Troy Thomas
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/12 | W | TF 11-1 2:13 | J. Mooneyham | Skull & Crossbones Wrestling C | Swamp Donkey - Freestyle | 2nd Place Match (16 Man) | 175 | |
| 04/12 | L | DEC 11-10 | C. Sovine | Ironclad Wrestling Club | Swamp Donkey - Freestyle | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 175 | |
| 04/12 | W | TF 15-4 4:20 | M. Paszek | AuburnTakeDown Wrestling | Swamp Donkey - Freestyle | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 175 | |
| 04/12 | W | TF 10-0 1:20 | J. Jones | Alabama Takedown Academy | Swamp Donkey - Freestyle | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 175 | |
| 03/16 | L | DEC 5-3 | J. Mooneyham | Skull & Crossbones Wrestling C | Battle of Bama K-12 | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 175 | |
| 03/16 | W | DEC 10-6 | H. Smiley | Tough House Wrestling Club | Battle of Bama K-12 | Cons. Semis (8 Man) | 175 | |
| 03/16 | W | F 7-1 3:00 | T. Kelley | Alpha Elite | Battle of Bama K-12 | Semis & WB (8 Man) | 175 | |
| 03/16 | L | MD 14-3 | C. Ervin | Stronghold | Battle of Bama K-12 | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 175 | |
| 02/15 | L | F 4-1 5:00 | X. Shook | Shelby County | AHSAA State Wrestling Championships | 1st | 5A 175 | |
| 02/14 | W | DEC 9-4 | J. Mcmillan | John Carroll Catholic HS | AHSAA State Wrestling Championships | Champ Semis ALL | 5A 175 | |
| 02/13 | W | TF 16-1 2:38 | C. Norris | Montevallo | AHSAA State Wrestling Championships | Champ 1/4s ALL | 5A 175 | |
| 02/07 | W | TF 19-3 4:41 | J. Gaston | Lincoln | AHSAA Super Section North | 1st | 5A 175 | |
| 02/07 | W | TF 19-4 3:18 | A. Swallows | Springville | AHSAA Super Section North | Champ Semis ALL | 5A 175 | |
| 02/06 | W | TF 20-3 2:24 | V. Jaqubino | Scottsboro | AHSAA Super Section North | Champ 1/4s ALL | 5A 175 | |
| 01/31 | W | F 3-0 1:20 | D. Vanvleck | Ashville | Ashville Quad | Round 1 | 175 | |
| 01/31 | W | TF 18-2 3:11 | L. Wright | Piedmont | Ashville Quad | Round 1 | 175 | |
| 01/25 | W | F 0-0 1:02 | L. Patton | Fultondale | Corner Duals Sr Night | Round 1 | 175 | |
| 01/25 | W | F 12-2 3:54 | A. Hurd | A P Brewer High School | Corner Duals Sr Night | Round 1 | 175 | |
| 01/20 | L | DEC 7-4 | J. Fells | Fultondale | Jefferson County Tournament | 1st & 3rd (16 Man) | 177 | |
| 01/20 | W | TF 21-4 4:00 | D. DeVaughn | Mcadory | Jefferson County Tournament | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 177 | |
| 01/20 | W | F 8-1 0:55 | M. McDonald | Clay Chalkville | Jefferson County Tournament | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 177 | |
| 01/17 | W | MD 11-2 | J. Fells | Fultondale | Fultondale Quad #2/Corner, John Carroll, Mortimer Jordan, Susan Moore | Round 1 | 175 | |
| 01/15 | L | F 3-0 0:46 | T. Ebner | Ashville | Corner Duals 5 | Round 1 | 175 | |
| 01/15 | L | DEC 4-2 | X. Shook | Shelby County | Corner Duals 5 | Round 1 | 175 | |
| 01/12 | W | TF 19-3 | J. Hart | Dora | Dora Quad 2 | Round 1 | 175 | |
| 01/12 | W | TF 15-0 | A. Hurd | A P Brewer High School | Dora Quad 2 | Round 1 | 175 | |
| 01/12 | W | F 0-0 | K. Miles | Curry | Dora Quad 2 | Round 1 | 175 | |
| 01/08 | W | MD 15-3 | B. Cambron | Springville | Springville v. Corner/Leeds | Round 1 | 175 | |
| 01/06 | W | F 0-0 | A. Hurd | A P Brewer High School | 5A Region 4 Duals @ Scottsboro | Round 1 | 175 | |
