
Shane Sparks
David Taylor, nicknamed the Magic Man, is an American freestyle wrestler who currently resides and trains in State College, Pennsylvania. Taylor was crowned the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Champion at 86 kg after defeating Iran's Yazdani in the finals. Other career accolades include 2018 World Champion in Budapest, 2021 World Silver medalist in Oslo, three-time Pan-American Champion, Ivan Yarygin Champion, two-time NCAA champion at Penn State, two-time Dan Hodge award winner, and four-time Ohio State Champion. At Penn State, Taylor won four Big 10 titles from 2011-14, with his first at 157 and the other three at 165. He reached the finals of NCAA's four times as well, but only won in his sophomore and senior seasons.
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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03/08 | L | FOR 0-0 | R. Kelley | La Familia | 2025 Greater Southwest Nationals Indiv | Cons. Round 2 | 160 | |
03/08 | L | FOR 0-0 | M. Romero | New Mexico Outlawz | 2025 Greater Southwest Nationals Indiv | Quarterfinal | 160 | |
03/01 | L | NC 0-0 | L. Anchondo | Capital City Jr Wrestling | 2025 NMJW STATE TOURNAMENT | Cons. Semi | 172 | |
03/01 | L | NC 0-0 | O. Windom | Wolfpack Wrestling Academy | 2025 NMJW STATE TOURNAMENT | Quarterfinal | 172 | |
02/01 | W | F 6-0 3:35 | M. McCoy | La Cueva | APS Metro Wrestling Tournament JV Boys | 1st Place Match | 160 | |
02/01 | W | F 3-0 1:14 | M. Kamplain | Moriarty | APS Metro Wrestling Tournament JV Boys | Semifinal | 160 | |
01/31 | W | F 10-3 6:00 | N. Hawkins | Cibola | APS Metro Wrestling Tournament JV Boys | Quarterfinal | 160 | |
01/25 | L | DEC 5-2 | S. Harrison | Hobbs | 3rd Annual Sartan Scuffle Invite - Boys | Cons. Round 6 | 152 | |
01/25 | W | MD 9-1 | A. Chavez | Goddard | 3rd Annual Sartan Scuffle Invite - Boys | Cons. Round 5 | 152 | |
01/25 | W | F 1-0 2:19 | C. Montoya | Los Lunas | 3rd Annual Sartan Scuffle Invite - Boys | Cons. Round 4 | 152 | |
01/24 | L | F 13-2 3:56 | M. Rasheed | La Cueva | 3rd Annual Sartan Scuffle Invite - Boys | Champ. Round 3 | 152 | |
01/24 | W | F 3-0 1:29 | G. Salemi | Miyamura | 3rd Annual Sartan Scuffle Invite - Boys | Champ. Round 2 | 152 | |
01/11 | W | F 0-0 2:27 | A. Gutierrez | St. Pius X | Charger Duals | Round 4 | 152 | |
01/11 | W | DEC 11-9 | D. Martin | Atrisco Heritage | Charger Duals | Round 1 | 160 | |
01/11 | W | F 0-0 | M. McCoy | La Cueva | Charger Duals | Round 5 | 160 | |
01/04 | L | F 5-0 2:46 | J. Spatola | Desert Ridge High School | 2025 Conflict at Cleveland | Cons. Round 2 | 160 | |
01/03 | W | MD 14-3 | M. Gamez | Roswell | 2025 Conflict at Cleveland | Cons. Round 1 | 160 | |
01/03 | L | F 3-0 1:07 | T. Turchick | Mountain View (Mesa) High School | 2025 Conflict at Cleveland | Champ. Round 1 | 160 | |
12/21 | L | TF 15-0 3:19 | G. Williams | Choctaw | 2024 Dollamur Reno Tournament of Champions | Consi of 32 #2 | 157 lbs | |
12/20 | W | DEC 3-0 | A. Weipert | Green River | 2024 Dollamur Reno Tournament of Champions | Consi of 32 #1 | 157 lbs | |
12/20 | L | F 4-3 2:40 | D. Peterson | Herriman | 2024 Dollamur Reno Tournament of Champions | Round of 64 | 157 lbs | |
