Matt Ryan
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/23 | W | F 10-4 4:21 | P. Cuevas | NATF | 2024 38th Huskerland State | Semis & 1st Wrestleback (8 Man) | 174-189 | |
| 03/10 | W | F 2-0 1:21 | C. Jarecki | Duncan Wrestling Club | 2024 AAU State Nebraska | 6th Wrestleback (64 Man) | 165 | |
| 03/03 | L | DEC 10-5 | T. Brown | Burwell Wrestling | Nebraska Mat Jam 2024 | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 161-175 | |
| 03/03 | L | MD 12-1 | K. Coufal | Aquinas Catholic | Nebraska Mat Jam 2024 | Round 1 (16 Man) | 161-175 | |
| 02/10 | W | F 2-0 0:43 | B. Anderson | North Central | NSAA Class D District 3 | Placements | 157 | |
| 02/10 | W | F 6-2 3:53 | M. Umphress | Summerland | NSAA Class D District 3 | Semis and WB5 | 157 | |
| 02/10 | W | F 2-0 1:19 | R. Hawkins | West Holt | NSAA Class D District 3 | Quarters and WB3 | 157 | |
| 02/09 | W | F 4-0 1:31 | N. Mundahl | Twin River | NSAA Class D District 3 | Round 2 | 157 | |
| 02/09 | W | F 2-0 0:44 | G. Wickersham | Niobrara/Verdigre | NSAA Class D District 3 | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 02/02 | W | DEC 12-6 | E. Fjell | Shelby-Rising City | CRC Invite 2024 | Round 6 | 165 | |
| 02/01 | W | DEC 9-8 | R. Hageman | East Butler | CRC Invite 2024 | Round 5 | 165 | |
| 02/01 | W | F 6-4 1:53 | D. Guinn | Centennial | CRC Invite 2024 | Round 4 | 165 | |
| 02/01 | W | F 2-0 1:13 | H. Svehla | EMF | CRC Invite 2024 | Round 3 | 165 | |
| 02/01 | W | F 6-2 0:47 | C. Troy | Cross County/Osceola | CRC Invite 2024 | Round 2 | 165 | |
| 01/27 | W | DEC 8-4 | C. Messersmith | Maxwell | Warcat Invitational 2024 | Placement | 165 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 5-0 3:20 | Z. Piroutek | Belleville-Republic County | Warcat Invitational 2024 | Round 5 | 165 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 4-0 1:23 | J. McLaughlin | Pawnee City | Warcat Invitational 2024 | Round 4 | 165 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 9-4 3:30 | E. Villalbaso | Harvard | Warcat Invitational 2024 | Round 3 | 165 | |
| 01/27 | L | DEC 10-3 | L. McGrew | Lincoln Christian | Freeman Invite | Round 6 | 165 | |
| 01/27 | W | DEC 4-1 | P. Krenzien | Norris | Freeman Invite | Round 5 | 165 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 2-0 0:27 | P. Kumm | Howells-Dodge | Freeman Invite | Round 4(a) | 165 | |
| 01/26 | W | F 2-0 0:38 | O. Hall | Auburn | Freeman Invite | Round 3 | 165 | |
| 01/26 | W | F 6-0 1:51 | H. Svehla | EMF | Freeman Invite | Round 2 | 165 | |
| 01/23 | W | MD 10-2 | D. Kremer | EMF | Superior Invite 2024 | Final Round (10 & 16) | 157 | |
| 01/23 | W | F 2-0 1:28 | Z. Piroutek | Republic County HS | Superior Invite 2024 | Round 5 (10 & 16) | 157 | |
| 01/23 | L | F 3-1 5:14 | K. Kuzelka | Fairbury | Superior Invite 2024 | Round 4 (10 & 16) | 157 | |
| 01/22 | W | F 5-0 0:48 | L. Shirley | Hastings | Superior Invite 2024 | Round 2 (10 & 16) | 157 | |
| 01/22 | W | F 6-2 1:40 | A. Harrison | Lawrence-Nelson | Superior Invite 2024 | Round 1 (10 & 16) | 157 | |
| 01/07 | L | DEC 6-5 | A. Molzahn | Alma | Franklin Wrestling Invite 2024 | medals | 165 | |
| 01/06 | W | F 2-0 1:07 | M. Godwin | Kearney GOLD | Franklin Wrestling Invite 2024 | semis | 165 | |
| 01/06 | W | F 2-0 0:46 | P. Saner | Sandhills/Thedford | Franklin Wrestling Invite 2024 | Round 3 | 165 | |