| 01/06 | W | F 0-0 | I. Walker | East Limestone | 5A Region 4 Duals @ Scottsboro | Round 1 | 175 | |
| 01/06 | L | DEC 5-4 | B. | Arab | 5A Region 4 Duals @ Scottsboro | Round 1 | 175 | |
| 01/04 | W | F 0-0 | V. Jaqubino | Scottsboro | 5A Region 4 Duals @ Scottsboro | Round 1 | 175 | |
| 12/27 | W | MD 15-3 | J. McMillan | John Carroll Catholic HS | Charlie Bruce Duals Tournament | Round 1 | 175 | |
| 12/20 | W | F 6-1 1:11 | A. Swallows | Springville | Corner Duals 4 | Round 1 | 175 | |
| 12/20 | L | F 6-0 4:02 | X. Shook | Shelby County | Corner Duals 4 | Round 1 | 175 | |
| 12/17 | W | F 10-1 2:36 | C. Newberry | West Point High School | Corner Duals 3 | Round 1 | --- | |
| 12/16 | W | TF 17-2 | B. Iorg | Pace | Charlie Bruce Duals Tournament | Round 1 | 175 | |
| 12/16 | W | MD 15-3 | A. Swallows | Springville | Charlie Bruce Duals Tournament | Round 1 | 175 | |
| 12/16 | W | F 0-0 | J. Richards | New Hope HS | Charlie Bruce Duals Tournament | Round 1 | 175 | |
| 12/14 | W | MD 13-2 | A. Swallows | Springville | Charlie Bruce Duals Tournament | Round 1 | 175 | |
| 12/13 | W | F 0-0 | B. Watkins | Northside High School | Corner & Northside | Round 1 | 175 | |
| 12/13 | W | MD 14-4 | B. Frederick | Oak Grove | Corner & Northside | Round 1 | 175 | |
| 12/07 | L | DEC 4-1 | F. Trejo | Homewood Hs | Ed Franks Invitational Tournament | Cons. Semis (32 Man) | 175 | |
| 12/07 | W | F 12-3 4:24 | H. Barker | Athens | Ed Franks Invitational Tournament | Cons. Round 5 (32 Man) | 175 | |
| 12/07 | W | F 3-0 1:10 | C. Bulloch | Mortimer Jordan HS | Ed Franks Invitational Tournament | Cons. Round 4 (32 Man) | 175 | |
| 12/07 | L | TF 21-6 5:15 | D. Powe | Gardendale High School | Ed Franks Invitational Tournament | Champ. Quarters (32 Man) | 175 | |
| 12/07 | W | TF 21-5 2:13 | D. DeVaughn | McAdory High School | Ed Franks Invitational Tournament | Champ. Round 2 (32 Man) | 175 | |
| 12/07 | W | TF 15-0 2:27 | A. Swallows | Springville | Ed Franks Invitational Tournament | Champ. Round 1 (32 Man) | 175 | |
| 12/04 | W | TF 18-2 2:15 | J. Thomas | Minor | Corner Duals 2 | Round 1 | 175 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/17 | L | DEC 6-2 | L. Nance | Illinois | 2024 USA Wrestling 16U & JR FK Nationals | Round 6 | 161-164 | |
| 02/17 | W | MD 14-5 | A. Pitts | Thomasville HS | AHSAA State Wrestling Championships | Placement 5th | 1A-4A 165 | |
| 02/17 | L | DEC 5-2 | P. Conner | St James | AHSAA State Wrestling Championships | Round 6 - Friday 4/5/6/7A | 1A-4A 165 | |
| 02/16 | W | DEC 4-2 | B. Frederick | Oak Grove | AHSAA State Wrestling Championships | Round 5 - Friday 4/5/6/7A | 1A-4A 165 | |
| 02/16 | W | F 12-1 3:48 | H. Jarrell | White Plains | AHSAA State Wrestling Championships | Round 3 - Friday 4/5/6/7A | 1A-4A 165 | |
| 02/16 | L | DEC 3-2 UTB | D. Adams | Montevallo | AHSAA State Wrestling Championships | Round 2 - Thursday 4/6/7A | 1A-4A 165 | |
| 02/15 | W | F 12-5 5:04 | C. Armstrong | Montgomery Catholic Prep School | AHSAA State Wrestling Championships | Round 1 - Thursday 4/6/7A | 1A-4A 165 | |
| 02/10 | W | FOR 0-0 | C. THORNTON | Weaver | AHSAA Super Section North | Placement 3rd | 1A-4A 165 | |
| 02/10 | W | DEC 5-4 | T. Goins | Fultondale | AHSAA Super Section North | Rd 8 | 1A-4A 165 | |
| 02/10 | L | MD 10-2 | T. Ebner | Ashville | AHSAA Super Section North | Rd 6 | 1A-4A 165 | |
