Brendan Barton
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/23 | L | DEC 6-3 | B. Ernst | Lafayette County | MSHSAA Boys State Championships | Championships | 165 Class 1 | |
| 02/22 | W | F 4-1 1:45 | P. Shaver | St. Pius X (Festus) | MSHSAA Boys State Championships | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 165 Class 1 | |
| 02/21 | W | F 0-0 | B. Pillars | Palmyra | MSHSAA Boys State Championships | Quarters (16 Man) | 165 Class 1 | |
| 02/21 | W | F 9-2 2:28 | D. Rodriguez-Martinez | Gateway Science Academy Charter | MSHSAA Boys State Championships | Round 1 (16 Man) | 165 Class 1 | |
| 02/17 | W | F 3-0 2:56 | J. James | Lathrop | MSHSAA Boys Class 1 District 4 | Placement | 165 | |
| 02/17 | W | F 4-0 2:31 | P. Vosika | Lawson | MSHSAA Boys Class 1 District 4 | Semifinals | 165 | |
| 02/17 | W | F 13-1 2:33 | B. Scott | West Platte | MSHSAA Boys Class 1 District 4 | Quarterfinals | 165 | |
| 02/03 | L | M FOR 0-0 | T. Ash | Penney | Albany Invitational | Round 5 | 157 | |
| 02/03 | L | DEF 0-0 | D. McWashington | Kansas City-Sumner Academy | Albany Invitational | Round 4 | 157 | |
| 02/03 | W | F 0-0 0:29 | B. Melton-Davis | Rock Port | Albany Invitational | Round 2 | 157 | |
| 02/03 | W | F 0-0 1:10 | I. Powell | Lafayette (St. Joseph) | Albany Invitational | Round 1 (16 Man) | 157 | |
| 02/02 | W | F 10-0 4:29 | L. Tallie | Savannah | Maysville Tri /w Brookfield, Savannah | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 02/02 | W | F 5-0 1:46 | B. Grimshaw | Brookfield | Maysville Tri /w Brookfield, Savannah | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/30 | L | MD 15-5 | M. Dalakishvili | St. Pius X (Kansas City) | Maysville @ St. Pius X (Kansas City) | Round 1 | 150 | |
| 01/25 | L | MD 14-1 | c. Quinn | Marceline | GRC Boys Tournament | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 157 | |
| 01/25 | W | F 8-0 3:50 | S. Steih | Trenton | GRC Boys Tournament | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 157 | |
| 01/19 | W | F 3-2 1:30 | T. Turner | Maryville | Trenton Quad w/ Maysville, Lawson, Maryville | Round 1 | 150 | |
| 01/19 | W | F 2-0 1:31 | S. Steih | Trenton | Trenton Quad w/ Maysville, Lawson, Maryville | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/17 | W | DEC 11-4 | C. McLallen | Plattsburg | Plattsburg @ Maysville | Round 1 | 150 | |
| 01/13 | W | DEC 10-5 | C. McLallen | Plattsburg | Sam Martin Invitational - Boys | Round 6 | 150 | |
| 01/13 | W | F 4-0 2:24 | K. Carpenter | Lone Jack | Sam Martin Invitational - Boys | Round 5 | 150 | |
| 01/13 | W | F 2-0 0:57 | W. Oliphant | Lone Jack JV | Sam Martin Invitational - Boys | Round 4 | 150 | |
| 01/13 | L | F 6-4 5:01 | C. Menke | Lawson | Sam Martin Invitational - Boys | Round 3 | 150 | |
| 01/13 | L | DEC 9-6 | B. Narron | Father Tolton Regional Catholic | Sam Martin Invitational - Boys | Round 2 | 150 | |
| 01/05 | W | F 2-0 1:50 | W. Olmstead | Trenton | Maysville, Carrolton, Trenton | Round 1 | 150 | |
| 01/05 | W | F 13-0 2:00 | B. Moser | Carrollton | Maysville, Carrolton, Trenton | Round 1 | 150 | |
| 12/29 | L | F 5-5 5:27 | C. Aguirre | Ft. Zumwalt North | Hallsville Holiday Tournament | Champ Matches | 150 | |
| 12/29 | W | F 2-0 1:41 | J. Plummer | Hallsville | Hallsville Holiday Tournament | Semis & WB (32 Man) | 150 | |
| 12/29 | W | F 2-1 3:53 | A. Aguirre | Oak Park | Hallsville Holiday Tournament | Quarters & WB (32 Man) | 150 | |
| 12/29 | W | F 2-0 0:11 | E. Smith | Hallsville JV | Hallsville Holiday Tournament | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 150 | |
