Oliver Blackwelder
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/01 | W | DEC 8-2 | C. Farlow | Hood River Valley Boys | OSAA/OnPoint State Championships | 5th/3rd | 5A Boys 120 | |
| 03/01 | W | MD 15-4 | T. Smith | Canby Boys | OSAA/OnPoint State Championships | Conso Semi | 5A Boys 120 | |
| 03/01 | L | DEC 14-9 | M. Hakki | Thurston Boys | OSAA/OnPoint State Championships | Semifinals | 5A Boys 120 | |
| 02/28 | W | TF 21-5 4:00 | Y. Suarez | McKay Boys | OSAA/OnPoint State Championships | Quarters | 5A Boys 120 | |
| 02/28 | W | TF 20-5 4:12 | E. Clough | Hood River Valley Boys | OSAA/OnPoint State Championships | Friday First Full Round | 5A Boys 120 | |
| 02/15 | W | TF 21-5 3:36 | K. Davis | Redmond | OSAA 5A Intermountain Conference | Placement (16 Man) | 120 | |
| 02/15 | W | F 17-3 2:45 | S. Walker | Summit | OSAA 5A Intermountain Conference | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 120 | |
| 02/15 | W | F 16-3 2:00 | H. Close | Caldera | OSAA 5A Intermountain Conference | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 120 | |
| 01/31 | W | F 10-1 1:24 | B. Isias | Ridgeview | Mountain View @ Ridgeview | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/26 | L | F 11-8 5:53 | J. Rosa | Forest Grove | Reser`s V Tournament of Champions 2025 | Placement Matches (32 Man) | 120 | |
| 01/25 | W | DEC 2-1 | C. Dawson | Roseburg | Reser`s V Tournament of Champions 2025 | Round 5 - Semis | 120 | |
| 01/24 | W | MD 12-3 | T. Smith | Canby | Reser`s V Tournament of Champions 2025 | Round 4 Quarters & WB 3 | 120 | |
| 01/24 | W | MD 12-3 | D. Wentzel | Crook County | Reser`s V Tournament of Champions 2025 | Round 2 Champ & WB 1 | 120 | |
| 01/24 | W | F 20-9 2:49 | R. Corpus | Newberg | Reser`s V Tournament of Champions 2025 | Round 1 | 120 | |
| 01/24 | W | MD 13-5 | J. Topinka | Caldera | Caldera @ Mountain View | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/17 | W | DEF 7-4 4:00 | S. Hill | Dallas | Oregon Classic HS Boys Duals | --- | 126 | |
| 01/17 | W | F 6-2 1:53 | R. Martinez | Bend | Oregon Classic HS Boys Duals | --- | 126 | |
| 01/17 | L | TF 17-1 4:27 | J. Oliva | Crater | Oregon Classic HS Boys Duals | Round 3 (4 Team) | 126 | |
| 01/17 | W | F 9-2 1:59 | N. Laughton | Silverton | Oregon Classic HS Boys Duals | Round 1 (4 Team) | 126 | |
| 01/17 | W | F 15-1 3:26 | C. Trump | Ridgeview | Oregon Classic HS Boys Duals | Round 2 (4 Team) | 126 | |
| 01/17 | W | DEC 8-3 | M. Hakki | Thurston | Oregon Classic HS Boys Duals | --- | 126 | |
| 01/17 | W | DEC 21-20 | R. Lee | Redmond | Redmond @ Mountain View | Round 1 | 126 | |
| 01/09 | L | DEC 9-8 | C. Hemphill | Crook County | Mountain View @ Crook County | Round 1 | 126 | |
| 01/04 | L | DEC 12-7 | A. rosa | Forest Grove | 2025 Rollie Lane Boys Invitational | 5th Place | 120 | |
| 01/04 | L | DEC 7-6 | S. Anderson | Highland | 2025 Rollie Lane Boys Invitational | Consolation Semis | 120 | |
| 01/04 | W | F 2-3 2:39 | S. Resnick | Capistrano Valley | 2025 Rollie Lane Boys Invitational | Consolation Qtrs-Rnd 7 | 120 | |
| 01/04 | W | DEC 3-0 SV | D. Frothinger | Eagle | 2025 Rollie Lane Boys Invitational | Consolation Rnd 6 | 120 | |
| 01/04 | L | MD 8-0 | A. Coronado | McQueen Nevada | 2025 Rollie Lane Boys Invitational | Championship Qtrs | 120 | |
| 01/04 | W | MD 15-4 | H. Anderson | Rigby | 2025 Rollie Lane Boys Invitational | Championship Rnd 3, Cons Rnd 3 | 120 | |
| 01/03 | W | F 7-0 1:37 | T. Abbott | Middleton | 2025 Rollie Lane Boys Invitational | Championship Rnd 2, Consolation Rnd 1 | 120 | |