| 01/06 | W | F 8-3 3:59 | A. Congdon-Meyer | Thayer Central | Franklin Wrestling Invite 2024 | Round 2 | 165 | |
| 12/30 | L | DEC 10-6 | K. Boyles | SUPERIOR | Fillmore Central Invite | Round 6 | 175 | |
| 12/30 | W | F 3-2 1:16 | B. Mattox | YORK | Fillmore Central Invite | 5 | 175 | |
| 12/30 | W | F 2-0 0:22 | C. Shera | LOUISVILLE | Fillmore Central Invite | 4 | 175 | |
| 12/30 | W | F 13-4 1:44 | A. Buggi | PALMYRA | Fillmore Central Invite | 3 | 175 | |
| 12/30 | W | F 8-3 0:55 | D. Treinen | FILLMORE CENTRAL | Fillmore Central Invite | 2 | 175 | |
| 12/17 | W | DEC 9-3 | G. Goes | Freeman | JCC Thunderbird Invite | Round 6 | 175 | |
| 12/16 | W | DEC 5-1 | G. Bergen | Sutton | JCC Thunderbird Invite | Round 5 | 175 | |
| 12/16 | W | F 3-2 1:16 | D. Lamb | Humboldt-Table Rock/Steinauer/Pawnee City | JCC Thunderbird Invite | Round 4 | 175 | |
| 12/16 | W | F 2-0 1:18 | B. Encinger | Lincoln Northeast | JCC Thunderbird Invite | Round 3 | 175 | |
| 12/09 | W | F 2-0 1:54 | D. Williams | Thayer Central | Bob Oliver Pin Invitational | Round 5 | 175 lbs. | |
| 12/09 | W | F 5-1 4:50 | B. Demike | Weeping Water | Bob Oliver Pin Invitational | Round 4 | 175 lbs. | |
| 12/09 | W | F 3-0 2:38 | J. McLaughlin | Pawnee City | Bob Oliver Pin Invitational | Round 3 | 175 lbs. | |
| 12/09 | W | MD 14-6 | H. Svehla | EMFriend | Bob Oliver Pin Invitational | Round 2 | 175 lbs. | |
| 12/09 | W | F 2-0 1:37 | B. Johnson | Millard West JV | Bob Oliver Pin Invitational | Round 1 | 175 lbs. | |
| 12/03 | W | DEC 10-3 | G. Bergen | Sutton | Harvard Wrestling Invite 2023 | Round 6 | 175 | |
| 12/02 | L | DEC 9-2 | Z. Huenefeld | Nebraska Christian | Harvard Wrestling Invite 2023 | Round 5 | 175 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 11-3 1:19 | D. Hodges | Superior | Harvard Wrestling Invite 2023 | Round 4 | 175 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 8-3 1:18 | A. Harrison | Lawrence/Nelson | Harvard Wrestling Invite 2023 | Round 3 | 175 | |
| 12/02 | L | DEC 6-4 | N. Burd | Thayer Central | Thayer Central Quad | Round 1 | 190 | |
| 11/28 | W | DEC 9-6 | K. Boyles | Superior | Thayer Central Quad | Round 1 | 190 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/19 | L | DEC 5-4 | H. Meyer | Hershey | NEUSA State High School Boys/Girls | Round 5 | 173 | |
| 03/19 | L | DEC 7-5 | G. Recinos | Lakeview | NEUSA State High School Boys/Girls | Round 4 | 173 | |
| 03/19 | W | F 2-0 1:54 | J. Hanshaw | Beatrice High School | NEUSA State High School Boys/Girls | Round 2 | 173 | |
| 03/12 | L | MD 10-2 | K. Grape | Columbus Wrestling Organizatio | 2023 AAU State Nebraska | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 170 | |
| 03/12 | W | DEC 5-2 | J. Kessler | Mullen | 2023 AAU State Nebraska | 2nd Wrestleback (32 Man) | 170 | |
| 03/11 | L | DEC 3-2 | T. Lavicky | FoxFit | 2023 AAU State Nebraska | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 170 | |
| 03/11 | W | F 5-0 2:11 | C. Schadwinkel | Seward Wrestling Club | 2023 AAU State Nebraska | Round 1 (32 Man) | 170 | |
| 03/05 | L | DEC 5-4 | H. Perks | CAMBRIDGE | Nebraska Mat Jam 2023 | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 167-177 | |
| 03/05 | W | F 4-2 2:48 | M. Hammerlun | O`neill leprechauns | Nebraska Mat Jam 2023 | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 167-177 | |
