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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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/02 | L | DEC 4-1 | J. Urbina | Fort Hays State University | Bob Smith Open | 2nd Wrestleback (32 Man) | 174 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 3-0 2:38 | D. Brown | Colby Community College | Bob Smith Open | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 174 | |
| 12/02 | L | F 11-0 1:50 | J. Palacio | Air Force Prep | Bob Smith Open | Round 1 (32 Man) | 174 | |
| 11/18 | L | DEC 12-8 | J. Shaver | Otero Junior College | Younes Hospitality Open | 2nd Wrestleback (64 Man) | 174 | |
| 11/18 | L | DEC 7-4 | C. Olguin | Unattached | Younes Hospitality Open | Round 2 - Champ & WB (64 Man) | 174 | |
| 11/18 | W | F 14-6 4:05 | T. Taylor | Trinidad State | Younes Hospitality Open | Round 1 (64 Man) | 174 | |
| 11/11 | L | F 6-1 2:28 | M. Brown | Vanguard University | Grand View Open | Round 7 - Champ/Cons | 174 | |
| 11/11 | W | F 3-0 1:36 | C. Hood | Iowa Central Community College | Grand View Open | Round 6 - Cons | 174 | |
| 11/11 | W | F 3-0 1:21 | J. Merlo | St Ambrose | Grand View Open | Round 4 - Cons | 174 | |
| 11/11 | L | TF 23-8 6:15 | M. Salimi | Triton | Grand View Open | Round 2 - Champ/Cons | 174 | |
| 11/04 | L | DEC 13-11 | M. Rosario | Central Missouri | Falcon Invite 2023 - Men Amateur | Semis & 7th WB (64 Man) | 174 | |
| 11/04 | W | F 13-0 3:25 | C. Rutter | Northwestern | Falcon Invite 2023 - Men Amateur | 6th Wrestleback (64 Man) | 174 | |
| 11/04 | W | F 3-0 0:29 | D. Stephens | Cowley College | Falcon Invite 2023 - Men Amateur | Quarters & 5th WB (64 Man) | 174 | |
| 11/04 | W | F 3-0 2:28 | H. Ulrich | Texas Wesleyan | Falcon Invite 2023 - Men Amateur | 4th Wrestleback (64 Man) | 174 | |
| 11/04 | W | F 3-0 1:37 | N. Lopez | Texas Wesleyan | Falcon Invite 2023 - Men Amateur | Round 4 Champ & WB (64 Man) | 174 | |
| 11/04 | L | DEC 10-7 SV | M. Chambers | Cloud County Community College | Falcon Invite 2023 - Men Amateur | Round 2 - Champ & WB (64 Man) | 174 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/25 | L | DEC 4-1 | W. Wehler | PA | 2023 NHSCA High School Nationals | Consi of 32 #2 | 170 lbs | |
| 03/25 | W | MD 10-1 | J. Taylor | OH | 2023 NHSCA High School Nationals | Consi of 32 #1 | 170 lbs | |
| 03/25 | W | F 11-6 3:38 | Z. Smith | GA | 2023 NHSCA High School Nationals | Consi of 64 #2 | 170 lbs | |
| 03/24 | L | MD 11-2 | R. Boger | UT | 2023 NHSCA High School Nationals | Round of 64 | 170 lbs | |
| 03/15 | L | DEC 7-2 | I. Villalobos | Oklahoma | 2023 Oklahoma Border Brawl | RR Rnd 1 | 16-B-190 lbs | |
| 02/25 | W | F 11-0 4:29 | A. Chairez | Garden City | KSHSAA 6A/5A Championships | Championships | 6A-190 | |
| 02/24 | W | F 11-1 3:32 | T. Duckworth | Olathe Northwest | KSHSAA 6A/5A Championships | Semifinals | 6A-190 | |
| 02/24 | W | F 2-0 1:08 | R. Gary-Hernandez | Manhattan | KSHSAA 6A/5A Championships | Quarters (16 Man) | 6A-190 | |
