Carter Brandyberry
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/17 | L | F 3-0 1:48 | H. Urkoski | High Plains Community | 2023 NSAA State Championships | Cons. Round 2 | D113 | |
| 02/16 | L | F 2-0 1:44 | B. Hammond | Southern Valley | 2023 NSAA State Championships | Quarterfinal | D113 | |
| 02/16 | W | F 7-1 1:41 | Z. Jeffords | Bridgeport | 2023 NSAA State Championships | Champ. Round 1 | D113 | |
| 02/11 | W | TF 16-0 3:43 | C. Wipf | Weeping Water | NSAA Class D District 3 | 1st Place Match | 113 | |
| 02/11 | W | DEC 14-7 | J. Winberg | Pleasanton | NSAA Class D District 3 | Semifinal | 113 | |
| 02/10 | W | F 4-1 1:48 | A. Arreguy | Pleasanton | NSAA Class D District 3 | Quarterfinal | 113 | |
| 02/10 | W | F 17-3 3:48 | V. Vandenberg | East Butler | NSAA Class D District 3 | Champ. Round 1 | 113 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 2-0 1:00 | J. Winberg | Pleasanton | Darrell Barnes Invitational | 3rd Place Match | 113 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 8-7 4:35 | J. Perez | Cozad | Darrell Barnes Invitational | Cons. Semi | 113 | |
| 01/28 | L | F 7-4 3:11 | B. Devitt | Hitchcock County | Darrell Barnes Invitational | Semifinal | 113 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 11-2 4:56 | T. Atkins | SEM | Darrell Barnes Invitational | Quarterfinal | 113 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 2-0 1:24 | C. McCorkle | Arapahoe | Darrell Barnes Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 113 | |
| 01/21 | L | F 7-2 3:06 | B. Hammond | Southern Valley | RPAC Tournament 2023 | 1st Place Match | 113 | |
| 01/20 | W | F 5-3 1:09 | A. Rodriguez | Cambridge | RPAC Tournament 2023 | Semifinal | 113 | |
| 01/20 | W | F 5-0 1:29 | C. McCorkle | Arapahoe | RPAC Tournament 2023 | Quarterfinal | 113 | |
| 01/14 | L | TF 16-0 4:53 | S. Sauceda | Shelton | Shelton Wrestling Invitational | 1st Place Match | 113 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 8-2 3:28 | A. Koehnen | Conestoga | Shelton Wrestling Invitational | Round 5 | 113 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 19-6 4:43 | C. North | Arapahoe | Shelton Wrestling Invitational | Round 2 | 113 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 3-2 1:32 | A. Arreguy | Pleasanton | Shelton Wrestling Invitational | Round 1 | 113 | |
| 01/13 | W | F 7-0 1:50 | R. Budig | Hill City | ELM CREEK INVITE | 3rd Place Match | 113 | |
| 01/13 | W | F 12-2 1:54 | L. Hockemeier | Elm Creek | ELM CREEK INVITE | Cons. Semi | 113 | |
| 01/13 | L | F 11-9 5:34 | A. Schroder | Twin River | ELM CREEK INVITE | Semifinal | 113 | |
| 01/13 | W | F 2-2 1:34 | R. Budig | Hill City | ELM CREEK INVITE | Quarterfinal | 113 | |
| 01/08 | L | F 2-0 0:32 | B. Robinson | Kearney-Gold | Franklin Invite 2023 | 1st Place Match | 113 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 7-1 1:37 | L. Husted | North Platte St. Patrick`s | Franklin Invite 2023 | Semifinal | 113 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 4-1 0:56 | C. Sutton | Sandhills/Thedford | Franklin Invite 2023 | Quarterfinal | 113 | |
| 01/07 | L | F 7-6 3:00 | B. | Southern Valley | Alma @ Southern Valley | Round 1 | 113 | |
