Richie Figueroa

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.

DATEW/LREPLAYRESULTOPPONENTOPP. TEAMEVENTRND.WT.
02/17LDEC 10-5 SVK. DowseTwin Loup2023 NSAA State ChampionshipsCons. Round 2D138
02/16LDEC 7-1A. MayfieldBurwell2023 NSAA State ChampionshipsQuarterfinalD138
02/16WF 5-0 3:09J. CorbettCambridge2023 NSAA State ChampionshipsChamp. Round 1D138
02/11WF 6-1 2:29P. MoravaCrawfordNSAA Class D District 43rd Place Match138
02/11WF 2-0 0:54J. FrenchMullenNSAA Class D District 4Cons. Semi138
02/11LF 9-3 5:19W. JacobsHay SpringsNSAA Class D District 4Semifinal138
02/11WF 14-2 2:42P. MoravaCrawfordNSAA Class D District 4Quarterfinal138
02/10WF 2-0 1:15D. TaylorHyannisNSAA Class D District 4Champ. Round 1138
02/04WMD 12-3W. FeyereisenLingle-Ft. Laramie/Southeast2023 Southeast DualsRound 4138
02/04WMD 12-1T. TelckNorth Park2023 Southeast Duals11th Place Match138
02/04WF 2-0 0:57W. ThomasMitchell2023 Southeast DualsRound 2138
02/04WF 11-2 2:49A. JohnsonGlenrock2023 Southeast DualsRound 3138
02/02WF 6-1 1:24C. RamirezMitchellWTC/SPVA/MAC/PAC 20235th Place Match138
02/02WTF 16-0 4:12S. HooverChase Co.WTC/SPVA/MAC/PAC 2023Cons. Semi138
02/02WF 2-0 0:31D. ConnickNP St PatsWTC/SPVA/MAC/PAC 2023Cons. Round 2138
02/02LDEC 6-3W. JacobsHay SpringsWTC/SPVA/MAC/PAC 2023Quarterfinal138
02/02WF 2-0 0:34W. SachtjenHersheyWTC/SPVA/MAC/PAC 2023Champ. Round 1138
01/27LDEC 10-5W. JacobsHay SpringsMitchell Invite 231st Place Match138
01/27WF 4-0 0:39P. MoravaCrawfordMitchell Invite 23Semifinal138
01/27WF 8-0 3:57W. ThomasMitchellMitchell Invite 23Quarterfinal138
01/21LDEC 8-1G. SandozValentineChadron Invite 2023Cons. Round 2138
01/21LF 2-0 0:56B. PoppeOgallalaChadron Invite 2023Champ. Round 1138
01/14WF 9-0 4:07C. ArmstrongBayardChase County Invitational 20233rd Place Match138
01/14WTF 17-1 3:00G. HammondSouthwestChase County Invitational 2023Cons. Semi138
01/14LF 4-2 1:32M. OrtizSedgwick County/FlemingChase County Invitational 2023Semifinal138
01/14WF 6-1 2:41D. RussellChase CountyChase County Invitational 2023Quarterfinal138
01/14WF 4-1 1:49K. RoteGarden CountyChase County Invitational 2023Champ. Round 1138
01/13LDEC 9-4C. LangleySidneySidney @ BridgeportRound 1138
01/07WF 2-0 2:02P. MoravaCrawfordGarden Co. Invite 233rd Place Match138
01/07WF 2-0 0:53J. ArreolaBridgeportGarden Co. Invite 23Cons. Semi138
01/07LF 2-0 1:40M. OrtizSedgewickGarden Co. Invite 23Semifinal138
01/07WF 12-3 4:14W. ThomasMitchellGarden Co. Invite 23Quarterfinal138
01/06WF 8-2 2:32C. ArmstrongBayardBayard Triangular 2023Round 3138
01/06WF 12-0 2:27C. RamirezMitchellBayard Triangular 2023Round 2138
12/11LDEC 5-4Z. EyesLakota TechGordon-Rushville Invite 20223rd Place Match138
12/10WMD 14-2J. FrenchMullenGordon-Rushville Invite 2022Cons. Semi138
12/10LDEC 8-2K. VincentGordon-RushvilleGordon-Rushville Invite 2022Semifinal138
12/10WF 11-0 5:02P. MoravaCrawfordGordon-Rushville Invite 2022Quarterfinal138
12/10WF 2-0 1:20L. DavidsonChadronGordon-Rushville Invite 2022Champ. Round 1138
12/03LDEC 10-6J. McGinnisKimballMullen Bronco Invite1st Place Match138
12/03WF 2-0 0:20S. TitusAinsworthMullen Bronco InviteSemifinal138
12/03WF 5-0 1:55P. MoravaCrawfordMullen Bronco InviteQuarterfinal138
12/03WTF 15-0 2:31C. ArmstronBayardMullen Bronco InviteChamp. Round 1138
12/02LF 4-1 2:15L. CoChase CountyGarden County TriangularRound 2152
DATEW/LREPLAYRESULTOPPONENTOPP. TEAMEVENTRND.WT.
