Brandon Burkhart

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	RESULT	OPPONENT	OPP. TEAM	EVENT	RND.	WT.
02/18	W	F 3-0 0:38	P. Ming	Stanford	Oregon State @ Stanford	Round 1	285
02/10	W	F 11-2 5:55	K. Zimmer	Wyoming	Oregon State @ Wyoming	Round 1	285
02/04	L	DEC 5-2	C. Schultz	Arizona State	Oregon State @ Arizona State	Round 1	285
01/27	L	DEC 4-1	j. hill	Little Rock	Little Rock @ Oregon State	Round 1	285
01/21	L	DEC 2-1 TB1	K. Doucet	Oklahoma State	Oregon State @ Oklahoma State	Round 1	285
01/20	L	F 5-3 4:48	T. Tinker	Cal Poly	Cal Poly @ Oregon State	Round 1	285
01/06	L	TF 21-5 5:18	G. Kerkvliet	Penn State	Penn State @ Oregon State	Round 1	285
12/13	W	F 3-0 1:20	M. Lytle	Queens	Queens vs. Oregon State	Round 1	285
12/01	W	F 3-0 0:40	D. Schunke	Arizona State	Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational	Round 1	285
12/01	W	F 0-0 2:38	S. Nevills	Maryland	Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational	Round 1	285
12/01	W	MD 11-2	J. Greer	Ohio	Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational	Round 1	285
12/01	W	DEC 3-2	G. Griess	Navy	Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational	Round 1	285
12/01	L	MD 15-6	T. Ghadiali	Campbell	Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational	Round 1	285
12/01	L	DEC 3-2 TB2	K. Doucet	Oklahoma State	Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational	Round 1	285
12/01	W	DEC 4-1	O. Trephan	NC State	Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational	Round 1	285
12/01	W	DEC 6-1	L. Fernandes	Cornell	Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational	Round 1	285
11/19	W	DEC 4-1	B. Hill	Iowa	Oregon State @ Iowa	Round 1	285
11/02	W	F 7-0	A. Hernandez	North Carolina	Oregon State @ North Carolina	Round 1	285
11/02	W	F 0-0 1:41	A. Hernandez	North Carolina	UNC Quad	Round 1	285
11/02	W	F 6-1	D. Harris	Greensboro	Greensboro vs. Oregon State	Round 1	285

DATE	W/L	RESULT	OPPONENT	OPP. TEAM	EVENT	RND.	WT.
02/20	W	DEC 5-1	D. Conley	Columbia	Columbia @ Rutgers	Round 1	285
02/19	W	DEC 6-4 SV	M. Cover	---	Princeton @ Rutgers	Round 1	285
02/13	W	DEC 3-1	Z. Schrader	Maryland	Maryland @ Rutgers	Round 1	285
02/06	L	DEC 6-1	T. Orndorff	Ohio State	Ohio State @ Rutgers	Round 1	285
02/04	W	F 0-0 2:36	D. Szuba	Rider	Rider @ Rutgers	Round 1	285
01/23	L	DEC 10-3	M. Parris	Michigan	Rutgers @ Michigan	Round 1	285
01/23	W	DEC 3-1 SV	B. Wilton	---	Rutgers @ Michigan State	Round 1	285
01/16	L	DEC 7-2	L. Luffman	Illinois	Illinois @ Rutgers	Round 1	285
01/10	L	MD 9-1	J. Bullock	Indiana	Indiana @ Rutgers	Round 1	285
01/09	L	DEC 6-3	T. Hillger	---	Rutgers @ Wisconsin	Round 1	285
01/03	W	MD 10-2	L. Quinton	Brown	Matmen Open	Round 1	285
01/03	L	DEC 6-4 SV	B. Goldin	Pennsylvania	Matmen Open	Round 1	285
12/29	L	DEC 11-6	M. Woulfe	Purdue	Matmen Open	Round 1	285
12/29	W	DEC 4-7	J. DelGarbino	Princeton	Matmen Open	Round 1	285
12/29	L	DEC 8-5	J. Slinger	Pittsburgh	Matmen Open	Round 1	285
12/11	W	DEC 3-1 SV	B. Sullivan	Army West Point	Army West Point @ Rutgers	Round 1	285
12/08	W	DQ 0-0	I. Righter	American	Rutgers @ American	Round 1	285
11/28	W	DEC 9-3	B. Whitman	North Carolina	Garden State Grapple	Round 1	285
11/28	L	DEC 6-1	Z. Knighton-Ward	Hofstra	Garden State Grapple	Round 1	285
11/28	W	DEC 9-3	B. Whitman	North Carolina	Rutgers vs. North Carolina	Round 1	285
11/14	W	F 0-0 3:00	G. Walthall	Chattanooga	Davidson Duals	Round 1	285
11/14	W	DEC 6-0	A. Chapman	Clarion	Davidson Duals	Round 1	285
11/08	W	DEF 0-0 0:56	J. Doyle	Binghamton	Rutgers Quad	Round 1	285
11/08	W	F 0-0 0:55	J. Kelbly	Cleveland State	Rutgers Quad	Round 1	285

