
Thomas McIntyre
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 | L | F 4-0 3:00 | C. Herman | Halstead | KSHSAA 4A Boys State Championships | Cons. Round 2 | 285 | |
| 02/28 | W | F 1-0 3:22 | T. Busby | El Dorado | KSHSAA 4A Boys State Championships | Cons. Round 1 | 285 | |
| 02/28 | L | F 3-0 0:40 | C. Martin | Paola Hs | KSHSAA 4A Boys State Championships | Champ. Round 1 | 285 | |
| 02/22 | W | DEC 1-0 | K. Velde | Silver Lake Hs | KSHSAA 4A Regional D | 3rd Place Match | 285 | |
| 02/22 | W | F 3-0 0:56 | G. Rhoads | Tonganoxie Hs | KSHSAA 4A Regional D | Cons. Semi | 285 | |
| 02/22 | L | F 2-0 4:00 | O. Unruh | Meriden - Jefferson West Hs | KSHSAA 4A Regional D | Semifinal | 285 | |
| 02/22 | W | F 5-3 3:33 | A. Strother | Santa Fe Trail Hs | KSHSAA 4A Regional D | Quarterfinal | 285 | |
| 02/14 | W | F 12-4 5:23 | D. Mentzer | Topeka-Seaman HS | Topeka-Hayden HS @ Topeka-Seaman HS | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 02/01 | W | MD 11-1 | T. Skocny | Santa Fe Trail | 2025 Boys BIT | 5th Place Match | 285 | |
| 02/01 | L | DEC 6-1 | G. Rhoads | Tonganoxie | 2025 Boys BIT | Cons. Semi | 285 | |
| 02/01 | L | MD 9-1 | J. Goodwin | Prairie View | 2025 Boys BIT | Semifinal | 285 | |
| 02/01 | W | F 7-0 5:34 | T. Skocny | Santa Fe Trail | 2025 Boys BIT | Quarterfinal | 285 | |
| 02/01 | W | F 3-0 0:39 | M. Meek | Louisburg | 2025 Boys BIT | Champ. Round 1 | 285 | |
| 01/24 | L | F 6-1 | T. Hutchinson | Council Grove HS/Allen-Northern Heights HS | Council Grove HS/Allen-Northern Heights HS @ Topeka-Hayden HS | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 01/23 | W | F 0-0 | T. McGowan | Atchison HS | Highland Park Dual | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 01/22 | W | F 0-0 | R. Lowery | Perry-Lecompton HS | Topeka-Hayden HS @ Perry-Lecompton HS | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 01/18 | W | F 4-0 2:31 | Y. Qarini | Blue Valley Southwest | St Marys Boys Invitational | 3rd Place Match | B285 | |
| 01/18 | W | F 3-0 0:35 | J. Fields | St Marys | St Marys Boys Invitational | Cons. Semi | B285 | |
| 01/18 | L | DEC 7-4 TB1 | O. Unruh | Jeff West | St Marys Boys Invitational | Semifinal | B285 | |
| 01/18 | W | F 3-0 1:19 | Y. Qarini | Blue Valley Southwest | St Marys Boys Invitational | Quarterfinal | B285 | |
| 01/18 | W | F 14-1 1:25 | J. Cruse | Shawnee Missin North | St Marys Boys Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | B285 | |
| 12/21 | W | F 3-0 0:59 | J. Colin | LaCygne-Prairie View | Ottawa Dual Tournament 2024 | Round 6 | 285 | |
| 12/21 | W | F 3-0 1:09 | W. McCombs | Ottawa | Ottawa Dual Tournament 2024 | Round 5 | 285 | |
| 12/21 | L | F 6-0 3:06 | C. Frazier | Holton | Ottawa Dual Tournament 2024 | Round 3 | 285 | |
| 12/14 | L | DEC 1-0 | O. Unruh | Jeff West | Onaga Invitational 2024 | 1st Place Match | Boys 285 | |
| 12/14 | W | F 3-0 0:26 | R. Lowery | Perry Lecompton | Onaga Invitational 2024 | Semifinal | Boys 285 | |
| 12/14 | W | F 11-0 1:54 | V. Avalos | Hiawatha | Onaga Invitational 2024 | Quarterfinal | Boys 285 | |
| 12/07 | W | DEC 1-0 | K. Sweeney | De Soto HS | Highland Park HS Invitational - Boys | 1st Place Match | 285 Boys | |
| 12/07 | W | F 3-0 2:00 | J. Kramer | Basehor-Linwood HS | Highland Park HS Invitational - Boys | Semifinal | 285 Boys | |
| 12/07 | W | F 3-0 1:02 | A. Ochoa-Perez | Highland Park HS | Highland Park HS Invitational - Boys | Quarterfinal | 285 Boys |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/13 | L | F 3-0 1:06 | M. Gonzalez | Unattached | 2024 Sunflower State Games Folkstyle | Round 3 | 267-286 | |
