Michael Caliendo

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	RESULT	OPPONENT	OPP. TEAM	EVENT	RND.	WT.
07/19	L	VPO1 9-5	R. Welsh	---	2021 US Marine Corps 16U & Junior Nationals	Consi of 16 #2	160 lbs
07/19	L	VPO1 8-2	L. Mechler	Wisconsin	2021 US Marine Corps 16U & Junior Nationals	Round of 16	160 lbs
07/19	W	VSU 10-0 1:12	D. Williams	---	2021 US Marine Corps 16U & Junior Nationals	Round of 32	160 lbs
07/18	W	VPO1 12-5	R. Welsh	---	2021 US Marine Corps 16U & Junior Nationals	Round of 64	160 lbs
07/18	W	VSU1 16-5 4:04	E. Gilbert	---	2021 US Marine Corps 16U & Junior Nationals	Round of 128	160 lbs
03/27	W	DEC 8-2	A. Thebeau	---	USAW HS National Recruiting Showcase	1ST Place	160
03/26	W	DEC 9-3	A. Sinclair	---	USAW HS National Recruiting Showcase	Semis	160
03/26	W	TF 18-3 4:30	S. Miller	Darkhorse Wrestling	USAW HS National Recruiting Showcase	Round 6 QF	160
03/26	W	MD 11-3	M. Alley	505 Wrestling Club	USAW HS National Recruiting Showcase	Round 4	160
03/26	W	DEC 9-2	R. Fiorentino	---	USAW HS National Recruiting Showcase	Round 2	160
03/12	W	MD 11-2	A. Sinclair	Askren Wrestling Academy Lake Country	USAW HS Nat`l Recruiting Showcase - WI Qualifier	1ST Place	160
03/12	W	F 2-0 0:25	C. Young	Aviators Wrestling	USAW HS Nat`l Recruiting Showcase - WI Qualifier	Semis	160
03/12	W	MD 14-1	B. Ott	Askren Wrestling Academy Lake Country	USAW HS Nat`l Recruiting Showcase - WI Qualifier	Round 6 QF	160
03/12	W	F 9-2 1:33	R. Roy	Wabeno	USAW HS Nat`l Recruiting Showcase - WI Qualifier	Round 4	160
03/12	W	F 6-2 0:37	J. James	Milwaukee Tech High School Wrestling	USAW HS Nat`l Recruiting Showcase - WI Qualifier	Round 2	160
03/04	L	DEC 5-4 UTB	J. Ganos	---	Illinois vs. Wisconsin	RR Rnd 1	160 lbs
01/28	L	TF 15-103 6:00	D. Hamiti	---	Test of the Best	Match Up	160 lbs
12/30	W	F 2-0 0:51	B. Stauffenberg	Izzy Style Wrestling	2020 TOA - Holiday High School Classic	1st place	160
12/30	W	DEC 8-2	W. Ingham	Amery Wrestling Club	2020 TOA - Holiday High School Classic	Semis and Last Consi	160
12/30	W	TF 19-4 5:45	R. Roy	laona/wabeno	2020 TOA - Holiday High School Classic	Quarterfinals	160
12/30	W	MD 14-2	G. Willuweit	Marshfield Wrestling Club	2020 TOA - Holiday High School Classic	Round 3	160
12/30	W	F 4-1 1:14	N. Schmidt	Aviators Wrestling	2020 TOA - Holiday High School Classic	Round 2	160
12/30	W	F 6-2 1:20	P. Miller	Plymouth Wrestling Club	2020 TOA - Holiday High School Classic	Round 1 (64 Man)	160
11/22	W	DEC 8-3	K. Hart	Purler	2020 WOW Open and Girls Kickoff Classic	Finals	160 lbs
11/22	W	DEC 5-3	T. McDonnell	Genesis	2020 WOW Open and Girls Kickoff Classic	Semi-Finals	160 lbs
