
Cooper Barnes
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. |
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02/18 | L | MD 10-2 | C. Crawford | Meeker | CHSAA State Championships | 3rd Wrestleback | 126-2A | |
02/17 | W | DEC 11-5 | T. Varra | Highland | CHSAA State Championships | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 126-2A | |
02/17 | W | F 4-0 2:01 | C. Barnes | Burlington | CHSAA State Championships | 1st WB (16 Man) | 126-2A | |
02/16 | L | MD 8-0 | J. Yapoujian | Byers | CHSAA State Championships | Round 1 (16 Man) | 126-2A | |
01/21 | L | DEC 10-8 | A. Sherman | Merino | 2023 Fight at the Fork | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 126 | |
01/21 | L | MD 17-8 | T. Stevens | North Fork High School | 2023 Fight at the Fork | Quarters and Cons. | 126 | |
01/21 | W | F 13-2 4:59 | G. Nash | Rifle | 2023 Fight at the Fork | Round 1 (16 Man) | 126 | |
01/14 | L | F 9-1 2:37 | C. Schmidt | Merino | Wiggins Invitational | 1st Place | 120 | |
01/14 | W | F 7-3 4:54 | B. Flores | North Fork High School | Wiggins Invitational | Round 4 | 120 | |
01/14 | W | TF 18-3 5:51 | C. Cordova | University | Wiggins Invitational | Round 2 | 120 | |
01/07 | W | DEC 5-4 | T. Roahrig | Grand Junction | Eagle Valley Boys Invite 2023 | Finals Round | 120 | |
01/07 | W | F 10-1 1:34 | I. Pierce | Coal Ridge | Eagle Valley Boys Invite 2023 | Round 4 | 120 | |
01/07 | W | F 4-0 3:22 | B. Ward | Eagle Valley | Eagle Valley Boys Invite 2023 | Round 2 | 120 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/19 | L | F 4-4 4:03 | M. Gallegos | --- | CHSAA State Championships | Placements | 120-2A | |
02/19 | L | F 9-1 2:05 | M. Vigil | Centauri | CHSAA State Championships | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 120-2A | |
02/19 | W | F 5-1 2:38 | G. Neugebauer | Holly | CHSAA State Championships | 3rd Wrestleback | 120-2A | |
02/18 | W | F 2-0 2:57 | T. Stevens | North Fork | CHSAA State Championships | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 120-2A | |
02/18 | W | TF 16-1 3:53 | A. Musgrave | County Line | CHSAA State Championships | 1st WB (16 Man) | 120-2A | |
02/17 | L | F 13-2 5:20 | T. Nelson | Cedaredge | CHSAA State Championships | Round 1 (16 Man) | 120-2A | |
02/05 | W | F 0-0 2:41 | B. Smith | Burns/Pine Bluffs | 2022 Southeast Duals | Round 2 (12 Team) | 126 | |
02/05 | W | F 2-0 0:25 | H. Hocker | Wheatland | 2022 Southeast Duals | Round 4 (12 Team) | 126 | |
02/05 | W | F 2-0 | A. Cerny | Glenrock | 2022 Southeast Duals | Round 3 (12 Team) | 126 | |
02/05 | W | F 2-0 0:22 | T. Smith | Morrill | 2022 Southeast Duals | Placement (12 Team) | 126 | |
01/29 | W | F 2-2 1:35 | E. Silva | Hayden | Grand Valley Great 8 Duel Tournament | Round 1 (8 Team) | 120 | |
01/29 | W | F 7-0 1:04 | K. Kellogg | Glenwood Springs | Grand Valley Great 8 Duel Tournament | Round 3 (8 Team) | 120 | |
01/29 | W | F 4-0 1:06 | L. Carlson | Rangely | Grand Valley Great 8 Duel Tournament | Round 2 (8 Team) | 120 | |
01/29 | W | F 0-0 0:13 | T. Shelley | Eagle Valley | Grand Valley Great 8 Duel Tournament | Cross Bracket (8 Team) | 120 | |
01/22 | L | F 7-6 4:39 | J. Kuntz | North Fork High School | 2022 Fight at the Fork | Round 4 | 120 | |
01/22 | W | F 2-0 0:54 | B. Biekert | West Grand | 2022 Fight at the Fork | Round 3 | 120 | |
01/22 | L | F 8-6 1:40 | T. Stevens | North Fork High School | 2022 Fight at the Fork | Round 2 | 120 | |
01/22 | W | TF 15-0 4:44 | L. Carlson | Rangely | 2022 Fight at the Fork | Round 1 (16 Man) | 120 | |
01/15 | L | F 16-3 4:10 | L. Martin | Cedaredge | Wiggins Invintational | Round 5 (6 Man) | 120 | |
01/15 | W | F 7-0 0:54 | C. Payne | University | Wiggins Invintational | Round 4 (6 Man) | 120 | |
01/15 | W | F 4-0 1:03 | J. Pfost | Simla | Wiggins Invintational | Round 3 (6 Man) | 120 | |
01/15 | W | F 2-0 0:31 | M. Duckwitz | Lyons | Wiggins Invintational | Round 2 (6 Man) | 120 | |
01/15 | W | F 2-0 1:14 | T. Compton | Peyton | Wiggins Invintational | Round 1 (6 Man) | 120 | |
01/08 | W | F 0-0 1:00 | B. Biekert | West Grand | Eagle Valley Varsity Invite 2022 | Round 5 (6 Man) | 120 | |
01/08 | L | DEC 4-1 | R. Good | Eagle Valley | Eagle Valley Varsity Invite 2022 | Round 4 (6 Man) | 120 | |
01/08 | W | F 0-0 4:54 | I. McNeal | Coal Ridge | Eagle Valley Varsity Invite 2022 | Round 3 (6 Man) | 120 | |
01/08 | W | F 0-0 5:11 | S. Chavez | Delta | Eagle Valley Varsity Invite 2022 | Round 2 (6 Man) | 120 | |
01/08 | W | F 5-4 2:45 | A. Gurule-Valles | Grand Junction | Eagle Valley Varsity Invite 2022 | Round 1 (6 Man) | 120 |