Braxton Brown
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/26 | W | MD 17-6 | N. Nikolas | Stanford | Stanford @ Oregon State | Round 1 | 197 | |
| 02/19 | L | DEC 7-5 | B. Truax | Cal Poly | Oregon State @ Cal Poly | Round 1 | 197 | |
| 02/06 | W | MD 14-4 | J. Fagen | Arizona State | Arizona State @ Oregon State | Round 1 | 197 | |
| 01/15 | W | F 4-8 4:24 | T. Lukens | Little Rock | Oregon State @ Little Rock | Round 1 | 197 | |
| 01/14 | W | DEC 3-1 | L. Stout | Princeton | Princeton vs. Oregon State | Round 1 | 197 | |
| 01/08 | W | DEC 14-9 | L. Surber | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State @ Oregon State | Round 1 | 197 | |
| 12/20 | W | F 4-1 2:52 | C. Wood | Central Michigan | Collegiate Wrestling dual | Champ. Round 1 | 197 | |
| 12/19 | L | DEC 3-2 | Y. Bastida | Iowa State | Collegiate Wrestling dual | Champ. Round 1 | 197 | |
| 12/19 | L | DEC 9-5 | J. Cardenas | Cornell | Collegiate Wrestling dual | Champ. Round 1 | 197 | |
| 12/11 | L | DEC 6-3 | M. Dean | Penn State | Oregon State @ Penn State | Round 1 | 197 | |
| 11/13 | W | F 12-1 1:58 | D. Walker | Linfield University | Oregon Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 197 | |
| 11/06 | L | DEC 9-5 | M. Beard | Lehigh | Oregon State @ Lehigh | Round 1 | 197 | |
| 10/28 | W | MD 17-6 | R. Reyes | --- | Oregon State @ Oregon State | Round 1 | 197 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/07 | W | DEC 9-3 SV | N. Stewart | Army | 2020 EIWA Championships | 3rd Place | 184 lbs | |
| 03/07 | W | DEC 13-6 | T. Stefanik | Princeton | 2020 EIWA Championships | Consi-Semis | 184 lbs | |
| 03/07 | L | DEC 3-2 | L. DePrez | Binghamton | 2020 EIWA Championships | Semi-Finals | 184 lbs | |
| 03/07 | W | MD 15-4 | J. Loew | Cornell | 2020 EIWA Championships | Quarter-Finals | 184 lbs | |
| 03/06 | W | DEC 9-2 | A. Buckley | Navy | 2020 EIWA Championships | Round of 16 | 184 lbs | |
| 02/23 | L | DEC 8-5 | A. Brooks | Penn State | American @ Penn State | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 02/21 | W | TF 20-5 5:40 | P. Pierce | George Mason | American @ George Mason | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 02/09 | W | MD 14-6 | F. Guida | --- | Bucknell @ American | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 02/02 | L | DEC 8-6 | L. Deprez | --- | Binghamton @ American | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 02/01 | W | F 2-0 0:49 | A. Buckley | --- | Navy @ American | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 01/23 | W | MD 19-6 | J. Franzese | --- | American @ Columbia | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 01/21 | L | DEC 10-9 | C. Weiler | Lehigh University | American @ Lehigh University | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 01/18 | L | DEC 10-9 | C. Weiler | Lehigh | American @ Lehigh | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 01/12 | W | MD 13-4 | O. Brooks | --- | Drexel @ American | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 01/11 | W | DEC 4-1 | B. Kui | Brown | Brown @ American | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 12/30 | L | M FOR | J. Jessen | Northwestern | 2019 Ken Kraft Midlands Championships | Consi of 8 #2 | 184 lbs | |
| 12/30 | L | DEC 8-6 SV | A. Assad | Iowa | 2019 Ken Kraft Midlands Championships | Quarter-Finals | 184 lbs | |
| 12/29 | W | MD 18-6 | H. Cruz | Fresno State | 2019 Ken Kraft Midlands Championships | Round of 16 | 184 lbs | |
| 12/29 | W | DEC 11-6 | K. Inlander | Bucknell | 2019 Ken Kraft Midlands Championships | Round of 32 | 184 lbs | |
| 12/29 | W | F 4-0 1:55 | J. Franzese | Columbia | 2019 Ken Kraft Midlands Championships | Round of 64 | 184 lbs | |
| 12/29 | W | DEC 11-6 | K. Inlander | --- | Midlands | Champ. Round 1 | 184 | |
| 12/29 | W | MD 18-6 | H. Cruz | Fresno State | Midlands | Champ. Round 1 | 184 | |
| 12/29 | W | F 4-0 1:55 | J. Franzese | --- | Midlands | Champ. Round 1 | 184 | |
| 12/29 | L | FOR 0-0 | J. Jessen | Northwestern | Midlands | Champ. Round 1 | 184 | |
| 12/29 | L | DEC 8-6 SV | A. Assad | --- | Midlands | Champ. Round 1 | 184 | |