12/06 | L | F 10-0 3:53 | E. Powell | Carlsbad | Southwest Shootout Duals | Round 6 | 160 | |
12/06 | W | F 10-3 1:36 | J. Baldwin | Clovis | Southwest Shootout Duals | Round 4 | 160 | |
12/06 | W | MD 15-5 | I. Cordova | El Paso Socorro | Southwest Shootout Duals | Round 1 | 160 | |
12/06 | L | MD 12-0 | A. Ayala | Rio Rancho JV | Southwest Shootout Duals | Round 5 | 160 | |
12/06 | L | F 3-0 0:51 | J. Gomez | Eldorado | Southwest Shootout Duals | Round 7 | 172 | |
12/06 | W | F 1-3 2:45 | A. Arciniaga | El Paso Eastwood | Southwest Shootout Duals | Round 3 | 160 | |
12/06 | L | F 2-0 5:24 | P. Odle | Brush | Southwest Shootout Duals | Round 1 | 160 | |
12/02 | W | TF 16-1 0:01 | E. Bauer | Albuquerque | 3rd Annual Conquer the Glyph`s | Round 1 | 160 | |
12/02 | W | F 0-0 | M. Manquero | Del Norte | 3rd Annual Conquer the Glyph`s | Round 1 | 160 | |
12/01 | W | F 6-0 | T. Maldonado | St. Pius X | 3rd Annual Conquer the Glyph`s | Round 1 | 160 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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05/18 | W | TF 10-0 0:52 | M. Vargas | --- | NMUSAW FS & GR State Championships | Round 3 | 149 | |
05/18 | W | F 4-2 1:58 | T. Woods | NM Beast Wrestling Club | NMUSAW FS & GR State Championships | Round 2 | 149 | |
05/18 | L | F 8-2 3:21 | B. Woods | NM Beast Wrestling Club | NMUSAW FS & GR State Championships | Round 1 | 149 | |
03/09 | L | DEC 4-2 | A. Morales | Bandlands WC | 2024 Greater Southwest Nationals Indiv | Cons. Round 3 | 145 | |
03/09 | W | F 2-1 3:21 | D. Shendo | Lincoln County Young Guns | 2024 Greater Southwest Nationals Indiv | Cons. Round 2 | 145 | |
03/09 | L | F 10-0 2:39 | J. Pacheco | X-CLUSIVE Wrestling | 2024 Greater Southwest Nationals Indiv | Quarterfinal | 145 | |
03/09 | W | DQ 10-3 | E. Grevas | Aftermath Eagles JW | 2024 Greater Southwest Nationals Indiv | Champ. Round 1 | 145 | |
02/10 | W | DEC 2-0 | J. Schmidt | Cleveland | Rio Rancho Boys Frosh-Soph | 1st Place Match | 140-144 | |
02/10 | W | MD 9-1 | R. Means | Santa Fe | Rio Rancho Boys Frosh-Soph | Semifinal | 140-144 | |
02/10 | W | F 12-1 1:54 | J. Simental | Moriarty | Rio Rancho Boys Frosh-Soph | Quarterfinal | 140-144 | |
01/30 | W | F 0-0 | C. Peterson | Sandia | Volcano Vista @ Sandia | Round 1 | 139 | |
01/27 | L | DEC 7-3 | G. Chavarria-Lopez | Manzano | APS Wrestling Invitational | Cons. Semi | 139 | |
01/27 | L | F 2-0 0:44 | A. Martinez | Atrisco Heritage Academy | APS Wrestling Invitational | Semifinal | 139 | |
01/27 | W | F 14-1 5:05 | S. Joyner | West Mesa | APS Wrestling Invitational | Quarterfinal | 139 | |
01/25 | L | F 0-0 3:27 | A. Martinez | Atrisco Heritage Academy | Volcano Vista @ Atrisco Heritage Academy | Round 1 | 139 | |
01/20 | L | F 2-0 2:46 | A. Urban | Ruidoso | Sartan Scuffle Boys Invite | Cons. Round 3 | 139 | |
01/20 | W | F 2-0 2:12 | A. Oshel | Los Alamos | Sartan Scuffle Boys Invite | Cons. Round 2 | 139 | |
01/20 | L | MD 12-4 | L. Morgan | Cleveland | Sartan Scuffle Boys Invite | Quarterfinal | 139 | |
01/19 | W | F 5-0 3:50 | C. Garcia | Grants | Sartan Scuffle Boys Invite | Champ. Round 1 | 139 | |
01/17 | W | MD 13-2 | E. Hawthorne | Rio Rancho | Volcano Vista @ Rio Rancho | Round 1 | 139 | |