| 02/24 | W | F 2-0 0:19 | C. Gallardo | JC Harmon | KSHSAA 6A/5A Championships | Round 1 (16 Man) | 6A-190 | |
| 02/08 | W | F 2-0 1:08 | A. Moreno | Dodge City | Liberal @ Dodge City | Round 1 | 190 | |
| 02/03 | W | F 13-2 4:29 | T. Kern | Great Bend | Great Bend @ Liberal | Round 1 | 190 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 2-0 1:33 | J. Mobley | Scottsbluff | 65th Rocky Welton Invitational | Placing 3rd/4th | 190 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 4-0 1:27 | A. Chairez | Garden City | 65th Rocky Welton Invitational | Round 8 - Cons Semis - Day 2 | 190 | |
| 01/27 | L | DEC 5-1 | D. Mucker | Valley Center | 65th Rocky Welton Invitational | Semi Finals - Day 1 | 190 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 2-0 0:41 | C. Rogers | Rose Hill | 65th Rocky Welton Invitational | Round 3 - Champ Qtrs - Day 1 | 190 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 2-0 1:45 | K. Barron | Olathe North | 65th Rocky Welton Invitational | Round 2 Front & Back Rd 1- Day 1 | 190 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 5-0 1:40 | L. Kovarik | Kearney | 65th Rocky Welton Invitational | Round 1 Champ - Day 1 | 190 | |
| 01/25 | W | F 6-2 1:00 | D. Soto | Lamar | Lamar @ Liberal | Round 1 | 190 | |
| 01/18 | W | F 4-0 1:29 | D. Holguin | Garden City | Liberal @ Garden City | Round 1 | 190 | |
| 01/15 | W | F 2-0 3:27 | J. Degolado | Ulysses | 38th Annual Scott City Wrestling Classic | FINALS | 190 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 2-0 1:11 | C. Nordyke | Holly | 38th Annual Scott City Wrestling Classic | Semis/3rd WB (16 Man) | 190 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 4-1 0:32 | A. Bogner | Cimarron | 38th Annual Scott City Wrestling Classic | Quarterfinals (8 Man)/Quarters & Cons RD1 (16 Man) | 190 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 4-0 1:17 | J. Aguilera | Holcomb | 38th Annual Scott City Wrestling Classic | Round 1 (16 Man) | 190 | |
| 01/08 | L | DEC 4-2 | D. Mucker | Valley Center | 5th Annual DC Tournament Invitational | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 190 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 5-0 1:10 | A. Sanchez | Dumas | 5th Annual DC Tournament Invitational | Round 4 (16 Man) | 190 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 2-0 0:45 | R. Gary-Hernandez | Manhattan | 5th Annual DC Tournament Invitational | Round 3 (16 Man) | 190 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 2-0 0:37 | J. Palmer | Junction City | 5th Annual DC Tournament Invitational | Round 2 (16 Man) | 190 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 2-0 0:23 | E. Schulte | Discovery Canyon | 5th Annual DC Tournament Invitational | Round 1 (16 Man) | 190 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/26 | L | DEC 7-4 | C. Hyatt | LA | 2022 NHSCA High School Nationals | Consi of 16 #2 | 182 lbs | |
| 03/25 | L | TF 17-1 4:03 | K. Menifee | VA | 2022 NHSCA High School Nationals | Round of 16 | 182 lbs | |
| 03/25 | W | DEC 11-6 | M. Christian | MT | 2022 NHSCA High School Nationals | Round of 32 | 182 lbs | |
