Northern State University Athletics

2019: Started the first two games of the season prior to an injury… Recorded 67 yards receiving… Added 20 yards on punt returns and 99 on kick returns…


2018: Appeared in five games for the Wolves… Recorded 164 yards receiving on six catches with two touchdowns… Added 25 yards on kick returns…

2017: Appeared in four games for the Wolves… Totaled one reception for 11 yards…

2016: Redshirt season…

Prep: Bauer is a 5-foot-10, 180-pound wide receiver out of Sioux Falls O'Gorman High School. He is a 2-year starter and senior team captain for the Knights under head coach Steve Kueter. Bauer was a key contributor for the Knights recording 402 kick return yards, 262 punt return yards, 91 yards receiving, and 600 yards rushing in his career. He averaged 22.3 yards per kick-off return, 21.8 yards per punt return, and 5.4 yards per rush. Bauer added 13 touchdowns for a total of 78 points and 91 yards receiving. He has been named to the All-State Honorable Mention team (2014), All-State team (2015), All-City football team (2015), and is a 3-time player of the game and 5-time offensive player of the game. The Knights were the 2015 South Dakota State Runners-up and 2014 State Qualifiers. Bauer also participates in baseball and track at O'Gorman. He is the son of Lana Bauer-White (BS '92, MS '94) and Shawn Bauer (BS '94) who are both former NSU student-athletes in tennis and football.