Noah Bauman
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/25 | L | F 3-0 0:37 | M. Mayora | 512 Outlaw Wrestling | 2025 Heart of Texas Nationals and ROOKIE | Cons. Round 2 | 65 | |
| 01/25 | L | F 7-0 0:42 | B. Rios | Best Trained Wrestling | 2025 Heart of Texas Nationals and ROOKIE | Quarterfinal | 65 | |
| 01/25 | W | F 10-7 2:33 | D. Bailey | Lofton Style Wrestling Club | 2025 Heart of Texas Nationals and ROOKIE | Champ. Round 1 | 65 | |
| 12/21 | L | TF 18-0 1:38 | R. Laird | Heart and Pride Wrestling Club | TOA - 2024 Stockyard Stampede | Cons. Round 2 | 67 | |
| 12/21 | L | TF 16-1 2:45 | K. Hays | Liberty Warriors Wrestling Club | TOA - 2024 Stockyard Stampede | Champ. Round 1 | 67 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/25 | L | DEC 3-0 | J. Iv | Vici Wrestling Club | 2024 TX-USAW Folkstyle Youth State | Cons. Round 3 | 61 | |
| 02/25 | W | F 5-0 0:57 | R. Razo | MAAC Wrestling | 2024 TX-USAW Folkstyle Youth State | Cons. Round 2 | 61 | |
| 02/25 | W | MD 10-0 | K. Felton | Takedown Elite Wrestling | 2024 TX-USAW Folkstyle Youth State | Cons. Round 1 | 61 | |
| 02/25 | L | F 6-0 2:03 | J. Valverde | NB Elite Wrestling Club | 2024 TX-USAW Folkstyle Youth State | Champ. Round 1 | 61 | |
| 01/06 | L | DEC 6-2 | C. Schroeder | Texas Elite Wrestling Club | TX-NORTH Battle Of Armageddon | Cons. Semi | 61 | |
| 01/06 | L | MD 9-0 | M. Kjeldgaard | Wildcat Wrestling Club | TX-NORTH Battle Of Armageddon | Semifinal | 61 | |
| 12/16 | W | DEC 8-3 | B. Taylor | Spartan Mat Club | TOA - 2023 Stockyard Stampede | Round 4 | 59 | |
| 12/16 | W | MD 13-0 | T. Brown | Wildcat Wrestling Club | TOA - 2023 Stockyard Stampede | Round 3 | 59 | |
| 12/16 | L | F 9-0 2:25 | N. Lupardus | All American Wrestling Club | TOA - 2023 Stockyard Stampede | Round 2 | 59 | |
| 12/16 | L | DEC 6-1 | A. Murillo | Boneyard Wrestling Academy | TOA - 2023 Stockyard Stampede | Round 1 | 59 | |
| 11/18 | L | DEC 6-4 SV | L. Vandervest | Texas | TX-NORTH Grappling Gobbler | Cons. Round 3 | 61 | |
| 11/18 | W | DEC 7-6 | E. Ragan | Texas | TX-NORTH Grappling Gobbler | Cons. Round 2 | 61 | |
| 11/18 | L | DEC 6-3 | C. Dudley | Texas | TX-NORTH Grappling Gobbler | Champ. Round 1 | 61 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/26 | L | DEC 8-1 | W. Burkhart | Amped Wrestling Club | 2023 TX-USAW Youth State Championships | Cons. Round 3 | 55 | |
| 02/26 | L | TF 15-0 3:07 | B. Todd | Texas Elite Wrestling Club | 2023 TX-USAW Youth State Championships | Quarterfinal | 55 | |
| 02/25 | L | DEC 6-1 | W. Burkhart | Amped Wrestling Club | 2023 TX-USAW Youth State Championships | Cons. Round 2 | 55 | |
| 02/25 | L | F 2-0 0:35 | C. Nelson | ReZults Wrestling | 2023 TX-USAW Youth State Championships | Quarterfinal | 55 | |
| 02/11 | L | F 2-0 1:26 | C. Strausbaugh | Texas Takedown Academy | TX-NORTH The APEX Classic | Cons. Round 2 | 55 | |
| 02/11 | L | DEC 3-1 | L. Vandervest | Pace Rockwall Training Center | TX-NORTH The APEX Classic | Champ. Round 1 | 55 | |
| 01/07 | L | DEC 8-6 | D. Strong | Ranger 47 Wrestling Club | TX-NORTH McKinney Mayhem | 3rd Place Match | 55 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 2-0 0:56 | S. French | Lovejoy Wrestling Club | TX-NORTH McKinney Mayhem | Cons. Semi | 55 | |
| 01/07 | W | DEC 11-6 | Z. Tamburro | G580 Wrestling Club | TX-NORTH McKinney Mayhem | Cons. Round 1 | 55 | |
| 01/07 | L | DEC 10-8 | D. Strong | Ranger 47 Wrestling Club | TX-NORTH McKinney Mayhem | Quarterfinal | 55 | |
| 12/10 | L | DEC 6-0 | M. Kjeldgaard | Lake Highlands Club Wrestling | TX-NORTH Allen Tournament Of Champions | Cons. Semi | 55 | |
| 12/10 | L | F 2-0 0:18 | R. Wood | Apex Grappling Academy | TX-NORTH Allen Tournament Of Champions | Semifinal | 55 | |
| 12/10 | L | F 7-0 1:50 | C. Strausbaugh | Texas Takedown Academy | TX-NORTH Allen Tournament Of Champions | Cons. Semi | 55 | |
| 12/10 | W | FOR 0-0 | Z. Safford | Texas Eagle Wrestling Academy | TX-NORTH Allen Tournament Of Champions | Cons. Round 1 | 55 | |
| 12/10 | L | MD 9-0 | Z. Tamburro | G580 Wrestling Club | TX-NORTH Allen Tournament Of Champions | Quarterfinal | 55 | |
| 11/19 | L | F 4-0 1:54 | C. Strausbaugh | Texas | TX-NORTH The Grappling Gobbler | Cons. Semi | 55 | |
| 11/19 | W | DEC 5-1 | S. French | Lovejoy Wrestling Club | TX-NORTH The Grappling Gobbler | Cons. Round 1 | 55 | |
| 11/19 | L | MD 12-0 | Z. Safford | Texas | TX-NORTH The Grappling Gobbler | Quarterfinal | 55 | |
| 11/05 | L | F 15-5 2:22 | D. Blanton | Spartan Mat Club | TX-NORTH Warrior Wrestling Classic | Round 3 | 48-58 | |
| 11/05 | L | F 13-1 2:38 | B. Cruz | Tribe Wrestling Club | TX-NORTH Warrior Wrestling Classic | Round 2 | 48-58 | |
| 11/05 | W | F 8-1 1:58 | A. Loyo | Texas | TX-NORTH Warrior Wrestling Classic | Round 1 | 48-58 |