Austin attended and graduated with honors from Grace Christian Academy. He was a captain on the football team and played basketball. He was a member of the German Honors Society as well as the National Honors Society. He was also a member of the GCA Ensemble. He loved all things outdoors: hiking, disc golf, lake life, snowboarding, cliff jumping, four-wheeling and just hanging around in a hammock. Austin joined the Army in 2012 and served as a Combat Medic at Fort Campbell.