Diego McCormick
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/12 | L | F 2-0 2:14 | B. Marlatt | St. James | MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 | Cons. Semis | 113 | |
| 02/12 | L | F 2-0 1:21 | R. Meek | --- | MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 | Semifinals | 113 | |
| 02/12 | W | F 14-7 5:44 | J. Woodward | St. Mary`s (St. Louis) | MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 | Quarterfinals | 113 | |
| 02/02 | L | F 0-0 1:36 | C. Hambrick | Poplar Bluff | Poplar Bluff @ Dexter | Round 1 | 120 | |
| 01/22 | L | MD 9-0 | E. Coroama | North County | SEMO Conference Tournament | Placement (16 Man) | 113 | |
| 01/22 | L | DEC 5-2 | L. Patterson | Windsor (Imperial) | SEMO Conference Tournament | Semis & WB (16 Man) | 113 | |
| 01/22 | L | F 6-1 3:01 | B. Schwent | Ste. Genevieve | SEMO Conference Tournament | Quarters & WB (16 Man) | 113 | |
| 01/22 | L | F 8-0 3:44 | J. Penick | --- | SEMO Conference Tournament | Round 3 (16 Man) | 113 | |
| 01/22 | W | F 7-5 4:54 | Z. Kulin | Kennett | SEMO Conference Tournament | Round 1 (16 Man) | 113 | |
| 01/08 | W | F 2-0 1:01 | M. Williams | Mehlville | Ste. Gen Duals | Round 5 (6 Team) | 113 | |
| 01/08 | L | MD 9-0 | L. Patterson | Windsor | Ste. Gen Duals | Round 2 (6 Team) | 113 | |
| 01/08 | L | F 2-0 0:52 | B. Schwent | Ste. Genevieve | Ste. Gen Duals | Round 1 (6 Team) | 113 | |
| 01/08 | L | F 2-0 1:34 | M. Martin | --- | Ste. Gen Duals | Round 3 (6 Team) | 113 | |
| 12/18 | L | FOR 0-0 | Z. Kulin | Kennett | Cape Central Tiger Classic | Round 5 | 113 | |
| 12/18 | L | FOR 0-0 | R. Coy | Jackson | Cape Central Tiger Classic | Round 4 | 113 | |
| 12/18 | L | F 2-0 1:42 | C. Michael | Sikeston | Cape Central Tiger Classic | Round 3 | 113 | |
| 12/18 | L | F 2-2 3:08 | B. Lehmen | Goreville | Cape Central Tiger Classic | Round 2 | 113 | |
| 12/17 | L | F 2-0 0:43 | J. Campbell | --- | Cape Central Tiger Classic | Round 1 | 113 | |
| 12/16 | L | F 0-0 3:50 | R. Coy | Jackson | Jackson/Desoto/Potosi/Dexter | Champ. Round 1 | 113 | |
| 12/09 | W | MD 8-0 | C. Asinger | --- | Notre Dame/Herculaneum | Champ. Round 1 | 113 | |
| 12/09 | W | F 5-1 1:24 | C. Klipfel | Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau) | Notre Dame/Herculaneum | Champ. Round 1 | 113 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/11 | L | F 2-0 2:36 | B. Schwent | Ste. Genevieve | MSHSAA State Championships | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 113 Class 2 | |
| 03/11 | L | F 2-0 0:26 | C. Sullivan | Harrisonville | MSHSAA State Championships | Round 1 (16 Man) | 113 Class 2 | |
| 02/27 | W | F 2-0 0:50 | C. Crocker | Central (Park Hills) | MSHSAA Class 2 Sectional 1 | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 113 | |
| 02/27 | W | F 4-2 2:38 | C. Rall | Sullivan | MSHSAA Class 2 Sectional 1 | 2nd Wrestleback (8 Man) | 113 | |
| 02/27 | L | F 4-4 5:50 | C. Hughes | St. Clair | MSHSAA Class 2 Sectional 1 | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 113 | |
| 02/27 | W | F 5-4 3:27 | R. Coello | Owensville | MSHSAA Class 2 Sectional 1 | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 113 | |
| 02/13 | L | F 5-0 1:55 | B. Schwent | Ste. Genevieve | MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 113 | |
| 02/13 | W | F 2-0 1:05 | Z. Kulin | Kennett | MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 113 | |
| 01/23 | W | F 7-5 1:40 | T. Walker | Potosi | SEMO Regional Conference Class 1 & 2 | Round 5 (6 Man) | 113 | |
| 01/23 | W | F 4-8 3:43 | Z. Kulin | Kennett | SEMO Regional Conference Class 1 & 2 | Round 4 (6 Man) | 113 | |