01/12 | L | F 4-0 1:28 | J. Mizushima | Fruita Monument V | Rockwell Rumble Boys Varsity & JV | Cons. Round 2 | 132 V | |
01/12 | L | F 2-0 3:29 | S. Partridge | Panguitch V | Rockwell Rumble Boys Varsity & JV | Champ. Round 1 | 132 V | |
01/05 | L | MD 14-6 | F. Calderon | Carlsbad | 2024 Conflict at Cleveland | Cons. Round 3 | 139 | |
01/05 | W | F 7-2 1:52 | A. Gonzales | Rio Rancho | 2024 Conflict at Cleveland | Cons. Round 2 | 139 | |
01/05 | W | MD 12-2 | a. deporto | Hobbs | 2024 Conflict at Cleveland | Cons. Round 1 | 139 | |
01/05 | L | DEC 8-6 SV | J. Owens | Carlsbad | 2024 Conflict at Cleveland | Champ. Round 1 | 139 | |
12/15 | W | F 6-1 4:33 | E. Martin | West Mesa | APS Metro JV Tournament | 1st Place Match | 139 | |
12/15 | W | F 2-0 1:18 | L. Sparks | La Cueva | APS Metro JV Tournament | Semifinal | 139 | |
12/15 | W | F 6-2 0:49 | S. Bowman | Moriarty | APS Metro JV Tournament | Quarterfinal | 139 | |
12/09 | L | M FOR 0-0 | R. Malakai | Ruidoso | 2023 56th Las Cruces Invitational | Cons. Round 1 | 139 | |
12/08 | L | DEC 6-3 | J. Owens | Carlsbad | 2023 56th Las Cruces Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 139 | |
12/05 | W | DEC 11-5 | C. Peterson | Sandia | Hornets JV Boys Scramble | Round 2 | 139C | |
11/28 | W | F 0-0 | C. Peterson | Sandia | Conquer The Petroglyphs Kickoff Duals | Round 1 | 139 | |
11/28 | L | DEC 7-3 | J. Garza | Manzano | Conquer The Petroglyphs Kickoff Duals | Round 1 | 139 | |
11/28 | L | F 0-0 | V. Popadiuc | St Pius X | Conquer The Petroglyphs Kickoff Duals | Round 1 | 139 | |
11/26 | W | DEC 7-4 | E. Lovato | Valley | Conquer The Petroglyphs Kickoff Duals | Round 1 | 139 | |
11/25 | W | DEC 7-2 | S. Joyner | West Mesa | Conquer The Petroglyphs Kickoff Duals | Round 1 | 139 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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05/20 | W | DEC 12-12 | J. Salazar | 505 Wrestling Club | NMUSA FS & GR State Championships | Round 3 | 125-149 | |
05/20 | L | F 4-0 | G. Cook | Badlands Wrestling Club | NMUSA FS & GR State Championships | Round 2 | 149-165 | |
05/20 | L | F 8-3 | G. Cook | Badlands Wrestling Club | NMUSA FS & GR State Championships | Round 1 | 149-165 | |
05/06 | W | F 13-0 1:47 | G. Lugenbeel | Cornerstone | Four Corners Open | Round 2 | 149 | |
05/06 | W | TF 16-0 2:02 | G. Lugenbeel | Cornerstone | Four Corners Open | Round 1 | 149 | |
04/30 | L | MD 10-2 | J. Neri | rio rancho | SVWC Spring Kickoff Brawl | Round 5 | 121/130 | |
04/30 | W | F 3-2 1:19 | D. Cordova | South Valley W.C. | SVWC Spring Kickoff Brawl | Round 3 | 121/130 | |
04/30 | L | F 5-0 3:40 | J. Salazar | 505 wrestling Club | SVWC Spring Kickoff Brawl | Round 2 | 121/130 | |
04/30 | W | F 4-0 3:29 | A. Foster | Valley Vikings JR Wrestling | SVWC Spring Kickoff Brawl | Round 1 | 121/130 | |
01/29 | W | F 0-0 0:49 | C. Craig | SWAT | 2nd ANNUAL SWAT DC CLASSIC | 3rd Place Match | 127/133 | |
01/29 | L | F 7-0 3:44 | M. Abeyta | Hammer House Mafia | 2nd ANNUAL SWAT DC CLASSIC | Championship Bracket | 127/133 | |
01/29 | W | F 8-1 1:11 | L. Anchondo | Capital City Jr Wrestling | 2nd ANNUAL SWAT DC CLASSIC | Round 3 | 127/133 | |
01/29 | L | DEC 9-7 | C. Craig | SWAT | 2nd ANNUAL SWAT DC CLASSIC | Round 2 | 127/133 | |
