Will Guerra
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/14 | L | DEF 0-0 1:16 | A. Wilson | --- | NSAA - Class A - District 4 | 2nd Wrestleback (8 Man) | 170 | |
| 02/14 | L | F 4-1 1:43 | R. Plambeck | Bellevue West | NSAA - Class A - District 4 | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 170 | |
| 02/14 | W | F 4-2 2:55 | j. thompson | --- | NSAA - Class A - District 4 | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 170 | |
| 02/07 | L | DEC 10-8 | J. Shaw | Lincoln Southwest | Heartland Athletic Conference tournament | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 170 | |
| 02/07 | W | F 11-1 5:24 | T. Bodfield | Lincoln Northeast | Heartland Athletic Conference tournament | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 170 | |
| 01/31 | L | F 11-7 4:47 | C. Neal | Norfolk High School | Norfolk Invite | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 170 | |
| 01/31 | W | F 2-1 2:06 | H. Rucker | --- | Norfolk Invite | 2nd Wrestleback (8 Man) | 170 | |
| 01/31 | L | DQ 3-3 | R. Plambeck | Bellevue West | Norfolk Invite | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 170 | |
| 01/31 | W | F 14-1 5:24 | J. Cisneros | Lincoln North Star | Norfolk Invite | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 170 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 5-1 2:55 | j. thompson | --- | Lincoln Pius X @ Lincoln Southeast | Round 1 | 170 | |
| 01/24 | W | F 4-2 1:34 | T. Monte | --- | Lincoln Northeast Midwest Classic | Round 2 (4 Team) | 170 | |
| 01/24 | W | F 9-1 2:37 | S. Boddy | Waverly High School | Lincoln Northeast Midwest Classic | Round 3 (4 Team) | 170 | |
| 01/24 | W | F 8-9 5:03 | N. Janecek | Creighton Preparatory School | Lincoln Northeast Midwest Classic | Round 1 (4 Team) | 170 | |
| 01/24 | L | DEC 8-7 | J. PYLE | --- | Lincoln Northeast Midwest Classic | Finals (2 Team) | 170 | |
| 01/22 | W | F 7-6 5:51 | J. Shaw | Lincoln Southwest | Lincoln Southwest @ Lincoln Southeast | Round 1 | 170 | |
| 01/16 | W | F 1-2 3:40 | undefined. Nelsen | Lincoln East | Lincoln Southeast @ Lincoln East | Round 1 | 170 | |
| 01/10 | W | DEC 12-5 | J. Martin | --- | Beatrice Invitational | Round 6 | 170 | |
| 01/10 | L | F 2-0 1:36 | J. Nelsen | --- | Beatrice Invitational | Round 5 | 170 | |
| 01/10 | W | F 0-5 1:56 | J. Moore | Lincoln Northeast | Beatrice Invitational | Round 4 (7-8 man) | 170 | |
| 01/10 | W | F 2-0 1:03 | N. Snyder | Syracuse | Beatrice Invitational | Round 3 (7-8 man) | 170 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 4-1 1:49 | T. Monte | --- | Lincoln Southeast @ Fremont | Round 1 | 170 | |
| 12/19 | L | DEC 11-5 | T. Wonch | Aurora | Flatwater Fracas | Round 3 (6 Team) | 170 | |
| 12/19 | W | F 2-0 0:39 | K. Barnes | Lincoln North Star | Flatwater Fracas | Round 1 (3 Team) | 170 | |
| 12/19 | L | DEC 7-4 | K. Schulz | Columbus | Flatwater Fracas | Round 1 (6 Team) | 170 | |
| 12/19 | W | F 2-0 0:52 | J. Fogg | Cheyenne East | Flatwater Fracas | Round 5 (6 Team) | 170 | |
| 12/19 | W | F 4-2 2:39 | G. Lyons | Ashland-Greenwood | Flatwater Fracas | Round 3 (3 Team) | 170 | |
| 12/19 | W | F 3-4 3:21 | B. Schoch | --- | Flatwater Fracas | Finals (2 Team) | 170 | |
| 12/13 | W | F 2-0 2:53 | J. Dalton | Lincoln Pius X | Beau Haizlip Invitational | Medal Round | 170 | |
| 12/13 | W | F 2-0 0:53 | T. Monte | --- | Beau Haizlip Invitational | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 170 | |
