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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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/22 | L | MD 11-2 | B. Schmitt | Ralston | 2025 NSAA State Championships | Cons. Round 3 | B126 | |
| 02/21 | W | MD 14-2 | T. Bellamy | Blair | 2025 NSAA State Championships | Cons. Round 2 | B126 | |
| 02/21 | L | DEC 6-1 | L. Svoboda | Aurora | 2025 NSAA State Championships | Quarterfinal | B126 | |
| 02/20 | W | DEC 10-8 | P. Olberding | Fort Calhoun | 2025 NSAA State Championships | Champ. Round 1 | B126 | |
| 02/15 | L | MD 11-0 | C. Karlin | Beatrice | NSAA Class B District 4 | 1st Place Match | 126 | |
| 02/15 | W | DEC 5-2 SV | T. Trejo | Alliance | NSAA Class B District 4 | Semifinal | 126 | |
| 02/15 | W | TF 19-3 3:17 | A. Ellsworth | Columbus Lakeview | NSAA Class B District 4 | Quarterfinal | 126 | |
| 02/15 | W | F 9-1 3:23 | C. Tilson | Holdrege | NSAA Class B District 4 | Champ. Round 1 | 126 | |
| 02/08 | W | TF 18-0 3:19 | B. Bixenmann | Lincoln Pius X | NSAA State Dual Championships | Quarterfinals (8 Team) | 126 | |
| 02/08 | W | MD 15-1 | E. Schade | York | NSAA State Dual Championships | Finals (8 Team) | 126 | |
| 02/08 | L | F 0-3 3:28 | K. Orsi | Omaha Skutt Catholic | NSAA State Dual Championships | Semis & 1st Wrestleback (8 Team) | 132 | |
| 02/01 | W | DEC 6-1 | K. Naughton | Bennington | 2025 EMC Individual Tournament | Semifinal | 126 | |
| 02/01 | W | F 7-0 1:13 | A. Eusterwiemann | Gretna | 2025 EMC Individual Tournament | Quarterfinal | 126 | |
| 01/25 | L | MD 8-0 | J. Draves | Grand Island | Bishop Heelan Invite 2025 | 3rd Place Match | 126 | |
| 01/25 | W | MD 13-0 | J. Kauffman | Sioux Falls Lincoln | Bishop Heelan Invite 2025 | Cons. Semi | 126 | |
| 01/25 | W | F 3-0 0:38 | R. VerMulm | West Sioux | Bishop Heelan Invite 2025 | Cons. Round 3 | 126 | |
| 01/25 | W | TF 17-2 5:49 | R. Richardson | Storm Lake | Bishop Heelan Invite 2025 | Cons. Round 2 | 126 | |
| 01/25 | L | DEC 5-3 | J. Draves | Grand Island | Bishop Heelan Invite 2025 | Quarterfinal | 126 | |
| 01/25 | W | TF 17-1 1:51 | *. Narro | Boyden Hull Rock Valley | Bishop Heelan Invite 2025 | Champ. Round 1 | 126 | |
| 01/24 | W | DEC 8-5 | I. Copeland | Lincoln Southeast | Lincoln Southeast @ Waverly | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/18 | W | F 3-0 0:45 | C. Caudle | Falls City | Rumble In River Country - Boys Duals | Round 3 | 126 | |
| 01/18 | W | F 3-0 1:08 | B. Quinlivan | Mount Michael Benedictine | Rumble In River Country - Boys Duals | Round 2 | 132 | |
| 01/18 | W | MD 8-0 | D. Finn | Plattsmouth | Rumble In River Country - Boys Duals | Round 3 | 126 | |
| 01/17 | W | F 3-0 1:30 | E. Schade | York | Waverly @ York | Round 1 | 126 | |
| 01/10 | W | TF 17-1 4:18 | A. Eusterwiemann | Gretna | EMC Dual Tournament 2025 | Round 1 | 126 | |
| 01/10 | W | TF 15-0 3:38 | M. Brummer | Gretna East | EMC Dual Tournament 2025 | Round 2 | 126 | |
| 01/10 | W | MD 10-2 | K. Naughton | Bennington | EMC Dual Tournament 2025 | Round 3 | 126 | |
| 01/10 | W | TF 19-1 6:00 | N. Keough | Blair | EMC Dual Tournament 2025 | 1st Place Match | 126 | |
| 01/08 | L | TF 21-5 3:50 | L. Rosenthal | Papillion-La Vista South | PLS-Waverly-Bell West Triangular | Round 1 | 126 | |