01/29 | W | F 15-2 2:00 | Z. Fresquez | 505 WC | 2nd ANNUAL SWAT DC CLASSIC | Round 1 | 127/133 | |
12/18 | L | F 7-0 1:29 | D. Black | Stout Wrestling Academy | Crash and Clash RIWC | 1st Place Match | 127 | |
12/18 | W | F 13-4 2:58 | L. Anchondo | Capital City Jr Wrestling | Crash and Clash RIWC | Semifinal | 127 | |
12/18 | W | F 7-0 1:28 | D. Guevara | Roswell Invasion Wrestling | Crash and Clash RIWC | Quarterfinal | 127 | |
12/11 | W | TF 16-1 3:41 | E. Powell | Badlands Wrestling Club | 1st Annual Cornerstone Classic | Round 3 | 121/127 | |
12/11 | W | F 2-0 1:03 | B. Segotta | Stout Wrestling Academy | 1st Annual Cornerstone Classic | Round 2 | 121/127 | |
12/11 | W | F 5-2 2:12 | C. Mitchell | Stout Wrestling Academy | 1st Annual Cornerstone Classic | Round 1 | 121/127 | |
11/27 | W | F 2-2 1:01 | D. Deer | Los Lunas Tiger Jr. Wrestling | 4th Annual St. Jude Fire Classic | Round 3 | 130 | |
11/27 | W | F 8-2 2:12 | A. Crow | Thunder RTC | 4th Annual St. Jude Fire Classic | Round 2 | 130 | |
11/27 | W | F 3-2 0:58 | R. Paderes | Bulldog Jr. Wrestling | 4th Annual St. Jude Fire Classic | Round 1 | 130 | |
11/18 | L | DEC 4-2 | A. Harlow | Nebraska Boyz | 2022 WOW Kickoff Classic | Consi of 8 #1 | 120 lbs | |
11/18 | L | F 2-0 0:37 | K. Hanlon | GOLDRUSH academy | 2022 WOW Kickoff Classic | Round of 16 | 120 lbs |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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07/15 | W | F 6-0 2:07 | L. Griego | LA FAMILIA | WRESTLING UNDER THE LIGHTS DUALS K-8TH BOYS | Round 3 | 120 | |
07/15 | W | F 2-0 1:12 | L. Greigo | La Familia Girls | WRESTLING UNDER THE LIGHTS DUALS K-8TH BOYS | Round 1 | 120 | |
07/15 | L | F 2-0 0:43 | E. Baumgardner | San Luis Valley Wrestling Club HS | WRESTLING UNDER THE LIGHTS DUALS K-8TH BOYS | Round 2 | 120 | |
05/28 | W | F 2-0 0:23 | M. Burleson | Socorro Warrior Wr Ac | RMN Events - Hero's Conquest | RR Rnd 3 | 114 lbs | |
05/28 | W | F 7-0 2:39 | T. DeGroat | Battle Boys | RMN Events - Hero's Conquest | RR Rnd 2 | 114 lbs | |
05/28 | W | F 2-0 1:29 | C. Benavidez | La Gente WC | RMN Events - Hero's Conquest | RR Rnd 1 | 114 lbs | |
05/13 | L | TF 16-1 3:19 | T. Stearns | Colorado Xtreme | The Supreme Gladiator 12U Duals | Round 1 | 106 | |
05/13 | L | MD 9-0 | J. Alba | TOTAL KAOS | The Supreme Gladiator 12U Duals | 1st Place Match | 106 | |
05/13 | L | F 2-0 1:18 | T. Spicer | Ohio Misfits | The Supreme Gladiator 12U Duals | Round 5 | 106 | |
05/13 | L | F 4-2 1:52 | M. KILLGORE | WEST COAST RIDERS | The Supreme Gladiator 12U Duals | Round 2 | 106 | |
05/13 | L | DEC 9-3 | F. Jr | The Supreme Team | The Supreme Gladiator 12U Duals | Round 3 | 106 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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11/17 | L | F 4-0 0:35 | M. Ledezma | --- | Lockjaw Let The Dogs Out Season Opener | 2nd Wrestleback (8 Man) | 100 lbs | |
11/17 | W | F 2-2 1:10 | A. Mitchell | --- | Lockjaw Let The Dogs Out Season Opener | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 100 lbs | |
11/17 | L | F 2-0 0:30 | I. Casaus | Atrisco Jaguar Jr Wrestling | Lockjaw Let The Dogs Out Season Opener | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 100 lbs |