| 02/09 | W | F 7-1 5:02 | J. Gareri | Madison County | AHSAA Super Section North | Rd 4 | 1A-4A 165 | |
| 02/09 | W | F 2-0 3:17 | D. Nicholson | Cherokee County | AHSAA Super Section North | Rd 2 | 1A-4A 165 | |
| 02/01 | W | DEC 7-4 | B. Frederick | Oak Grove | Oak Grove @ Corner | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 01/31 | W | F 0-0 | J. Reed | Brookwood Jr-Sr | ACA Quad/Brookwood/Corner/Oak Grove | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 01/24 | W | DEC 6-4 | B. Frederick | Oak Grove | Corner @ Oak Grove | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 01/24 | W | MD 12-0 | J. Lafond | Shades Valley | Corner Tri #3 | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 01/24 | W | F 8-1 5:19 | A. Lucas | Springville | Corner Tri #3 | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 01/20 | L | DEC 6-2 | K. Jackson | Moody Hs | Harris and Hamer Memorial | Round 6 (12 Man) | 167 | |
| 01/20 | L | DEC 6-0 | X. Shook | Shelby County | Harris and Hamer Memorial | Round 5 (12 Man) | 167 | |
| 01/20 | W | F 4-6 5:08 | A. Mallen | Homewood Hs | Harris and Hamer Memorial | Round 4 (12 Man) | 167 | |
| 01/20 | L | MD 12-0 | F. Trejo | Homewood Hs | Harris and Hamer Memorial | Round 3 (12 Man) | 167 | |
| 01/19 | L | DEC 6-5 | C. Thornton | Weaver | AHSAA State Dual Championships | Quarterfinals (16 Team) | 167 | |
| 01/19 | W | DEC 11-8 | C. Tidwell | Piedmont | AHSAA State Dual Championships | Champ - Round 1 (16 Team) | 167 | |
| 01/15 | L | F 0-0 1:02 | D. Powe | Gardendale Hs | Jefferson County Tournament | 1st & 3rd (16 Man) | 167 | |
| 01/15 | W | DEC 10-6 | J. Locke | Mcadory | Jefferson County Tournament | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 167 | |
| 01/15 | W | F 2-0 0:13 | C. Howell | Gardendale Hs | Jefferson County Tournament | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 167 | |
| 01/10 | L | DEC 5-3 | D. Adams | Montevallo | Corner/Thompson Girls/Moody Girls/Montevallo | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 01/03 | L | DEC 6-0 | T. Ebner | Ashville | 1-4A Region 5 Duals | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 01/02 | L | F 5-2 5:16 | A. Richardson | Dora | 1-4A Region 5 Duals | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 12/29 | L | DEC 4-2 | I. | Hayden | Chris Nunn Duals | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 12/29 | W | F 0-0 | B. Rouse | Dora | Chris Nunn Duals | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 12/29 | W | F 0-0 | C. Adkins | Deshler | Chris Nunn Duals | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 12/29 | W | DEC 10-5 | B. Frederick | Oak Grove | Chris Nunn Duals | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 12/20 | L | DEC 4-3 | A. Richardson | Dora | Dora Quad #1 | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 12/20 | W | DEC 8-3 | B. Frederick | Oak Grove | Dora Quad #1 | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 12/20 | W | F 0-0 | A. Smith | American Christian Academy | Dora Quad #1 | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 12/13 | W | F 0-0 | J. Sasser | Ashville | vs Ashville/Corner | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 12/11 | W | MD 12-3 | A. Lucas | Springville | vs Ashville/Corner | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 12/09 | L | F 6-2 2:27 | C. Thornton | Weaver | Gene Taylor Memorial Tournament | 1st & 3rd (16 Man) | 165 | |
