
Tristan Middlebrook
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. |
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02/17 | L | MD 15-7 | T. Hermosillo | Grand Valley | 2024 CHSAA State Championships | 3rd Place Match | 126-3A | |
02/17 | W | DEC 10-7 | L. Avila | Holy Family | 2024 CHSAA State Championships | Cons. Semi | 126-3A | |
02/17 | L | MD 14-3 | S. Rosales | Jefferson | 2024 CHSAA State Championships | Semifinal | 126-3A | |
02/16 | W | F 17-4 4:13 | J. LeGrand | Pueblo Central | 2024 CHSAA State Championships | Quarterfinal | 126-3A | |
02/15 | W | DEC 9-5 | L. Kindsfater | Eaton | 2024 CHSAA State Championships | Champ. Round 1 | 126-3A | |
02/10 | L | DEC 5-4 | K. Pickering | Bayfield | CHSAA 3A West Region 3 | 1st Place Match | 126 | |
02/10 | W | DEC 6-2 | T. Hermosillo | Grand Valley | CHSAA 3A West Region 3 | Semifinal | 126 | |
02/09 | W | F 8-3 1:25 | L. Drake | Basalt | CHSAA 3A West Region 3 | Quarterfinal | 126 | |
02/09 | W | F 9-2 1:41 | B. Tupa | Moffat County | CHSAA 3A West Region 3 | Champ. Round 1 | 126 | |
01/27 | W | DEC 11-4 | T. Stevens | North Fork High School | Valley Classic Wrestling Tournament 2024 | 1st Place Match | 126 | |
01/27 | W | F 10-5 3:07 | C. Hill | Salida | Valley Classic Wrestling Tournament 2024 | Semifinal | 126 | |
01/26 | W | F 13-4 2:54 | M. Archuleta | Center | Valley Classic Wrestling Tournament 2024 | Quarterfinal | 126 | |
01/24 | W | F 16-3 2:24 | b. young | Buena Vista | Randy & Naomi Keys Duals | Round 1 | 126 | |
01/20 | L | DEC 4-3 | A. Griego | Alamosa | Alamosa @ Centauri | Round 1 | 132 | |
01/13 | L | DEC 7-3 | E. Hice | Cedaredge | Mel Smith | 1st Place Match | 126 | |
01/13 | W | DEC 8-2 | L. Kindsfater | Eaton | Mel Smith | Semifinal | 126 | |
01/13 | W | TF 17-1 4:44 | J. Weese | Valley | Mel Smith | Quarterfinal | 126 | |
01/12 | W | F 3-2 2:00 | A. Ramos | James Irwin | Mel Smith | Champ. Round 2 | 126 | |
01/12 | W | F 8-3 1:15 | G. Fischer | Strasburg | Mel Smith | Champ. Round 1 | 126 | |
01/12 | W | MD 13-1 | E. Baumgardner | Monte Vista | Centauri @ Monte Vista | Round 1 | 126 | |
01/08 | W | F 8-0 3:29 | F. Villa | Center | Center @ Centauri | Round 1 | 126 | |
01/06 | L | DEC 5-4 | H. Samora | Bloomfield | Rocky Mountain Invitation | 1st Place Match | 126 | |
01/06 | W | DEC 6-4 | J. Rodriguez | Rocky Ford | Rocky Mountain Invitation | Semifinal | 126 | |
01/06 | W | F 10-4 2:56 | M. Voss | Sargent | Rocky Mountain Invitation | Quarterfinal | 126 | |
01/06 | W | F 2-0 1:00 | D. Harris | Durango | Rocky Mountain Invitation | Champ. Round 1 | 126 | |
12/29 | W | MD 11-0 | T. Torres | Walsenburg Jr/Sr High School | Centauri Tri | Round 1 | 126 | |
12/21 | W | F 13-4 5:46 | B. Fry | Gunnison | Centauri Tri | Round 1 | 126 | |
12/16 | L | DEC 5-0 | J. Morrison | Severance High School | 2023 NCCT | 5th Place Match | 126 | |
12/16 | L | DEC 12-6 | M. Clifton | Legacy | 2023 NCCT | Cons. Semi | 126 | |
12/16 | L | F 2-0 1:12 | D. Lopez | Pueblo East | 2023 NCCT | Semifinal | 126 | |
12/16 | W | MD 12-2 | T. Gauvin | Fossil Ridge | 2023 NCCT | Quarterfinal | 126 | |
12/15 | W | TF 17-2 4:48 | M. Gonzales | Pomona | 2023 NCCT | Champ. Round 3 | 126 | |
12/15 | W | F 2-0 0:46 | H. Anderson | Douglas County | 2023 NCCT | Champ. Round 2 | 126 | |
11/04 | W | DEC 0-0 | T. Torres | Misfit Wrestling | P2P - Burton Bash | Round 5 | 122-132 | |