| 01/03 | W | DEC 7-0 | B. Medelez | Hermiston Oregon | 2025 Rollie Lane Boys Invitational | Championship Rnd 1 | 120 | |
| 12/14 | W | MD 12-2 | T. Hardee | Sweet Home | Rose City Championship | Finals | 126 | |
| 12/14 | W | TF 17-1 3:54 | O. Hoyt | West Albany | Rose City Championship | Round 8 - Semis | 126 | |
| 12/14 | W | TF 17-0 5:01 | H. Lynch | Edmonds-Woodway | Rose City Championship | Round 6 - Quarters | 126 | |
| 12/14 | W | TF 21-6 5:30 | E. Arreola | Hillsboro | Rose City Championship | Round 4 - Champ | 126 | |
| 12/13 | W | TF 19-2 2:28 | J. Scumaier | Auburn | Rose City Championship | Round 2 - Champ | 126 | |
| 11/10 | L | DEC 6-4 | A. Cruz | Team Aggression Wrestling Club | Battle For The Belts X | Placement Matches (32 Man) | 120 | |
| 11/10 | W | TF 16-1 4:28 | E. Borrayo | Salem Elite Mat Club | Battle For The Belts X | Semis & 5th WB (32 Man) | 120 | |
| 11/10 | W | TF 17-0 4:38 | D. Wheeler | All-Phase Wrestling Club | Battle For The Belts X | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 120 | |
| 11/09 | W | F 4-3 1:16 | D. Valdovinos | Oregon Wrestling National Team | Battle For The Belts X | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 120 | |
| 11/09 | W | TF 17-2 1:01 | C. Budrow | Askeo International Mat Club | Battle For The Belts X | Round 1 (32 Man) | 120 | |
| 10/05 | W | MD 13-4 | M. Montoya | Defiant WC | Western States Preseason Championships | Placement matches | 120 | |
| 10/05 | L | DEC 10-8 | X. Espinoza | CNWC Concede Nothing Wrestling | Western States Preseason Championships | Placement matches | 126 | |
| 10/05 | L | F 11-9 2:51 | T. Leavitt | Champions Wrestling Club | Western States Preseason Championships | Round 5 | 120 | |
| 10/05 | W | DEF 4-11 3:38 | G. Nielson | Canyon View Falcons | Western States Preseason Championships | Round 5 | 126 | |
| 10/05 | W | TF 19-2 5:04 | B. Brooker | Sons Of Atlas | Western States Preseason Championships | Round 4 | 120 | |
| 10/05 | L | TF 19-3 4:26 | J. Abbott | Champions Wrestling Club | Western States Preseason Championships | Round 4 | 126 | |
| 10/05 | W | TF 20-4 3:23 | J. Gappmayer | Brighton Wrestling Club | Western States Preseason Championships | Round 3 | 120 | |
| 10/05 | L | DEC 14-12 | S. Anderson | Sublime Wrestling Academy | Western States Preseason Championships | Round 2 | 120 | |
| 10/05 | W | DEC 15-12 | X. Espinoza | CNWC Concede Nothing Wrestling | Western States Preseason Championships | Round 2 | 126 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | L | TF 9-0 3:00 | A. Vargas | Oregon 1 | 2024 Western States Turf Wars HS Boys | Placement (16 Team) | 113 | |
| 04/21 | W | DEC 9-5 | T. Smith | All-Phase Wrestling | OWA Freestyle State Championships 2024 | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 113 | |
| 04/20 | W | TF 14-3 3:36 | M. Miracle | Hermiston Wrestling | OWA Freestyle State Championships 2024 | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 113 | |
| 04/20 | W | TF 10-0 1:13 | B. James | North Coast Elite Wrestling Cl | OWA Freestyle State Championships 2024 | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 113 | |
| 04/20 | W | TF 16-3 2:10 | I. Calmo | Woodburn High School Wrestling | OWA Freestyle State Championships 2024 | Round 1 (16 Man) | 113 | |
| 02/25 | W | DEC 9-7 | M. Sanchez | Thurston | OSAA/OnPoint State Championships | Finals | 5A-106 | |
| 02/24 | W | F 3-2 3:39 | T. Smith | Canby | OSAA/OnPoint State Championships | Semifinals | 5A-106 | |
| 02/23 | W | TF 22-7 5:26 | T. Winningham | Thurston | OSAA/OnPoint State Championships | Quarters | 5A-106 | |