| 12/09 | W | DEC 9-5 | C. Tidwell | Piedmont | Gene Taylor Memorial Tournament | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 165 | |
| 12/09 | W | DEC 2-1 | C. Daniel | Ranburne | Gene Taylor Memorial Tournament | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 165 | |
| 12/09 | W | MD 14-3 | J. New | Alexandria HS | Gene Taylor Memorial Tournament | Round 1 (16 Man) | 165 | |
| 12/08 | L | DEC 8-7 | I. | Hayden | Corner Tri #2 | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 12/08 | W | F 5-0 3:25 | R. Lawson | American Christian Academy | Corner Tri #2 | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 4-1 3:58 | C. Daniel | Ranburne | Lamar Wade Memorial | 1st & 3rd (16 Man) | 165 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 5-0 3:48 | J. Hart | Dora | Lamar Wade Memorial | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 165 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 4-0 2:28 | T. Downs | White Plains | Lamar Wade Memorial | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 165 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 2-1 2:00 | K. Garrett | Ranburne | Lamar Wade Memorial | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 165 | |
| 12/02 | L | DEC 6-2 | C. Thornton | Weaver | Lamar Wade Memorial | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 165 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 7-6 5:18 | C. Daniel | Ranburne | Lamar Wade Memorial | Round 1 (16 Man) | 165 | |
| 12/01 | W | DEC 5-3 | L. Horsley | Jasper | Jasper vs Corner, Hartselle | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 12/01 | W | F 0-0 0:45 | G. Rabadan | Hartselle | Jasper vs Corner, Hartselle | Round 1 | 165 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/08 | L | F 10-0 0:45 | B. Williams | Stronghold | Swamp Donkey - Greco | Round 3 (3 Man) | 145+152 | |
| 04/08 | L | DEC 7-2 | B. Sims | Warrior Wrestling club | Swamp Donkey - Greco | Round 1 (3 Man) | 145+152 | |
| 04/01 | L | FOR 0-0 | L. Hendricks | TN | 2023 USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals | Round 6 | 144-149 | |
| 04/01 | L | DEC 5-4 | D. Bubolz | WI | 2023 USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals | Round 4 | 144-149 | |
| 03/31 | L | F 7-0 1:40 | C. Thompson | ND | 2023 USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals | Rd 7 | 152 | |
| 03/31 | L | F 10-2 5:04 | C. Arentz | WI | 2023 USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals | Round 4 | 152 | |
| 03/05 | L | DEC 3-0 | B. Sims | Warrior Wrestling Club | Battle of Bama K - 12 | 2nd Place Match (8 Man) | 152 | |
| 03/05 | L | DEC 1-0 | B. Patterson | Pelham Highschool | Battle of Bama K - 12 | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 152 | |
| 03/04 | W | DEC 5-0 | X. Mills | TechFall Wrestling Club | Battle of Bama K - 12 | Semis & WB (8 Man) | 152 | |
| 03/04 | W | DEC 14-7 | A. Rivers | Saraland | Battle of Bama K - 12 | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 152 | |
| 02/17 | L | DEC 2-1 | D. barnes | Weaver | AHSAA State Wrestling Championships | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 1A-4A 145 | |
| 02/17 | W | DEC 8-2 | C. Tidwell | Piedmont | AHSAA State Wrestling Championships | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 1A-4A 145 | |