| 03/05 | W | F 7-2 3:21 | K. Florom | Paxton Youth Wrestling Club | Nebraska Mat Jam 2023 | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 167-177 | |
| 03/05 | W | F 3-3 2:34 | J. Florell | Golden Eagles | Nebraska Mat Jam 2023 | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 167-177 | |
| 03/05 | L | DEC 5-3 | T. Lavicky | Fox Fit Grappler`s Lair | Nebraska Mat Jam 2023 | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 167-177 | |
| 03/05 | W | DEC 11-4 | N. Bilancini | Golden Eagles | Nebraska Mat Jam 2023 | Round 1 (16 Man) | 167-177 | |
| 02/18 | W | DEC 3-2 | J. Knoll | Shelby-Rising City | 2023 NSAA State Championships | Boys 3rd and 5th Place | D160 | |
| 02/18 | W | F 5-2 2:39 | L. Belina | Howells-Dodge | 2023 NSAA State Championships | Saturday Session 6 (16 Man) | D160 | |
| 02/18 | W | F 3-3 4:43 | H. Perks | Cambridge | 2023 NSAA State Championships | Fri Ses 5 Cons (16 Man) | D160 | |
| 02/17 | W | F 4-1 2:53 | C. Higgins | Sandhills/Thedford | 2023 NSAA State Championships | Fri Ses 3&4 Round 2 (16 Man) | D160 | |
| 02/16 | L | DEC 8-1 | L. Drueke | Neligh-Oakdale | 2023 NSAA State Championships | Thu Ses 1&2 Round 2 (16 Man) | D160 | |
| 02/16 | W | DEC 8-6 SV | P. Abbot | Bridgeport | 2023 NSAA State Championships | Thu Ses 1&2 Round 1 (16 Man) | D160 | |
| 02/11 | L | DEC 9-6 | J. Knoll | Shelby-Rising City | NSAA Class D District 3 | Placements | 160 | |
| 02/11 | W | F 3-7 3:50 | Z. Huenefeld | Nebraska Christian | NSAA Class D District 3 | Semis and WB5 | 160 | |
| 02/11 | W | DEC 9-8 TB1 | T. Halsey | Elkhorn Valley | NSAA Class D District 3 | Quarters and WB3 | 160 | |
| 02/10 | W | DEC 11-5 | M. Semler | Friend | NSAA Class D District 3 | Round 2 | 160 | |
| 01/28 | W | DEC 9-4 | T. Ellis | Southwest | Warcat Invitational 2023 | Placement | 160 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 5-4 5:04 | K. Niles | Red Cloud/Blue Hill | Warcat Invitational 2023 | Round 4 | 160 | |
| 01/28 | W | DEC 9-5 | K. Schultze | Osborne | Warcat Invitational 2023 | Round 2 | 160 | |
| 01/28 | W | DEC 4-0 | D. Priel | Palmyra | Freeman Invite | Round 6 | 160 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 2-0 1:11 | K. Kubik | Lincoln Christian | Freeman Invite | Round 5 | 160 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 13-9 2:33 | C. Werner | Johnson County Central | Freeman Invite | Round 1 | 160 | |
| 01/27 | W | FOR 0-0 | A. Clark | South Central | Freeman Invite | Round 2 | 160 | |
| 01/21 | W | DEC 9-7 | K. Schultze | Osborne | Thayer Central Invitational | Round 6 | 160 | |
| 01/21 | L | DEC 7-4 | L. Vesely | Wilber-Clatonia | Thayer Central Invitational | Round 5 | 160 | |
| 01/20 | W | DEC 7-1 | K. Niles | Red Cloud/Blue Hill | Thayer Central Invitational | Round 3 | 160 | |
| 01/20 | W | F 18-5 1:39 | D. Hodges | Superior | Thayer Central Invitational | Round 2 | 160 | |
| 01/20 | W | DEC 9-7 | I. Castillo | Tri County | Thayer Central Invitational | Round 1 | 160 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 4-4 1:14 | P. Arner | Fairbury | Superior Invite 2023 | Finals | 182 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 2-0 1:07 | T. Rodis | Conestoga | Superior Invite 2023 | Round 4 | 182 | |