02/12LDEC 4-3M. TonerPerkins CountyNSAA Class D District 4Cons. Round 3126
02/11WF 5-2 4:26T. SmithMorrillNSAA Class D District 4Cons. Round 2126
02/11LDEC 6-5E. NussbaumGarden CountyNSAA Class D District 4Champ. Round 1126
02/05WDEC 9-6T. SmithMorrill2022 Southeast DualsRound 4126
02/05LF 4-10 1:45B. UnderwoodChadron2022 Southeast DualsRound 3132
02/05WDEC 13-11M. GrimaldoWheatland2022 Southeast DualsRound 2132
02/03WDEC 4-2B. BurryBayardWTC/SPVA /MAC/PAC 20225th Place Match126
02/03WF 14-4 3:00M. ChristensenChase Co.WTC/SPVA /MAC/PAC 2022Cons. Semi126
02/03WF 5-0 1:51T. SmithMorrillWTC/SPVA /MAC/PAC 2022Cons. Round 2126
02/03LDEC 8-2K. VanarsdallHersheyWTC/SPVA /MAC/PAC 2022Quarterfinal126
01/29LF 3-4 3:29G. KohelMorrillMitchell Invite 20221st Place Match132
01/29WF 5-0 2:58N. RandolphHemingfordMitchell Invite 2022Semifinal132
01/29WF 7-0 2:40R. GrubbsMorrillMitchell Invite 2022Quarterfinal132
01/22LDEC 8-3W. JacobsHay SpringsChadron Invite 2022Cons. Round 3132
01/22WF 8-4 2:30C. FlemingBridgeportChadron Invite 2022Cons. Round 2132
01/22LF 4-2 5:25J. McGinnisKimballChadron Invite 2022Quarterfinal132
01/22WF 2-0 0:35N. RandolphHemingfordChadron Invite 2022Champ. Round 1132
01/15LMD 22-10J. McGinnisKimballChase County Invitational 20221st Place Match132
01/15WDEC 11-7W. MendenhallChase CountyChase County Invitational 2022Semifinal132
01/15WF 10-1 3:09T. McLainHitchcock CountyChase County Invitational 2022Quarterfinal132
01/14LF 3-2 1:33A. Munier---Bridgeport @ SidneyRound 1132
01/08LF 2-0 0:32C. StokeyOgallalaOgallala Duals 2022Round 2132
01/08WF 6-2 2:36T. ThompsonAllianceOgallala Duals 20225th Place Match132
01/08WF 2-0 1:15N. CoontsLimonOgallala Duals 2022Round 3138
01/08WF 0-0 0:22A. CarranzaYumaOgallala Duals 2022Round 5132
01/08WDEC 5-1S. TherrienGothenburgOgallala Duals 2022Round 4132
12/18LF 5-1 0:43C. StokeyOgallalaBridgeport-Sidney Invite 2021Place matches132
12/18WMD 12-2R. AyalaGering Bridgeport-Sidney Invite 2021Semis132
12/18WF 2-0 1:53A. TorresScottsbluffBridgeport-Sidney Invite 2021Qtrs132
12/17LDEC 7-2T. BanisterGordon-RushvilleHemingford/Bridgeport/G/R TriangularChamp. Round 1132
12/11WFOR 0-0G. KohelMorrillGordon-Rushville Invite 2021Finals132
12/11LDEC 5-0T. BanisterGordon-RushvilleGordon-Rushville Invite 20214th Wrestleback (16 Man)132
12/11WF 6-0 3:21K. RoteGarden Co.Gordon-Rushville Invite 2021Semis WB132
12/11WF 0-2 0:10J. WingebachMullenGordon-Rushville Invite 202116 Cons132
12/11LF 2-0 1:26B. UnderwoodChadronGordon-Rushville Invite 2021Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man)132
12/04LMD 12-3B. BurryBayardBronco Invite 2021Round 4132
12/04WDEC 8-5G. KohelMorrillBronco Invite 2021Round 3132
12/04LF 2-0 0:47W. Jacobs---Bronco Invite 2021Round 2132
12/04WMD 10-2B. PowellSandhills ValleyBronco Invite 2021Round1132
12/02WF 7-0 1:33J. SosaChase CountyGarden County TriangularRound 2132
12/02WF 5-0 3:09K. RoteGarden CountyGarden County TriangularRound 3132
DATEW/LREPLAYRESULTOPPONENTOPP. TEAMEVENTRND.WT.