| 02/16 | L | F 4-0 2:39 | B. Pugh | Prattville Christian Academy | AHSAA State Wrestling Championships | Round 1 (16 Man) | 1A-4A 145 | |
| 02/11 | L | DEC 6-5 | D. Barnes | Weaver | AHSAA 1A-4A North Super Section | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 145 | |
| 02/11 | W | F 10-0 4:50 | S. Ware | Southeastern | AHSAA 1A-4A North Super Section | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 145 | |
| 02/10 | W | F 10-0 3:48 | H. Jarrell | White Plains | AHSAA 1A-4A North Super Section | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 145 | |
| 02/10 | L | DEC 13-11 SV | C. Roberts | Dora | AHSAA 1A-4A North Super Section | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 145 | |
| 02/10 | W | F 2-0 0:50 | B. Raley | Cherokee County | AHSAA 1A-4A North Super Section | Round 1 (16 Man) | 145 | |
| 01/27 | L | F 0-0 | L. Loyd | Shelby County | Corner Duals 4 Sr Night | Champ. Round 1 | 145 | |
| 01/27 | L | DEC 6-1 | S. Nelson | Hayden | Corner Duals 4 Sr Night | Champ. Round 1 | 145 | |
| 01/25 | L | F 7-2 5:31 | N. Williamson | Ashville | Springville Quad | Round 1 | 145 | |
| 01/25 | W | F 4-1 0:46 | H. Hollis | Southside, Gadsden | Springville Quad | Round 1 | 145 | |
| 01/18 | L | F 0-0 | G. Monk | Montevallo | Leeds/Corner/Montevallo | Champ. Round 1 | 145 | |
| 01/18 | W | F 0-0 | L. Loyd | Shelby County | Leeds/Corner/Montevallo | Champ. Round 1 | 145 | |
| 01/16 | L | F 4-4 2:21 | E. Peek | Gardendale | Jefferson County Tournament | Cons. Finals (16 Man) | 147 | |
| 01/16 | W | DEC 5-2 | S. Stanley | Hueytown | Jefferson County Tournament | Cons. Semis (16 Man) | 147 | |
| 01/16 | L | F 6-1 2:25 | K. Poellnitz | McAdory | Jefferson County Tournament | Champ. Semis (16 Man) | 147 | |
| 01/16 | W | F 2-0 1:58 | E. Peek | Gardendale | Jefferson County Tournament | Champ. Quarters (16 Man) | 147 | |
| 01/14 | L | F 6-3 3:27 | T. Montgomery | Springville | Matt Tice Invitational | 1st & 3rd (16 Man) | 147 | |
| 01/14 | W | DEC 10-5 | D. McBride | Carver Birmingham | Matt Tice Invitational | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 147 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 7-2 4:01 | S. Ware | Southeastern School | Matt Tice Invitational | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 147 | |
| 01/14 | W | MD 18-7 | C. Blackstock | Corner | Matt Tice Invitational | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 147 | |
| 01/14 | L | DEC 4-3 | B. Svensson | Moody Hs | Matt Tice Invitational | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 147 | |
| 01/11 | L | F 0-0 | D. Moore | Oak Grove | Oak Grove @ Corner | Round 1 | 145 | |
| 12/31 | L | F 0-0 | D. Moore | Oak Grove | Chris Nunn Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 145 | |
| 12/31 | W | F 0-0 | J. Marquez | J.B. Pennington | Chris Nunn Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 145 | |
| 12/31 | W | DEC 9-5 | B. Hill | Deshler | Chris Nunn Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 145 | |
| 12/29 | L | F 0-0 | R. TUCKER | --- | Chris Nunn Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 145 | |
| 12/16 | W | F 0-0 | A. Gilmore-Smith | Dora | Piedmont @ Dora/Corner | Champ. Round 1 | 152 | |
| 12/04 | W | DEC 6-4 | J. Watts | Homewood Hs | Yellow Jacket Dual Tournament | Champ. Round 1 | 160 | |
| 12/03 | L | F 0-0 | C. Paracca | Montevallo | Yellow Jacket Dual Tournament | Champ. Round 1 | 160 |