Elmira College Athletics

2020 Season
Was in the starting lineup for all five games during the shortened 2020 campaign...Led the team with 24 caused turnovers and was second with 26 ground balls...Paced the Empire 8 Conference and ranked third in Division III with 4.80 caused turnovers per game...Also ranked seventh in the E8 with 5.20 ground balls per game...Forced six turnovers in the season-opener at SUNY New Paltz (2/18)...Logged season highs in caused turnovers (7) and ground balls (9), while helping the defense limit Alfred State to just one goal in a 12-1 defeat of the Pioneers (3/4)...Caused four turnovers with eight ground balls in a 7-5 victory vs. SUNY Cobleskill (3/7)...Recorded four caused turnovers and collected five ground balls in a 9-7 win vs. Wells (3/11).

2019 Season
Was one of five players to start in all 15 contests..Ended his junior season with 58 ground balls and ranked second on the team with 36 caused turnovers...Picked up eight ground balls and forced three turnovers against Hilbert (3/11)...Posted his first career point on an assist and added seven ground balls against SUNY Oneonta (3/16)...Registered season bests in ground balls (10) and caused turnovers (6) against Empire 8 foe Alfred (4/13)...Posted five ground balls and caused a turnover in a 10-6 triumph over Houghton (4/24).

2018 Season
Started all 12 contests on defense as a sophomore…Finished with 21 ground balls and 10 caused turnovers...Tallied a season-best four caused turnovers and added two ground balls against Alfred (3/24)…Picked up a season-high four ground balls in a 12-5 win over Keystone (4/22)...Logged three ground balls with one forced turnover in the season finale against St. John Fisher (4/28).

2017 Season
Started seven games in his 13 appearances during his debut season…Recorded 12 ground balls and six caused turnovers...Caused a season-high two turnovers and picked up one ground ball in a 16-5 win over Houghton (3/29)…Picked up a season-high three ground balls and caused one turnover in a matchup against No. 12 Ithaca (4/26)…Scooped up a pair of ground balls in the team’s season finale against Utica at Campus Field (4/29).

Before Elmira
Was a multi-sport athlete at Chittenango High School in Chittenango, New York, where he played lacrosse, basketball, soccer, and ran cross country...Named a Section III OHSL Honorable Mention selection in 2015.

Personal
Austin is a Chemistry major.