
Beau Yineman
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. |
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01/14 | W | MD 8-0 | J. Voss | Coe | Cliff Keen-Mike Duroe Invite | Finals | 197 | |
01/14 | W | F 2-1 2:53 | M. Arsenault | Coe | Cliff Keen-Mike Duroe Invite | Round 5 | 197 | |
01/14 | W | MD 12-3 | J. Badger | Augustana (IL) | Cliff Keen-Mike Duroe Invite | Round 3 | 197 | |
01/14 | W | F 2-0 1:20 | M. Carter | Iowa Wesleyan | Cliff Keen-Mike Duroe Invite | Round 2 | 197 | |
11/12 | W | DEC 9-4 | K. Franklin | Iowa | Luther College Open | Placement Matches (32 Man) | 197 | |
11/12 | W | F 8-0 3:21 | P. Venz | Augsburg | Luther College Open | Semis & 5th WB (32 Man) | 197 | |
11/12 | W | F 2-0 0:53 | D. Mynar | Wartburg | Luther College Open | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 197 | |
11/12 | W | MD 11-2 | D. Venteicher | Loras | Luther College Open | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 197 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/26 | W | F 2-0 2:30 | G. Zierden | Concordia College | NCAA DIII Regional Upper Midwest | Placements | 197 | |
02/26 | W | F 2-0 1:36 | D. Lingen | University Of Chicago | NCAA DIII Regional Upper Midwest | Consi Semis | 197 | |
02/26 | L | DEC 3-1 SV | T. Hannah | University Of Wisconsin-Platteville | NCAA DIII Regional Upper Midwest | Semis and WB5 | 197 | |
02/25 | W | MD 13-5 | G. Zierden | Concordia College | NCAA DIII Regional Upper Midwest | Quarters and WB3 | 197 | |
02/25 | W | F 2-0 0:08 | S. Earnest | Carthage College | NCAA DIII Regional Upper Midwest | Round 2 | 197 | |
02/12 | W | DEC 5-2 | T. Hannah | UW-Platteville | WIAC Championships | 1st Place | 197 | |
02/12 | W | DEC 8-3 | M. Orlandoni | UW-La Crosse | WIAC Championships | SF | 197 | |
02/12 | W | F 2-0 2:19 | J. Schichel | UW-Eau Claire | WIAC Championships | round 2 | 197 | |
12/18 | W | F 7-2 1:56 | M. Sanders | Baldwin Wallace | Kalahari Duals | --- | 197 | |
12/18 | W | F 2-0 1:37 | R. Mahoney | Trine | Kalahari Duals | Round 1 (10 Team) | 197 | |
12/18 | W | F 8-1 2:52 | J. Curtis | Heidelberg | Kalahari Duals | --- | 197 | |
12/18 | W | F 4-0 3:49 | C. Sauerwein | --- | Kalahari Duals | Round 2 (10 Team) | 197 | |
12/05 | L | FOR 0-0 | G. Linahon | Central | MSOE Invite | Placement Matches | 197 | |
12/05 | W | F 6-0 2:06 | M. Schmitz | --- | MSOE Invite | Cons Semis | 197 | |
12/05 | W | DEC 6-2 | T. Hannah | Wisconsin-Platteville | MSOE Invite | Semis and consos | 197 | |
12/04 | W | F 14-1 5:56 | D. Ortiz | Elmhurst | MSOE Invite | 4th wrestleback | 197 | |
12/04 | W | MD 11-1 | J. Schichel | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | MSOE Invite | Quarters and 3rd WB | 197 | |
12/04 | W | F 2-0 0:22 | A. Jaimes | Aurora Universtiy | MSOE Invite | 2nd Wrestleback (32 Man) | 197 | |
12/04 | L | F 2-0 1:44 | M. Schmitz | --- | MSOE Invite | Round 1 (16 Man) | 197 | |
11/13 | W | DEC 12-6 | J. Setliff | Otterbein | Adrian Mens Duals 2021 | Round 1 (8 Team) | 197 | |
11/13 | W | F 4-3 2:05 | D. Wellbaum | Adrian | Adrian Mens Duals 2021 | Round 2 (8 Team) | 197 | |
11/13 | W | DEC 8-1 | C. Thompson | Ohio Northern | Adrian Mens Duals 2021 | Round 4 (8 Team) | 197 | |
11/06 | W | DEC 3-1 SV | C. Baldridge | --- | Pointer Open | 1st Place | 197 | |
11/06 | W | F 7-2 2:02 | A. Ederar | Augustana (IL) | Pointer Open | Round 4 Semis | 197 | |
11/06 | W | F 4-1 1:01 | A. Hoffman | Carthage College | Pointer Open | Round 2 | 197 | |