| 01/13 | W | F 4-0 2:47 | E. Stein | Hays-Thomas More Prep-Marian | Superior Invite 2023 | Round 3 | 182 | |
| 01/13 | W | F 14-6 3:00 | B. Liberato | Sutton | Superior Invite 2023 | Round 3 | 182 | |
| 01/08 | L | F 10-16 4:57 | K. Kleen | Kearney-Blue | Franklin Invite 2023 | Round 5 | 182 | |
| 01/07 | W | DEC 6-5 SV | P. LeClair | Axtell | Franklin Invite 2023 | Round 4 | 182 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 9-4 3:46 | J. Oceguera | Friend | Franklin Invite 2023 | Round 3 | 182 | |
| 01/07 | L | F 3-3 2:26 | R. McFadden | Sandhills/Thedford | Franklin Invite 2023 | Round 2 | 182 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 7-2 5:06 | C. Bilancini | Kearney-Gold | Franklin Invite 2023 | Round 1 | 182 | |
| 12/17 | L | MD 10-2 | M. Denzin | Freeman | Thunderbird Invitational | Round 6 | 182 | |
| 12/17 | W | F 8-4 2:29 | C. Steinblock | Palmyra | Thunderbird Invitational | Round 5 | 182 | |
| 12/17 | W | DEC 8-3 | B. Demike | --- | Thunderbird Invitational | Round 4 | 182 | |
| 12/17 | W | F 8-3 1:46 | I. Freeman | Palmyra | Thunderbird Invitational | Round 3 | 182 | |
| 12/17 | W | F 16-3 2:54 | J. Thompson | Lincoln Christian | Thunderbird Invitational | Round 2 | 182 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/20 | W | DEC 6-5 | D. Campos | Powerhouse Wrestling Club | NEUSA State High School Boys/Girls | Round 7 | 175 | |
| 03/20 | L | F 2-0 0:01 | J. Thompson | --- | NEUSA State High School Boys/Girls | Round 6 | 175 | |
| 03/20 | L | F 5-0 1:44 | S. Andres | --- | NEUSA State High School Boys/Girls | Round 5 | 175 | |
| 03/20 | W | F 3-8 2:42 | D. Campos | Powerhouse Wrestling Club | NEUSA State High School Boys/Girls | Round 3 | 175 | |
| 02/12 | L | DEC 10-6 | A. Arroyo | Summerland | NSAA Class D District 2 | Consi Semis | 160 | |
| 02/12 | W | DEC 8-5 | B. Steer | Kenesaw | NSAA Class D District 2 | Semis and WB5 | 160 | |
| 02/12 | W | F 4-0 1:26 | G. Kreikemeier | Guardian Angels Central Catholic | NSAA Class D District 2 | WB4 | 160 | |
| 02/12 | L | F 7-4 3:39 | G. Schneider | --- | NSAA Class D District 2 | Quarters and WB3 | 160 | |
| 02/11 | W | F 2-0 1:45 | L. Hagedorn | Guardian Angels Central Catholic | NSAA Class D District 2 | Round 2 | 160 | |
| 02/04 | L | F 2-0 0:51 | C. Graham | --- | 2022 CRC Invite | G. Round 3 (2,3,4 Man) | 170 | |
| 02/03 | W | F 4-2 0:30 | A. Schwisow | Dorchester | 2022 CRC Invite | D. Round 2 (2,3,4 Man) | 170 | |
| 02/03 | W | DEC 14-12 | L. Sliva | --- | 2022 CRC Invite | B. Round 1 (2,3,4 Man) | 170 | |
| 01/22 | L | TF 15-0 5:52 | C. Heise | Osborne | Thayer Central Invite 2022 | Round 5 | 170 | |
| 01/22 | L | F 3-3 3:17 | G. Goes | --- | Thayer Central Invite 2022 | Round 4 | 170 | |
| 01/22 | W | F 4-0 3:34 | K. Baker | --- | Thayer Central Invite 2022 | Round 3 | 170 | |
| 01/21 | W | F 2-0 0:17 | A. Schwisow | Dorchester | Thayer Central Invite 2022 | Round 2 | 170 | |
| 01/21 | W | MD 12-3 | C. Washburn | Tri County | Thayer Central Invite 2022 | Round 1 | 170 | |
| 01/15 | L | DEC 10-6 | A. Hernandez | Sutton | Superior Invite 2022 | Finals | 160 | |
| 01/14 | W | MD 8-0 | W. Scheets | Meridian | Superior Invite 2022 | Round3A | 160 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 3-2 2:30 | M. Serkiz | Conestoga | Superior Invite 2022 | Round 1A | 160 |