Jaden Gardner
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/15 | W | DEC 7-6 | J. Baumgardner | Monte Vista | 2025 CHSAA State Championships | 5th Place Match | 175-2A | |
| 02/15 | L | MD 11-3 | D. Beauprez | Yuma | 2025 CHSAA State Championships | Cons. Semi | 175-2A | |
| 02/15 | W | DEC 6-0 | J. Harris | Hayden | 2025 CHSAA State Championships | Cons. Round 3 | 175-2A | |
| 02/14 | W | TF 17-1 2:02 | L. Reichman | Sedgwick County/Fleming | 2025 CHSAA State Championships | Cons. Round 2 | 175-2A | |
| 02/13 | L | MD 12-4 | J. Baumgardner | Monte Vista | 2025 CHSAA State Championships | Quarterfinal | 175-2A | |
| 02/13 | W | F 3-0 0:34 | D. Edwards | Trinidad | 2025 CHSAA State Championships | Champ. Round 1 | 175-2A | |
| 02/08 | W | TF 19-4 2:22 | J. Carver | North Fork High School | CHSAA 2A Region 3 | 1st Place Match | 175 | |
| 02/08 | W | F 3-0 0:40 | B. Herrera | Holly | CHSAA 2A Region 3 | Semifinal | 175 | |
| 02/07 | W | F 3-0 0:52 | J. Watt | Colorado Springs Christian | CHSAA 2A Region 3 | Quarterfinal | 175 | |
| 02/01 | W | TF 18-1 4:00 | J. Martinez | La Junta | Tri-Peaks League Tournament | Round 3 | 175 | |
| 02/01 | W | F 6-1 1:30 | B. Summeril | Woodland Park | Tri-Peaks League Tournament | Round 2 | 175 | |
| 02/01 | W | F 10-1 1:08 | I. Jordan | Florence | Tri-Peaks League Tournament | Round 1 | 175 | |
| 01/29 | W | F 0-0 0:50 | O. Roman | Center | Randy and Naomi Keys Duals | Round 1 | 175 | |
| 01/26 | W | F 13-3 2:15 | D. Edwards | Trinidad | Randy and Naomi Keys Duals | Round 1 | 175 | |
| 01/26 | L | F 15-12 5:55 | S. Smith | Centauri High School | Randy and Naomi Keys Duals | Round 1 | 175 | |
| 01/18 | W | F 10-0 2:06 | N. Westbrook | Bayfeild | Mel Smith Invitational | 5th Place Match | 175 | |
| 01/18 | L | DEC 2-0 | J. Harrison | Platte Valley | Mel Smith Invitational | Cons. Semi | 175 | |
| 01/18 | L | DEC 3-1 | J. Baumgardner | Monte Vista | Mel Smith Invitational | Semifinal | 175 | |
| 01/17 | W | DEC 12-11 | B. Leonhardt | Woodland Park | Mel Smith Invitational | Quarterfinal | 175 | |
| 01/17 | W | F 18-5 4:54 | C. Foster | Canon City | Mel Smith Invitational | Champ. Round 2 | 175 | |
| 01/17 | W | F 3-0 1:19 | A. Zeferino | Gunnison | Mel Smith Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 175 | |
| 01/11 | W | TF 16-1 2:18 | I. Chi | Olathe | Gunnison Cowboy Invitational | 1st Place Match | 175 LBS | |
| 01/11 | W | F 9-5 5:08 | C. Neil | Grand Valley | Gunnison Cowboy Invitational | Championship Bracket | 175 LBS | |
| 01/11 | W | F 3-0 0:37 | C. Foster | Canon City | Gunnison Cowboy Invitational | Round 3 | 175 LBS | |
| 01/11 | W | F 3-0 1:03 | R. Galvan | Montrose | Gunnison Cowboy Invitational | Round 2 | 175 LBS | |
| 01/11 | W | F 3-0 0:18 | L. Clanton | Salida | Gunnison Cowboy Invitational | Round 1 | 175 LBS | |
| 01/10 | W | F 3-0 0:12 | N. Bautista | Rocky Ford | Rocky Ford @ Buena Vista | Round 1 | 190 | |
| 12/14 | W | F 6-1 2:29 | C. Neil | Grand Valley | Western Slope Showdown 2024 | 5th Place Match | V175 | |
| 12/14 | L | F 5-4 1:42 | J. Steele | Palisade | Western Slope Showdown 2024 | Cons. Semi | V175 | |
| 12/14 | L | MD 11-2 | J. Baumgardner | Monte Vista | Western Slope Showdown 2024 | Semifinal | V175 | |
| 12/13 | W | F 4-5 2:16 | E. Jordan | Bennett | Western Slope Showdown 2024 | Quarterfinal | V175 | |
| 12/13 | W | F 13-4 5:01 | P. Pham | Holy Family | Western Slope Showdown 2024 | Champ. Round 2 | V175 | |
| 12/13 | W | F 6-11 3:46 | J. Harris | Hayden | Western Slope Showdown 2024 | Champ. Round 1 | V175 | |
| 12/13 | W | F 3-0 0:16 | L. Robinson | Meeker | Meeker/Buena Vista Tri Dual | Round 1 | 190 | |
| 12/12 | W | F 3-0 1:06 | C. Wyatt | Cedaredge | Meeker/Buena Vista Tri Dual | Round 1 | 190 | |
| 12/07 | W | F 3-0 0:32 | g. trevino | West Grand | Buena Vista Demon Duals | Round 3 | 175 | |