11/04 | W | F 0-0 | J. Miller | Classical Wrestling Academy (CWA) | P2P - Burton Bash | Round 4 | 122-132 | |
11/04 | L | DEC 0-0 | W. Sharon | Fowler Wrestling Club | P2P - Burton Bash | Round 2 | 122-132 | |
11/04 | W | F 0-0 | L. Beauvais | Iron Will Wrestling | P2P - Burton Bash | Round 1 | 122-132 | |
11/04 | W | F 0-0 | T. Brisendine | Valley Elite Wrestling | P2P - Bessemer Brawl | Round 5 | 123-130 | |
11/04 | L | DEC 0-0 | U. Martinez | San Luis Valley Wrestling Club | P2P - Bessemer Brawl | Round 4 | 123-130 | |
11/04 | W | DEC 0-0 | T. Torres | Misfit Wrestling | P2P - Bessemer Brawl | Round 3 | 123-130 | |
11/04 | W | F 0-0 | J. Espinoza | Misfit Wrestling | P2P - Bessemer Brawl | Round 2 | 123-130 | |
11/04 | W | F 0-0 | G. Briseno | Team Pueblo Wrestling | P2P - Bessemer Brawl | Round 1 | 123-130 | |
10/17 | L | DEC 0-0 | T. Sharon | Fowler Wrestling Club | P2P - Icebreaker PC | Round 5 | 129-135 | |
10/17 | W | F 0-0 | B. Ritchie | Thunder Wrestling Club | P2P - Icebreaker PC | Round 4 | 129-135 | |
10/17 | W | DEC 0-0 | E. Baumgardner | San Luis Valley Wrestling Club | P2P - Icebreaker PC | Round 2 | 129-135 | |
10/17 | W | DEC 0-0 | C. Pieper | Eaglecrest Wrestling Club | P2P - Icebreaker PC | Round 1 | 129-135 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/19 | L | MD 16-8 | S. Rosales | Jefferson | CHSAA State Championships | 1st Place Match | 120-3A | |
02/18 | W | DEC 2-0 | K. Pickering | Bayfield | CHSAA State Championships | Semifinal | 120-3A | |
02/17 | W | DEC 10-3 | L. Avila | Holy Family | CHSAA State Championships | Quarterfinal | 120-3A | |
02/16 | W | F 6-0 4:11 | G. Fisher | Lamar | CHSAA State Championships | Champ. Round 1 | 120-3A | |
02/11 | L | DEC 6-4 | S. Rosales | Jefferson | CHSAA 3A Region 4 | 1st Place Match | 120 | |
02/11 | W | DEC 8-2 | O. Rodriguez | Pueblo Central | CHSAA 3A Region 4 | Semifinal | 120 | |
02/06 | W | F 7-0 2:20 | E. Wolfe | Monte Vista | Monte Vista @ Centauri | Round 1 | 120 | |
02/06 | W | F 15-2 2:57 | G. Cervantes | Florence | Centauri @ Florence | Round 1 | 120 | |
02/02 | L | DEC 4-2 | K. Pickering | --- | Centauri @ Bayfield | Round 1 | 120 | |
01/28 | L | MD 10-1 | C. Schmidt | Merino | Valley Classic | 1st Place Match | 120 | |
01/28 | W | DEC 4-3 | E. Diaz | Eagle Crest | Valley Classic | Semifinal | 120 | |
01/28 | W | F 6-1 3:39 | M. Voss | Sargent | Valley Classic | Quarterfinal | 120 | |
01/27 | W | F 13-1 3:08 | M. Yarnell | Olathe | Valley Classic | Champ. Round 2 | 120 | |
01/21 | W | F 4-0 3:59 | T. Montoya | Buena Vista | Randy and Naomi Keys Duals | Round 1 | 120 | |
01/21 | W | DEC 6-2 | C. Lucero | Pagosa Springs | Randy and Naomi Keys Duals | Round 1 | 126 | |
01/20 | L | DEC 10-3 | D. Gibbs | Alamosa | Centauri @ Alamosa | Round 1 | 120 | |
01/14 | W | DEC 5-2 | T. Jacobs | Grand Valley | Mel Smith Invitational | 3rd Place Match | 120 | |
01/14 | W | F 11-3 2:45 | B. Hansen | Valley | Mel Smith Invitational | Cons. Semi | 120 | |
01/14 | W | F 7-0 4:32 | L. Kindsfater | Eaton | Mel Smith Invitational | Cons. Round 5 | 120 | |
01/14 | W | F 9-4 2:57 | J. Roybal | Lakewood | Mel Smith Invitational | Cons. Round 4 | 120 | |
01/14 | L | DEC 6-2 | K. Pickering | Bayfield | Mel Smith Invitational | Quarterfinal | 120 | |
01/13 | W | F 4-1 3:53 | K. Allerton | Platte Valley | Mel Smith Invitational | Champ. Round 2 | 120 | |