| 03/25 | W | F 2-0 1:21 | L. Justice | TN | 2022 NHSCA High School Nationals | Round of 64 | 182 lbs | |
| 02/26 | L | DEC 9-3 | L. Barker | Dodge City | KSHSAA 6A/5A Championships | Championships | 6A - 170 | |
| 02/25 | W | DEC 7-0 | B. Dunlap | Garden City | KSHSAA 6A/5A Championships | Semifinals | 6A - 170 | |
| 02/25 | W | F 4-0 3:22 | M. Hopper | Derby | KSHSAA 6A/5A Championships | Quarters (16 Man) | 6A - 170 | |
| 02/25 | W | F 2-0 0:48 | W. Coats | Shawnee Mission Northwest | KSHSAA 6A/5A Championships | Round 1 (16 Man) | 6A - 170 | |
| 02/19 | L | MD 18-10 | L. Barker | Dodge City | KSHSAA 6A West Regional | 1st Place Matches (16 man) | 170 | |
| 02/19 | W | F 2-0 1:33 | M. Hopper | Derby | KSHSAA 6A West Regional | Semis (16 Man) | 170 | |
| 02/18 | W | F 2-0 1:30 | A. Leos | --- | KSHSAA 6A West Regional | Quarters (16 Man) | 170 | |
| 02/18 | W | F 5-0 1:46 | A. Landrum | Wichita-South | KSHSAA 6A West Regional | Round 1 (16 Man) | 170 | |
| 02/05 | W | F 2-0 1:48 | K. Huneycutt | --- | Goddard Varsity Invitational Duals | --- | 170 | |
| 02/05 | L | MD 14-3 | C. Padgett | Maize | Goddard Varsity Invitational Duals | --- | 170 | |
| 02/05 | L | DEC 7-2 | M. Levin | --- | Goddard Varsity Invitational Duals | --- | 170 | |
| 01/30 | W | F 2-1 2:39 | F. Trevino | Scottsbluff | 64th Rocky Welton Invitational | Placing 3rd/4th | 170 | |
| 01/29 | W | F 4-0 2:10 | C. Bowyer | --- | 64th Rocky Welton Invitational | Round 8 - Cons Semis - Day 2 | 170 | |
| 01/29 | W | DEC 7-1 | J. Catindig | --- | 64th Rocky Welton Invitational | Round 7 - Cons 5th Rd & Silver Rd 1 - Day 2 | 170 | |
| 01/28 | W | MD 10-1 | A. Frances | Scott City | 64th Rocky Welton Invitational | Round 6 - Cons 4th Rd - Day 1 or Day 2 | 170 | |
| 01/28 | L | DEC 5-3 | F. Trevino | Scottsbluff | 64th Rocky Welton Invitational | Round 3 - Champ Qtrs - Day 1 | 170 | |
| 01/28 | W | DEC 7-1 | C. Engelbrecht | Andale | 64th Rocky Welton Invitational | Round 2 Front & Back Rd 1- Day 1 | 170 | |
| 01/23 | W | F 2-0 0:44 | J. Popp | --- | Buffalo Invitational | Placement Rd | 170 | |
| 01/22 | W | F 4-0 0:38 | G. Statz | Sedgwick County/Fleming | Buffalo Invitational | Round 3 | 170 | |
| 01/22 | W | F 2-0 0:28 | T. West | Leoti-Wichita Co | Buffalo Invitational | Round 2 | 170 | |
| 01/15 | W | F 2-0 0:39 | M. Spresser | --- | 37th Annual Scott City Wrestling Classic | FINALS | 170 | |
| 01/15 | W | F 4-2 1:11 | J. Hernandez | Hugoton | 37th Annual Scott City Wrestling Classic | Semis/3rd WB (16 Man) | 170 | |
| 01/15 | W | F 2-0 0:13 | A. Curto | Lakin | 37th Annual Scott City Wrestling Classic | Quarterfinals (8 Man)/Quarters & Cons RD1 (16 Man) | 170 | |
| 01/15 | W | F 2-0 0:52 | C. Unruh | Cimarron | 37th Annual Scott City Wrestling Classic | Round 1 (16 Man) | 170 | |
| 01/08 | L | DEC 5-3 | M. Smith | --- | 2022 Louisburg Wildcat Invitational | Championship Finals | 170 | |
| 01/08 | W | F 2-0 1:30 | A. Moore | Louisburg | 2022 Louisburg Wildcat Invitational | Round 5 w/ Semi-Finals | 170 | |