| 12/07 | L | F 4-3 1:57 | E. Jordan | Bennett | Buena Vista Demon Duals | Round 4 | 175 | |
| 12/07 | W | F 20-6 3:45 | H. Requeno | Basalt High School | Buena Vista Demon Duals | Round 2 | 175 | |
| 12/07 | W | F 3-0 0:22 | L. Clanton | Salida | Buena Vista Demon Duals | 1st Place Match | 175 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/17 | L | F 2-1 2:00 | B. Vannest | Mancos | 2024 CHSAA State Championships | Cons. Round 3 | 150-2A | |
| 02/17 | W | DEC 7-6 | C. Ruggles | Center | 2024 CHSAA State Championships | Cons. Round 2 | 150-2A | |
| 02/16 | W | DEC 10-9 | W. Meyer | Highland | 2024 CHSAA State Championships | Cons. Round 1 | 150-2A | |
| 02/15 | L | MD 15-3 | K. Halloran | Crowley County | 2024 CHSAA State Championships | Champ. Round 1 | 150-2A | |
| 02/10 | L | DEC 7-1 | L. Dekay | Ignacio | CHSAA 2A Region 2 | 1st Place Match | 150 | |
| 02/10 | W | F 7-4 2:21 | D. Mcmahen | Platte Canyon | CHSAA 2A Region 2 | Semifinal | 150 | |
| 02/09 | W | F 5-0 1:29 | L. Carlson | Rangely | CHSAA 2A Region 2 | Quarterfinal | 150 | |
| 02/09 | W | F 8-1 1:23 | T. Bedell | Soroco | CHSAA 2A Region 2 | Champ. Round 1 | 150 | |
| 02/05 | W | F 8-5 2:51 | J. Lucid | Florence | Buena Vista @ Florence | Round 1 | 150 | |
| 02/03 | W | F 1-13 5:17 | S. Nunez | La Junta | Tri-Peaks League Tournament | 1st Place Match | 150 | |
| 02/03 | W | F 2-0 1:51 | J. Lucid | Florence | Tri-Peaks League Tournament | Semifinal | 150 | |
| 02/03 | W | F 5-0 1:10 | D. Weidler | Woodland Park | Tri-Peaks League Tournament | Quarterfinal | 150 | |
| 01/27 | L | F 2-2 5:17 | J. (forfeit) | West Grand | Valley Classic Wrestling Tournament 2024 | Cons. Round 2 | 150 | |
| 01/26 | W | FOR 0-0 | P. (forfeit) | Del Norte | Valley Classic Wrestling Tournament 2024 | Cons. Round 1 | 150 | |
| 01/26 | L | DEC 8-5 | T. Munson | Centauri | Valley Classic Wrestling Tournament 2024 | Champ. Round 1 | 150 | |
| 01/25 | W | F 0-0 | W. Hoover | Pagosa Springs | Randy & Naomi Keys Duals | Round 1 | 150 | |
| 01/24 | L | DEC 7-5 | T. Munson | Centauri | Randy & Naomi Keys Duals | Round 1 | 150 | |
| 01/18 | W | F 10-3 4:29 | G. Thompson | Rocky Ford | Buena Vista @ Rocky Ford | Round 1 | 150 | |
| 01/13 | L | DEC 8-2 | G. McGirl | Valley | Mel Smith | Cons. Round 5 | 150 | |
| 01/13 | W | F 2-1 3:44 | T. Munson | Centauri | Mel Smith | Cons. Round 4 | 150 | |
| 01/13 | W | F 13-5 4:01 | N. Carbajal | Grand Valley | Mel Smith | Cons. Round 3 | 150 | |
| 01/12 | L | F 11-6 4:44 | C. Loth | Mullen | Mel Smith | Champ. Round 2 | 150 | |
| 01/12 | W | F 9-0 2:47 | J. Nolan | Manitou Springs | Mel Smith | Champ. Round 1 | 150 | |
| 12/09 | L | F 10-1 5:08 | B. Vannest | Mancos | Western Slope Showdown | Finals | V157 | |
| 12/09 | W | DEC 5-4 | E. Toothaker | Cedaredge | Western Slope Showdown | Semis & WB | V157 | |
| 12/08 | W | DEC 11-9 SV | P. Armstrong | North Fork High School | Western Slope Showdown | Quarters & WB | V157 | |
| 12/08 | W | F 6-1 0:59 | D. Rutledge | Bennett | Western Slope Showdown | Round 2 | V157 | |
| 12/08 | W | F 6-2 1:43 | T. Goodwin | Meeker | Buena Vista vs. Meeker | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 12/07 | L | DEC 8-6 SV | E. | Cedaredge | Cedaredge Triangular Duel | Round 1 | 157 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/18 | L | DEC 7-4 | J. Bornhoft | Sedgwick County/Fleming | CHSAA State Championships | 3rd Wrestleback | 144-2A | |
| 02/17 | W | DEC 3-2 | W. Lorimor | Cedaredge | CHSAA State Championships | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 144-2A | |
| 02/17 | W | F 8-7 2:52 | P. Neal | Del Norte | CHSAA State Championships | 1st WB (16 Man) | 144-2A | |
| 02/16 | L | DEC 10-8 | J. Probst | West Grand | CHSAA State Championships | Round 1 (16 Man) | 144-2A | |
| 02/11 | W | F 0-0 5:53 | G. Thomson | Sargent | CHSAA 2A Region 3 | 1st Place Matches | 144 | |
