Wade Brooks
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/19 | L | MD 9-1 | L. Szymborski | --- | TSSAA Section 2 Class AA | Round 4 Placements | 160 | |
| 02/19 | W | F 5-0 1:50 | O. | --- | TSSAA Section 2 Class AA | Round 2 Semis | 160 | |
| 02/19 | W | F 2-0 0:25 | M. Jimenez | Lavergne | TSSAA Section 2 Class AA | Round 1 | 160 | |
| 02/12 | L | MD 10-2 | L. Szymborski | --- | TSSAA Region 3 Class AA | Placements | 160 | |
| 02/12 | W | F 13-0 2:57 | J. Johnson | Rhea County | TSSAA Region 3 Class AA | Semis and WB 3 | 160 | |
| 02/05 | L | F 8-6 5:37 | F. Jameson | Summit | TSSAA Dual Meet Championships | Quarterfinals (8 Team) | 160 | |
| 02/05 | L | MD 12-4 | L. Szymborski | Cleveland | TSSAA Dual Meet Championships | 1st | 160 | |
| 02/05 | L | DEC 7-3 | B. Jarvis | Wilson Central | TSSAA Dual Meet Championships | Semis & 1st WB (8 Team) | 160 | |
| 01/15 | W | F 5-0 1:51 | F. Ozburn | Forrest | 2022 GP West Bruin Invitational | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 160 | |
| 01/15 | L | DEC 2-0 | J. Pierre | Evansville Mater Dei | 2022 GP West Bruin Invitational | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 160 | |
| 01/15 | L | F 4-0 4:58 | B. Jarvis | Wilson Central High School | 2022 GP West Bruin Invitational | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 160 | |
| 01/15 | W | DEC 10-5 | w. clingan | Centennial | 2022 GP West Bruin Invitational | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 160 | |
| 01/15 | W | F 4-0 1:26 | A. Fogarty | Ravenwood | 2022 GP West Bruin Invitational | Round 1 (16 Man) | 160 | |
| 01/08 | L | DEC 11-6 | B. Whaley | Knoxville Halls | Fandetti-Richardson Brawl | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 160 | |
| 01/08 | W | F 1-0 2:47 | T. Stoltz | Jefferson Co. | Fandetti-Richardson Brawl | Round 4 (16 Man) | 160 | |
| 01/08 | L | DEC 3-1 | I. Fagg | Heritage | Fandetti-Richardson Brawl | Round 3 (16 Man) | 160 | |
| 01/08 | W | F 2-0 0:48 | A. Oravitz | Knoxville Catholic | Fandetti-Richardson Brawl | Round 2 (16 Man) | 160 | |
| 12/18 | W | DEC 7-4 | I. Cornelious | Alexander | Bradley Invitational | Placement Matches (32 Man) | 160 | |
| 12/18 | L | DEC 6-0 | l. syzmbroski | Cleveland | Bradley Invitational | 6th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 160 | |
| 12/18 | W | DEC 8-6 | T. Crowell | Nolensville | Bradley Invitational | Semis & 5th WB (32 Man) | 160 | |
| 12/18 | W | F 3-0 2:05 | X. Harris | Dobyns Bennett | Bradley Invitational | 4th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 160 | |
| 12/18 | L | F 2-0 0:54 | M. Powe | Gardendale Hs | Bradley Invitational | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 160 | |
| 12/17 | W | DEC 6-0 | B. Swallows | Bradley Central | Bradley Invitational | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 160 | |
| 12/17 | W | F 5-0 1:45 | L. Payne | Bradley Central | Bradley Invitational | Round 1 (32 Man) | 160 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/01 | L | DEC 5-3 | E. Salazar | Hixson | 2020 Chatt All Area JV Championship | Placement Matches (32 Man) | 145 | |
| 02/01 | W | FOR 0-0 | C. Davis | Walker Valley | 2020 Chatt All Area JV Championship | 6th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 145 | |
| 02/01 | L | DEC 2-0 | B. Swallows | Bradley Central | 2020 Chatt All Area JV Championship | Semis & 5th WB (32 Man) | 145 | |
| 02/01 | W | F 2-0 1:02 | E. Salazar | Hixson | 2020 Chatt All Area JV Championship | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 145 | |