02/13LF 4-0 2:19C. BivainisAmherstNSAA Class C District 4Consi Semis120
02/13WF 2-0 0:57C. SwansonAinsworthNSAA Class C District 4Semis and WB3120
02/13LF 2-0 1:01C. WedemeyerRavennaNSAA Class C District 4Quarters and WB1120
02/06WDEC 7-5C. SwansonAinsworthNSAA Class C Sub-District 4BPlacements120
02/06WF 4-0 1:56J. Arndt---NSAA Class C Sub-District 4BRound 3 (Consi Semis)120
02/06LF 2-0 0:37C. BivainisAmherstNSAA Class C Sub-District 4BRound 2 (Semis and WB1)120
02/06WF 12-4 4:00D. MolinaGibbonNSAA Class C Sub-District 4BRound 1 (Quarters)120
01/30WDEC 7-2J. FearMitchellWTC/MACFinals120
01/30LF 9-4 4:40J. FitzlerHemingfordWTC/MACSemis120
01/22WF 4-0 1:45T. GropperBennett CountyChadron Duals 2021Round 2120
01/22LF 2-0 1:35L. StephensOgallalaChadron Duals 2021Championship Bracket120
01/22LF 2-0 1:18B. UnderwoodChadronChadron Duals 2021Round 1120
01/22LDEC 6-1J. CastroScottsbluffChadron Duals 2021Round 3120
01/16LDEC 4-0K. ChristoffersonHitchcock CountyChase County Invitational 2021Round 5 (6 Man)120
01/16WDEC 6-4M. TonerPerkins CountyChase County Invitational 2021Round 3 (6 Man)120
01/16LDEC 7-0B. Poppe---Chase County Invitational 2021Round 1 (6 Man)120
01/14LMD 13-3C. MorganSutherlandSPVA Conference 2021Finals120
01/14WDEC 3-0M. TonerPerkins CoSPVA Conference 2021Round 1120
01/09LDEC 6-0L. StephensOgallalaOgallala Duals 2021Round 2120
01/09WF 2-0 0:24C. StevensGothenburgOgallala Duals 2021Round 3120
01/09WF 4-2 3:13T. CottonAllianceOgallala Duals 20215th Place Match120
01/02LF 12-3 3:24B. KortAdams CentralOrd Holiday Dual TournamentRound 4120
01/02LF 12-4 1:39G. ArendsNorthwestOrd Holiday Dual TournamentRound 2120
01/02LF 2-0 0:59B. RuffnerConestogaOrd Holiday Dual TournamentRound 5120
12/19LF 4-2 2:17B. Poppe---Sidney/Bridgeport Invite 2020Place matches120
12/19WF 5-0 1:31T. ThompsonAlliance Sidney/Bridgeport Invite 2020Semis120
12/19LDEC 6-2L. StephensOgallalaSidney/Bridgeport Invite 2020Qtrs 1WB120
12/18LDEC 6-5T. BanisterGordon-RushvilleHemingford TriChamp. Round 1120
12/12WF 7-1 2:40J. FearMitchellGordon-Rushville Invite 2020Finals (16 Man)120
12/12LDEC 4-2C. Weber---Gordon-Rushville Invite 20204th Wrestleback (16 Man)120
12/12WDEC 10-7B. UnderwoodChadronGordon-Rushville Invite 2020Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man)120
12/12LDEC 9-2T. BanisterGordon-RushvilleGordon-Rushville Invite 2020Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man)120
12/10WMD 13-3B. BurryBayardBridgeport TriangularRound 2120
12/10WF 4-0 3:19J. FearMitchellBridgeport TriangularRound 1120
12/05LMD 9-1K. ChristoffersonHitchcock CountyBronco Invite 2020Finals120
12/05WDEC 6-4C. SwansonAinsworthBronco Invite 2020Round 5120
12/05WF 4-0 1:03Z. Parker---Bronco Invite 2020Round 4120
12/05WF 7-0 3:07B. PowellSandhills ValleyBronco Invite 2020Round 2120
12/05WF 1-0 4:15B. BurryBayardBronco Invite 2020Round1120
DATEW/LREPLAYRESULTOPPONENTOPP. TEAMEVENTRND.WT.