| 12/12 | W | DEC 10-4 | D. Anthony | Hastings | Beau Haizlip Invitational | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 170 | |
| 12/10 | W | F 2-0 1:00 | E. Crouse | Lincoln High | Lincoln High @ Lincoln Southeast | Round 1 | 170 | |
| 12/06 | L | F 0-0 3:21 | R. Worm | David City | York Invitational | finals | 170 | |
| 12/06 | L | F 4-0 0:59 | M. Smith | --- | York Invitational | before finals | 170 | |
| 12/06 | W | DEC 11-9 | P. Ondrak | Fairbury | York Invitational | Rnds 4 10/6 & 3 5/8/12 | 170 | |
| 12/06 | L | TF 17-2 5:40 | B. Knight | York High School | York Invitational | Rnd 2 10/6 rnd 1 5/8/12 | 170 | |
| 12/06 | W | F 14-0 5:51 | B. Kendall | Syracuse | York Invitational | 10-6 rnd 1 | 170 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/21 | L | F 5-0 2:58 | I. Hamze | Omaha Westside | 2014 NSAA Championships | 1st Wrestleback | A182 | |
| 02/21 | L | TF 15-0 3:32 | C. Odell | Lincoln East | 2014 NSAA Championships | Round 1 (16 Man) | A182 | |
| 02/15 | L | DEC 7-6 | D. Rasmussen | Hastings | NSAA - Class A - District 4 | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 182 | |
| 02/15 | W | F 2-2 1:57 | J. Hansel | Omaha Northwest | NSAA - Class A - District 4 | 2nd Wrestleback (8 Man) | 182 | |
| 02/15 | L | F 4-2 2:13 | R. Christensen | Elkhorn South | NSAA - Class A - District 4 | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 182 | |
| 02/15 | W | DEC 8-7 | K. Schulz | Columbus | NSAA - Class A - District 4 | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 182 | |
| 02/08 | L | F 4-1 1:36 | Z. Roeder | --- | Heartland Athletic Conference | 2nd Wrestleback (8 Man) | 182 | |
| 02/08 | L | F 3-2 2:52 | T. King | Fremont | Heartland Athletic Conference | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 182 | |
| 01/18 | L | MD 21-9 | K. Brown | --- | Lincoln East @ Lincoln Southeast | Round 1 | 182 | |
| 12/20 | L | F 8-5 5:15 | G. Torres | Madison | Flatwater Fracas | Round 2 (4 Team) | 182 | |
| 12/20 | L | F 2-0 1:29 | T. DuBry | Kearney | Flatwater Fracas | Round 1 (4 Team) | 182 | |
| 12/20 | L | F 4-1 2:26 | A. Licking | --- | Flatwater Fracas | Round 3 (4 Team) | 182 | |
| 12/20 | L | F 2-0 0:18 | J. Barry | Adams Central | Flatwater Fracas | Round 1 (4 Team) | 182 | |
| 12/20 | L | F 5-0 0:45 | S. Petersen | Papillion LaVista South | Flatwater Fracas | Round 3 (4 Team) | 182 | |
| 12/20 | W | F 2-9 2:53 | T. Bornsen | North Platte | Flatwater Fracas | Finals (2 Team) | 182 | |
| 12/14 | W | F 1-2 3:26 | D. Rasmussen | Hastings | Beau Haizlip invitational | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 182 | |
| 12/14 | W | F 4-0 1:15 | J. Lassek | Fremont | Beau Haizlip invitational | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 182 | |
| 12/14 | W | F 5-9 4:55 | L. Mendoza | Fremont | Beau Haizlip invitational | Medal Round | 182 | |
| 12/11 | W | F 0-0 | H. Cody | Lincoln High | Lincoln Southeast @ Lincoln High | Round 1 | 182 | |
| 12/07 | L | F 7-1 2:51 | A. Chavez | Schuyler | York Invitational - Varsity | 3rd & 4th | 182 | |
| 12/07 | W | DEC 7-4 | L. Krasser | Crete High | York Invitational - Varsity | rnds 2 & 3 | 182 | |
| 12/07 | L | F 6-3 5:30 | J. Hall | Raymond Central | York Invitational - Varsity | Rnd 2 10/6 rnd 1 5/8 | 182 | |
| 12/07 | L | F 4-0 1:12 | J. Varela | David City | York Invitational - Varsity | 10-6 rnd 1 | 182 |