Alex Castaneda
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | W | DEC 7-1 | N. Linares | Mullen | CHSAA State Championships | Placements | 132-3A | |
| 02/19 | W | F 7-2 1:40 | I. Baca | John F Kennedy | CHSAA State Championships | Champ Semis | 132-3A | |
| 02/18 | W | MD 13-2 | J. Campos | Jefferson | CHSAA State Championships | Quarters (16 Man) | 132-3A | |
| 02/17 | W | F 2-0 1:04 | E. Peek | Florence | CHSAA State Championships | Round 1 (16 Man) | 132-3A | |
| 02/12 | W | F 6-0 3:19 | J. Mayorga | Brush | CHSAA 3A Region 2 | 1st Place Matches | 132 | |
| 02/12 | W | F 12-0 2:44 | Z. Flores | University | CHSAA 3A Region 2 | Semis and WB3 | 132 | |
| 02/11 | W | F 7-0 1:38 | H. Sailer | Resurrection Christian | CHSAA 3A Region 2 | Quarterfinals and WB1 | 132 | |
| 02/05 | W | F 14-1 2:28 | Z. Flores | University | Richard Urano Eaton Tournament | Round 4 | 132A | |
| 02/05 | L | F 2-0 0:45 | B. Collins | --- | Richard Urano Eaton Tournament | Round 3 | 132A | |
| 02/05 | W | F 8-0 2:59 | L. Kougl | --- | Richard Urano Eaton Tournament | Round 2 | 132A | |
| 01/30 | W | F 12-2 4:52 | C. Cure | Platte Valley | 2022 Valley Viking Invitational | 1st Place | 132 | |
| 01/29 | W | F 2-0 1:33 | K. Damico | Riverdale Ridge | 2022 Valley Viking Invitational | SF | 132 | |
| 01/29 | W | F 7-2 3:24 | A. George | Steamboat Springs | 2022 Valley Viking Invitational | QF | 132 | |
| 01/21 | W | MD 14-2 | C. Cure | Platte Valley | Eaton @ Platte Valley | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/15 | W | DEC 4-1 | N. Linares | Mullen | Mel Smith invitational | Placement Matches (32 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/15 | W | F 7-0 1:31 | G. Bower | Pagosa Springs | Mel Smith invitational | Semis & 5th WB (32 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/15 | W | DEC 6-4 | J. Mars | Bayfield | Mel Smith invitational | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 10-0 2:00 | R. Cantrell | James Irwin | Mel Smith invitational | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 2-0 0:40 | E. Espinal | Lakewood | Mel Smith invitational | Round 1 (32 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/08 | W | F 5-1 4:47 | C. Schaffer | Valley | Cheyenne Mountain Classification Clash | 5th place | 132 | |
| 01/08 | W | F 5-1 4:47 | C. Schaffer | Valley | Cheyenne Mountain Classification Clash | 5th place | 132 | |
| 01/08 | L | DEC 8-6 | I. Blackmon | Lewis Palmer | Cheyenne Mountain Classification Clash | Cons Semi | 132 | |
| 01/08 | L | DEC 8-6 | I. Blackmon | --- | Cheyenne Mountain Classification Clash | Cons Semi | 132 | |
| 01/08 | L | DEC 8-5 | J. Long | Adams City | Cheyenne Mountain Classification Clash | Semi | 132 | |
| 01/08 | L | DEC 8-5 | J. Long | Adams City | Cheyenne Mountain Classification Clash | Semi | 132 | |
| 01/08 | W | F 5-0 5:18 | C. Montoya | Buena Vista | Cheyenne Mountain Classification Clash | Quarters | 132 | |
| 01/08 | W | F 5-0 5:18 | C. Montoya | --- | Cheyenne Mountain Classification Clash | Quarters | 132 | |
| 01/08 | W | DEC 10-4 | A. Herrera | Pine Creek | Cheyenne Mountain Classification Clash | Round 1 (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/08 | W | DEC 10-4 | A. Herrera | --- | Cheyenne Mountain Classification Clash | Round 1 (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 12/18 | L | TF 15-0 3:33 | D. Hargrove | Discovery Canyon | 2021 Jimmy John`s NCCT | Finals | 132 | |
| 12/18 | W | F 8-6 4:26 | G. Reece | Regis Jesuit | 2021 Jimmy John`s NCCT | Rd 9 Consi Semis | 132 | |
| 12/18 | W | DEC 9-5 | L. Drury | Falcon | 2021 Jimmy John`s NCCT | Rd 8 Semis/Rd 7 Consi | 132 | |