| 11/23 | L | DEC 6-5 | H. Bolen | Virginia Tech | 2019 Navy Classic | Finals | 184 lbs | |
| 11/23 | W | DEC 8-5 | C. Caffey | --- | 2019 Navy Classic | Semi-Finals | 184 lbs | |
| 11/23 | W | MD 18-5 | A. Agee | --- | 2019 Navy Classic | Quarter-Finals | 184 lbs | |
| 11/23 | W | F 2-0 1:59 | D. Heath | Brown University | 2019 Navy Classic | Round of 16 | 184 lbs | |
| 11/23 | W | MD 12-1 | C. Hopkins | Campbell | 2019 Navy Classic | Round of 32 | 184 lbs | |
| 11/03 | W | DEC 15-8 | A. Agee | Old Dominion | 2019 Battle At The Citadel | Finals | 184 lbs | |
| 11/03 | W | MD 14-2 | N. Bushman | Old Dominion | 2019 Battle At The Citadel | Semi-Finals | 184 lbs | |
| 11/03 | W | F 8-1 1:32 | D. Benoit | The Citadel | 2019 Battle At The Citadel | Quarter-Finals | 184 lbs |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/22 | L | DEC 6-3 | M. Lyon | Purdue | 2019 NCAA Division 1 Championships | Consi of 16 #1 | 184 lbs | |
| 03/21 | L | DEC 7-4 | T. Venz | Nebraska | 2019 NCAA Division 1 Championships | Round of 32 | 184 lbs | |
| 03/09 | L | DEC 6-1 | L. Deprez | --- | 2019 EIWA Championships | 3rd Place | 184 lbs | |
| 03/09 | W | DEC 6-5 | C. Lafragola | --- | 2019 EIWA Championships | Consi-Semis | 184 lbs | |
| 03/09 | W | F 9-2 6:39 | B. Bonino | Columbia | 2019 EIWA Championships | Consi of 4 | 184 lbs | |
| 03/09 | W | DEC 5-0 | A. Walters | Drexel | 2019 EIWA Championships | Consi of 8 #2 | 184 lbs | |
| 03/09 | L | MD 16-5 | R. Preisch | Lehigh | 2019 EIWA Championships | Quarter-Finals | 184 lbs | |
| 03/08 | W | F 4-1 2:26 | T. Rogers | --- | 2019 EIWA Championships | Round of 16 | 184 lbs | |
| 02/23 | W | F 7-2 3:24 | A. Agee | --- | Old Dominion @ American | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 02/16 | W | TF 23-7 6:38 | P. Pierce | George Mason | George Mason @ American | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 02/15 | W | DEC 4-0 | A. Cable | Navy | American @ Navy | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 02/09 | W | TF 20-5 6:59 | K. Inlander | Bucknell | Bucknell vs. American | RR Rnd 1 | 184 lbs | |
| 02/09 | W | TF 20-5 6:59 | J. Ferreira | Bucknell | American @ Bucknell | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 02/03 | W | DEC 8-3 | A. Walters | Drexel | American @ Drexel | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 01/20 | L | DEC 9-7 | C. Weiler | Lehigh | Lehigh @ American | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 01/13 | W | DEC 8-2 | T. Rogers | --- | Hofstra @ American | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 01/13 | W | F 6-0 1:54 | B. Bonino | Columbia | Columbia @ American | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 12/21 | W | DEC 6-5 | A. Agee | Old Dominion | 2018 Reno Tournament of Champions | 5th Place | 184 lbs | |
| 12/20 | W | DEC 8-1 | T. Hall | Embry-Riddle | 2018 Reno Tournament of Champions | Consi of 4 | 184 lbs | |
| 12/20 | W | F 3:05 | A. Solis | Unattached | 2018 Reno Tournament of Champions | Consi of 8 #2 | 184 lbs | |
| 12/20 | L | DEC 8-5 | T. Samulson | Unattached | 2018 Reno Tournament of Champions | Quarter-Finals | 184 lbs | |
| 12/20 | W | MD 12-3 | B. DeCamargo | Simpson | 2018 Reno Tournament of Champions | Round of 16 | 184 lbs | |
| 12/20 | W | F 0-0 3:05 | A. Solis | --- | Reno Tournament of Champions | Champ. Round 1 | 184 | |
| 12/20 | L | DEC 8-5 | T. Samuelson | Wyoming | Reno Tournament of Champions | Champ. Round 1 | 184 | |
| 12/20 | W | DEC 8-1 | T. Hall | --- | Reno Tournament of Champions | Champ. Round 1 | 184 | |
| 12/20 | W | MD 12-3 | B. DeCamargo | Simpson (Calif.) | Reno Tournament of Champions | Champ. Round 1 | 184 | |
| 12/20 | W | DEC 6-5 | A. Agee | --- | Reno Tournament of Champions | Champ. Round 1 | 184 | |
| 12/09 | L | DEC 6-4 | B. Janzer | Rutgers | 2018 George Mason Patriots Open | Finals | 184 lbs | |
| 12/09 | W | DEC 6-4 SV | V. Marcelli | University of Virginia | 2018 George Mason Patriots Open | Semi-Finals | 184 lbs | |
| 12/09 | W | F 0:41 | H. DeLong | West Virginia University | 2018 George Mason Patriots Open | Quarter-Finals | 184 lbs | |
