University of Minnesota Athletics

2022-23 Wrestling Roster

Bailee O'Reilly
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Bailee O'Reilly
Bailee O'Reilly
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O'Reilly Bailee
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O'Reilly Bailee
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Bailee O'Reilly
O'Reilly Bailee
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Bailee O'Reilly

  • Class:
    Sixth Year
  • Hometown:
    Goodhue, Minn.
  • High School:
    Goodhue HS
  • Position:
    174 lbs.
2022-23 • GRADUATE STUDENT
  • Closed out Gopher career with a 20-7 record in his final season.
  • Went 2-2 at NCAA Championships, falling in the bloodround at 174 pounds
  • Went 3-2 at Big Ten Championships to earn career-best 4th-place finish at 174 pounds
  • Claimed seven wins over ranked opponents on the season
  • Went 11-2 in dual meet competition on the year, with a 7-1 mark over Big Ten opponents. 
  • Defeated Josh Otto by 14-4 major decision in Minnesota's Border Battle win over Wisconsin (2/11)
  • Beat Iowa's Aiden Riggins by 4-0 decision to earn 75th win of his career in final start in Maturi Pavilion (2/3)
  • Upset #10 Edmond Ruth (Illinois) by 6-4 decision to halt the Illini grappler's 20-match win streak (1/28)
  • Beat Purdue's Cooper Noehre, 8-3, to help Gophers defeat the Boilermakers (1/22)
  • Earned a comeback victory over #18 Donnell Washington in Minnesota's win against Indiana (1/20)
  • Defeated Ceasar Garza by 10-6 decision to help propel Minnesota to a dual win over Michigan State (1/15)
  • Kicked off Big Ten competition with 17-5 major decision over Northwestern's Ankhaa Enkhmandakh (1/7)
  • Went 4-1 at the Southern Scuffle, with only loss coming in the semifinals to #11 Peyton Mocco (Missouri)
  • Went 3-0 on December road trip against North Dakota State, Lindenwood, and Cal Poly (12/11)
  • Made season debut by upsetting #13 Cade DeVos by 6-5 decision at South Dakota State (11/28)
  • Academic All-B1G Selection
2021-22 • REDSHIRT SENIOR
  • Went 11-8 in his second year as a starter at 174 pounds
  • NCAA qualifier at 174 pounds after earning an at-large selection
  • Went 1-1 at the Big Ten Championships after withdrawing via injury default
  • Defeated Andrew McNally (Wisconsin) by 14-1 major decision at Big Ten tournament
  • Earned five ranked victories on the season
  • Went 4-4 in dual competition on the year, all against Big Ten opponents
  • Swept the weekend road trip in early February, defeating both DJ Shannon (Illinois) and #22 Gerrit Nijenhuis (Purdue)
  • Upset #17 Andrew McNally (Wisconsin) via 11-2 major decision at Jan. 16 home dual
  • Earned first dual win of the season on Jan. 9 against #28 Troy Fisher (Northwestern)
  • Made season debut in the starting lineup versus #2 Michael Kemerer (Iowa) inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Jan. 9
  • Placed third at the Southern Scuffle with a 6-1 record on the weekend, with one technical fall and one major decision
2020-21 • REDSHIRT JUNIOR
  • Went 5-1 in dual meet "extra" matches on the season
  • Bumped up to 174 pounds for the final three matches of the year, going 3-0 at his new weight
  • Started the year 2-1 at 165 pounds, with only loss to Caleb Fish (Michigan State)
  • Academic All-Big Ten selection
2019-20 • REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE
  • Went 22-11 in his first year as a starter at 165 pounds
  • Became an NCAA qualifier for the first time after earning an at-large selection
  • Was seeded No. 28 for the NCAA tournament prior to it's cancellation
  • Went 2-2 in the Big Ten Championships
  • Went 11-5 in dual competition, with a 4-4 record against Big Ten opponents
  • Swept the weekend at the South Beach Duals with a 4-0 record
  • Placed 8th at the Cliff Keen Invitational with a 3-3 record on the weekend
  • Won the Daktronics Open at 165 pounds
  • Made collegiate dual debut and earned first dual victory against Jacob Thalin (CSU-Bakersfield)
2018-19 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN
  • Went 23-8 during his freshman season at 174 pounds
  • Won both the Worthington Open and North Country Open
  • Second Place at Edinboro Open
  • Academic All-Big Ten selection
  • Letterwinner
2017-18 • FRESHMAN (REDSHIRT)
  • Tallied a 16-7 record as a redshirt this season
  • Had a 10-match winning streak, which was the longest by any freshman this season
  • Placed 5th at the National Collegiate Open with a 4-2 record
  • Won the Don Parker Open and the Cobber Open
  • Earned fifth place at the Worthington Open, going 5-1 on the day
HIGH SCHOOL
  • 2x MSHSL State Champion for Goodhue High School under Josh Grant, Ross Matthees, and Micah Hvnecke
  • Became the first multiple-time state champion for Goodhue high school, collecting a 151-24 record in high school
  • Three-time All-American in Folkstyle
  • Six-time All-Academic in Wrestling
  • Three-time All-Conference in wrestling
  • 2017 Class A Wrestler of the Year
PERSONAL
  • Son of Jamie and Zach O'Reilly
  • Has six siblings 
  • Says he chose Minnesota because of strong wrestling history, great coaching staff and teammates.
     
YEAR OVERALL W-L DUAL W-L BIG TEN W-L PINS TFs MDs B1G FINISH NCAA FINISH
2017-18 16-7 0-0 0-0 4 0 2 --- ---
2018-19 23-8 0-0 0-0 5 2 3 --- ---
2019-20* 22-11 11-5 4-4 3 1 6 DNP DNP
2020-21 5-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 1 --- ---
2021-22* 11-8 4-4 4-4 0 1 4 DNP DNP
2022-23* 20-7 11-2 7-1 0 1 5 4th DNP
CAREER 81-34 26-11 15-9 8 7 19 --- 3x NCAA NQ

Italics - Redshirt Season (not counted in career totals)
* - indicates year as a starter

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Thursday, May 29
Steveson Advances to NCAA Title Match
Friday, March 21
Gable Steveson: NCAA Quarterfinals
Friday, March 21
Gable Steveson: NCAA Pin
Thursday, March 20