Cody Black
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/11 | L | DEC 3-2 | K. Jackson | Jackson Co. | USAWKS 2023 State Folkstyle Championship | Cons. Round 3 | 150 | |
| 03/11 | W | F 6-2 3:01 | T. Emberson | South Central Punishers | USAWKS 2023 State Folkstyle Championship | Cons. Round 2 | 150 | |
| 03/10 | L | DEC 7-3 | E. Joyce | Maize | USAWKS 2023 State Folkstyle Championship | Quarterfinal | 150 | |
| 03/10 | W | DEC 5-1 | J. Granado | U Town Hammers | USAWKS 2023 State Folkstyle Championship | Champ. Round 1 | 150 | |
| 03/04 | L | TF 23-8 2:45 | T. Dillow | Chanute | USAWKS 2023 District 1 Championships | 1st Place Match | 150 | |
| 03/04 | W | DEC 7-6 | R. Escalante | Turner | USAWKS 2023 District 1 Championships | Semifinal | 150 | |
| 03/04 | W | F 2-0 0:54 | C. Neely | Paola | USAWKS 2023 District 1 Championships | Quarterfinal | 150 | |
| 02/24 | L | F 4-3 2:22 | T. Taylor | Hesston | KSHSAA 4A Championships | Round 3 - WB | 150 | |
| 02/24 | L | F 2-0 0:51 | T. Wilson | Pratt | KSHSAA 4A Championships | Round 1 (16 Man) | 150 | |
| 02/04 | W | F 2-2 2:30 | K. Eck | Andale | 2023 Rose Hill Invitational | Consolation Finals 5th/6th | 150 | |
| 02/04 | L | F 0-0 | R. Briggs | Rose Hill | 2023 Rose Hill Invitational | Consolation Semi-Finals | 150 | |
| 02/04 | W | DEC 7-3 | T. Ring | Andover | 2023 Rose Hill Invitational | Consolation Quarterfinals | 150 | |
| 02/04 | W | F 6-0 1:58 | D. Sterrett | Concordia | 2023 Rose Hill Invitational | Consolation Round 2 | 150 | |
| 02/03 | L | F 2-0 1:47 | D. Sample | Goddard | 2023 Rose Hill Invitational | Championship Quarterfinals | 150 | |
| 02/03 | W | DEC 11-4 | S. Lockard | McPherson | 2023 Rose Hill Invitational | Round 1 | 150 | |
| 01/14 | L | F 14-6 4:14 | B. Gann | Bishop Carrol | BOBCAT CLASSIC | Placement Matches (32 Man) | 150 | |
| 01/14 | L | F 3-0 1:57 | J. Brown | Ottawa | BOBCAT CLASSIC | Semis & 5th WB (32 Man) | 150 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 3-2 2:38 | S. Martin | Paola | BOBCAT CLASSIC | 4th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 150 | |
| 01/13 | L | F 7-0 2:57 | M. Nelson | Underwood | BOBCAT CLASSIC | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 150 | |
| 01/13 | W | DEC 9-8 | T. Meade | Gardner Edgerton | BOBCAT CLASSIC | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 150 | |
| 01/13 | W | F 2-0 1:33 | K. Lacock | Rossville | BOBCAT CLASSIC | Round 1 (32 Man) | 150 | |
| 01/08 | W | F 4-1 1:44 | S. Lockard | McPherson | 31st Burlington Wildcat Invitational | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 150 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 9-1 1:49 | T. Vesey | Coffeyville-Field Kindley | 31st Burlington Wildcat Invitational | Semis (16 Man) | 150 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 7-1 1:37 | M. Fuller | Mulvane | 31st Burlington Wildcat Invitational | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 150 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 4-1 1:20 | G. Peine | Central Heights | 31st Burlington Wildcat Invitational | Champ Round 1 (16 Man) | 150 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/10 | W | F 17-4 3:45 | J. Murphy | Louisburg | Frontier League Boys Wrestling | Round 4 | 152 | |
| 02/10 | L | DEC 9-5 | M. Bell | Spring Hill | Frontier League Boys Wrestling | Round 2 | 152 | |
| 02/09 | L | F 10-1 2:35 | C. Zeller | Paola | Frontier League Boys Wrestling | Round 1 | 152 | |
| 02/05 | L | F 5-0 1:27 | K. Emling | Chanute | 38th Annual Rose Hill Invitational | Consolation Quarterfinals | 152 | |
