Western Colorado University athletics announced Austin Billings as the head coach of the Mountaineers' men's and women's track and field program in July 2024.
Billings joined the Mountaineers following two seasons as head coach at Black Hills State University where he helped athletes earn a plethora of Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference honors and awards. He led the recruiting efforts alongside coaching sprints, hurdles, throws, and combined group events.
Before Black Hills State, Billings served the 2018-2021 seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Montevallo (Ala.). There, he oversaw the training for jumpers, vaulters, sprinters, hurdlers and multis. In 2021 he was named NCAA Division II South Region Indoor Assistant Coach of the Year due to his work with exceptional student-athlete Da'Shaun Morgan, who was a two-time NCAA DII South Region Athlete of the Year, a three-time Gulf South Conference Athlete of the Year, and earend three All-American selections.
In August 2021, Billings was hired as the assistant coach at Nicholls State (La.) University where he managed the program's sprints, hurdles, jumps, multis, and relays. Additionally, he accepted the responsibilities of recruiting for the team during his final three seasons with the Falcons.
The fall before joining Nicholls athletics, he assisted at his alma mater, Samford (Ala.) University.
Prior to his coaching days, Billings competed in sprints, hurdles, jumps, vaults, and throws at Samford from 2015-17. In his final outdoor season, Billings hit personal bests in five events: heptathlon, long jump, high jump, 500-meter run and 60-meter dash.
He started his collegiate track and field career at East Tennessee State University in 2013-14. Billings received his Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology from Samford in May 2017.
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