He had to play in two tie-breakers, which he won to get to the semi-final, where he lost to Northern Ontario's Al Hackner.
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At the 1988 Labatt Brier, he finished the Brier with an 8-3 record, and lost to Alberta's Pat Ryan in the final.
The pinnacle of Austman's career came in 1985 when he was the fifth man and coach of the Eugene Hritzuk rink at the 1985 Labatt Brier.
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