| 07/13 | W | F 9-2 1:19 | T. Tillery | N/A | 2024 Sunflower State Games Folkstyle | Round 2 | 267-286 | |
| 07/13 | L | DEC 8-3 | B. Traw | Southwest Timberwolves Kids Wr | 2024 Sunflower State Games Folkstyle | Round 1 | 267-286 | |
| 07/13 | L | DEC 6-0 | M. Gonzalez | Unattached | 2024 Sunflower State Games Takedown | Round 2 | 232-267 | |
| 07/13 | W | DEC 3-0 SV | S. Brown | team hammer wrestling academy | 2024 Sunflower State Games Takedown | Round 1 | 232-267 | |
| 03/09 | L | DEC 3-1 SV | J. Garcia | Fort Scott Wrestling Club | USAWKS 2024 State Folkstyle Championship | Cons. Round 2 | 285 | |
| 03/09 | W | F 1-2 2:12 | C. Aguilar | Salina | USAWKS 2024 State Folkstyle Championship | Cons. Round 1 | 285 | |
| 03/08 | L | DEC 7-2 | G. Cline | Kansas City Wrestling Club | USAWKS 2024 State Folkstyle Championship | Champ. Round 1 | 285 | |
| 03/02 | W | DEC 1-0 | J. Vargas | Emporia | USAWKS 2024 District 3 Championships | 1st Place Match | 285 | |
| 03/02 | W | F 2-0 0:57 | D. Handshumaker | Thunderbird | USAWKS 2024 District 3 Championships | Semifinal | 285 | |
| 03/02 | W | F 3-0 2:21 | C. Baker | Burlington | USAWKS 2024 District 3 Championships | Quarterfinal | 285 | |
| 02/13 | L | DEC 6-1 | h. bass | Seneca-Nemaha Central HS | royal valley duels | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 02/08 | W | F 0-0 | R. Lowery | Perry-Lecompton HS | Perry-Lecompton HS @ Topeka-Hayden HS | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 01/27 | L | DEC 9-2 | A. Strother | Santa Fe Trail | 2024 Baldwin Boys Invitational | 1st Place Match | 285 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 2-0 1:31 | N. Whitaker | Labette County | 2024 Baldwin Boys Invitational | Semifinal | 285 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 2-0 1:43 | L. Wilkerson | Ottawa | 2024 Baldwin Boys Invitational | Quarterfinal | 285 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 2-0 1:08 | E. Winsor | Holton | 2024 Baldwin Boys Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 285 | |
| 01/25 | W | DEC 3-1 SV | T. Lara | Onaga HS | Wabaunsee Duals | Round 2 | 285 | |
| 01/20 | W | F 5-0 1:11 | Z. Aguilar | SUMNER ACADEMY | 27th Annual Sadowski Wrestling Boys | 7th Place Match | 285 | |
| 01/20 | L | F 4-3 4:06 | B. Shin | OLATHE WEST | 27th Annual Sadowski Wrestling Boys | Cons. Round 3 | 285 | |
| 01/20 | W | F 2-0 0:10 | E. Winsor | HOLTON | 27th Annual Sadowski Wrestling Boys | Cons. Round 2 | 285 | |
| 01/20 | L | DEC 4-1 | R. Carver | SHAWNEE HEIGHTS | 27th Annual Sadowski Wrestling Boys | Quarterfinal | 285 | |
| 01/20 | W | F 0-0 3:12 | M. King | WAMEGO | 27th Annual Sadowski Wrestling Boys | Champ. Round 1 | 285 | |
| 01/19 | L | DEC 4-1 | J. Grimm | Sabetha HS | Topeka-Hayden HS @ Sabetha HS | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 01/18 | W | F 2-0 2:53 | V. Redmond | Topeka West HS | City Duals | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 01/06 | W | DEC 5-1 SV | T. Skocny | Santa Fe Trail | Rossville High Invitational 24 | 5th Place Match | 285 | |
| 01/06 | L | DEC 4-2 | A. Strother | Santa Fe Trail | Rossville High Invitational 24 | Cons. Semi | 285 | |
| 01/06 | L | F 3-0 3:49 | J. Grimm | Sabetha | Rossville High Invitational 24 | Semifinal | 285 | |
| 01/06 | W | F 3-0 5:38 | T. Skocny | Santa Fe Trail | Rossville High Invitational 24 | Quarterfinal | 285 | |
| 12/16 | W | F 2-0 1:03 | L. Wilkerson | Ottawa | Ottawa Dual Tournament 2023 | Round 2 (4 Team) | 285 | |
| 12/16 | W | F 2-0 0:29 | J. Goodwin | LaCygne-Prairie View | Ottawa Dual Tournament 2023 | Round 1 (4 Team) | 285 |