| 12/18 | W | F 2-1 1:45 | J. Torres | Roosevelt | 2021 Jimmy John`s NCCT | Rd 7 Consolation Round 6 | 132 | |
| 12/17 | L | DEC 8-1 | D. Hargrove | Discovery Canyon | 2021 Jimmy John`s NCCT | Rd 5 Quarter Finals & Consolation Round 4 | 132 | |
| 12/17 | W | MD 21-12 | I. Baca | John F Kennedy | 2021 Jimmy John`s NCCT | Rd 3 Champ/Rd 2 Consi | 132 | |
| 12/17 | W | F 5-2 3:42 | J. Jordan | Bennett | 2021 Jimmy John`s NCCT | Rd 2 Champ/Rd 1 Consi | 132 | |
| 12/11 | W | DEC 8-5 | T. Juergensen | Thompson Valley | Charlie Lake - Varsity 2021 | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 138 | |
| 12/11 | W | DEC 10-8 | A. Stone | Gering | Charlie Lake - Varsity 2021 | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 138 | |
| 12/11 | W | F 5-0 1:30 | B. Stewart | East | Charlie Lake - Varsity 2021 | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 138 | |
| 12/11 | W | F 15-3 4:00 | C. Croft | Berthoud | Charlie Lake - Varsity 2021 | Round 1 (16 Man) | 138 | |
| 12/10 | L | DEC 5-2 | T. Juergensen | Thompson Valley | Charlie Lake Duals 2021 | Round 3 (4 Team) | 138 | |
| 12/10 | W | F 15-2 3:14 | B. Stewart | Cheyenne East | Charlie Lake Duals 2021 | Round 3 (3 Team) | 138 | |
| 12/10 | W | MD 13-0 | M. Wagner | Scottsbluff | Charlie Lake Duals 2021 | Round 2 (4 Team) | 138 | |
| 12/10 | W | F 9-0 2:51 | A. Husen | Fossil Ridge | Charlie Lake Duals 2021 | Round 1 (4 Team) | 138 | |
| 12/10 | W | F 2-0 1:28 | R. Leinart | Central | Charlie Lake Duals 2021 | Round 1 (3 Team) | 138 | |
| 12/10 | W | F 2-0 1:26 | N. Meesey | University | University @ Eaton | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/04 | W | F 2-0 1:16 | E. Alder | Byers | Chuck Annand Invitational | 1st & 3rd (16 Man) | 138 | |
| 12/04 | W | MD 12-0 | N. Meesey | University | Chuck Annand Invitational | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 138 | |
| 12/04 | W | F 9-0 3:28 | D. Enciso | --- | Chuck Annand Invitational | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 138 | |
| 12/04 | W | F 12-1 1:48 | J. Blocker | Fossil Ridge | Chuck Annand Invitational | Round 1 (16 Man) | 138 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/13 | L | DEC 5-3 SV | D. Chavez | Alamosa | CHSAA State Championships | 1st Place | 120-3A | |
| 03/12 | W | F 5-0 3:11 | A. Kramer | Elizabeth | CHSAA State Championships | Semis | 120-3A | |
| 03/12 | W | F 2-0 1:26 | C. Wurst | Lamar | CHSAA State Championships | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 120-3A | |
| 03/06 | W | F 2-0 0:57 | T. Thomas | --- | CHSAA 3A Region 2 | Placement Matches | 120 | |
| 03/05 | W | F 4-1 5:23 | D. Hernandez | --- | CHSAA 3A Region 2 | Semis & 1st WB | 120 | |
| 03/05 | W | F 10-0 1:46 | T. Houser | Estes Park | CHSAA 3A Region 2 | Quarterfinals | 120 | |
| 02/19 | W | F 4-0 1:43 | D. Hall | Severance High School | Severance High School @ Eaton | Round 1 | 126 | |
| 02/13 | W | F 2-0 0:42 | A. Hishinuma | Wiggins | Eaton @ Wiggins | Round 1 | 126 | |
| 02/02 | W | F 0-0 4:50 | D. Hernandez | --- | Brush @ Eaton | Round 1 | 126 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/22 | L | DEC 6-1 | E. Herrera | --- | 2020 CHSAA State Championships | Placements | 113-3A | |
| 02/22 | W | DEC 6-5 SV | C. Combs | Sterling | 2020 CHSAA State Championships | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 113-3A | |
| 02/22 | W | DEC 5-2 | J. Atencio | --- | 2020 CHSAA State Championships | 3rd Wrestleback | 113-3A | |
| 02/21 | W | F 4-0 2:11 | N. Meesey | University | 2020 CHSAA State Championships | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 113-3A | |