| 02/23 | W | TF 19-4 5:22 | A. Hernandez | McKay | OSAA/OnPoint State Championships | Friday First Full Round | 5A-106 | |
| 02/18 | W | MD 16-3 | B. Overbay | Ridgeview | OSAA 5A Intermountain Conference | Placement (16 Man) | 106 | |
| 02/17 | W | TF 20-5 5:08 | S. Johnson | Ridgeview | OSAA 5A Intermountain Conference | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 106 | |
| 02/17 | W | TF 19-3 4:37 | M. Griffith | Summit | OSAA 5A Intermountain Conference | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 106 | |
| 02/17 | W | F 2-0 0:42 | E. South | Bend | OSAA 5A Intermountain Conference | Round 1 (16 Man) | 106 | |
| 02/07 | W | F 15-2 5:40 | W. Colovos | Bend | Bend @ Mountain View | Round 1 | 113 | |
| 02/03 | W | DEC 9-6 | K. Davis | Redmond | Mountain View @ Redmond | Round 1 | 113 | |
| 02/01 | W | MD 14-2 | B. Overbay | Ridgeview | Ridgeview @ Mountain View | Round 1 | 113 | |
| 01/28 | L | DEC 7-2 | J. Landtroop | Sweet Home | Reser`s Tournament of Champions-V 2024 | Placement Matches (32 Man) | 106 | |
| 01/27 | W | DEC 2-1 | M. Sanchez | Thurston | Reser`s Tournament of Champions-V 2024 | Round 8 WB 6 | 106 | |
| 01/27 | W | MD 12-4 | J. Conn | Illinois Valley | Reser`s Tournament of Champions-V 2024 | Round 7 WB 5 | 106 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 9-0 2:10 | M. Hampton | Cascade | Reser`s Tournament of Champions-V 2024 | Round 6 WB4 | 106 | |
| 01/26 | L | DEC 9-8 | B. Anderson | La Grande | Reser`s Tournament of Champions-V 2024 | Round 4 Quarters & WB 3 | 106 | |
| 01/26 | W | FOR 0-0 | F. FORFEIT | Harrisburg | Reser`s Tournament of Champions-V 2024 | Round 2 Champ & WB 1 | 106 | |
| 01/12 | L | DEC 6-2 | M. Sanchez | Thurston | Oregon Classic HS Boys Duals | Round 1 (6 Team) | 108 | |
| 01/12 | W | MD 18-10 | N. Ramirez | Dallas | Oregon Classic HS Boys Duals | Semis & 1st Wrestleback (8 Team) | 108 | |
| 01/12 | W | F 14-2 3:49 | B. Barahona | Centennial | Oregon Classic HS Boys Duals | Round 2 (6 Team) | 108 | |
| 01/12 | L | DEC 3-2 | M. Sanchez | Thurston | Oregon Classic HS Boys Duals | Finals (8 Team) | 108 | |
| 01/12 | W | MD 17-4 | M. Diaz | Crater | Oregon Classic HS Boys Duals | Quarterfinals (8 Team) | 108 | |
| 01/12 | W | MD 14-4 | N. Ramirez | Dallas | Oregon Classic HS Boys Duals | Round 4 (6 Team) | 108 | |
| 01/12 | W | F 21-9 5:17 | L. Winstead | Ashland | Oregon Classic HS Boys Duals | Round 5 (6 Team) | 115 | |
| 01/06 | L | DEC 5-2 | K. Schaff | Grangeville | 2024 Rollie Lane Boys Invitational | Cons Rnd 6 of 64 4 of 32 2 of 16 | 106 | |
| 01/06 | L | MD 8-0 | T. Paynter | Homedale | 2024 Rollie Lane Boys Invitational | Ch Quarters | 106 | |
| 01/06 | W | DEC 6-3 | M. Hamilton | Post Falls | 2024 Rollie Lane Boys Invitational | Ch Rnd3 64 Cons 3 64 Ch 2 32 Cons 1 32 | 106 | |
| 01/05 | W | TF 22-7 5:58 | K. Knopp | Lakeland | 2024 Rollie Lane Boys Invitational | Ch Rnd 1 32 Rnd 2 64 Cons Rnd 1 64 Ch Rnd 1 16 | 106 | |
| 01/05 | W | F 15-4 5:50 | D. Jenkins | Mountain View | 2024 Rollie Lane Boys Invitational | Champ Rnd 1 | 106 | |
| 12/28 | W | F 5-1 2:52 | K. Davis | Redmond | Northwest Duals | Semis & WB (16 Team) | 113 | |
| 12/28 | W | F 16-4 5:30 | A. Hernandez | McKay | Northwest Duals | Round 3 (6 Team) | 106 | |
| 12/28 | W | TF 15-0 2:49 | K. Jefferson | Sweet Home #1 | Northwest Duals | Placement (16 Team) | 106 | |
| 12/28 | W | F 15-2 3:54 | J. Vongthongthip | Hillsboro | Northwest Duals | Champ Round 1 (16 Team) | 113 | |
| 12/28 | L | DEC 8-4 | M. Sanchez | Thurston | Northwest Duals | Quarters & WB (16 Team) | 106 | |
| 12/28 | W | F 17-3 4:50 | B. Sanchez | Sherwood | Northwest Duals | Round 4 (6 Team) | 113 | |
