Canyon Bauer

Height:
6-0
Weight:
195
Position:
Wide Receiver
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Sioux Falls, S.D.
High School:
O'Gorman H.S.
Major:
Exercise Science and Pre-Physical Therapy

PRONUNCIATION

HONORS AND AWARDS

Missouri Valley Football Conference Scholar-Athlete Second Team (2022)
MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award (2020-21, 2021, 2022)
MVFC Honor Roll (2019, 2020-21, 2021, 2022)

2022: Honored as team's recipient of both the Josh Ranek Effort Award and Ryan Berry Scholar-Athlete Award ... saw action in all 15 games with three starts ... set career highs with five receptions and 76 receiving yards, including career-long 54-yard catch and run, in Beef Bowl win over Butler ... honored with team's weekly Effort Award in road win at top-ranked North Dakota State ... also received team's Effort Award in Football Championship Subdivision semifinal playoff game against Montana State, when he also earned Special Teams Player of the Week honors after a three-tackle performance

2021: Played in all 15 games at wide receiver ... started three games, including Football Championship Subdivision semifinal playoff game at Montana State ... caught a pass in seven contests, starting with 13-yard reception in season opener at Colorado State ... notched two receptions in back-to-back games against Southern Illinois and Western Illinois ... tallied career-long 36-yard reception and added a 15-yard catch and run for career-best 51 receiving yards in win at Western Illinois ... also returned a blocked punt 9 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter of game at WIU to help spark big second half in road win ... lone reception in road win at Youngstown State covered 30 yards ... for the season, averaged 16.9 yards on nine catches

2020-21: Was part of the regular rotation at wide receiver ... saw action in all 10 games ... hauled in first collegiate reception in season opener at Northern Iowa ... tallied season-high two catches in regular season road win at Southern Illinois .... also caught passes in home wins over Western Illinois and Youngstown State

2019: Redshirted ... was honored as team's Scout Offense Player of the Year ... named three times as Scout Offense Player of the Week, including both regular season and postseason matchups versus Northern Iowa and versus Illinois State ... also recognized as Scout Special Teams Player of the Week leading up to matchup at Indiana State ... made lone appearance in home victory against Drake, but did not factor into any statistics

BEFORE SDSU: Canyon was a prolific pass catcher at O’Gorman High School, tallying 168 career receptions and a state 11-man-record 2,731 receiving yards while earning all-state recognition three times ... posted consecutive 50-catch seasons in 2017 and 2018, tallying 62 receptions for 922 yards and 16 touchdowns his senior year ... added three more touchdowns on the ground and also returned kicks for scores in being named South Dakota Gatorade Player of the Year ... a two-time member of the Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45, he holds nine school records in football ... received an invitation to play in the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl ... also holds the O’Gorman record in the 100-meter dash and ran on the Knights’ state-champion 4x400-meter relay in 2017 ... academic all-state selection and member of the National Honor Society