| 12/17 | W | F 2-0 1:17 | C. McCorkle | Arapahoe | Arapahoe @ Alma | Round 1 | 113 | |
| 12/10 | W | F 2-0 0:29 | T. Freeman | Loomis/Bertrand | Southern Valley Invitational | Round 5 | 113 | |
| 12/10 | W | F 4-1 1:38 | I. Dunse | Alma | Southern Valley Invitational | Round 4 | 113 | |
| 12/09 | W | F 12-2 2:00 | C. McCorkle | Arapahoe | Southern Valley Invitational | Round 3 | 113 | |
| 12/09 | W | F 2-0 0:13 | D. Garza | Norton Community | Southern Valley Invitational | Round 2 | 113 | |
| 12/03 | L | F 2-0 0:55 | S. Sauceda | Shelton | Harvard Wrestling Invite 2022 | 1st Place Match | 113 | |
| 12/03 | W | F 4-2 0:41 | I. Dunse | Alma | Harvard Wrestling Invite 2022 | Championship Bracket | 113 | |
| 12/03 | W | F 4-2 1:35 | H. Smith | Doniphan-Trumbull | Harvard Wrestling Invite 2022 | Round 3 | 113 | |
| 12/03 | W | F 4-0 1:24 | B. Erickson | Kenesaw | Harvard Wrestling Invite 2022 | Round 2 | 113 | |
| 12/01 | W | F 10-1 2:35 | J. Hajny | Red Cloud/Blue Hill | Alma Wrestling Dual Tournament | Round 2 | 120 | |
| 12/01 | W | F 2-0 0:42 | B. Fielder | Kenesaw | Alma Wrestling Dual Tournament | Round 4 | 120 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/19 | L | F 10-3 3:49 | B. Hammond | Southern Valley | 2022 NSAA State Championships | 1st Place Match | D106 | |
| 02/19 | W | F 4-2 1:33 | C. Sinn | Thayer Central | 2022 NSAA State Championships | Semifinal | D106 | |
| 02/18 | W | F 6-11 5:06 | T. Olson | Anselmo-Merna | 2022 NSAA State Championships | Quarterfinal | D106 | |
| 02/17 | W | F 8-0 1:18 | C. Scoville | Sumner-Eddyville-Miller | 2022 NSAA State Championships | Champ. Round 1 | D106 | |
| 02/12 | W | F 4-0 1:41 | W. Heessel | Maxwell | NSAA Class D District 1 | 1st Place Match | 106 | |
| 02/12 | W | F 3-2 1:55 | A. Rodriguez | Cambridge | NSAA Class D District 1 | Semifinal | 106 | |
| 02/11 | W | F 11-1 4:33 | T. Veldhuizen | East Butler | NSAA Class D District 1 | Quarterfinal | 106 | |
| 02/05 | W | F 6-0 2:22 | C. North | Arapahoe | 2022 NSAA State Dual Championships | Semis & 1st Wrestleback (8 Team) | 106 | |
| 02/05 | L | F 5-0 2:57 | J. Forsen | Mullen | 2022 NSAA State Dual Championships | Quarterfinal | 106 | |
| 01/29 | W | F 4-7 2:47 | B. Hammond | Southern Valley | Arapahoe 2nd Annual Darrell Barnes Invite 2022 | 1st Place Match | 106 | |
| 01/29 | W | F 2-0 1:49 | A. Rodriguez | Cambridge | Arapahoe 2nd Annual Darrell Barnes Invite 2022 | Semifinal | 106 | |
| 01/29 | W | F 13-0 1:38 | C. Scoville | SEM | Arapahoe 2nd Annual Darrell Barnes Invite 2022 | Quarterfinal | 106 | |
| 01/22 | W | F 8-2 3:04 | W. Heessel | Maxwell | RPAC Tournament 2022 | Round 5 | 106 | |
| 01/21 | W | F 11-0 3:06 | A. Rodriguez | Cambridge | RPAC Tournament 2022 | Round #4 | 106 | |
| 01/21 | W | F 13-0 2:24 | C. North | Arapahoe | RPAC Tournament 2022 | Round 3 | 106 | |
| 01/21 | W | F 2-0 0:28 | C. Hamilton | Southern Valley | RPAC Tournament 2022 | Round 2 | 106 | |
| 01/21 | W | F 2-0 0:14 | C. Chism | Wauneta-Palisade | RPAC Tournament 2022 | Round 1 | 106 | |
| 01/15 | L | MD 9-0 | S. Sauceda | Shelton | Shelton Wrestling Invitational | Round 5 | 106 | |
| 01/15 | W | F 7-0 2:29 | G. Patterson | Wilcox-Hildreth | Shelton Wrestling Invitational | Round 5 | 106 | |
