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Here is a link to his bio and picture at SWMS:
Cedar Falls - Former Iowa State University defensive back, Atif (ah-TEEF) Austin, has been named the University of Northern Iowa's new assistant coach in charge of running backs. A native of Tampa, Fla., Austin comes to UNI after completing a graduate assistant position at Southwest Minnesota State from 2003-04 where he was an assistant secondary coach in 2003 and the inside linebacker coach in 2004.
While at ISU, Austin was a four-year varsity letterman and a four-year starter from 1999-2002. The Cyclones went on to participate in the 2001 Independence Bowl and the 2002 Humanitarian Bowl. He received Big 12 honorable mention honors in 2001 and was given the Reuben J. Miller Award his senior year, designated for the player whose conduct on and off the field brings honor to ISU.
At Tarpon Springs (Fla.) High School, Austin played tailback, quarterback, cornerback and wide receiver and was voted Most Valuable Player his senior year. He also earned letters in wrestling and track and field.
Austin graduated from ISU in 2003 with a B.A. in Sociology and received his masters in Leadership and Education from SMS this past January
Sounds like a good addition for UNI!!! Any cyclone fans out there care to comment?
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