| 01/07 | W | DEC 3-1 | R. Hartmann | Bellevue West | PLS-Waverly-Bell West Triangular | Round 1 | 126 | |
| 01/03 | W | F 17-2 3:03 | C. Fulton | Northwest | Duke Duals | Round 1 | 126 | |
| 01/03 | W | F 5-0 2:53 | A. Ellsworth | Columbus Lakeview | Duke Duals | Round 2 | 126 | |
| 01/03 | L | DEC 11-5 | L. Svoboda | Aurora | Duke Duals | Championship Bracket | 126 | |
| 01/03 | W | DEC 8-3 | Q. Jensen | Central City | Duke Duals | Round 3 | 126 | |
| 01/03 | W | F 7-0 1:36 | C. Schutt | York | Duke Duals | 1st Place Match | 126 | |
| 12/31 | L | DEC 6-3 | C. Karlin | Beatrice | Beatrice @ Waverly | Round 1 | 126 | |
| 12/21 | W | MD 10-0 | M. Brummer | Gretna East | 2025 EMC Individual Tournament | 1st Place Match | 126 | |
| 12/14 | L | M FOR 0-0 | C. Cole | Lincoln East | 2024 Council Bluffs Wrestling Classic | Cons. Round 1 | 132 | |
| 12/14 | L | DEF 8-1 0:24 | A. Gates | Grand Island | 2024 Council Bluffs Wrestling Classic | Champ. Round 1 | 132 | |
| 12/13 | L | DEC 9-3 | O. Anschutz | Plattsmouth | 2024 Council Bluffs Wrestling Classic | Round 5 | 132 | |
| 12/13 | W | TF 18-2 5:18 | L. Franksen | Platte County | 2024 Council Bluffs Wrestling Classic | Round 4 | 132 | |
| 12/13 | W | DEC 8-3 | A. Ramos | Olathe North | 2024 Council Bluffs Wrestling Classic | Round 2 | 132 | |
| 12/07 | L | DEC 4-1 | B. Holding | Douglas County West | York Boys Invitational | Cons. Round 2 | 132 | |
| 12/07 | W | F 6-0 2:40 | B. Lawson | Papillion-LaVista South | York Boys Invitational | Cons. Round 1 | 132 | |
| 12/07 | L | DEC 9-8 | K. Orsi | Omaha Skutt Catholic | York Boys Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 132 | |
| 12/06 | W | TF 16-1 5:10 | R. Goff | Ashland-Greenwood | Waverly, Ashland-Greenwood, Wahoo Tri | Round 1 | 132 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/10 | W | DEC 3-0 | F. Wallace | Gering | NSAA Class B District 2 | 1st Place Match | 113 | |
| 02/10 | W | F 2-2 3:58 | J. Lopez | Douglas County West | NSAA Class B District 2 | Semifinal | 113 | |
| 02/10 | W | F 11-1 3:44 | L. Clarke | Crete | NSAA Class B District 2 | Quarterfinal | 113 | |
| 02/03 | W | DEC 5-3 | F. Wallace | Gering | 2024 NSAA State Dual Championships | Semifinal | 113 | |
| 02/03 | W | DEC 6-3 | T. Erickson | York | 2024 NSAA State Dual Championships | Quarterfinal | 113 | |
| 02/03 | L | F 2-0 0:49 | C. Welte | Omaha Skutt Catholic | 2024 NSAA State Dual Championships | 1st Place Match | 113 | |
| 01/27 | L | TF 21-6 4:18 | C. Coyle | Bennington | 2024 EMC Individual Tournament | 1st Place Match | 113 | |
| 01/27 | W | MD 12-2 | J. Logan | Blair | 2024 EMC Individual Tournament | Semifinal | 113 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 6-0 2:24 | A. Niedbalski | Lincoln Northwest | 2024 EMC Individual Tournament | Quarterfinal | 113 | |
| 01/20 | L | DEC 2-1 | L. Kriegler | Papillion-La Vista South | Burke Varsity Invite - 2024 | 3rd Place Match | 113 | |
| 01/20 | W | F 12-3 4:02 | E. Scoles | Lewis Central | Burke Varsity Invite - 2024 | Cons. Round 3 | 113 | |
| 01/20 | L | DEC 4-2 | J. Sheard | Omaha Gross | Burke Varsity Invite - 2024 | Semifinal | 113 | |
| 01/20 | W | MD 15-3 | C. Drew | Elkhorn North | Burke Varsity Invite - 2024 | Quarterfinal | 113 | |