| 01/15 | W | F 2-0 0:47 | C. North | Arapahoe | Shelton Wrestling Invitational | Round 2 | 106 | |
| 01/15 | W | F 7-1 1:04 | A. Koehnen | Conestoga | Shelton Wrestling Invitational | Round 1 | 106 | |
| 01/15 | W | F 4-2 0:50 | G. Kaiser | Lexington JV | ELM CREEK INVITE | Round 3 | 106 | |
| 01/15 | W | F 7-0 2:12 | G. Dempcy | Sutherland | ELM CREEK INVITE | Round 2 | 106 | |
| 01/08 | W | F 2-0 1:19 | B. Hammond | Southern Valley | Franklin Invite 2022 | 1st Place Match | 106 | |
| 01/08 | W | F 2-0 0:31 | H. MacDonald | Superior | Franklin Invite 2022 | Semifinal | 106 | |
| 01/08 | W | F 4-0 1:21 | C. Hamilton | Southern Valley | Franklin Invite 2022 | Quarterfinal | 106 | |
| 12/18 | W | DEC 8-6 | H. Reed | Minden | Fran Jorgensen 2021 | 1st Place Match | 106 | |
| 12/18 | W | F 12-1 2:25 | C. North | Arapahoe | Fran Jorgensen 2021 | Semifinal | 106 | |
| 12/17 | W | F 13-0 2:21 | C. North | Arapahoe | Alma Quad 2021 | Round 1 | 113 | |
| 12/04 | L | MD 13-1 | S. Sauceda | Shelton | 2021 Harvard Wrestling Invite | Round 3 | 106 | |
| 12/04 | W | F 4-1 1:17 | G. Patterson | Wilcox-Hildreth | 2021 Harvard Wrestling Invite | Round 2 | 106 | |
| 12/04 | W | F 4-0 2:26 | H. MacDonald | Superior | 2021 Harvard Wrestling Invite | Round 1 | 106 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 4-0 1:21 | C. Chism | Wauneta-Palisade | Maxwell Duals 2021 | Round 5 | 113 | |
| 12/02 | W | MD 11-2 | W. Heessel | Maxwell | Maxwell Duals 2021 | Round 3 | 113 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/03 | L | MD 9-0 | E. Diaz | --- | Midwest Classic Nationals 2021 | 7th Place | 108 lbs | |
| 04/03 | L | MD 14-4 | G. Brehm | Waverly Wrestling Club | Midwest Classic Nationals 2021 | Consi of 4 | 108 lbs | |
| 04/03 | W | F 5-3 1:57 | O. Rozikov | Columbus Wrestling Org. Maroon 2 | Midwest Classic Nationals 2021 | Consi of 8 #2 | 108 lbs | |
| 04/03 | W | DEC 11-8 | B. Hammond | Southern Valley | Midwest Classic Nationals 2021 | Consi of 8 #1 | 108 lbs | |
| 04/03 | W | DEC 7-0 | D. Naylor | n/a | Midwest Classic Nationals 2021 | Consi of 16 #2 | 108 lbs | |
| 04/03 | L | F 13-0 3:29 | G. Brehm | Waverly Wrestling Club | Midwest Classic Nationals 2021 | Round of 32 | 108 lbs | |
| 02/13 | L | F 0-2 2:36 | T. Krueger | North Central | NSAA Class D District 1 | Cons. Semi | 106 | |
| 02/13 | W | DEC 7-4 | K. Carraher | Franklin | NSAA Class D District 1 | Cons. Round 1 | 106 | |
| 02/13 | L | DEC 9-3 | T. Olson | Anselmo-Merna | NSAA Class D District 1 | Quarterfinal | 106 | |
| 02/06 | L | F 6-1 3:14 | T. Krueger | North Central | NSAA Class D Sub-District 1B | 1st Place Match | 106 | |
| 02/06 | W | F 2-0 1:15 | K. Carraher | Franklin | NSAA Class D Sub-District 1B | Semifinal | 106 | |
| 01/30 | L | TF 16-0 4:55 | S. Sauceda | Shelton | Warcat Invitational 2021 | Round 3 | 106 | |
| 01/30 | W | F 14-2 2:32 | G. Overton | Southwest | Warcat Invitational 2021 | Round 2 | 106 | |
| 01/30 | W | F 7-4 3:00 | K. Carraher | Franklin | Warcat Invitational 2021 | Round 1 | 106 | |
| 01/23 | L | TF 20-5 4:12 | T. Edwards | Loomis/Bertrand | RPAC Tournament 2021 | Round 5 | 106 | |