01/13 | W | MD 12-3 | J. Carrera | Fort Morgan | Mel Smith Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 120 | |
01/07 | L | MD 9-1 | B. Valdez | Aztec | Rocky Mountain Wrestling Invite | 1st Place Match | 120 | |
01/07 | W | F 7-3 5:35 | B. Gonzales | Rocky Ford | Rocky Mountain Wrestling Invite | Semifinal | 120 | |
01/07 | W | TF 21-5 4:11 | M. Maes | Taos | Rocky Mountain Wrestling Invite | Quarterfinal | 120 | |
01/06 | W | DEC 4-2 | B. Gonzales | Rocky Ford | Rocky Ford @ Centauri | Round 1 | 120 | |
12/17 | L | DEC 11-7 | H. Welton | Windsor | 2022 Jimmy John`s NCCT | Cons. Round 6 | 120 | |
12/17 | L | TF 16-1 3:19 | A. Vigil | Prairie View | 2022 Jimmy John`s NCCT | Quarterfinal | 120 | |
12/16 | W | DEC 4-3 | A. Isek | St. Mary`s | 2022 Jimmy John`s NCCT | Champ. Round 3 | 120 | |
12/16 | W | F 6-1 3:47 | D. Garcia | Coronado | 2022 Jimmy John`s NCCT | Champ. Round 2 | 120 | |
12/16 | W | F 7-0 1:40 | R. Thoureen | Denver South | 2022 Jimmy John`s NCCT | Champ. Round 1 | 120 | |
12/10 | L | DEC 7-2 | J. Espinoza | Pueblo East | Pueblo East Invitational | 1st Place Match | 120 | |
12/10 | W | F 8-2 5:21 | G. Fisher | Lamar | Pueblo East Invitational | Semifinal | 120 | |
12/10 | W | F 5-0 1:23 | C. Widhalm | Fountain - Fort Carson | Pueblo East Invitational | Quarterfinal | 120 | |
12/10 | W | F 10-1 2:36 | J. Albin | Palmer | Pueblo East Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 120 | |
12/09 | W | MD 14-2 | C. Casebolt | Gunnison | Centauri @ Gunnison | Round 1 | 120 | |
12/02 | W | F 4-1 0:42 | K. Stanley | Widefield | Battle of the Best | Round 3 | 120 | |
12/02 | L | F 2-0 1:32 | D. Strait | Chaparral | Battle of the Best | Round 2 | 120 | |
12/02 | W | F 11-4 4:39 | A. Woodhead | Liberty | Battle of the Best | Round 1 | 120 | |
12/02 | L | F 9-0 3:36 | A. Hague | Riverdale Ridge | Battle of the Best | Round 2 | 120 | |
12/02 | W | F 2-0 0:46 | J. Trujillo | Ralston Valley | Battle of the Best | Round 4 | 120 | |
12/02 | W | F 5-0 1:04 | M. Larsen | Legend | Battle of the Best | Round 5 | 120 | |
12/02 | L | TF 16-0 4:31 | C. Huerta | Buchanan | Battle of the Best | Round 3 | 120 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/19 | W | DEC 2-1 | J. Yapoujian | Byers | CHSAA State Championships | 5th Place Match | 113-2A | |
02/19 | L | F 2-0 0:27 | A. Martinez | Trinidad | CHSAA State Championships | Cons. Semi | 113-2A | |
02/19 | L | DEC 5-3 | W. Sharon | Fowler | CHSAA State Championships | Semifinal | 113-2A | |
02/18 | W | DEC 9-4 | S. Engle | Sedgwick | CHSAA State Championships | Quarterfinal | 113-2A | |
02/17 | W | F 9-0 3:17 | E. Solis | County Line | CHSAA State Championships | Champ. Round 1 | 113-2A | |
02/12 | W | F 2-1 2:30 | M. Voss | Sargent | CHSAA 2A Region 2 | 1st Place Match | 113 | |
02/12 | W | F 7-0 2:56 | F. Villa | Center | CHSAA 2A Region 2 | Semifinal | 113 | |
02/11 | W | F 6-2 1:48 | B. Tijerina | Sierra/Centennial | CHSAA 2A Region 2 | Quarterfinal | 113 | |
02/04 | L | TF 17-2 | K. Pickering | --- | Bayfield @ Centauri | Round 1 | 113 | |
01/27 | L | F 2-2 0:30 | D. Gibbs | --- | Alamosa @ Centauri | Round 1 | 113 | |
01/22 | L | F 3-2 1:23 | c. camp | Buena Vista | Randy and Naomi Keys Invitational | Round 3 | 113 | |
01/15 | L | DEC 9-5 | B. Fry | Gunnison | Mel Smith invitational | Cons. Round 5 | 113 | |