11/22	W	F 9-1 3:16	L. Will	Mascoutah Indians	2020 WOW Open and Girls Kickoff Classic	1/4 Finals	160 lbs
11/22	W	TF 16-1 5:46	E. Cordy	Standfast	2020 WOW Open and Girls Kickoff Classic	Rd of 16	160 lbs
11/22	W	TF 16-0 3:01	J. Bernhardt	Unattached	2020 WOW Open and Girls Kickoff Classic	Rd of 32	160 lbs
10/25	L	DEC 4-2	A. Ayzerov	NJ	2020 Defense Soap Super 32	5th Place	160 lbs
10/25	L	DEC 9-5	E. Munguia	OH	2020 Defense Soap Super 32	Consi-Semis	160 lbs
10/25	W	DEC 14-9	D. Fields	OH	2020 Defense Soap Super 32	Consi of 4	160 lbs
10/25	W	DEC 3-1	D. Kohn	FL	2020 Defense Soap Super 32	Consi of 8 #2	160 lbs
10/25	L	DEC 6-4 SV	M. Singleton	GA	2020 Defense Soap Super 32	Quarter-Finals	160 lbs
10/25	W	DEC 7-2	T. Naaktgeboren	IA	2020 Defense Soap Super 32	Round of 16	160 lbs
10/24	W	MD 10-2	D. Kohn	FL	2020 Defense Soap Super 32	Round of 32	160 lbs
10/24	W	DEC 9-3	C. Anestis	MA	2020 Defense Soap Super 32	Round of 64	160 lbs
10/24	W	F 12-1 2:58	J. Cherry	PA	2020 Defense Soap Super 32	Round of 128	160 lbs

DATE	W/L	RESULT	OPPONENT	OPP. TEAM	EVENT	RND.	WT.
07/26	W	F 2-0 0:37	C. Johnston	MO West WC	2020 USA Nationals	Finals	160 lbs
07/26	W	F 2-0 1:06	A. Catour	Dark Knights WC	2020 USA Nationals	Semi-Finals	160 lbs
07/26	W	DEC 7-0	J. Sistrunk	Sequiots	2020 USA Nationals	Quarter-Finals	160 lbs
07/26	W	TF 15-0 2:47	D. Allgeyer	Stockton	2020 USA Nationals	Round of 16	160 lbs
11/02	W	DEC 7-0	R. Dirksen	n/a	2019 Monster Match Nationals	Finals	152 lbs
11/02	W	F 2-0 0:51	A. Liva	Butte Wrestling Club	2019 Monster Match Nationals	Semi-Finals	152 lbs
11/02	W	DEC 5-4	T. Morrison	---	2019 Monster Match Nationals	Quarter-Finals	152 lbs

DATE	W/L	RESULT	OPPONENT	OPP. TEAM	EVENT	RND.	WT.
06/01	L	VPO1 16-14	C. Bavery	---	2019 UWW Cadet and U23 Nationals	Consi of 32 #1	65 kg
06/01	L	VPO1 13-7	J. Zargo	---	2019 UWW Cadet and U23 Nationals	Round of 64	65 kg
05/31	L	VSU1 15-7 2:27	N. Vafiadis	Va Team Predator	2019 UWW Cadet and U23 Nationals	Consi of 16 #2	65 kg
05/31	L	VPO1 11-10	C. Lucio	Bakersfield High School	2019 UWW Cadet and U23 Nationals	Round of 16	65 kg
05/31	W	VSU 8-0 0:36	C. Ramos	---	2019 UWW Cadet and U23 Nationals	Round of 32	65 kg
05/31	W	VPO1 6-3	N. Gonzalez	---	2019 UWW Cadet and U23 Nationals	Round of 64	65 kg
01/05	W	TF 16-1	c. roepenack	Pekin	Pekin @ Batavia	Round 1	138
01/05	W	DEC 5-0	G. Hansen	Schaumburg (H.S.)	Schaumburg (H.S.) @ Batavia	Round 1	138
01/05	W	F 2-0 1:17	J. Hernandez	Des Plaines (Maine West)	Des Plaines (Maine West) @ Batavia	Round 1	138
01/04	L	DEC 7-5	J. Benjamin	St. Charles (East)	St. Charles (East) @ Batavia	Round 1	138