| 12/09 | W | DEC 6-5 | W. Leeper | Kelso | Rose City Championship | Finals | 106 | |
| 12/09 | W | DEC 7-5 | K. Worthington | Newberg | Rose City Championship | Round 8 - Semis | 106 | |
| 12/09 | W | TF 17-2 5:15 | K. Jefferson | Sweet Home | Rose City Championship | Round 6 - Quarters | 106 | |
| 12/08 | W | F 5-0 2:31 | C. Perez | HIllsboro | Rose City Championship | Round 4 - Champ | 106 | |
| 12/08 | W | MD 12-2 | T. Winningham | Thurston | Rose City Championship | Round 2 - Champ | 106 | |
| 10/21 | L | MD 8-0 | P. Fowler | Sanderson Wrestling Academy | Western States Preseason Championships | Placement matches | 106 | |
| 10/21 | W | F 14-0 4:43 | R. Morby | Sanderson Wrestling Academy | Western States Preseason Championships | Round 3 | 106 | |
| 10/21 | W | F 2-0 4:41 | A. Tokita | East Idaho Elite Wrestling | Western States Preseason Championships | Round 1 | 106 | |
| 10/21 | W | DEC 6-4 | E. Centeno | Ben Lomond | Western States Preseason Championships | Placement matches | 106 | |
| 10/21 | L | DEC 3-2 | E. Olson | Sanderson Wrestling Academy | Western States Preseason Championships | Round 5 | 106 | |
| 10/21 | W | F 2-0 0:27 | G. Knudsen | Sanderson Wrestling Academy | Western States Preseason Championships | Round 4 | 106 | |
| 10/21 | W | F 2-0 1:27 | L. Herbert | Champions Wrestling Club | Western States Preseason Championships | Round 3 | 106 | |
| 10/21 | L | DEC 7-5 | P. Fowler | Sanderson Wrestling Academy | Western States Preseason Championships | Round 2 | 106 | |
| 10/21 | W | MD 10-1 | A. Juarez | Rocky Mountain | Western States Preseason Championships | Round 1 | 106 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/15 | L | DEC 2-1 | P. Schoettle | Indiana Gold | Heartland National Duals - Middle School | Round 4 (6 Team) | 90 | |
| 04/15 | L | F 2-0 0:26 | B. Getz | Indiana Blue | Heartland National Duals - Middle School | Finals (8 Team) | 90 | |
| 04/15 | L | MD 16-4 | M. Crosson | Iowa Blue | Heartland National Duals - Middle School | Round 2 (6 Team) | 90 | |
| 04/15 | W | MD 13-0 | E. Fishe | Kansas Pawnee | Heartland National Duals - Middle School | Quarterfinals (8 Team) | 90 | |
| 04/15 | W | DEC 2-0 | J. Scott | Kansas Comanche | Heartland National Duals - Middle School | Semis & 1st Wrestleback (8 Team) | 90 | |
| 04/15 | W | F 2-0 1:05 | B. Cormier | Kansas Kaw | Heartland National Duals - Middle School | Round 1 (6 Team) | 90 | |
| 04/15 | W | F 6-2 2:51 | T. Degodt | Nebraska Blue | Heartland National Duals - Middle School | Round 3 (6 Team) | 90 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/17 | W | DEC 6-4 | C. Williams | Team PA White | Heartland National Duals - Middle School | Quarterfinals (8 Team) | 80 | |
| 04/17 | W | MD 12-0 | T. Trant | South Dakota Blue | Heartland National Duals - Middle School | Round 5 (6 Team) | 80 | |
| 04/17 | L | F 6-0 2:14 | L. Seibert | Team Ohio | Heartland National Duals - Middle School | Round 1 (6 Team) | 80 | |
| 04/17 | L | DEC 6-3 | B. Monty | Kansas Spartans | Heartland National Duals - Middle School | Round 3 (6 Team) | 80 | |
| 04/17 | W | TF 15-0 3:48 | D. Jorissen | North Dakota 1 | Heartland National Duals - Middle School | Finals (8 Team) | 80 | |
| 04/17 | L | MD 8-0 | T. Conroy | Team PA Gold | Heartland National Duals - Middle School | Round 2 (6 Team) | 80 | |
| 04/17 | W | F 2-0 1:03 | L. Haugen | North Dakota 2 | Heartland National Duals - Middle School | Round 4 (6 Team) | 80 | |
| 04/17 | W | DEC 2-0 | J. Scott | Kansas Samurais | Heartland National Duals - Middle School | Semis & 1st Wrestleback (8 Team) | 80 |