After wrapping an impressive playing career for Grace, Austin Altimus continues his involvement with the team and starts his 11th year as an assistant coach this fall. He helped guide Grace to the 2020 NCCAA national championship, the first national title in program history. Grace enjoyed one of its best seasons during the 2022 fall campaign. Grace achieved its highest ranking in team history with a No. 7 ranking; Grace was also chosen as one of 10 schools to host the NAIA First and Second Rounds.
Not to be outdone, Grace improved on that with a groundbreaking 2023 season. The Lancers made their deepest run in team history (Sweet 16). The team was ranked in the NAIA's top-10 for much of the season, earning the No. 3 seed in the NAIA tournament (highest in team history). Grace was ranked as high as No. 4, marking the highest spot in program history.
Altimus was one of Grace's top goal scorers during his career from 2011-14, racking up 22 goals with 12 assists. He also produced five game-winning goals, including two game winners as a senior in 2014.
He notched a personal-best 10 goals as a freshman, needing just 21 shots on goal to reach that mark. He started his career with a bang, producing a hat trick in his first collegiate game against Andrews.
In 2011 Altimus scored three goals in three matches at the NCCAA National Championships, including the game-winning strike in the 88th minute against Southwestern Assemblies of God.
In 2012 he scored a game winner in the 89th minute against Crossroads League foe Mt. Vernon Nazarene. He also assisted two game winners against Huntington and Indiana Tech.
Altimus has a USSF D license for coaching. He married his wife Carrie in 2022.
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