12/21	W	F 2-0 0:29	J. Rupnow	Geneva	Batavia @ Geneva	Round 1	138
12/13	W	F 6-2 1:50	A. Janiec	Wheaton (W. Warrenville South)	Batavia @ Wheaton (W. Warrenville South)	Round 1	138
12/08	W	DEC 8-6	D. Hopkins	Plainfield (East)	Plainfield (East) @ Batavia	Round 1	138
12/08	W	F 2-0 1:08	A. Gomez	Hinsdale (Central)	Hinsdale (Central) @ Batavia	Round 1	138
12/08	W	TF 18-2	E. Pitts	New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central)	Batavia Quad	Champ. Round 1	138
12/08	W	TF 15-2	E. Pitts	New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central)	New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central) @ Batavia	Round 1	138
12/07	W	MD 15-2	K. Kradle	Carol Stream (Glenbard North)	Carol Stream (Glenbard North) @ Batavia	Round 1	138
12/01	W	TF 16-0	A. Schodrof	LaGrange (Lyons)	Batavia @ LaGrange (Lyons)	Round 1	138
12/01	L	DEC 8-4	P. Nolan	Orland Park (Sandburg)	Batavia @ Orland Park (Sandburg)	Round 1	138
12/01	W	MD 11-2	.. Valdez	Palatine (Fremd)	Batavia @ Palatine (Fremd)	Round 1	138
11/30	W	F 12-0 7:02	R. Risner	Roselle (Lake Park)	Batavia @ Roselle (Lake Park)	Round 1	138
11/24	W	F 2-0 0:42	H. Montes	---	Batavia @ Blue Island (Eisenhower)	Round 1	138
11/24	W	DEC 7-0	K. Guttosch	---	Batavia @ Naperville (Central)	Round 1	138
11/24	W	F 4-1 0:44	A. C	Downers Grove (South)	Batavia @ Downers Grove (South)	Round 1	138
11/21	W	F 7-0 1:44	E. Nars	Wheeling	Batavia @ Wheeling	Round 1	138

DATE	W/L	RESULT	OPPONENT	OPP. TEAM	EVENT	RND.	WT.
07/15	L	VSU 10-0 2:17	B. Hall	Indiana	2018 USMC/USAW Cadet & Junior FS Nationals	Consi of 8 #1	138 lbs
07/15	W	VPO1 7-6	G. Ruiz	California	2018 USMC/USAW Cadet & Junior FS Nationals	Consi of 16 #2	138 lbs
07/14	W	VSU 10-0 1:02	N. Hamilton	Nebraska	2018 USMC/USAW Cadet & Junior FS Nationals	Consi of 16 #1	138 lbs
07/14	W	VSU 10-0 0:54	B. Salt	Oklahoma	2018 USMC/USAW Cadet & Junior FS Nationals	Consi of 32 #2	138 lbs
07/14	L	VSU 10-0 3:21	J. Hogan	Pennsylvania	2018 USMC/USAW Cadet & Junior FS Nationals	Round of 32	138 lbs
07/14	W	VSU 11-0 1:39	J. Bronstrup	Ohio	2018 USMC/USAW Cadet & Junior FS Nationals	Round of 64	138 lbs
07/14	W	VSU 11-0 1:05	C. Dyke	Wisconsin	2018 USMC/USAW Cadet & Junior FS Nationals	Round of 128	138 lbs
03/11	W	DEC 6-5	B. Rosen	---	IWCOA 2018 FroshSoph & Girls State	Placement	126
03/11	W	DEC 7-0	C. Lopez	---	IWCOA 2018 FroshSoph & Girls State	Semi`s	126
03/11	W	F 13-3 4:43	G. Ferguson	Minooka	IWCOA 2018 FroshSoph & Girls State	Quarters	126
03/11	W	MD 10-0	A. Epstein	Jacobs	IWCOA 2018 FroshSoph & Girls State	Round of 16 (Mat 1-6)	126
03/10	W	TF 18-1 2:39	N. Wilkerson	Neal F Simeon	IWCOA 2018 FroshSoph & Girls State	Round of 32	126