| 01/22 | W | F 2-0 1:26 | C. Carpenter | Arapahoe | RPAC Tournament 2021 | Round 4 | 106 | |
| 01/22 | W | F 6-2 1:38 | G. Overton | Southwest | RPAC Tournament 2021 | Round 3 | 106 | |
| 01/22 | W | F 10-2 2:39 | B. Hammond | Southern Valley | RPAC Tournament 2021 | Round 2 | 106 | |
| 01/22 | L | F 6-1 2:31 | W. Heessel | Maxwell | RPAC Tournament 2021 | Round 1 | 106 | |
| 01/20 | L | DEC 11-9 | T. Rogers | Adams Central | Adams Central vs. Alma | Round 1 | 113 | |
| 01/16 | L | MD 14-5 | S. Sauceda | Shelton | Shelton Wrestling Invitational | Round 3 | 106 | |
| 01/16 | W | F 6-1 5:13 | J. Farias | Grand Island Central Catholic | Shelton Wrestling Invitational | Round 2 | 106 | |
| 01/16 | W | F 12-2 3:07 | C. Carpenter | Arapahoe | Shelton Wrestling Invitational | Round 1 | 106 | |
| 01/16 | L | F 7-0 1:28 | H. Neeman | Superior | Superior Invite 2021 | Round 3 | 106 | |
| 01/15 | W | F 2-0 0:37 | A. Koehnen | Conestoga | Superior Invite 2021 | Round 1 | 106 | |
| 01/09 | L | F 2-0 1:08 | H. Neeman | Superior | Franklin Invite 2021 | 1st Place Match | 106 | |
| 01/09 | W | MD 14-3 | T. Miller | Kearney-Gold | Franklin Invite 2021 | Semifinal | 106 | |
| 01/09 | W | DEC 13-7 | K. Carraher | Franklin | Franklin Invite 2021 | Quarterfinal | 106 | |
| 01/09 | W | F 2-0 1:16 | B. | Southern Valley | Alma @ Southern Valley | Round 1 | 106 | |
| 12/19 | L | F 5-2 3:31 | J. Juenemann | Oberlin-Decatur Community | Fran Jorgensen 2020 | Round 6 (8 & 16 Man) | 106 | |
| 12/19 | W | F 11-3 3:04 | A. Aguilar | Atwood-Rawlins County | Fran Jorgensen 2020 | Round 4 (8 & 16 Man) | 106 | |
| 12/19 | W | F 11-4 2:40 | G. Overton | Southwest | Fran Jorgensen 2020 | Round 2 (8 & 16 Man) | 106 | |
| 12/18 | W | F 7-2 2:39 | C. Carpenter | Arapahoe | Arapahoe @ Alma | Round 1 | 106 | |
| 12/18 | W | DEC 6-3 | C. Rasmussen | Hastings St. Cecilia | Hastings St. Cecilia @ Alma | Round 1 | 113 | |
| 12/18 | W | DEC 5-2 | J. Farias | --- | Grand Island Central Catholic @ Alma | Round 1 | 106 | |
| 12/11 | W | F 4-0 0:57 | A. Miscles | --- | Southern Valley Invitational 2020 | Round #5 | 106 | |
| 12/11 | W | F 4-0 0:57 | A. Miscles | Chase County | Southern Valley Invitational 2020 | Round #5 | 106 | |
| 12/11 | W | F 2-0 0:46 | B. Hammond | Southern Valley | Southern Valley Invitational 2020 | Round #3 | 106 | |
| 12/11 | W | F 2-0 0:46 | B. Hammond | Southern Valley | Southern Valley Invitational 2020 | Round #3 | 106 | |
| 12/05 | L | MD 13-1 | H. Neeman | Superior | Harvard Wrestling Invite | Round 5 | 106 | |
| 12/05 | W | F 2-0 0:43 | Z. Burkey | --- | Harvard Wrestling Invite | Round 3 | 106 | |
| 12/03 | W | DEC 3-0 | B. Devitt | Hitchcock County | Alma @ Hitchcock County | Round 1 | 113 | |
| 12/03 | W | F 0-0 1:06 | W. Heessel | Maxwell | Alma @ Maxwell | Round 1 | 106 | |
| 10/24 | L | F 2-0 0:39 | G. Krepela | --- | Midwest Classic Nationals | RR Rnd 4 | 106 lbs | |
| 10/24 | L | F 2-0 0:36 | J. Pedro | --- | Midwest Classic Nationals | RR Rnd 3 | 106 lbs | |
| 10/24 | L | F 17-3 3:00 | M. Abdi | Bryan Youth Wrestling Club | Midwest Classic Nationals | RR Rnd 2 | 106 lbs | |