11/06 | W | F 6-1 1:48 | E. Brockie | North Central | Pointer Open | Round 1 | 197 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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03/01 | W | MD 16-3 | K. Jahn | UW-La Crosse | 2021 WIAC Championships | Round 8 | 197 | |
02/28 | W | TF 18-2 3:47 | M. Schmitz | --- | 2021 WIAC Championships | round 9 | 197 | |
02/28 | W | F 10-0 2:49 | B. Sanger | UW-Stevens Point | 2021 WIAC Championships | round 2 | 197 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/22 | W | DEC 10-5 | F. Duggan | Iowa State University | Last Chance Open | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 197 | |
02/22 | W | F 2-0 1:12 | N. Bailey | Iowa State Wrestling Club | Last Chance Open | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 197 | |
02/01 | L | TF 15-0 3:25 | T. Gordon | Northern Iowa | Loras College Open | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 197 | |
02/01 | W | DEC 11-8 | E. Muradov | Unattached | Loras College Open | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 197 | |
02/01 | W | F 11-14 5:59 | R. Hunter | Loras College | Loras College Open | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 197 | |
02/01 | W | TF 15-0 2:53 | A. Allen | Iowa Central | Loras College Open | Round 1 (16 Man) | 197 | |
01/11 | W | F 9-7 5:48 | D. Parker | Lander | NUWAY College Men`s Open | 1st-2nd | 197 | |
01/11 | W | MD 15-6 | L. Hernandez | Augsburg | NUWAY College Men`s Open | Semis | 197 | |
01/10 | W | MD 14-4 | I. Gust | Wisconsin-La Crosse | NUWAY College Men`s Open | Quarter Finals | 197 | |
01/10 | W | DEC 9-2 | D. Lentz | Augsburg | NUWAY College Men`s Open | Round of 16 | 197 | |
01/10 | W | DEC 5-2 | B. Hadwan | Life University | NUWAY College Men`s Open | Round of 32 | 197 | |
01/10 | W | DEC 10-3 | T. Osby | McKendree | NUWAY College Men`s Open | Round of 64 | 197 | |
12/07 | L | MD 17-4 | Z. Glazier | Iowa | Jim Koch Open | Placement | 197 | |
12/07 | W | MD 16-2 | D. Bishop | Augustana University | Jim Koch Open | Semis | 197 | |
12/07 | W | MD 16-5 | E. Brooks | Maryville University | Jim Koch Open | QFs | 197 | |
12/07 | W | DEC 9-2 | K. Yuhas | Findlay | Jim Koch Open | Rd2 | 197 | |
11/23 | L | MD 15-6 | B. Bergen | --- | CUW Open | 3rd Place | 197 | |
11/23 | W | DEC 5-2 | J. Lipke | --- | CUW Open | Wrestlebacks (32 Man) | 197 | |
11/23 | L | DEC 15-10 | G. Jr. | Loras | CUW Open | Semis | 197 | |
11/23 | W | DEC 11-9 | B. Bergen | --- | CUW Open | Quarters & WB (32 Man) | 197 | |
11/23 | W | DQ 12-5 | R. Graham | UW-Parkside | CUW Open | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 197 | |
11/09 | W | DEC 9-4 | R. Bloy | University of the Cumberlands | Dan Gable | Placement Matches | 197 | |
11/09 | W | DEC 5-2 | C. Cashmore | --- | Dan Gable | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 197 | |
11/09 | W | TF 16-1 1:47 | A. Sobieski | UW Oshkosh | Dan Gable | 4th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 197 | |
11/09 | W | F 10-4 5:38 | D. Lee | Harper College | Dan Gable | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 197 | |
11/09 | L | F 2-0 1:18 | E. Deluse | University of the Cumberlands | Dan Gable | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 197 | |
11/02 | W | DEC 8-2 | J. Lipke | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Pointer Open | 3rd Place | 197 | |
11/02 | W | F 2-0 1:38 | H. Ruth | Central (IA) | Pointer Open | Consi Semi | 197 | |
11/02 | L | DEC 4-3 | C. Cashmore | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Pointer Open | Semis and WB 5 | 197 | |
