University of Minnesota Athletics
2022-23 Wrestling Roster
O'Reilly, Bailee

Bailee O'Reilly
- Class:
- Sixth Year
- Hometown:
- Goodhue, Minn.
- High School:
- Goodhue HS
- Position:
- 174 lbs.
Bio
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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
Gopher Wrestling Tries Gymnastics
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