| 10/24 | L | DEC 4-2 | K. Beckford | Raptor wrestling club | Midwest Classic Nationals | RR Rnd 1 | 106 lbs |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/21 | L | DEC 14-9 | B. Devitt | Hitchcock County | 2020 NSAA State Championships | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | D106 | |
| 02/21 | W | F 6-8 3:37 | W. Heessel | Maxwell | 2020 NSAA State Championships | 1st Wrestleback | D106 | |
| 02/20 | L | F 6-0 2:30 | T. Grooms | Mullen | 2020 NSAA State Championships | Round 1 (16 Man) | D106 | |
| 02/15 | L | F 12-7 4:11 | J. Duba | Friend | NSAA Class D District 2 | Placements | 106 | |
| 02/15 | W | F 4-0 1:17 | Z. Druery | --- | NSAA Class D District 2 | Consi Semis | 106 | |
| 02/15 | L | F 5-0 1:27 | R. Kocian | East Butler | NSAA Class D District 2 | Semis and WB5 | 106 | |
| 02/14 | W | F 10-1 2:28 | T. Rodewald | Centennial | NSAA Class D District 2 | Quarters and WB3 | 106 | |
| 02/01 | W | TF 18-2 3:32 | B. Ogier | Alma | Warcat Invitational 2020 | Round 4 | 106 | |
| 02/01 | W | F 9-0 2:39 | B. Ogier | Alma | Warcat Invitational 2020 | Round 2 | 106 | |
| 01/25 | L | F 2-0 1:27 | E. Paxton | --- | Mullen Invite | Finals | 106 | |
| 01/25 | W | F 13-3 3:37 | B. Ogier | Alma | Mullen Invite | Round 3 | 106 | |
| 01/25 | W | F 4-0 2:52 | A. Kennicutt | Overton | Mullen Invite | Round 1 | 106 | |
| 01/25 | L | F 4-1 0:55 | T. Edwards | --- | RPAC Tournament 2020 | Round #5 | 106 | |
| 01/24 | W | F 4-0 1:32 | B. Ogier | Alma | RPAC Tournament 2020 | Round #4 | 106 | |
| 01/24 | W | F 10-2 2:10 | A. Rodriguez | --- | RPAC Tournament 2020 | Round #2 | 106 | |
| 01/24 | L | F 9-1 4:30 | E. Norton | Maxwell | RPAC Tournament 2020 | Round #1 | 106 | |
| 01/11 | L | F 7-0 1:24 | H. Arrants | --- | Franklin Invite 2020 | Round 4 | 106 | |
| 01/11 | W | F 2-0 0:33 | J. Dieken | Hastings | Franklin Invite 2020 | Round 3 | 106 | |
| 01/11 | L | F 8-1 5:25 | J. Duba | Friend | Franklin Invite 2020 | Round 2 | 106 | |
| 12/21 | L | F 8-1 2:53 | C. Whitesel | Neligh-Oakdale | Fran Jorgensen 2019 | Round 5 (8 & 16 Man) | 106 | |
| 12/21 | L | F 5-0 1:06 | T. Edwards | --- | Fran Jorgensen 2019 | Round 4 (8 & 16 Man) | 106 | |
| 12/21 | W | F 2-0 0:57 | K. Clark | --- | Fran Jorgensen 2019 | Round 2 (8 & 16 Man) | 106 | |
| 12/13 | L | F 9-0 0:50 | T. Edwards | --- | Southern Valley Invitational 2019 | Round #5 | 106 | |
| 12/13 | W | F 7-2 3:37 | B. Devitt | Hitchcock County | Southern Valley Invitational 2019 | Round #4 | 106 | |
| 12/13 | W | F 5-1 1:30 | B. Ogier | Alma | Southern Valley Invitational 2019 | Round #3 | 106 | |
| 12/13 | W | F 2-0 1:31 | A. Miscles | --- | Southern Valley Invitational 2019 | Round #2 | 106 | |
| 12/13 | L | DEC 5-4 | J. Bornhoft | Sedgwick County/Fleming | Southern Valley Invitational 2019 | Round #1 | 106 | |
| 12/07 | W | F 2-0 1:12 | B. Ogier | Alma | Harvard Wrestling Invite | Round 6 | 106 | |
| 12/07 | L | TF 16-0 4:34 | H. Neeman | Superior | Harvard Wrestling Invite | Round 4 | 106 | |
| 12/07 | W | F 13-4 2:24 | E. Carlson | Nebraska Christian | Harvard Wrestling Invite | Round 2 | 106 | |
| 12/06 | W | F 2-0 1:56 | D. Beegle | Hitchcock County | Maxwell/ North Platte St. Pat`s Invite | Round 5 | 106 | |
| 12/05 | W | F 11-6 3:05 | W. Heessel | Maxwell | Maxwell/ North Platte St. Pat`s Invite | Round 1 | 106 |