DATE	W/L	RESULT	OPPONENT	OPP. TEAM	EVENT	RND.	WT.
02/08	W	DEC 3-1	J. Grant	Purdue	Purdue @ Rutgers	Round 1	285
02/08	L	TF 17-2	G. Steveson	Minnesota	Minnesota @ Rutgers	Round 1	285
01/31	W	DEC 3-1	J. Grant	Purdue	Rutgers Tri-Dual	Round 1	285
01/24	W	DEC 2-0	G. Traub	Ohio State	Rutgers @ Ohio State	Round 1	285

DATE	W/L	RESULT	OPPONENT	OPP. TEAM	EVENT	RND.	WT.
02/16	W	DEC 10-5	D. Mason	Ellsworth CC	NJCAA Central/Region XI Distrcit Tourn.	1st Place Match	285
02/16	W	F 2-0 0:54	J. Concepcion	Iowa Lakes Community College	NJCAA Central/Region XI Distrcit Tourn.	Semifinal	285
02/03	W	MD 11-1	C. Braun	Iowa Western Community College	Iowa Central Community College @ Iowa Western Community College	Round 1	285
01/30	W	F 0-0 1:30	T. Stephens	Iowa Western Community College	Iowa Western Community College @ Iowa Central Community College	Round 1	285
01/28	W	F 0-0 6:44	L. Brown	Western Wyoming College	Apodaca Duals	Round 1	285
01/25	W	TF 16-0 1:08	S. Solano	Northeastern Junior College	Apodaca Duals	Round 1	285
01/23	W	DEC 9-2	D. MASON	---	Iowa Central Community College @ Ellsworth CC	Round 1	285
01/10	W	F 10-0 1:12	S. Seago	Northeast Oklahoma	NJCAA Coaches Duals	5th Place Match	285
01/10	W	F 2-0 1:00	J. Concepcion	Iowa Lakes Community College	NJCAA Coaches Duals	Cons. Semi	285
01/10	W	MD 12-3	L. Brown	Western Wyoming College	NJCAA Coaches Duals	Quarterfinal	285
12/08	W	F 10-0 1:22	B. McConville	South Dakota State	BVU Open	Placement (32 Man)	285
12/07	W	F 2-0 4:14	S. Trenary	South Dakota State	BVU Open	Semis & WB (32 Man)	285
12/07	W	DEF 2-0 0:41	T. Hugg	st. Cloud state	BVU Open	Quarters & WB (32 Man)	285
12/07	W	F 6-0 2:41	J. Noll	Rochester CTC	BVU Open	Round 2 Champ (32 Man)	285
12/07	W	F 6-2 1:06	S. Scott-Borlabi	Briar Cliff	BVU Open	Round 1 (32 Man)	285
12/05	W	F 0-0 1:22	B. Davis	North Iowa Area Community College	North Iowa Area Community College @ Iowa Central Community College	Round 1	285
11/21	W	F 9-2 4:23	D. MASON	---	Ellsworth CC @ Iowa Central Community College	Round 1	285
11/17	W	DEC 4-0	C. Griffin	Grand View	Grand View Open	placement matches	285
11/17	W	DEC 11-6	A. Bissainthe	Life	Grand View Open	R7 semi and cons	285
11/16	W	F 14-2 4:14	M. Wilke	---	Grand View Open	R5 Quarters& WB	285
11/14	W	F 0-0 2:36	K. Kutz	Iowa Lakes Community College	Iowa Central Community College @ Iowa Lakes Community College	Round 1	285
11/10	W	MD 11-2	M. Kent	Grand View	Harold Nichols Cyclone Open	Placement Matches (8 Man)	285
11/10	W	FOR 0-0	C. Mair	Grand View	Harold Nichols Cyclone Open	2nd Wrestleback (8 Man)	285
11/10	L	DEC 2-1	C. Isley	Northern Iowa	Harold Nichols Cyclone Open	Semis & 1st WB (8 Man)	285
11/10	W	MD 15-2	M. Kent	Grand View	Harold Nichols Cyclone Open	Quarterfinals (8 Man)	285
11/02	W	TF 15-0 6:40	J. Baumler	Upper Iowa University	Yellowjacket Open	1st Place	285
11/02	W	DEC 3-1	M. Williamson	Iowa Lakes Community College	Yellowjacket Open	Round 6 (semi`s)	285
11/02	W	F 6-1 2:01	T. Monahan	Upper Iowa University	Yellowjacket Open	Round 4 (32,16)	285
11/02	W	F 6-2 0:48	M. Villnow	MS-Mankato	Yellowjacket Open	Round 2	285