11/02 | W | TF 17-1 5:36 | D. Skawiniak | St. Johns (MN) | Pointer Open | Quarters and WB3 | 197 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/23 | L | DEC 6-0 | L. Dodd | St. John`s (MN) | NCAA DIII Regional Upper Midwest | Placements | 197 | |
02/23 | W | DEC 3-1 SV | J. Lipke | --- | NCAA DIII Regional Upper Midwest | Consi Semis | 197 | |
02/23 | L | DEC 9-3 | R. Kauzlaric | --- | NCAA DIII Regional Upper Midwest | Semis and WB3 | 197 | |
02/22 | W | MD 14-2 | J. Huntley | Wis.-Eau Claire | NCAA DIII Regional Upper Midwest | Quarters and WB1 | 197 | |
02/22 | W | F 4-1 2:15 | I. Morford | Pacific (OR) | NCAA DIII Regional Upper Midwest | Round 1 | 197 | |
02/09 | L | DEC 6-2 | R. Kauzlaric | --- | WIAC Championships | round 6 | 197 | |
02/08 | W | F 4-2 3:22 | J. Lipke | --- | WIAC Championships | round 4 | 197 | |
02/08 | W | MD 11-3 | J. Olson | UW-Eau Claire | WIAC Championships | round 2 | 197 | |
01/26 | W | FOR 0-0 | A. McCloud | --- | Pete Willson Wheaton Invite | Placements | 197 | |
01/26 | L | DEC 4-0 | R. Kauzlaric | --- | Pete Willson Wheaton Invite | Consi Semis | 197 | |
01/26 | L | DEC 5-3 SV | T. Vittal | North Central (IL) | Pete Willson Wheaton Invite | Round 8 Semis and WB | 197 | |
01/26 | W | MD 12-4 | C. Bunsold | Otterbein University | Pete Willson Wheaton Invite | Round 6 QF and WB | 197 | |
01/26 | W | MD 9-0 | C. Gibson | Trine University | Pete Willson Wheaton Invite | Round 4 | 197 | |
01/25 | W | MD 12-2 | D. Heath | Milwaukee School of Engineering | Pete Willson Wheaton Invite | Round 2 | 197 | |
12/02 | W | DEC 7-4 | T. Vittal | North Central (IL) | 15th Annual MSOE Invitational | Placement Matches (32 Man) | 197 | |
12/01 | W | DEC 5-2 | G. Babcock | Central (IA) | 15th Annual MSOE Invitational | Semis & 5th WB (32 Man) | 197 | |
12/01 | W | DEC 10-6 | D. Mccollum | Hannibal-LaGrange (MO) | 15th Annual MSOE Invitational | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 197 | |
12/01 | W | MD 15-1 | R. Snyder | Milwaukee School of Engineering | 15th Annual MSOE Invitational | Round 1 (16 Man) | 197 | |
11/10 | W | DEF 1-0 1:58 | B. Kitslaar | UW Oshkosh | Dan Gable Open | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 197 | |
11/10 | W | MD 14-3 | J. Lipke | --- | Dan Gable Open | Semi (16 Man) | 197 | |
11/10 | W | F 2-0 1:06 | K. Benish | UW Stout Club | Dan Gable Open | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 197 | |
11/10 | W | F 6-0 2:18 | J. Martinez | --- | Dan Gable Open | Round 1 (16 Man) | 197 | |
11/03 | L | MD 14-5 | J. Ayala | --- | Pointer Open | 1st Place | 197 | |
11/03 | W | MD 13-5 | R. Agg | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Pointer Open | Semis and WB 5 | 197 | |
11/03 | W | TF 19-3 5:58 | C. Stigsell | Central (IA) | Pointer Open | Quarters and WB3 | 197 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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10/17 | L | DEC 1-0 | R. Cox | Detroit Catholic Central | 2015 Grappler Fall Classic | wb b | 171 | |
10/17 | W | F 2-0 1:48 | B. Henige | new lothrop | 2015 Grappler Fall Classic | champ round | 171 | |
10/17 | L | DEC 5-0 | N. Vandermeer | Walled Lake Central Blast | 2015 Grappler Fall Classic | champ rd 1 | 171 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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10/18 | L | DEC 4-2 | P. Kerr | --- | 2014 Grappler Fall Classic | champ round | 140 | |
10/18 | L | MD 17-5 | B. Rogers | FL | 2014 Grappler Fall Classic | champ rd 1 | 140 | |
10/18 | W | DEC 10-3 | N. Costanzo | --- | 2014 Grappler Fall Classic | Round 1 (64 Man) | 140 |