberty League Second Team ... Liberty League All-Academic ... ECAC Academic Honor Roll ...  

2016: Played six games ... Traveled to six away games ... Two assisted tackles ... Liberty League All-Academic ...

2015: Did not see game action ...

High School: Three years of football, all as starter (QB, DB, K, P) ... Two-year captain ... School record for longest field goal (42 yards in 2014) ... All-Section First Team once, Second Team once and Honorable Mention once ... All-Central NY once ... All-Mohawk Valley once ... All-State Honorable Mention in 2015 (QB) ... Scholar All-State Team ... Time Warner Cable Scholar Athlete in 2014 ... National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete in 2015 ... Four years of track ... Ninth in 400m hurdles in New York State Meet ... Qualified for 110m hurdles ... State Section III Sportsmanship Award ... Team won three League Championships ... 

Personal: Mechanical Engineering major ... Dean's Honor List ... National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society ... Worked in Project Management at J.H. Lynch & Sons, Inc. ... Internship at GE Healthcare ... Ran on Rensselaer's track & field teams ... Son of Vicki and Shane McCarthy ... Mother played volleyball at St. Lawrence ... Father played football at RIT ... Cousin, Brad Williams '05, attended Rensselaer and played football.

On attending Rensselaer: "The outstanding academic program as well as the ability to play football on a championship caliber team made it an easy decision." - August 2018

Benefits of the undergraduate community: "It is easy to surround yourself with people who have the same goals and interests." - August 2018