DATE	W/L	RESULT	OPPONENT	OPP. TEAM	EVENT	RND.	WT.
01/26	L	FOR 0-0	J. McConkey	Northern Iowa	Loras Open	Placement (32 Man)	285
01/26	L	FOR 0-0	E. Andersen	---	Loras Open	Wrestlebacks (32 Man)	285
01/26	W	DEC 4-0	B. Tupy	---	Loras Open	Semis & WB (32 Man)	285
01/26	L	DEC 3-2	F. Duggan	Iowa State University	Loras Open	Quarters & WB (32 Man)	285
01/26	W	DEC 8-3	G. Guarnero	Winona State Wrestling Club	Loras Open	Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man)	285
12/01	W	DEC 1-1	P. Rasmussen	Morningside	BVU Open	Placement Matches (32 Man)	285
12/01	W	TF 16-0 3:57	A. Latimer	Iowa Central	BVU Open	Semis & 5th WB (32 Man)	285
12/01	W	F 2-0 2:02	S. Dollison	Briar Cliff	BVU Open	4th Wrestleback (32 Man)	285
12/01	W	MD 12-0	D. Ausloos	---	BVU Open	Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man)	285
12/01	L	DEC 7-6	B. Wileman	Wartburg	BVU Open	Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man)	285
12/01	W	F 6-0 1:33	C. Mahoney	Briar Cliff	BVU Open	Round 1 (32 Man)	285
11/11	W	F 8-2 6:32	C. Sullivan	North Idaho	Grand View Open	R9 placement matches	285
11/11	W	DEC 2-1	B. Esmoil	Northern Iowa	Grand View Open	R7 semi & cons	285
11/10	W	DEC 2-1 SV	C. Griffin	Ellsworth Community College	Grand View Open	R5 Quarters and WB	285
11/10	W	MD 12-2	J. Concepcion	Iowa Lakes Community College	Grand View Open	R3 champ adn WB big 32	285
11/10	W	F 16-3 4:08	D. McCaleb	Labette	Grand View Open	R1 32 man	285
11/03	L	DEC 6-0	F. Duggan	Iowa State	Harold Nichols Cyclone Open	1st Place Match	285
11/03	L	DEC 6-0	F. Duggan	Iowa State - Unattached	Harold Nichols Cyclone Open	Placement Matches (16 Man)	285
11/03	W	DEC 4-2	N. Broderson	---	Harold Nichols Cyclone Open	Semifinals	285
11/03	W	DEC 4-2	N. Broderson	---	Harold Nichols Cyclone Open	Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man)	285
11/03	W	DEC 3-2	g. cash	---	Harold Nichols Cyclone Open	Quarterfinals	285
11/03	W	DEC 3-2	g. cash	---	Harold Nichols Cyclone Open	Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man)	285
11/03	W	TF 19-3 2:37	J. Fry	Prostyle Wrestling Club	Harold Nichols Cyclone Open	Champ. Round 1	285
11/03	W	TF 19-3 2:37	J. Fry	---	Harold Nichols Cyclone Open	Round 1 (16 Man)	285