| 02/21 | L | F 4-0 2:54 | D. Chavez | --- | 2020 CHSAA State Championships | Quarters (16 Man) | 113-3A | |
| 02/20 | W | F 8-6 5:07 | M. McCarthy | --- | 2020 CHSAA State Championships | Round 1 (16 Man) | 113-3A | |
| 02/15 | L | DEC 2-0 | C. Combs | Sterling | CHSAA 3A Region 2 | 1st Place Matches | 113 | |
| 02/15 | W | F 5-5 3:37 | N. Meesey | University | CHSAA 3A Region 2 | Semis and WB3 | 113 | |
| 02/14 | W | MD 11-0 | C. Cure | Platte Valley | CHSAA 3A Region 2 | Quarterfinals and WB1 | 113 | |
| 02/14 | W | F 9-0 2:20 | D. Gunther | Faith Christian | CHSAA 3A Region 2 | Round 1 | 113 | |
| 02/08 | W | F 2-0 3:29 | C. Rockwell | --- | Eaton Dual Tournament | Round 3 (10 Team) | 113 | |
| 02/08 | W | F 2-2 1:14 | F. Myers | --- | Eaton Dual Tournament | Round 6 (10 Team) | 113 | |
| 02/08 | W | F 10-2 5:07 | A. Quinones | Eaglecrest | Eaton Dual Tournament | Round 5 (10 Team) | 113 | |
| 02/08 | W | F 7-0 3:51 | J. Rangel | Greeley West | Eaton Dual Tournament | Round 1 (10 Team) | 113 | |
| 02/07 | W | F 0-0 2:45 | B. Hansen | --- | Valley @ Eaton | Round 1 | 113 | |
| 02/01 | L | DEC 7-2 | C. Combs | Sterling | 2020 Valley Viking Invitational | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 113 | |
| 02/01 | W | F 5-0 2:54 | N. Meesey | University | 2020 Valley Viking Invitational | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 113 | |
| 02/01 | W | F 9-0 3:02 | C. Cure | Platte Valley | 2020 Valley Viking Invitational | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 113 | |
| 01/18 | W | F 2-0 2:42 | L. Hunsberger | --- | 2020 Mel Smith Husky Invitational | Placement Matches (32 Man) | 113 | |
| 01/18 | W | F 4-2 1:18 | J. Martinez | --- | 2020 Mel Smith Husky Invitational | Semis & 5th WB (32 Man) | 113 | |
| 01/18 | W | MD 10-2 | C. Hutchings | --- | 2020 Mel Smith Husky Invitational | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 113 | |
| 01/17 | W | MD 12-1 | L. Stephens | Eagle Valley | 2020 Mel Smith Husky Invitational | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 113 | |
| 01/17 | W | F 2-0 0:58 | A. Mitzlaff | Bayfield | 2020 Mel Smith Husky Invitational | Round 1 (32 Man) | 113 | |
| 12/21 | L | F 7-0 3:28 | J. Steele | --- | 2019 Jimmy John`s NCCT | Rd 7 Consolation Round 6 | 113 | |
| 12/20 | L | DEC 4-0 | J. Airola | --- | 2019 Jimmy John`s NCCT | Rd 5 Quarter Finals & Consolation Round 4 | 113 | |
| 12/20 | W | F 11-2 4:34 | I. Lazo | Lexington | 2019 Jimmy John`s NCCT | Rd 3 Champ/Rd 2 Consi | 113 | |
| 12/20 | W | F 6-0 3:43 | I. Stewart | Discovery Canyon | 2019 Jimmy John`s NCCT | Rd 2 Champ/Rd 1 Consi | 113 | |
| 12/20 | W | F 5-0 1:38 | J. Ferguson | Eaglecrest | 2019 Jimmy John`s NCCT | Rd 1 Champ | 113 | |
| 12/14 | W | DEF 3-0 3:32 | C. Stokey | Ogallala | Charlie Lake - Varsity | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 113 | |
| 12/14 | W | DEC 8-4 | I. Lopez | Cheyenne Central | Charlie Lake - Varsity | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 113 | |
| 12/14 | W | F 2-0 2:12 | J. Gilbert | Mountain View | Charlie Lake - Varsity | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 113 | |
| 12/14 | L | DEC 8-6 TB1 | A. Wilder | Scottsbluff | Charlie Lake - Varsity | Round 1 (16 Man) | 113 | |
| 12/14 | W | F 0-0 | T. Houser | Estes Park | Eaton @ Estes Park | Round 1 | 113 | |
| 12/13 | W | F 6-6 5:19 | C. Stokey | --- | Charlie Lake Dual Tournament | Round 5 (6 Team) | 113 | |
| 12/13 | W | F 11-1 3:40 | M. Doyle | Fossil Ridge | Charlie Lake Dual Tournament | Finals (2 Team) | 113 | |
| 12/13 | W | F 8-3 5:30 | I. Lopez | Cheyenne Central | Charlie Lake Dual Tournament | Round 1 (6 Team) | 113 | |
