Bailee O'Reilly

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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

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