| 01/08 | W | F 2-0 1:38 | C. Taylor | --- | 2022 Louisburg Wildcat Invitational | Round 4 | 170 | |
| 01/08 | W | F 2-0 0:13 | C. Fowles | Blue Valley West | 2022 Louisburg Wildcat Invitational | Round 3 | 170 | |
| 01/08 | W | F 12-0 5:55 | E. Fedd | Leavenworth | 2022 Louisburg Wildcat Invitational | Round 2 | 170 | |
| 12/10 | W | F 4-0 4:39 | G. Miller | --- | 2021 Eagle Invitational | Round 2 (3 Team) | 182 | |
| 12/10 | W | F 2-0 0:40 | C. Gibbons | --- | 2021 Eagle Invitational | Round 7 Sat 9:30 | 182 | |
| 12/10 | W | F 2-0 1:00 | I. Zolman | Hutchinson | 2021 Eagle Invitational | Round 4 Friday 5:45 | 182 | |
| 12/10 | W | F 2-0 0:49 | C. Williams | Monarch | 2021 Eagle Invitational | Round 1 Friday 2:00 | 182 | |
| 12/10 | W | DEC 9-2 | C. Bogenhagen | Junction City | 2021 Eagle Invitational | Round 3 Friday 4:30 | 182 | |
| 12/05 | L | DEC 8-6 | M. Levin | Goddard Eisenhower High School | 56th Annual Pratt Wrestling Tournament | 1st & 3rd (16 Man) | 182 | |
| 12/05 | W | F 0-0 1:07 | C. McCandless | Stafford High School | 56th Annual Pratt Wrestling Tournament | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 182 | |
| 12/04 | W | F 0-0 2:29 | C. Schreiner | Kingman High School | 56th Annual Pratt Wrestling Tournament | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 182 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/29 | L | F 2-3 1:32 | J. Hulse | --- | KSHSAA 6A/5A Championships | 5th Place | 6A - 145 | |
| 02/29 | L | DEC 6-4 SV | E. Dominguez | Garden City | KSHSAA 6A/5A Championships | Cons Semis (16 Man) | 6A - 145 | |
| 02/29 | W | DEC 9-3 | J. Vincent | --- | KSHSAA 6A/5A Championships | Cons Quarters (16 Man) | 6A - 145 | |
| 02/29 | W | F 14-4 3:23 | J. Cervantes | Olathe North | KSHSAA 6A/5A Championships | 2nd WB | 6A - 145 | |
| 02/28 | W | F 4-0 3:19 | R. Schram | Blue Valley West | KSHSAA 6A/5A Championships | 1st WB | 6A - 145 | |
| 02/28 | L | MD 15-7 | J. Hulse | --- | KSHSAA 6A/5A Championships | Round 1 (16 Man) | 6A - 145 | |
| 02/22 | W | F 0-0 1:18 | D. Cantu | Hutchinson | KSHSAA 6A Regional @ Washburn | 5th Place Matches (16 man) | 145 | |
| 02/22 | L | MD 10-1 | E. Dominguez | Garden City | KSHSAA 6A Regional @ Washburn | WB Semis (16 Man) | 145 | |
| 02/22 | W | F 8-0 3:51 | K. Silmon | Wichita-South | KSHSAA 6A Regional @ Washburn | 3rd Rd WB`s (16 man) | 145 | |
| 02/22 | W | F 6-1 1:47 | T. Dean | Wichita-Heights | KSHSAA 6A Regional @ Washburn | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 145 | |
| 02/21 | L | F 2-2 1:45 | J. Vincent | Topeka-Washburn Rural | KSHSAA 6A Regional @ Washburn | Ch Quarters (16 Man) | 145 | |
| 02/21 | W | F 5-0 0:47 | E. Martell | Topeka | KSHSAA 6A Regional @ Washburn | Round 1 (16 Man) | 145 | |
| 02/08 | L | DEC 5-4 | L. Davidson | Goddard | Goddard Varsity Invitational | --- | 145 | |
| 02/08 | W | F 6-0 3:44 | N. Stevens | --- | Goddard Varsity Invitational | --- | 145 | |
| 02/08 | W | F 13-0 4:42 | R. Mortenson | Wichita-Haysville Campus | Goddard Varsity Invitational | --- | 145 | |
| 02/08 | L | F 12-2 5:10 | C. Padgett | Maize | Goddard Varsity Invitational | --- | 145 | |