| 12/13 | W | F 2-0 0:27 | C. Johnson | --- | Charlie Lake Dual Tournament | Round 3 (6 Team) | 113 | |
| 12/13 | W | F 9-0 2:50 | L. Oberschmidt | Poudre | Charlie Lake Dual Tournament | Round 2 (6 Team) | 113 | |
| 12/07 | W | FOR 0-0 | J. Trujillo | Ralston Valley | Chuck Annand Invitational | 1st & 3rd (16 Man) | 120 | |
| 12/07 | W | DEC 5-2 | H. Pagel | Platte Valley | Chuck Annand Invitational | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 120 | |
| 12/07 | L | DEC 7-2 | J. Harrison | Highland | Chuck Annand Invitational | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 120 | |
| 12/07 | W | F 0-0 2:33 | J. Trujillo | Ralston Valley | Chuck Annand Invitational | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 120 | |
| 12/07 | W | F 0-0 2:20 | S. Barnum | Wiggins | Chuck Annand Invitational | Round 1 (16 Man) | 120 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/22 | L | DEC 9-5 | J. Gallegos | Skyview | 2019 CHSAA State Championships | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 106-3A | |
| 02/22 | W | F 2-0 0:35 | J. Hee | Gunnison | 2019 CHSAA State Championships | 1st WB (16 Man) | 106-3A | |
| 02/21 | L | F 2-0 0:23 | B. Hankin | Woodland Park | 2019 CHSAA State Championships | Round 1 (16 Man) | 106-3A | |
| 02/16 | W | DEC 6-5 | M. Medina | --- | Northwestern Mutual CHSAA 3A Region 3 | 4th Place Matches | 106 | |
| 02/16 | W | F 2-0 2:01 | A. Kramer | --- | Northwestern Mutual CHSAA 3A Region 3 | 3rd and 5th Place Matches | 106 | |
| 02/16 | L | DEC 7-2 | J. Gallegos | Skyview | Northwestern Mutual CHSAA 3A Region 3 | Consi Semis | 106 | |
| 02/16 | L | F 2-0 2:00 | J. Cordova | Sheridan | Northwestern Mutual CHSAA 3A Region 3 | Semis and WB3 | 106 | |
| 02/15 | W | F 10-5 2:38 | C. Condit | --- | Northwestern Mutual CHSAA 3A Region 3 | Quarterfinals and WB1 | 106 | |
| 02/09 | W | DEC 10-5 | C. Rockwell | --- | Eaton Dual Tournament | Round 3 (10 Team) | 106 | |
| 02/09 | W | F 5-0 1:34 | L. Laughrey | Skyline | Eaton Dual Tournament | Round 1 (10 Team) | 106 | |
| 02/02 | W | FOR 0-0 | M. Barkdoll | Wiggins | 2019 VALLEY VIKING INVITATIONAL | 5th Place Matches | 106 | |
| 02/02 | L | DEC 6-1 | A. Munoz | Eaton | 2019 VALLEY VIKING INVITATIONAL | Cons Semis | 106 | |
| 02/02 | W | F 4-0 2:45 | C. Combs | Sterling | 2019 VALLEY VIKING INVITATIONAL | Semis & Con 3 | 106 | |
| 02/02 | W | F 2-0 1:36 | J. Faczak | --- | 2019 VALLEY VIKING INVITATIONAL | Cons 2 16 man | 106 | |
| 02/02 | L | DEF 12-3 5:47 | A. Rios | --- | 2019 VALLEY VIKING INVITATIONAL | Qtr & Con | 106 | |
| 02/02 | W | F 4-2 1:33 | A. Calderon | --- | 2019 VALLEY VIKING INVITATIONAL | Round 1 (16 Man) | 106 | |
| 01/25 | W | F 8-0 3:01 | N. Meesey | University | Eaton @ University | Round 1 | 106 | |
| 01/10 | L | DEC 7-5 | E. Kitchen | --- | Estes Park @ Eaton | Round 1 | 106 | |
| 12/09 | W | TF 15-0 1:55 | C. Doyle | --- | Charlie Lake - JV | Round 5 | 106-111 B | |
| 12/08 | W | F 2-0 3:53 | C. Burns | Laramie | Charlie Lake - JV | Round 2&3 | 106-111 B | |
| 12/08 | W | DEC 0-0 | A. Lindsay | Fort Collins | Charlie Lake - JV | Round 2&3 | 106-111 B | |
| 12/08 | W | DEC 5-0 | K. Mihalek | Cheyenne East | Charlie Lake - JV | Round 1 | 106-111 B | |
| 12/01 | L | DEC 15-13 | M. Barraza | Gering | Chuck Annand Invitational | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 113 | |
| 12/01 | L | F 0-0 1:37 | A. Felthager | Trinidad | Chuck Annand Invitational | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 113 | |
| 12/01 | W | F 0-0 1:37 | K. Kappel | Limon Jr-Sr | Chuck Annand Invitational | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 113 |