Montana State University-Northern head volleyball coach Jerry Wagner has announced the signing of Colstrip High School standout Abby Baer to join the Skylights program next year.

"When it comes to finding a student athlete that has potential to achieve great things, Abby checks off every box" said Coach Wagner. "She will help this team to continue to move upward in this highly competitive Frontier Conference."

Baer is a 5-foot-11 Setter and outside hitter from Colstrip, Montana. During Abby's time at Colstrip, she had a hitting percentage of .386, .96 serving average, 33 blocks, 323 digs and 620 assists.

"Abby has been well coached by Kami Egan at Colstrip High School" he continues. "She is a talented hitter and setter who has a high volleyball IQ.  She is highly respected by her teammates, opponents and opposing coaches. She is familiar with a number of the players on this team as they have been teammates or competitors in the past."

Baer was First Team All-Conference and Second Team All-State her junior and senior year. As a Freshman, she was Second Team All-Conference and First Team All-Conference her sophomore year. Her team took First Place at Districts all four years, Third Place at Divisional her sophomore and senior year, and Fourth Place at State her sophomore and senior year.
 
"Academically, Abby matches up extremely well here at MSUN as she will be pursuing a Degree in Nursing. She is also number one in her class at Colstrip High School right now. I am certainly excited and confident that Abby will contribute early on in her career here at MSUN. She fits our expectations in the pursuit of elevated program success."

She will be studying Nursing, while playing volleyball. She will also be joining our golf team. Abby is the daughter Tomas and Georgi Baer.

When asked why she chose Northern she replied "I chose MSUN because of their amazing nursing program and because I get to play my favorite sport, volleyball."