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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/14 | L | DEC 7-4 | R. Deakin | Northwestern | Wisconsin @ Northwestern | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 02/14 | W | DEC 5-3 | M. Mayfield | Northwestern | Wisconsin @ Northwestern | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/31 | W | DEC 10-4 | K. Davenport | Nebraska | Wisconsin @ Nebraska | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/24 | W | DEC 8-4 | C. Noehre | Purdue | Purdue @ Wisconsin | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/17 | W | DEC 9-3 | I. Wilcox | Ohio State | Wisconsin vs. Ohio State | Round 1 | 157 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/01 | L | DEC 2-1 | K. Geerts | --- | Loras College Open | Placement Matches (32 Man) | 157 | |
| 02/01 | W | F 2-0 1:41 | T. Perry | Ellsworth CC | Loras College Open | Semis & 5th WB (32 Man) | 157 | |
| 02/01 | W | F 2-0 0:54 | C. Jones | --- | Loras College Open | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 157 | |
| 02/01 | W | F 2-0 1:13 | L. Bratland | Iowa State Wrestling Club | Loras College Open | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 157 | |
| 02/01 | W | F 2-0 1:37 | L. Condy | Central College | Loras College Open | Round 1 (32 Man) | 157 | |
| 12/29 | L | DEC 5-4 | K. McIntosh | Minnesota | 2019 Ken Kraft Midlands Championships | Consi of 16 #1 | 157 lbs | |
| 12/29 | W | DEC 6-4 | J. Lovett | Central Michigan | 2019 Ken Kraft Midlands Championships | Consi of 32 #2 | 157 lbs | |
| 12/29 | L | DEC 10-4 | L. Parks | Central Michigan | 2019 Ken Kraft Midlands Championships | Round of 32 | 157 lbs | |
| 12/29 | W | DEC 8-2 | D. Berkovich | Columbia | 2019 Ken Kraft Midlands Championships | Round of 64 | 157 lbs | |
| 12/29 | L | DEC 10-4 | L. Parks | --- | Midlands | Champ. Round 1 | 157 | |
| 12/29 | W | DEC 8-2 | D. Berkovich | --- | Midlands | Champ. Round 1 | 157 | |
| 12/29 | L | DEC 5-4 | K. McIntosh | Minnesota | Midlands | Champ. Round 1 | 157 | |
| 12/29 | W | DEC 6-4 | J. Lovett | --- | Midlands | Champ. Round 1 | 157 | |
| 12/07 | W | DEC 6-4 | G. Model | Wisconsin | Cougar Clash | 5th Place | 157 | |
| 12/07 | L | DEC 5-4 | D. Scharenbrock | Wisconsin | Cougar Clash | Cons Semi | 157 | |
| 12/07 | W | DEC 6-4 | P. DeLoach | Missouri | Cougar Clash | Round 4 | 157 | |
| 12/07 | L | DEC 4-0 | J. Ruffin | --- | Cougar Clash | Round 2 | 157 | |
| 11/17 | L | FOR 0-0 | D. Jensen | Grand View | Grand View Open | placement matches | 157 | |
| 11/17 | W | MD 8-0 | C. Dobson | --- | Grand View Open | r 8 con semis | 157 | |
| 11/16 | W | DEC 3-1 SV | G. Stotts | Iowa State University | Grand View Open | R7 semi and cons | 157 | |
| 11/16 | W | F 4-0 1:48 | G. Maxwell | --- | Grand View Open | R6 conso 2 4 6 | 157 | |
| 11/16 | L | DEC 8-5 | B. | --- | Grand View Open | R5 Quarters& WB | 157 | |
| 11/16 | W | DEC 6-2 | D. Holschlag | --- | Grand View Open | r3 champ 2 64 r3 | 157 | |
| 11/16 | W | TF 19-4 7:00 | T. Zeman | --- | Grand View Open | R1 32 man (r2 64) | 157 | |
| 11/02 | W | DEC 7-5 | D. Scharenbrock | Wisconsin | Pointer Open | 1st Place | 157 | |
| 11/02 | W | F 3-2 1:10 | L. Smiley | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Pointer Open | Semis and WB 5 | 157 | |
| 11/02 | W | TF 15-0 3:39 | M. Siseltha | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Pointer Open | Quarters and WB3 | 157 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/26 | W | DEC 2-0 | G. Stotts | Iowa State University | Loras Open | Placement (32 Man) | 157 | |
| 01/26 | W | FOR 0-0 | D. Jensen | Grandview | Loras Open | Wrestlebacks (32 Man) | 157 | |
| 01/26 | W | F 6-0 1:45 | J. Kelly | --- | Loras Open | Semis & WB (32 Man) | 157 | |
| 01/26 | L | F 2-0 0:13 | G. Stotts | Iowa State University | Loras Open | Quarters & WB (32 Man) | 157 | |
| 01/26 | W | F 5-3 1:57 | L. Bratland | Iowa State Wrestling Club | Loras Open | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 157 | |
| 01/26 | W | F 4-0 2:09 | C. Engelbrecht | --- | Loras Open | Round 1 (32 Man) | 157 | |