03/04	W	DEC 5-2	B. Rosen	---	IWCOA 2018 WC Sect Naperville Central	1st Place	126
03/04	W	DEC 7-0	C. Schindlbeck	Sandwich	IWCOA 2018 WC Sect Naperville Central	Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man)	126
03/04	W	TF 15-0 3:19	L. Keating	Naperville Central	IWCOA 2018 WC Sect Naperville Central	Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man)	126
02/24	W	DEC 7-1	B. Varga	St. Charles East	IWCOA 2018 WC Reg Glenbard South	1st & 3rd (16 Man)	126
02/24	W	MD 8-0	P. Schroeder	---	IWCOA 2018 WC Reg Glenbard South	Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man)	126
02/24	W	F 2-0 2:13	C. Schindlbeck	Sandwich	IWCOA 2018 WC Reg Glenbard South	Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man)	126
02/24	W	F 13-1 2:30	L. Swangren	South Elgin	IWCOA 2018 WC Reg Glenbard South	Round 1 (16 Man)	126
01/27	W	DEC 8-4	N. Orosco	---	Kaneland @ Batavia	Round 1	120
01/12	W	TF 19-3 6:00	P. Leek	Geneva	Geneva @ Batavia	Round 1	120
12/29	W	F 12-1 2:30	J. Jozwiak	---	Don Flavin Invitational	Round 2 (4 Team)	120
12/29	W	F 4-0 1:24	E. Guzman	Joliet	Don Flavin Invitational	Round 1 (4 Team)	120
12/29	W	TF 19-4 5:28	N. Valenzona	Niles Notre Dame	Don Flavin Invitational	Round 3 (4 Team)	120
12/16	L	DEC 8-7	M. Ramirez	Wheeling	Rus Erb 2017	Placement Matches (16 Man)	120
12/16	W	MD 14-3	E. Husko	Wauconda	Rus Erb 2017	Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man)	120
12/16	W	F 0-0 2:45	M. Rudsinski	Lincoln Way Central	Rus Erb 2017	Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man)	120
12/15	L	MD 11-3	B. Anderson	St. Charles East	Batavia @ St. Charles East	Round 1	120
12/11	W	DEF 10-0 4:00	E. Schramm	St. Charles North	Batavia @ St. Charles North	Round 1	120
10/28	L	DEC 3-0	S. Smith	Liberty Christian School	USAW Preseason Nationals - HS Boys	R7 - WB (128, 64, & 32)	120
10/28	L	DEC 4-3	P. Decker	Mile High Wrestling Club	USAW Preseason Nationals - HS Boys	R6 - Champ & WB (128, 64, 32, & 16)	120
10/28	W	MD 10-2	P. Drake	---	USAW Preseason Nationals - HS Boys	R4 - Champ & WB (128, 64, & 32)	120
10/28	W	MD 14-3	J. Larson	Gothenburh Jr Wrestling	USAW Preseason Nationals - HS Boys	R2	120
10/28	W	TF 19-4 3:19	A. Green	Betterman Elite	USAW Preseason Nationals - HS Boys	R1	120

DATE	W/L	RESULT	OPPONENT	OPP. TEAM	EVENT	RND.	WT.
06/29	W	DEC 5-0	T. Budz	Oconto Falls	Malecek Team Camp - Ind. Tournament	Round 4	100-101
06/29	W	F 2-0 1:43	B. Henderson	Detroit Lakes	Malecek Team Camp - Ind. Tournament	Round 3	100-101
06/28	W	DEC 5-0	D. Vrtis	Cretin-Derham Hall	Malecek Team Camp - Ind. Tournament	Round 2	100-101