Kennesaw State University Athletics

High School
A four-year letter winner at Cherokee High School under coach Kent Briggs ... also lettered four years in basketball and track and field ... totaled more than 10,000 yards and 100 touchdowns during career, becoming the fourth individual to accomplish the feats in Western North Carolina ... named to the North Carolina Shrine Bowl ... honored as a member of the North Carolina Associate Press All-State team ... two-time North Carolina All-State selection ... a three-time Smoky Mountain All-Conference selection, including a one-time Player of the Year selection ... a two-time Asheville Citizen Times All-Western honoree ... helped guide Cherokee HS to the 2017 state championship.

Personal
Full name is Tye Carter Mintz ... born Aug. 6, 1999 in Rutherfordton, N.C ... son of Chris and Keila Mintz ... has two siblings, a brother, Cade, and sister, Avery ... plans to study sports science.