| 02/01 | L | DEC 4-3 | B. Badwound | --- | 62nd Rocky Welton Invitational | Placing 7th - 16th | 145 | |
| 02/01 | L | DEC 9-8 | M. Torres | --- | 62nd Rocky Welton Invitational | Round 7 - Cons 5th Rd & Silver Rd 1 - Day 2 | 145 | |
| 02/01 | L | TF 19-4 4:20 | L. Davidson | Goddard | 62nd Rocky Welton Invitational | Round 6 - Cons 4th Rd - Day 2 | 145 | |
| 02/01 | W | F 4-1 2:45 | C. Bowyer | Valley Center | 62nd Rocky Welton Invitational | Round 5 - Cons 3rd Rd - Day 2 | 145 | |
| 01/31 | W | DEC 7-0 | A. Merrell | Lewis-Palmer | 62nd Rocky Welton Invitational | Round 4 - Cons 2nd Rd - Day 1 | 145 | |
| 01/31 | L | F 2-1 4:39 | B. Badwound | --- | 62nd Rocky Welton Invitational | Round 2 Front & Back Rd 1- Day 1 | 145 | |
| 01/31 | W | F 5-0 1:18 | J. Medina | --- | 62nd Rocky Welton Invitational | Round 1 Champ - Day 1 | 145 | |
| 01/18 | W | DEC 9-3 | N. Sharp | Olathe Northwest | Duwane Miller KMC Duals Inv. | Round 5 (10 Team) | 160 | |
| 12/13 | W | F 0-0 | G. Miller | Goodland Cowboys | Colby Eagle Invitational 2019 | Round 3 (3 Team) | 145 | |
| 12/13 | L | DEC 4-3 | L. Willard | Topeka-Seaman | Colby Eagle Invitational 2019 | Round 2 (6 Team) | 145 | |
| 12/13 | W | F 0-0 0:43 | T. Werth | Hays | Colby Eagle Invitational 2019 | Round 1 (3 Team) | 145 | |
| 12/13 | W | F 0-0 1:03 | D. Cantu | Hutchinson | Colby Eagle Invitational 2019 | Round 1 (6 Team) | 145 | |
| 12/13 | W | F 0-0 3:52 | K. Griffin | Colby High School | Colby Eagle Invitational 2019 | Round 3 (6 Team) | 145 | |
| 12/13 | W | F 0-0 1:41 | I. Cordova | Hinkley | Colby Eagle Invitational 2019 | Round 8 (6 Team) | 145 | |
| 12/13 | W | F 0-0 1:15 | B. Odell | Phillipsburg | Colby Eagle Invitational 2019 | Round 5 (6 Team) | 145 | |
| 12/08 | W | F 3-0 3:47 | E. Clouse | Andale High School | 54th Annual Pratt Wrestling Tournament | Championship | 145 | |
| 12/07 | W | DEC 7-2 | E. Ramirez | Holcomb High School | 54th Annual Pratt Wrestling Tournament | Round 5 | 145 | |
| 12/07 | L | F 2-0 1:00 | J. McDaniel | --- | 54th Annual Pratt Wrestling Tournament | Round 4 | 145 | |
| 12/07 | W | F 2-0 0:49 | C. Alvarado | --- | 54th Annual Pratt Wrestling Tournament | Round 2 | 145 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/19 | W | DEC 8-3 | K. Frahm | Colby Middle School | 42nd Kepley Invitational | 1st & 3rd (16 Man) | 122 | |
| 11/18 | W | DEC 2-1 | A. Chamblin | Dumas MS | 42nd Kepley Invitational | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 122 | |
| 11/18 | W | F 0-0 0:42 | A. Marquez | Horace Good MS | 42nd Kepley Invitational | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 122 | |
| 11/05 | L | DEC 4-0 | E. Dominguez | Horace Good Middle School | Hugoton Middle School Tournament | Finals Round | 122 | |
| 11/04 | W | F 0-0 2:10 | M. Hernandez | Goodland Junior High, Ks | Hugoton Middle School Tournament | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 122 | |
| 11/04 | W | DEC 4-2 | K. Frahm | Colby Middle School | Hugoton Middle School Tournament | Round 2 | 122 |