[1] Representing the United States at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, he qualified for the final in men's 3000 metres steeplechase.

[2] Bayer attended Leo high school just outside of Fort Wayne, Indiana.

He set school records in the 1600m (4:12) and 3200m (9:02) before winning the 3200m at the IHSAA State meet in 2008.

[1] In September 2013, he signed a contract with Nike and started training with the Bowerman Track Club in Oregon under coach Jerry Schumacher.

[4][5][6] In November 2022, via an Instagram post,[7] Bayer announced he was coming out of retirement and would start training again with goals of the competing at the 2023 World Championships or the 2024 Olympics.