| 02/05 | W | F 2-0 1:45 | J. Henning | Andover Central | 38th Annual Rose Hill Invitational | Consolation Round 2 | 152 | |
| 02/04 | L | F 9-1 3:05 | E. Hernandez | Salina Central | 38th Annual Rose Hill Invitational | Championship Quarterfinals | 152 | |
| 02/04 | W | DEC 12-9 | S. Christians | Hutchinson | 38th Annual Rose Hill Invitational | Round 1 | 152 | |
| 01/22 | W | DEC 9-3 | K. Schwant | Onaga | Council Grove Wrestling Tournament 2022 | Round 5 (6 Man) | 152 | |
| 01/21 | W | F 0-0 | C. Berkenmeier | Wabaunsee | Council Grove Wrestling Tournament 2022 | Round 4 (6 Man) | 152 | |
| 01/21 | W | TF 19-4 3:23 | A. Gonzalez | Wichita-South | Council Grove Wrestling Tournament 2022 | Round 2 (6 Man) | 152 | |
| 01/21 | W | F 9-2 1:32 | C. Mahoney | Council Grove | Council Grove Wrestling Tournament 2022 | Round 1 (6 Man) | 152 | |
| 01/09 | L | DEC 6-2 | T. Davis | Mulvane | 30th Burlington Wrestling Invitational | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 152 | |
| 01/08 | L | F 6-6 3:34 | C. Root | Silver Lake | 30th Burlington Wrestling Invitational | Semis (16 Man) | 152 | |
| 01/08 | W | DEC 9-4 | C. Mathes | Humboldt | 30th Burlington Wrestling Invitational | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 152 | |
| 01/08 | W | F 10-2 4:00 | m. Poyner | Uniontown | 30th Burlington Wrestling Invitational | Round 1 (16 Man) | 152 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/30 | L | F 7-1 1:23 | D. Cook | Ultra BB Rangers | A Mid-Summer Mat Bash | Round 5 | 152 | |
| 07/30 | L | F 2-0 0:21 | M. Danzi | Best Trained Blue | A Mid-Summer Mat Bash | Round 2 | 152 | |
| 07/30 | L | TF 16-0 1:42 | J. Lance | Martin 1 | A Mid-Summer Mat Bash | Round 1 | 152 | |
| 07/30 | W | F 2-0 0:40 | R. Gilley | Martin 2 | A Mid-Summer Mat Bash | Round 3 | 152 | |
| 07/30 | L | F 0-4 1:03 | B. Earhart | Spartan Mat Club | A Mid-Summer Mat Bash | Round 1 | 152 | |
| 07/30 | W | F 4-2 2:02 | B. Witmer | Blanchard Oklahoma | A Mid-Summer Mat Bash | Round 4 | 152 | |
| 07/30 | L | F 8-0 1:10 | M. Danzi | Best Trained Blue | A Mid-Summer Mat Bash | Round 3 | 152 | |
| 07/30 | L | F 12-2 3:56 | C. Zeller | Kansas Gold | A Mid-Summer Mat Bash | Round 2 | 152 | |
| 06/25 | L | TF 15-0 1:49 | L. Campbell | Ozark Black | Summer Scuffle 2021 (Boys) | Round 5 | 152 | |
| 06/25 | W | DEC 10-4 | B. Wade | Texans WC | Summer Scuffle 2021 (Boys) | Round 3 | 152 | |
| 06/25 | L | DEC 3-2 | D. Waggerman | KCTC | Summer Scuffle 2021 (Boys) | Round 2 | 152 | |
| 06/25 | L | F 5-0 3:37 | C. Gagliano | Team St. Louis | Summer Scuffle 2021 (Boys) | Round 4 | 152 | |
| 06/25 | W | F 5-0 0:56 | B. Pipkin | The Cheap Tilt | Summer Scuffle 2021 (Boys) | Round 3 | 152 | |
| 06/25 | L | F 11-2 2:26 | Z. Mayfield | Gardner | Summer Scuffle 2021 (Boys) | Round 1 | 152 | |
| 06/25 | L | F 5-0 1:17 | C. Gagliano | Team St. Louis | Summer Scuffle 2021 (Boys) | Round 5 | 152 | |
| 06/25 | W | F 7-1 1:04 | J. Speed | Ozark Red | Summer Scuffle 2021 (Boys) | Round 2 | 152 | |
| 06/25 | L | F 2-0 1:04 | Z. Rohrbough | KC-Turner | Summer Scuffle 2021 (Boys) | Round 1 | 152 | |
| 12/04 | W | F 6-1 1:43 | B. Hulett | Marion | 2020 Burlington Wildcat Duals | Round 1 | 152 | |
| 12/04 | L | F 8-2 5:14 | J. Gnagy | Maize South | 2020 Burlington Wildcat Duals | Championship Bracket | 152 | |
| 12/04 | L | F 4-0 0:58 | B. Escareno | Eureka | 2020 Burlington Wildcat Duals | Round 3 | 152 | |
| 12/04 | W | F 7-0 3:44 | D. Bartley | Burlington | 2020 Burlington Wildcat Duals | 1st Place Match | 152 |