| 02/01 | W | F 2-0 1:36 | J. Quinlan | East Hamilton | 2020 Chatt All Area JV Championship | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 145 | |
| 02/01 | W | F 5-0 1:33 | J. Just | --- | 2020 Chatt All Area JV Championship | Round 1 (32 Man) | 145 | |
| 01/05 | W | F 2-0 0:40 | T. Pritchard | Farragut | Maryville Invitational | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 145 | |
| 01/04 | L | F 0-4 2:03 | J. Phillips | --- | Maryville Invitational | Round 4 (16 Man) | 145 | |
| 01/04 | L | DEC 11-7 | Z. Fox | Powell | Maryville Invitational | Round 3 (16 Man) | 145 | |
| 01/04 | W | F 2-0 1:09 | M. Fierge | --- | Maryville Invitational | Round 2 (16 Man) | 145 | |
| 01/04 | W | F 2-0 0:27 | L. Price | Karns | Maryville Invitational | Round 1 (16 Man) | 145 | |
| 12/21 | L | F 7-2 4:32 | A. Cooley | --- | Bradley Invitational | 4th Wrestleback (16/32 Man) | 145 | |
| 12/21 | W | F 8-0 2:22 | J. Light | Beech Senior | Bradley Invitational | 3rd Wrestleback (16/32 Man) | 145 | |
| 12/21 | W | DEC 5-2 | L. Fox | --- | Bradley Invitational | 2nd Wb & Qtr Finals (16/32 Man) | 145 | |
| 12/20 | W | DEC 4-0 | C. Liebermann | Knoxville Halls | Bradley Invitational | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 145 | |
| 12/20 | L | F 5-1 1:50 | R. Holtzclaw | McCallie | Bradley Invitational | Round 1 (32 Man) | 145 | |
| 12/14 | W | F 2-0 0:18 | N. Jacobs | McMinn County High School | McMinn County Cherokee JV Jamboree 2019 | Round 5 (6 Man) | 145 | |
| 12/14 | W | F 2-0 0:58 | G. Elliott | Alcoa High School | McMinn County Cherokee JV Jamboree 2019 | Round 4 (6 Man) | 145 | |
| 12/14 | W | DEC 4-0 | J. Daugherty | Bradley Central High School | McMinn County Cherokee JV Jamboree 2019 | Round 3 (6 Man) | 145 | |
| 12/14 | W | FOR 0-0 | B. Swallows | Bradley Central High School | McMinn County Cherokee JV Jamboree 2019 | Round 2 (6 Man) | 145 | |
| 12/14 | W | F 2-0 0:54 | J. Jordan | Bradley Central High School | McMinn County Cherokee JV Jamboree 2019 | Round 1 (6 Man) | 145 | |
| 12/07 | W | F 4-0 1:25 | C. Williams | --- | Ooltewah HS JV Invitational 2019 | Round 2 (3 Man) | 146-146 A | |
| 12/06 | W | F 2-0 0:33 | C. Lee | --- | Ooltewah HS JV Invitational 2019 | Round 1 (3 Man) | 146-146 A | |
| 11/30 | W | F 0-2 1:58 | C. Rogers | Hixson | Vandergriff Duals 2019 | Finals (2 Team) | 145 | |
| 11/30 | W | F 2-0 1:11 | C. Welsch | James Clemens HS | Vandergriff Duals 2019 | Round 3 (6 Team) | 145 | |
| 11/30 | W | DEC 6-4 | R. Shipley | Signal Mountain | Vandergriff Duals 2019 | Round 4 (6 Team) | 145 | |
| 11/27 | L | DEC 2-0 | B. Swallows | Bradley Central | 2019 Hewitt Pools | Round 4 | 145 | |
| 11/27 | L | DEC 4-3 | C. Parker | Bradley Central | 2019 Hewitt Pools | Round 3 | 145 | |
| 11/27 | L | DEC 4-1 | D. Davis | Hewitt-Trussville | 2019 Hewitt Pools | Round 2 | 145 | |
| 11/27 | L | F 5-2 1:46 | B. Coffman | Hewitt-Trussville | 2019 Hewitt Pools | Round 1 | 145 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/09 | L | DEC 6-2 | B. Stegmier | Nashville Catholic | King of the Hill Duals 2019 | Round 3 (4 Team) | 126 | |
| 03/09 | W | F 4-6 5:06 | A. Ford | Team Wilco | King of the Hill Duals 2019 | Semis (4 Team) | 126 | |
| 03/09 | L | TF 16-0 3:37 | J. Pommiville | Level Up WC | King of the Hill Duals 2019 | Round 1 (4 Team) | 126 | |
| 03/09 | L | TF 15-0 4:31 | E. Oakley | School of Hard Knocks Blue | King of the Hill Duals 2019 | Round 2 (4 Team) | 126 |