Colorado Mesa University Athletics

Career Honors

• Honorable Mention All-RMAC (2023)
• 2x RMAC Defensive Player of the Week
  • Apr. 24, 2023
  • Mar. 11, 2024

2024 (As a Redshirt Junior): Played in 12 games, making five starts… Logged 378:07 worth of net time, recording a 10.16 goals against average and .475 save percentage… Made 58 saves and recorded a 2-1 goalkeeper record… Was ranked second in the RMAC for goals against average and fourth for save percentage… Was seventh in saves per game (4.83)… Tallied 14 saves in a complete game shutout win over Lewis on Mar. 10 to help earn her win Mar. 11 RMAC Defensive Player of the Week honors… Had a career-high 15 saves in a 17-4 complete game win over CUI on Apr. 5… Also had 13 ground balls, including a career-high four in the CUI game.

2023 (As a Redshirt Sophomore): Played in 11 games, starting each of the Mavs’ final eight, which were all against RMAC opponents… Posted a perfect 8-0 record in those games, recording a 8.47 goals against average, which led qualifying RMAC goalies… Earned Honorable Mention All-RMAC honors… Was named as the RMAC Defensive Player of the Week on Apr. 24 after making a career-high 14 saves in a complete game win at Westminster on Apr. 23… Faced 51 shots in that 14-13 win… Made 43 saves throughout the season, recording a .494 save percentage… Faced 157 total shots in 311:40 worth of net time… Had played in three non-conference games off the bench… Was credited with 20 ground balls.

2022 (As a Redshirt Freshman): Played in five games as a reserve net-minder… Posted a 6.15 goals against average in 48:49 worth of time… Made four saves and allowed five goals, good for a .444 save percentage… Made two saves against Adams State (Apr. 24)… Played a full quarter against Coker (Feb. 14)… Faced 21 shots… Recorded two ground balls.

Before CMU: Attended the University of Tampa in 2019-20 and 2020-21... Was on the Spartans' team, but did not play in any games.

Prep: 2019 graduate of Lakeland Christian School.

Personal: Is majoring in business administration/finance… Aspires to own his own business or company… Son of Deanna and Howard Bayless… Has five sisters (Leslie, Natalie, Carolyn, Mary, Emily)… Enjoys weightlifting, hunting, wake surfing and golfing.
 
Why I Chose CMU: “To play lacrosse, pursue higher education and to experience the beauty of the western valley of Colorado.