01/15 | W | DEC 4-2 | P. Smith | Eaton | Mel Smith invitational | Cons. Round 4 | 113 | |
01/15 | L | F 5-0 1:02 | D. Gibbs | Alamosa | Mel Smith invitational | Quarterfinal | 113 | |
01/14 | W | TF 16-1 3:50 | J. Weese | Valley | Mel Smith invitational | Champ. Round 2 | 113 | |
01/09 | L | DEC 5-1 | T. Nelson | --- | Cedaredge @ Centauri | Round 1 | 113 | |
01/08 | W | F 5-2 2:29 | I. Martinez | Mancos | Rocky Mountain Wrestling Tournament | 3rd Place Match | 113 | |
01/08 | L | DEC 11-4 | K. Pickering | Bayfield | Rocky Mountain Wrestling Tournament | Semifinal | 113 | |
01/08 | W | F 2-0 0:43 | I. Garrett | Durango | Rocky Mountain Wrestling Tournament | Quarterfinal | 113 | |
12/18 | L | TF 18-3 3:28 | T. Blackmon | Lewis - Palmer | 2021 Jimmy John`s NCCT | Rd 6 Rd 5 Consi | 113 | |
12/17 | W | F 2-1 1:30 | L. Knerr | Laramie | 2021 Jimmy John`s NCCT | Rd 5 Quarter Finals & Consolation Round 4 | 113 | |
12/17 | W | F 8-1 3:28 | C. Boen | Thunderridge | 2021 Jimmy John`s NCCT | Rd 4 Consolation Round 3 | 113 | |
12/17 | W | F 15-2 2:37 | J. Saido | Longmont | 2021 Jimmy John`s NCCT | Rd 3 Champ/Rd 2 Consi | 113 | |
12/17 | L | DEC 8-5 | C. Mathews | --- | 2021 Jimmy John`s NCCT | Rd 2 Champ/Rd 1 Consi | 113 | |
12/11 | L | DEC 10-4 | D. Gibbs | Alamosa | East Invitational | 1st & 3rd (16 Man) | 113 | |
12/11 | W | F 7-3 2:15 | W. Faris | Pueblo County | East Invitational | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 113 | |
12/11 | L | TF 18-3 4:14 | L. Herburger | Pueblo East | East Invitational | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 113 | |
12/11 | W | F 5-0 0:49 | G. Hofferber | Fort Lupton | East Invitational | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 113 | |
12/11 | W | F 4-0 0:39 | D. Loreto | John Mall | East Invitational | Round 1 (16 Man) | 113 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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06/21 | L | F 2-0 1:10 | O. Kuehn | 2 Tuff Gym | 5th Annual POWA National Summer Duals | Round 4 | 87 | |
06/21 | L | F 3-0 2:42 | A. Hague | POWA Silver | 5th Annual POWA National Summer Duals | Round 3 | 87 | |
06/21 | W | F 6-2 0:57 | N. Palma | Viking Wrestling Club | 5th Annual POWA National Summer Duals | Round 1 | 87 | |
06/21 | L | F 2-0 0:38 | R. Wilson | Team Savage | 5th Annual POWA National Summer Duals | Round 5 | 87 | |
06/21 | W | F 8-8 3:17 | J. Salazar | No Limit Soldiers | 5th Annual POWA National Summer Duals | 1st Place Match | 87 | |
06/21 | L | F 4-4 2:40 | E. Banks | Arizona Elite | 5th Annual POWA National Summer Duals | 1st Place Match | 87 | |
06/21 | W | F 4-2 3:54 | D. Trujillo | Team New Mexico Black | 5th Annual POWA National Summer Duals | Round 2 | 87 | |
06/13 | W | MD 8-0 | K. Rubash | IDAWAY | Mount Rushmore Mayhem 15U Duals | 1st Place Match | 80 (83.2) | |
03/30 | L | DEC 8-2 | J. Young | Salida Middle School | CO Middle & Elementary School State | Cons. Round 7 | 75 | |
03/30 | W | MD 9-0 | T. DeSpain | Mount Garfield Middle School | CO Middle & Elementary School State | Cons. Round 6 | 75 | |
03/30 | L | DEC 2-0 | M. Mikey | Pomona Elite | CO Middle & Elementary School State | Quarterfinal | 75 | |
03/30 | W | F 2-0 1:29 | A. Armendariz | Wolfpack | CO Middle & Elementary School State | Champ. Round 3 | 75 | |
03/29 | W | TF 15-0 4:30 | Q. Martinez | Dove Creek Bulldogs | CO Middle & Elementary School State | Champ. Round 2 | 75 |