Began at Auburn: July 2018

Education: Ust graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, marketing in 2001. Ust participated in the 2018 Sports Management Institute cohort. While a student at Notre Dame, Ust was an All-American and three-time Monogram winner as an infielder on the baseball team (1997-99). 

Job Responsibilities: Ust serves as a member of the executive staff and is responsible in assisting with planning and implementation of the department’s administrative strategies with oversight of equipment, sports performance, sports medicine, and sport psychology & counseling. Ust also supports Auburn’s relationships with Under Armour, Aramark, and assists with various athletics capital projects, and camps. Ust also provides sport administrative support to baseball, soccer, and track & field/cross country.

Past Experience: Previous to Auburn, Ust served as an Assistant Athletics Director and the Monogram Club Executive Director at the University of Notre Dame (2014-2018). He worked with USA Baseball as the Director of the 18U National Team Program and Alumni Relations (2010-2014), and he has also worked as an assistant strength & conditioning coach, and assistant baseball coach at the University of Michigan (2008-2009). Ust played professional baseball from 1999–2008 after originally being drafted by the Detroit Tigers as a sixth-round selection. Ust has also participated as a member of Team USA as both a collegian (1998) and professional (2005) and with the Great Britain National Team (2007, 2009).

Personal: Ust is a native of Redmond, Washington and is married to his wife Jessica. The couple have three children: Gavin, Sullivan and Kellen.