Career
Faust spent time at the Saint George Illawarra Dragons under coach Steve Price. However Faust could not break into first grade and he returned to Queensland, joining the North Queensland Cowboys. He made his first grade debut for the Cowboys in Round 10 of the 2007 season against Parramatta.
He went on to play in 13 matches that season and another ten in 2008.
By 2009 Faust was playing part-time for the Central Tigers in the Townsville Rugby League competition and completing a carpentry apprenticeship. Faust was diagnosed with Acute myeloid leukemia in 2009 and died on 23 May 2011.
Faust was a father of three.