| 12/19 | W | DEC 3-1 | C. Elifrits | Harrisonville | Harrisonville/St. Michaels/Maysville Tri | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 12/13 | W | F 5-0 | L. Barry | St. Michael the Archangel Catholic | Harrisonville/St. Michaels/Maysville Tri | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 12/13 | W | F 5-0 2:03 | L. Barry | St. Michael the Archangel Catholic | Harrisonville/St. Michaels/Maysville Tri | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 12/03 | L | DEC 0-0 UTB | C. Pottorff | Lafayette County | Ray Stockdale Invitational | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 150 | |
| 12/02 | L | F 4-1 5:34 | C. Moore | North Callaway | Ray Stockdale Invitational | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 150 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 12-5 4:25 | B. Marquess | Marshall | Ray Stockdale Invitational | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 150 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/23 | L | F 7-5 4:09 | E. Henry | North Callaway | MSHSAA Boys State Championships | 3rd & 5th (16 Man) | 157 Class 1 | |
| 02/23 | L | F 4-2 4:47 | M. McCoy | Adrian | MSHSAA Boys State Championships | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 157 Class 1 | |
| 02/23 | W | F 3-0 2:11 | D. Murrell | Warsaw | MSHSAA Boys State Championships | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 157 Class 1 | |
| 02/22 | W | F 10-2 4:12 | W. Burks | Versailles | MSHSAA Boys State Championships | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 157 Class 1 | |
| 02/22 | W | F 6-0 1:36 | S. Criddle | Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau) | MSHSAA Boys State Championships | 1st WB (16 Man) | 157 Class 1 | |
| 02/22 | L | DEC 4-2 | E. Henry | North Callaway | MSHSAA Boys State Championships | Round 1 (16 Man) | 157 Class 1 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 2-0 0:53 | T. Ross | Polo | GRC Tournament | Round 5 | 150 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 2-0 0:19 | E. Smith | South Harrison | GRC Tournament | Round 4 | 150 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 2-0 0:26 | Z. Rippy | Albany | GRC Tournament | Round 3 | 150 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 4-1 1:01 | R. Heyde | Stanberry | GRC Tournament | Round 2 | 150 | |
| 01/17 | W | DEC 9-3 | L. Reynolds | Plattsburg | Maysville @ Plattsburg | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/14 | L | FOR 2-0 | J. Smith | Summit Christian Academy | Sam Martin Invitational - Boys | Finals Round | 157 | |
| 01/14 | W | DEC 8-3 | K. Triplett | Lawson | Sam Martin Invitational - Boys | Round 5 | 157 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 2-0 1:25 | G. Pap | Lone Jack | Sam Martin Invitational - Boys | Round 4 | 157 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 2-0 1:17 | J. Bowen | Summit Christian jv | Sam Martin Invitational - Boys | Round 3 | 157 | |
| 01/14 | W | MD 11-3 | L. Reynolds | Plattsburg | Sam Martin Invitational - Boys | Round 2 | 157 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/19 | L | DEC 8-2 | D. Dotson | Lathrop | MSHSAA Boys State Championships | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 152 Class 1 | |
| 02/18 | W | F 2-2 1:18 | W. Moran | Plattsburg | MSHSAA Boys State Championships | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 152 Class 1 | |
| 02/18 | L | DEC 15-9 | I. Myers | Lafayette County | MSHSAA Boys State Championships | Quarters (16 Man) | 152 Class 1 | |
| 02/17 | W | F 7-2 3:14 | E. Levin | St. Francis Borgia | MSHSAA Boys State Championships | Round 1 (16 Man) | 152 Class 1 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/10 | L | DEC 6-3 | B. Gibler | Trenton | MSHSAA State Championships | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 132 Class 1 | |
| 03/10 | L | F 2-0 0:38 | C. Arch | Palmyra | MSHSAA State Championships | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 132 Class 1 | |
| 03/10 | W | DEC 9-2 | A. Even | Fatima | MSHSAA State Championships | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 132 Class 1 |