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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/01 | W | F 11-2 2:52 | T. Devlin | Strasburg | Tri Dual w/ Strasburg & Sterling | Round 1 | 190 | |
| 01/31 | W | F 2-0 0:13 | S. Mailman | Sterling | Tri Dual w/ Strasburg & Sterling | Round 1 | 190 | |
| 01/06 | W | F 14-4 3:19 | D. Nalley | Platte Valley | Platte Valley @ Wiggins | Round 1 | 190 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/19 | W | F 5-4 2:34 | Z. Buhr | Centauri | CHSAA State Championships | Placements | 182-2A | |
| 02/19 | W | F 2-0 1:55 | K. Hermosillo | Yuma | CHSAA State Championships | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 182-2A | |
| 02/19 | L | DEC 8-5 | C. Bauer | --- | CHSAA State Championships | Champ Semis | 182-2A | |
| 02/18 | W | F 7-4 2:17 | S. Baker | Crowley County | CHSAA State Championships | Quarters (16 Man) | 182-2A | |
| 02/17 | W | F 8-0 2:50 | G. Schubarth | Limon | CHSAA State Championships | Round 1 (16 Man) | 182-2A | |
| 01/22 | L | TF 17-2 5:38 | C. Runner | Severance High School | Platte Valley Invite 2022 | Round 3 (16 Team) | 182 | |
| 01/21 | W | F 9-0 3:46 | J. Rodriguez-Cardoza | Centaurus Hs | College High Duals | Round 4 (6 Team) | 182 | |
| 01/21 | W | F 11-4 5:48 | B. Coble | Berthoud | College High Duals | Round 2 (6 Team) | 195 | |
| 01/21 | W | F 6-2 3:25 | S. Sprague | Severance High School | College High Duals | Round 1 (6 Team) | 195 | |
| 01/21 | W | DEC 10-3 | G. Schubarth | Limon | College High Duals | Round 5 (6 Team) | 182 | |
| 01/15 | W | DEC 13-6 | T. Walck | Cedaredge | Wiggins Invintational | 1st & 3rd (16 Man) | 182 | |
| 01/15 | W | DEC 4-1 | G. Brown | Akron | Wiggins Invintational | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 182 | |
| 01/15 | W | F 14-2 2:59 | A. Cochran | Calhan | Wiggins Invintational | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 182 | |
| 01/09 | W | F 2-0 0:38 | E. Stephens | Srasburg | 41st Annual Bennett Tiger Invitational | Championship | 182 | |
| 01/08 | W | DEC 6-2 | Y. Chairez-Salazar | Greeley Central | 41st Annual Bennett Tiger Invitational | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 182 | |
| 01/08 | W | F 6-1 3:20 | E. Broady | Middle Park | 41st Annual Bennett Tiger Invitational | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 182 | |
| 12/19 | W | F 2-0 1:22 | S. Byers | Resurrection Christian | 7th Annual Keith Kilker Memorial | round 2 | 182/195 | |
| 12/19 | W | F 15-2 2:58 | W. Bouchard | Weld Central | 7th Annual Keith Kilker Memorial | Round 1 | 182/195 | |
| 12/18 | W | F 2-0 2:20 | W. Reeves | Resurrection Christian | 7th Annual Keith Kilker Memorial | Round 4 | 182/195 | |
| 12/12 | L | MD 15-5 | R. Peterson | Rye | Limon Badger Invitational 2021 | Round 6 | 195 | |
| 12/11 | W | F 8-1 2:51 | J. Valadez | Center | Limon Badger Invitational 2021 | Round 4 | 195 | |
| 12/11 | W | F 16-4 2:40 | G. Ravelo | Sterling | Limon Badger Invitational 2021 | Round 2 | 195 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/13 | W | DEC 3-2 | S. Moss | Buena Vista | CHSAA State Championships | 3rd Place | 182-2A | |
| 03/12 | W | F 5-6 4:26 | B. Shawcroft | Centauri | CHSAA State Championships | 2nd Wrestleback (8 Man) | 182-2A | |
| 03/12 | W | F 1-2 2:38 | C. Fury | Mancos | CHSAA State Championships | 1st WB (8 Man) | 182-2A |