| 01/19 | L | TF 20-5 7:00 | R. Deakin | Northwestern | Northwestern @ Wisconsin | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/13 | L | TF 25-10 6:37 | J. Nolf | Penn State | Wisconsin @ Penn State | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/12 | L | DEC 6-0 | J. Brill | Rutgers | Wisconsin @ Rutgers | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 12/08 | L | DEC 8-2 | D. Carr | Iowa State Unattached | UNI Open | Placement Matches (32 Man) | 157 | |
| 12/08 | W | DEC 3-2 | J. Glosser | IOWA | UNI Open | Semis & 5th WB (32 Man) | 157 | |
| 12/08 | W | DEC 5-2 | J. Mologousis | --- | UNI Open | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 157 | |
| 12/08 | W | DEC 4-2 | K. McIntosh | --- | UNI Open | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 157 | |
| 12/02 | L | DEC 4-3 | N. O`dor | Cleveland State | Cougar Clash | Placement (12 Man) | 157 | |
| 12/02 | L | DEC 8-1 | J. Ruffin | SIUE | Cougar Clash | Semis & WB (12 Man) | 157 | |
| 12/02 | W | MD 23-11 | C. Archangelo | Cleveland State | Cougar Clash | Cons. Round 2 (12 Man) | 157 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 2-1 1:43 | R. Resnick | Chattanooga | Cougar Clash | Cons. Round 1 (12 Man) | 157 | |
| 12/02 | L | DEC 4-0 | L. Weiland | Army | Cougar Clash | Quarters (12 Man) | 157 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 9-1 6:09 | D. Johnson | Kent State | Cougar Clash | Champ. Round 1 (12 Man) | 157 | |
| 11/17 | W | DEC 5-3 | C. Riemer | University of Chicago | CUW Open | Placement (32 Man) | 149 | |
| 11/17 | W | DEC 5-0 | G. Schermer | --- | CUW Open | Semis & WB (32 Man) | 149 | |
| 11/17 | W | F 2-0 1:32 | S. Umar | UW-Parkside | CUW Open | Quarters & WB (32 Man) | 149 | |
| 11/17 | W | F 2-0 2:07 | B. Parker | --- | CUW Open | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 149 | |
| 11/03 | L | FOR 0-0 | J. Wenger | --- | Harold Nichols Cyclone Open | Cons. Semis | 149 | |
| 11/03 | L | FOR 0-0 | J. Wenger | Grand View University | Harold Nichols Cyclone Open | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 149 | |
| 11/03 | L | DEC 11-8 | J. Degen | Iowa State | Harold Nichols Cyclone Open | Semifinals | 149 | |
| 11/03 | L | DEC 11-8 | J. Degen | --- | Harold Nichols Cyclone Open | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 149 | |
| 11/03 | W | DEC 15-9 SV | A. Butler | --- | Harold Nichols Cyclone Open | Quarterfinals | 149 | |
| 11/03 | W | DEC 15-9 SV | A. Butler | University of Missouri | Harold Nichols Cyclone Open | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 149 | |
| 11/03 | W | F 6-0 1:10 | R. Alicea | Prostyle Wrestling Club | Harold Nichols Cyclone Open | Champ. Round 1 | 149 | |
| 11/03 | W | F 6-0 1:10 | R. Alicea | Prostyle Wrestling Club | Harold Nichols Cyclone Open | Round 1 (16 Man) | 149 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/03 | L | FOR 0-0 | J. Gille | UW-La Crosse | Don Parker Blugold Open | Round 3 | 157 | |
| 02/03 | L | FOR 0-0 | J. Verbeten | Augsburg | Don Parker Blugold Open | Round 2 | 157 | |
| 02/03 | W | DEC 8-2 | L. Saltou | --- | Don Parker Blugold Open | Round 1 (32 Man) | 157 | |
| 01/20 | W | F 2-0 0:58 | M. Macellaio | North Central (IL) | Willie Myers Open | placements | 157 | |
| 01/20 | W | FOR 0-0 | T. Guaman | Harper | Willie Myers Open | semi | 157 | |
| 01/20 | W | DEC 8-2 | S. Schieldt | UW Whitewater | Willie Myers Open | 1st/2nd WB plus RR | 157 | |
| 01/20 | W | F 2-0 1:22 | M. Ordonez | --- | Willie Myers Open | R1 4 man/R2 6 man | 157 | |
| 01/20 | L | F 2-0 2:00 | C. DiBlasi | --- | Willie Myers Open | Round 1 (6 Man) | 157 | |
| 12/09 | L | M FOR 0-0 | D. Reed | Columbia (Unattached) | UNI Open | 4th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 157 | |
| 12/09 | L | DEC 9-2 | L. Ryan | Northern Iowa | UNI Open | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 157 | |
| 12/09 | W | DEC 4-3 | C. Brolsma | Minnesota | UNI Open | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 157 | |
| 12/09 | W | DEC 3-0 | D. Smith | Illinois - Unattached | UNI Open | Round 1 (32 Man) | 157 | |
| 12/02 | W | DEC 6-4 | J. Wimer | Findlay | Jim Koch Open | Placement | 157 | |
| 12/02 | W | DEC 5-3 | C. Wysocki | --- | Jim Koch Open | Semis | 157 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 2-0 1:08 | D. Shotwell | Maryville University | Jim Koch Open | QFs | 157 | |
| 12/02 | W | MD 11-2 | C. Lopez | --- | Jim Koch Open | Rd2 | 157 |