| 02/11 | W | MD 10-1 | D. Enciso | Holly | CHSAA 2A Region 3 | Semis and WB3 | 144 | |
| 02/10 | W | F 0-0 4:55 | R. Heater | Mountain Valley | CHSAA 2A Region 3 | Quarterfinals and WB1 | 144 | |
| 02/06 | W | DEC 5-4 | G. Sullivan | Florence | Buena Vista @ Florence | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 02/03 | W | DEC 5-4 | G. Sullivan | Florence | Florence @ Buena Vista | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/28 | L | F 2-0 0:58 | D. Archuleta | Monte Vista | Valley Classic | Round 5 | 138 | |
| 01/28 | W | DEC 9-7 | J. Hull | Salida | Valley Classic | Round 4 | 138 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 7-0 2:21 | J. Kiefer | Fowler | Valley Classic | Round 3 | 138 | |
| 01/27 | L | F 6-5 3:48 | C. Miller | North Fork High School | Valley Classic | Round 2 | 138 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 15-3 3:23 | L. Jones | Rye | Valley Classic | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/23 | W | DEC 11-7 | W. Hoover | Pagosa Springs | Randy and Naomi Keys Duals | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/21 | L | F 9-2 3:20 | P. Buhr | Centauri | Randy and Naomi Keys Duals | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/19 | W | DEC 7-5 | J. Martinez | Rocky Ford | Rocky Ford @ Buena Vista | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/16 | W | DEC 7-5 | J. Martinez | Rocky Ford | Rocky Ford @ Buena Vista | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/14 | L | F 11-1 3:41 | D. Buford | Crowley County | Mel Smith Invitational | Round 7 | 138 | |
| 01/14 | W | DEC 6-5 | E. Jordan | Bennett | Mel Smith Invitational | Round 6 Quarters | 138 | |
| 01/14 | W | MD 11-3 | K. Flaherty | Berthoud | Mel Smith Invitational | Round 5 | 138 | |
| 01/13 | L | MD 12-4 | S. Rockcastle | Alamosa | Mel Smith Invitational | Round 2 | 138 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 5-3 4:59 | J. Decas | Liberty | Classification Clash | 5th place | 138 | |
| 01/07 | L | F 2-0 0:37 | W. Boley | Cheyenne Mountain | Classification Clash | Con Semi - Round 4 (5 Man) | 138 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 6-0 1:37 | G. Brown | St. Mary`s | Classification Clash | Cons with Semis - Round 3 (5 Man) | 138 | |
| 01/07 | L | TF 20-4 4:43 | L. Lemley | Mesa Ridge | Classification Clash | Quarters | 138 | |
| 12/10 | L | F 15-4 5:47 | T. Kennedy | Meeker | Buena Vista vs. Meeker | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/09 | L | F 2-0 0:14 | E. Hanson | Cedaredge | Buena Vista @ Cedaredge | Round 1 | 138 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/25 | W | TF 15-0 3:23 | T. Torrez | Misfits | 2021 Cosmic Clash | RR Rnd 5 | 116 lbs | |
| 09/25 | W | F 2-0 0:52 | R. Sabrowsky | Somerset Wrestling | 2021 Cosmic Clash | RR Rnd 4 | 116 lbs | |
| 09/25 | L | F 2-0 1:04 | R. Rodriguez | GI Grapplers | 2021 Cosmic Clash | RR Rnd 2 | 116 lbs | |
| 09/25 | L | F 7-0 2:21 | C. Rojas | Pomona Elite | 2021 Cosmic Clash | RR Rnd 1 | 116 lbs |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/15 | L | DEC 8-3 | J. Moss | --- | 2021 WOW Tulsa Nationals | Consi of 16 #2 | 105 lbs | |
| 01/15 | L | F 15-1 3:54 | T. Haines | Punisher Wrestling Company | 2021 WOW Tulsa Nationals | Round of 16 | 105 lbs |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/30 | L | F 17-8 3:57 | K. Legler | Western Slope Elite | CO Middle & Elementary School State | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 85 | |
| 03/30 | L | TF 16-1 2:33 | S. Nunez | --- | CO Middle & Elementary School State | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 85 | |
| 03/30 | L | DEC 9-7 | D. Quintero | --- | CO Middle & Elementary School State | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 85 | |
| 03/29 | W | F 2-2 0:39 | K. Legler | Western Slope Elite | CO Middle & Elementary School State | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 85 |