02/15LF 2-0 0:41L. Russell---NSAA Class C District 4Consi Semis106
02/15WF 6-4 2:42T. GreenlandArcadia/Loup CityNSAA Class C District 4Semis and WB3106
02/14WF 2-0 0:40W. SachtjenHersheyNSAA Class C District 42nd Wrestleback (16 Man)106
02/14LF 11-4 4:50C. MillerValentineNSAA Class C District 4Quarters and WB1106
02/08WF 0-5 2:37T. CottonAlliance2020 Southeast Team DualsRound 2106
02/08WF 5-1 3:02H. PicketGlenrock2020 Southeast Team Duals7th Place Match106
02/08LMD 12-2G. LogsdonSoutheast2020 Southeast Team DualsRound 1106
02/08WDEC 11-4B. SmithBurns-Pine Bluffs2020 Southeast Team DualsConsolation Bracket106
01/25LTF 19-3 4:43P. Denke---Chadron Invitational Wrestling 2020Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man)106
01/25WF 2-0 1:55P. KingMeadChadron Invitational Wrestling 20202nd Wrestleback (16 Man)106
01/25LMD 12-0D. ProvostCampbell CountyChadron Invitational Wrestling 2020Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man)106
01/18WDEC 6-2B. DevittHitchcock CountyChase County Invitational 2020Round 6106
01/18LF 2-0 1:27J. BornhoftSedgwick County/FlemingChase County Invitational 2020Round 4106
01/18WDEC 11-6B. DevittHitchcock CountyChase County Invitational 2020Round 3106
01/18WF 9-0 2:59M. Johnson---Chase County Invitational 2020Round 2106
01/18WF 6-0 2:26A. ReentsBurlingtonChase County Invitational 2020Round 1106
01/11WF 5-2 1:29A. MisclesChase CountyOgallala Duals 2020Consolation Bracket106
01/11LF 3-8 1:33J. StanleyGothenburgOgallala Duals 2020Round 1106
01/11LTF 15-0 4:37E. PaxtonMullenOgallala Duals 20205th Place Match106
01/11WF 7-0 2:54S. KrebsGordon RushvilleOgallala Duals 2020Round 3106
01/03WF 4-6 3:32G. RuffNorthwest JVOrd Holiday Dual TournamentRound 3106
01/03LDEC 11-4J. BarbeeJV TeamOrd Holiday Dual Tournament1st Place Match106
01/03LF 6-1 1:08T. ObermillerAdams CentralOrd Holiday Dual TournamentRound 2106
01/03WF 11-9 6:26S. SchmerOrdOrd Holiday Dual Tournament1st Place Match106
12/22LF 2-0 0:58A. Young---Bridgeport-Sidney Invite 2019Placement Matches (16 Man)106
12/21WDEC 7-4M. MaldonadoGering Bridgeport-Sidney Invite 2019Semis 3rd WB 8 man place106
12/21WF 0-0 0:16H. LingleSidneyBridgeport-Sidney Invite 2019Qtrs & 1st WB106
12/21WF 10-2 3:35K. ThompsonAlliance JVBridgeport-Sidney Invite 2019Round 1106
12/19WDEC 7-3T. ErnestiHemingfordBridgeport TriangularRound 2106
12/19WF 13-0 4:48S. KrebsGordon-RushvilleBridgeport TriangularRound 1106
12/14LF 10-4 3:54C. MillerValentineGordon-Rushville Invite 201916 man Cons Round 2106
12/14LF 4-2 2:25T. HughsonMitchellGordon-Rushville Invite 2019Round 1 (16 Man)106
12/13WF 2-2 5:11T. HughsonMitchellBridgeport/Bayard TriangularChamp. Round 1106
12/07WF 6-2 5:44J. Forsen---Bronco InviteFinals106
12/07LDEC 7-2E. Paxton---Bronco InviteRound 5106
12/07WF 2-0 0:47I. ShanerBradyBronco InviteRound 4106
12/07WDEC 7-2Z. Druery---Bronco InviteRound 2106
12/07WF 11-4 5:53D. BeegleHitchcock CountyBronco InviteRound1106
DATEW/LREPLAYRESULTOPPONENTOPP. TEAMEVENTRND.WT.
11/09WF 2-0 0:30R. BalwinMitchell Jr. HighHemingford Jr High Invitational 2017Round 392-93
11/09LF 2-0 0:38J. Mcginnis---Hemingford Jr High Invitational 2017Round 292-93
11/09LF 5-0 0:50W. Costello---Hemingford Jr High Invitational 2017Round 192-93