Jon Austin was named assistant coach with the women's hockey program at Minnesota State in August of 2009.
Austin played four years as a forward for Colorado College (1995-99) where he collected 25 goals and 44 assists for 69 points in 142 career games. The Tigers advanced to the NCAA national championship game in his freshman season (1995-96).
After graduating from CC in 1999, Austin spent the next three years playing professionally before joining the coaching staff at Shattuck-St. Mary’s in Faribault, Minn. Austin served as an assistant to Tom Ward with the boys prep team at Shattuck and the native of International Falls, Minn., helped lead the Sabres to the national championship in 2006. He also served as an assistant coach with the boys varsity team at International Falls for two seasons prior to joining the Mavericks in the summer of 2009.