| 01/19 | W | DEC 7-4 | Q. Johnson | Fremont | Waverly @ Fremont | Round 1 | 113 | |
| 01/05 | W | MD 9-0 | T. Degodt | Hastings | EMC Dual Tournament 2024 | Championship Bracket | 113 | |
| 01/05 | W | F 5-0 1:06 | E. Dumis | Norris | EMC Dual Tournament 2024 | Round 3 | 113 | |
| 01/05 | L | TF 19-4 4:07 | C. Coyle | Bennington | EMC Dual Tournament 2024 | Round 2 | 113 | |
| 01/05 | W | F 8-0 3:25 | A. Niedbalski | Lincoln Northwest | EMC Dual Tournament 2024 | Round 1 | 113 | |
| 01/05 | W | MD 13-3 | J. Logan | Blair | EMC Dual Tournament 2024 | 1st Place Match | 113 | |
| 01/02 | W | DEC 5-3 SV | L. Kriegler | Papillion LaVista South | Bellevue West/Papio South/Waverly Tri | Round 2 | 113 | |
| 01/02 | W | F 5-0 5:41 | J. Taylor | Bellevue West | Bellevue West/Papio South/Waverly Tri | Round 1 | 113 | |
| 12/29 | W | DEC 6-1 | K. Moore | Beatrice | Waverly vs. Beatrice | Round 1 | 113 | |
| 12/15 | W | MD 14-1 | P. Plankenhorn | Garden City HS | Flatwater Fracas 2023 | Quarterfinal | 113 | |
| 12/15 | W | F 5-0 1:45 | M. Himmel-Brennan | Gretna East | Flatwater Fracas 2023 | Round 2 | 113 | |
| 12/15 | L | MD 16-3 | L. Sindel | Lincoln East | Flatwater Fracas 2023 | Round 3 | 113 | |
| 12/15 | L | DEC 6-0 | J. Small | Kearney | Flatwater Fracas 2023 | Semifinal | 113 | |
| 12/15 | W | F 3-0 3:58 | C. Baro | Columbus | Flatwater Fracas 2023 | 3rd Place Match | 113 | |
| 12/15 | W | DEC 5-1 | T. Degodt | Hastings | Flatwater Fracas 2023 | Round 3 | 113 | |
| 12/15 | L | TF 25-10 3:07 | E. Witt | Manhattan HS | Flatwater Fracas 2023 | Round 1 | 113 | |
| 12/15 | L | DEC 3-0 | L. Kriegler | Papillion-La Vista South | Flatwater Fracas 2023 | Round 5 | 113 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 1-0 3:37 | I. Ciro | York | York Invitational | 3rd Place Match | 113 | |
| 12/02 | W | DEC 7-0 | K. Moore | Beatrice | York Invitational | Cons. Semi | 113 | |
| 12/02 | L | DEC 2-0 | L. Kriegler | Papillion-LaVista South | York Invitational | Semifinal | 113 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 2-1 1:38 | P. Williams | Douglas County West | York Invitational | Quarterfinal | 113 | |
| 12/01 | W | F 4-0 1:21 | A. Khalil | Ashland-Greenwood | Ashland-Greenwood/Wahoo/Waverly Triangular | Round 1 | 113 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/09 | W | MD 11-1 | J. Larsen | Bennington | Harold Simpson JV Wrestling Tournament | Round 3 | 106A | |
| 02/08 | W | DEC 2-0 | M. Notaro | Lincoln East | Harold Simpson JV Wrestling Tournament | Round 2 | 106A | |
| 02/08 | L | DEC 4-1 TB1 | C. Niroomanand-Rad | Papillion-La Vista | Harold Simpson JV Wrestling Tournament | Round 1 | 106A | |
| 02/05 | L | F 2-0 1:12 | C. Coyle | Bennington | 2022 NSAA State Dual Championships | Semifinal | 106 | |
| 01/22 | W | F 8-0 4:27 | I. Sorensen | Gretna | Plattsmouth JV Invitational 2022 | Round 3 | 106A | |
| 01/21 | W | F 2-0 0:42 | J. Larsen | Bennington | Plattsmouth JV Invitational 2022 | Round 2 | 106A | |
| 01/21 | L | DEC 7-0 | L. Hobbs | Nebraska City | Plattsmouth JV Invitational 2022 | Round 1 | 106A | |
| 01/18 | L | TF 21-5 6:00 | C. Welte | Blair | 2022 Lincoln Pius X JV Invitational | Round 3 | 94-101 | |
| 01/18 | W | F 2-0 1:13 | M. Frey | Lincoln East | 2022 Lincoln Pius X JV Invitational | Round 2 | 94-101 | |