| 01/22 | L | F 2-0 0:21 | G. Colbert | Central (New Madrid County) | SEMO Regional Conference Class 1 & 2 | Round 3 (6 Man) | 113 | |
| 01/22 | L | F 3-2 3:25 | B. Schwent | Ste. Genevieve | SEMO Regional Conference Class 1 & 2 | Round 2 (6 Man) | 113 | |
| 01/22 | W | F 2-2 0:49 | C. Crocker | Central (Park Hills) | SEMO Regional Conference Class 1 & 2 | Round 1 (6 Man) | 113 | |
| 12/29 | W | F 2-0 0:10 | J. Bayer | Oakville | Jackson Varsity Tournament | Round 5 (6 Man) | 106 | |
| 12/29 | L | F 6-2 5:07 | G. Patterson | Kennett | Jackson Varsity Tournament | Round 4 (6 Man) | 106 | |
| 12/29 | L | F 2-0 1:05 | L. Vassalli | --- | Jackson Varsity Tournament | Round 3 (6 Man) | 106 | |
| 12/29 | L | F 7-2 5:30 | B. Burke | Seckman | Jackson Varsity Tournament | Round 2 (6 Man) | 106 | |
| 12/29 | L | F 9-0 4:23 | M. Brown | Rockwood Summit | Jackson Varsity Tournament | Round 1 (6 Man) | 106 | |
| 12/19 | L | F 13-0 3:42 | L. Vassalli | --- | 47th Annual Tiger Classic | Round 5 (6 Man) | 106 | |
| 12/19 | L | F 2-0 0:25 | L. Rubinstein | Holt | 47th Annual Tiger Classic | Round 2 (6 Man) | 106 | |
| 12/19 | W | F 6-0 1:49 | C. Lawrence | Sikeston | 47th Annual Tiger Classic | Round 1 (6 Man) | 106 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | L | F 2-0 0:33 | S. Rader | Chillicothe | MSHSAA Wrestling Championships | 1st WB (16 Man) | 106 Class 2 | |
| 02/20 | L | F 5-0 0:52 | K. Ransom | Mexico | MSHSAA Wrestling Championships | Round 1 (16 Man) | 106 Class 2 | |
| 02/15 | L | F 2-5 0:57 | G. Patterson | Kennett High School | MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 | Placement | 106 | |
| 02/15 | L | F 2-0 1:21 | T. Kelly | St. James High School | MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 | Semifinals | 106 | |
| 01/26 | L | F 7-6 4:32 | T. Bollinger | --- | semo conference | Placement (16 Man) | 106 | |
| 01/25 | L | F 4-0 1:08 | J. Leavitt | Sikeston | semo conference | Cons. Semis (16 Man) | 106 | |
| 01/25 | W | F 4-0 1:26 | G. Patterson | Kennett | semo conference | Semis & WB (16 Man) | 106 | |
| 01/25 | L | F 2-0 1:11 | N. Schnur | Farmington | semo conference | Quarters & WB (16 Man) | 106 | |
| 01/25 | L | F 2-0 0:54 | J. Leavitt | Sikeston | semo conference | Round 3 (16 Man) | 106 | |
| 01/25 | W | F 5-0 0:44 | K. Gegg | Valle Catholic | semo conference | Round 2 (16 Man) | 106 | |
| 01/18 | L | F 4-2 3:11 | A. Bollinger | Blair Oaks | Owensville Invitational 2020 | Round 5 | 106 A | |
| 01/18 | L | F 2-2 1:30 | M. Martin | --- | Owensville Invitational 2020 | Round 4 | 106 A | |
| 01/18 | L | F 2-0 0:24 | S. Wheatley | Capital City | Owensville Invitational 2020 | Round 3 | 106 A | |
| 01/18 | W | F 13-2 5:02 | B. Gamel | --- | Owensville Invitational 2020 | Round 2 | 106 A | |
| 01/18 | W | DEC 3-2 | D. Freeman | Sullivan Eagles | Owensville Invitational 2020 | Round 1 | 106 A | |
| 12/31 | W | F 0-0 | B. Bogt | Marion (H.S.) | Cape JV Tournament | Round 4 | 106 | |
| 12/31 | W | F 0-0 | G. | Kennett | Cape JV Tournament | Round 5 | 106 | |
| 12/31 | L | DEC 9-7 | D. Shlosberg | Hillsboro | Cape JV Tournament | Round 1 | 106 | |
| 12/17 | L | F 9-5 3:40 | T. Bollinger | --- | Dexter/Kennett/SLUH/JHS Quad | Champ. Round 1 | 106 | |
| 12/11 | W | F 0-0 5:11 | Z. | Kennett | Dexter/Kennett/SLUH/JHS Quad | Champ. Round 1 | 106 | |
| 12/04 | L | F 0-0 0:43 | J. Leavitt | Sikeston | DeSoto/Dexter/Notre Dame/Sikeston Quad | Champ. Round 1 | 106 | |
| 12/04 | L | F 2-0 0:43 | J. Leavitt | Sikeston | Dexter/DeSoto | Champ. Round 1 | 106 |