| 12/09 | W | F 0-0 0:41 | H. DeLong | --- | Patriots Open | Champ. Round 1 | 184 | |
| 12/09 | L | DEC 6-4 | W. Janzer | Rutgers | Patriots Open | Champ. Round 1 | 184 | |
| 12/09 | W | DEC 6-4 SV | V. Marcelli | Virginia | Patriots Open | Champ. Round 1 | 184 | |
| 12/01 | L | MD 11-2 | W. Schany | Virginia | 2018 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational | C of 8 #1 | 184 lbs | |
| 12/01 | W | DEC 7-6 | M. Lyon | Purdue | 2018 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational | C of 16 #2 | 184 lbs | |
| 11/30 | W | F 3:48 | A. Burrell | North Idaho | 2018 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational | C of 16 #1 | 184 lbs | |
| 11/30 | W | DEC 9-5 | T. Wiederholt | Air Force | 2018 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational | C of 32 #2 | 184 lbs | |
| 11/30 | L | MD 20-7 | M. Martin | Ohio State | 2018 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational | Rd of 32 | 184 lbs | |
| 11/30 | W | DEC 8-2 | C. Wang | Harvard | 2018 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational | Rd of 64 | 184 lbs | |
| 11/17 | W | F 5:27 | A. McNally | Kent State | 2018 Navy Classic | 3rd Place | 184 lbs | |
| 11/17 | W | F 4:40 | H. Yeargan | Ohio University | 2018 Navy Classic | Consi-Semis | 184 lbs | |
| 11/17 | L | DEC 7-5 | C. Caffey | --- | 2018 Navy Classic | Semi-Finals | 184 lbs | |
| 11/17 | W | DEC 6-5 | B. Conley | --- | 2018 Navy Classic | Quarter-Finals | 184 lbs | |
| 11/17 | W | MD 16-3 | C. Doyle | Navy | 2018 Navy Classic | Round of 16 | 184 lbs | |
| 11/17 | W | DEC 7-6 | B. Coleman | Oregon State | 2018 Navy Classic | Round of 32 | 184 lbs |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/11 | W | F 3-2 1:43 | L. Perry | North Idaho College | NJCAA West Region Championships | Placement (4 Man) | 184 | |
| 02/11 | W | F 11-4 4:46 | M. Owens | --- | NJCAA West Region Championships | Semis (4 Man) | 184 | |
| 01/04 | W | DEC 9-5 | A. Kauffman | --- | NWCA Multi-Divisional National Duals | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Team) | 184 | |
| 01/04 | W | F 6-0 1:35 | N. Provenzano | Nassau | NWCA Multi-Divisional National Duals | Round 1 (16 Team) | 184 | |
| 01/04 | W | F 8-0 3:09 | D. Burnley | Lincoln | NWCA Multi-Divisional National Duals | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Team) | 184 | |
| 12/17 | W | F 0-0 2:27 | Z. Asselin | Simpson (Calif.) | Reno Tournament of Champions | Champ. Round 1 | 184 | |
| 12/17 | W | F 0-0 2:30 | W. Koelling | Missouri | Reno Tournament of Champions | Champ. Round 1 | 184 | |
| 12/17 | W | DEF 0-0 | W. Sumner | --- | Reno Tournament of Champions | Champ. Round 1 | 184 | |
| 12/17 | W | DEC 9-2 | B. Hughes | Oklahoma State | Reno Tournament of Champions | Champ. Round 1 | 184 | |
| 12/17 | L | DEC 6-5 | B. Coleman | --- | Reno Tournament of Champions | Champ. Round 1 | 184 | |
| 12/17 | W | TF 18-2 3:40 | J. Shorbe | UN-University of Arizona | Reno Tournament of Champions | Champ. Round 1 | 184 | |
| 12/04 | W | MD 24-11 | M. Owens | --- | Clackamas Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 184 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 0-0 2:45 | C. Bailey | --- | Clackamas Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 184 | |
| 11/19 | W | MD 15-4 | R. Keesler | --- | Spokane Open Collegiate Invite | Placing | 184 | |
| 11/19 | W | DEC 10-5 | T. Senn | Clackamas | Spokane Open Collegiate Invite | Semi | 184 | |
| 11/19 | W | DEC 9-4 | B. Coleman | --- | Spokane Open Collegiate Invite | Quarters | 184 | |
| 11/19 | W | F 8-1 2:41 | N. Goleniec | University of Alberta | Spokane Open Collegiate Invite | round 3 | 184 | |
| 11/19 | W | F 8-1 4:25 | K. Dorsey | Eastern Oregon University | Spokane Open Collegiate Invite | 32 man round 1 & 64 man round 2 | 184 | |
| 11/05 | W | F 10-5 5:40 | M. Hane | --- | Southern Oregon @ Southwestern Oregon Community College | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 11/03 | W | F 0-0 | L. Summers | --- | Umpqua Community College @ Southwestern Oregon Community College | Round 1 | 184 |