| 01/18 | L | DEC 8-2 SV | L. Sindel | Lincoln East | 2022 Lincoln Pius X JV Invitational | Round 1 | 94-101 | |
| 01/03 | W | F 13-0 3:10 | M. Amandus | Blair | Spartan JV Invite 2022 | Round 3 | 90-97 | |
| 01/03 | W | F 9-0 2:42 | M. Frey | Lincoln East | Spartan JV Invite 2022 | Round 2 | 90-97 | |
| 01/03 | W | F 2-0 0:43 | L. Rease | Elkhorn | Spartan JV Invite 2022 | Round 1 | 90-97 | |
| 12/30 | W | F 2-2 1:54 | D. Oden | Auburn | Waverly/Auburn/Beatrice | Champ. Round 1 | 106 | |
| 12/17 | L | F 10-1 3:14 | T. Phillips | Lincoln Southwest | Flatwater Fracas 2021 | Round 1 | 106 | |
| 12/17 | L | DEC 2-0 | W. Tucker | Smith Center | Flatwater Fracas 2021 | Round 6 | 106 | |
| 12/11 | L | DEC 5-0 | B. Ortner | Missouri Valley | 2021 Council Bluffs Wrestling Classic | Placement Matches | 106 | |
| 12/11 | L | DEC 8-4 | B. Hessenius | LeMars | 2021 Council Bluffs Wrestling Classic | Saturday Round 4 | 106 | |
| 12/11 | W | F 9-1 3:41 | T. Zimmerman | Olathe North | 2021 Council Bluffs Wrestling Classic | Saturday Round 3 | 106 | |
| 12/11 | L | DEC 8-3 | C. Schorsch | Lewis Central | 2021 Council Bluffs Wrestling Classic | Saturday Round 1 | 106 | |
| 12/10 | W | DEC 9-7 | J. Noble | Waukee Northwest | 2021 Council Bluffs Wrestling Classic | Fri Round 4 | 106 | |
| 12/10 | L | TF 22-5 4:25 | T. Oehme | Brandon Valley | 2021 Council Bluffs Wrestling Classic | Fri Round 3 | 106 | |
| 12/10 | L | MD 10-1 | A. Gates | Grand Island | 2021 Council Bluffs Wrestling Classic | Fri Round 2 | 106 | |
| 12/04 | L | DEC 9-4 | K. Keiper | Northwest | 2021 York Invitational | Round 4 | 106 | |
| 12/03 | W | F 2-0 1:46 | W. Terry | Ashland-Greenwood | Waverly/Wahoo/Ashland Tri | Champ. Round 1 | 106 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/09 | L | DEC 3-2 | G. Kaiser | Central Gorillas Black | 2019 Huskerland Duals (6th - 8th) | Round 2 | 75 | |
| 03/09 | L | MD 12-1 | J. Kohl | Nebraska Boyz | 2019 Huskerland Duals (6th - 8th) | Semifinal | 75 | |
| 03/09 | L | DEC 6-0 | R. Jr | Columbus Wrestling Org | 2019 Huskerland Duals (6th - 8th) | 1st Place Match | 75 | |
| 03/09 | L | DEC 4-0 | M. Peacher | OMAWA | 2019 Huskerland Duals (6th - 8th) | Round 3 | 75 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/11 | W | DEC 4-3 | L. Robirds | Hasting Wrestling Club | 2018 Huskerland Duals (3rd-5th) | Round 1 | 65 | |
| 03/11 | L | DEC 7-2 | B. Ziola | Nebraska Boyz | 2018 Huskerland Duals (3rd-5th) | Championship Bracket | 65 | |
| 03/11 | L | DEC 2-0 | T. Haneborg | Midwest Destroyers | 2018 Huskerland Duals (3rd-5th) | Round 2 | 65 | |
| 03/11 | W | DEC 4-0 | L. Robirds | Hasting Wrestling Club | 2018 Huskerland Duals (3rd-5th) | 3rd Place Match | 65 | |
| 03/11 | W | F 0-2 0:33 | H. Smith | Grand Island | 2018 Huskerland Duals (3rd-5th) | Round 3 | 65 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/12 | W | MD 9-0 | T. Haneborg | Nebraska Grinders | 2017 Huskerland Duals (3rd-5th) | Round 1 | 60 | |
| 03/12 | L | TF 15-0 4:00 | M. Anderson | Nebraska Boyz | 2017 Huskerland Duals (3rd-5th) | Semifinal | 60 | |
| 03/12 | W | DEC 8-2 | T. Weidner | Hastings | 2017 Huskerland Duals (3rd-5th) | Round 3 | 60 | |
| 03/12 | W | DEC 7-1 | C. Karlin | Beatrice | 2017 Huskerland Duals (3rd-5th) | Round 2 | 60 |