Spencer Kessel
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/18 | L | DEC 9-2 | E. Foreman | Interstate 35 | IHSAA State Championships | Round 8: 3rd, 5th, 7th Place | 1A-220 | |
| 02/18 | W | DEC 6-4 | J. Hiland | Bellevue | IHSAA State Championships | Round 7: Consolation Semi-Finals | 1A-220 | |
| 02/17 | L | F 6-0 2:40 | J. Thiry | Don Bosco | IHSAA State Championships | Round 5: Semis & 4th WB | 1A-220 | |
| 02/16 | W | F 6-1 1:16 | H. Lund | AHSTW | IHSAA State Championships | Round 4: Quarters & 3rd WB | 1A-220 | |
| 02/15 | W | DEC 7-0 | I. Ferguson | Lisbon | IHSAA State Championships | Round 2: 2nd Round & 1st WB | 1A-220 | |
| 02/11 | W | F 2-0 1:28 | I. Ferguson | Lisbon | IHSAA 1A District 9 @ Sigourney | 1st Place Match | 220 | |
| 02/11 | W | F 2-0 0:17 | C. Anguiano | Springville | IHSAA 1A District 9 @ Sigourney | Semifinal | 220 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 2-0 0:52 | T. Wilkerson | New London HS | SEISC Tournament | 1st Place Match | 220 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 4-0 2:23 | K. Malone | Columbus Community/WMU | SEISC Tournament | Semifinal | 220 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 4-1 1:00 | P. Lehman | West Liberty | Highland/CJWMU/LM/West Liberty | Round 1 | 220 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 9-1 2:52 | K. Malone | Columbus/WMU | Highland/CJWMU/LM/West Liberty | Round 1 | 220 | |
| 01/21 | L | F 3-2 3:45 | T. Wilkerson | New London | Louisa-Muscatine Wrestling Invitational | 1st Place Match | 220 | |
| 01/21 | W | F 2-0 0:34 | D. Diers | WACO, Wayland | Louisa-Muscatine Wrestling Invitational | Semifinal | 220 | |
| 01/20 | W | F 7-1 1:47 | K. Seumanutafa | Wapello | LM/Wapello@ Lone Tree | Round 1 | 220 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 2-0 1:13 | A. Smith | Cedar Rapids Kennedy | Loyd Shaffer - Marion Invitational 2023 | 1st Place Match | 220 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 0-0 2:11 | M. Mundorf | Atlantic | Loyd Shaffer - Marion Invitational 2023 | Semifinal | 220 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 2-0 1:15 | G. Vesey | Williamsburg | Loyd Shaffer - Marion Invitational 2023 | Quarterfinal | 220 | |
| 01/13 | W | F 9-0 2:37 | T. Wilkerson | New London | L-M/Lone Tree/BND-WB@New London | Round 1 | 220 | |
| 01/13 | W | F 2-0 0:38 | Y. Rezekallah | Notre Dame, Burlington | L-M/Lone Tree/BND-WB@New London | Round 1 | 220 | |
| 01/08 | W | DEC 6-2 | Q. Rocha | West Branch | Gary Curtis Invitational 2023 | 3rd Place Match | 285 | |
| 01/07 | L | F 7-0 1:55 | R. Coil | Columbus/WMU | Gary Curtis Invitational 2023 | Semifinal | 285 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 2-0 0:53 | B. Berry | Mid-Prairie | Gary Curtis Invitational 2023 | Quarterfinal | 285 | |
| 12/20 | L | DEC 7-2 | P. Ballard | Albia | Nike Duals | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 12/17 | W | F 0-0 2:14 | K. Clark | Prairie City Monroe | Fort Madison Invitational | 1st Place Match | 285 | |
| 12/17 | W | F 2-0 1:57 | Z. Conlon | Dubuque Hempstead | Fort Madison Invitational | Semifinal | 285 | |
| 12/17 | W | F 2-0 0:41 | J. Ebert | Solon | Fort Madison Invitational | Quarterfinal | 285 | |
| 12/17 | W | F 3-0 3:58 | C. Arnett | Fort Madison | Fort Madison Invitational | Round 3 | 285 | |
| 12/17 | W | F 2-0 0:56 | L. Johnson | Cedar Rapids Kennedy | Fort Madison Invitational | Round 2 | 285 | |
| 12/17 | W | F 8-3 1:21 | N. Westercamp | Van Buren County | Fort Madison Invitational | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 12/16 | W | F 8-1 0:45 | C. Stoltz | Van Buren County | L&M/Mediapolis/Waco/Van Buren@L&M | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 12/11 | L | F 5-2 3:20 | W. Smith | Lisbon | Mount Vernon Invitational | 1st Place Match | 285 | |
| 12/10 | W | F 2-0 0:54 | T. Lashley | Mount Vernon | Mount Vernon Invitational | Semifinal | 285 | |
| 12/10 | W | F 2-0 0:44 | E. Becu | Xavier | Mount Vernon Invitational | Quarterfinal | 285 | |
| 12/09 | W | F 9-0 4:42 | J. Heather | WACO, Wayland | L&M/Pekin/Waco@Mediapolis | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 12/03 | W | F 5-0 5:22 | A. Kaufmann | Wilton | 58th Willard Howell Invitational - 2022 | Round 3 | 285 | |
| 12/03 | W | F 2-0 0:11 | A. Meeker | Wapello | 58th Willard Howell Invitational - 2022 | Round 1 | 285 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/12 | W | F 2-0 1:12 | I. Cox | Cardinal | IHSAA 1A Dist 7 @ Wapello | 3rd Place Match | 285 | |
| 02/12 | L | F 0-0 2:27 | T. Goemaat | North Mahaska | IHSAA 1A Dist 7 @ Wapello | Semifinal | 285 | |
| 02/12 | L | NC 0-0 | T. Goemaat | North Mahaska | IHSAA 1A Dist 7 @ Wapello | 2nd Place Match | 285 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 4-0 3:11 | I. Cox | Cardinal Community | Highland/CJWMU/Cardinal/Louisa Muscatine | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 01/28 | W | DEC 6-2 | R. Coil | Columbus/WMU | Highland/CJWMU/Cardinal/Louisa Muscatine | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 01/22 | L | F 2-0 2:00 | J. Harris | Burlington | Louisa-Muscatine Wrestling Invitational | champion | 285 | |
| 01/22 | W | F 2-0 1:55 | T. Willits | WACO, Wayland | Louisa-Muscatine Wrestling Invitational | round 4 | 285 | |
| 01/22 | W | F 2-0 1:58 | J. Wenig | Mediapolis | Louisa-Muscatine Wrestling Invitational | round 2 | 285 | |
| 01/22 | L | DEC 5-4 | Q. Rocha | West Liberty | Louisa-Muscatine Wrestling Invitational | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 01/15 | W | F 1-0 4:28 | A. Smith | Cedar Rapids Kennedy | Loyd Shaffer - Marion Invitational 2022 | 3rd Place Match | 220 | |
| 01/15 | W | F 6-2 2:27 | C. Fenton | Williamsburg | Loyd Shaffer - Marion Invitational 2022 | Cons. Round 3 | 220 | |
| 01/15 | W | F 5-0 1:48 | N. Westoff | Xavier, Cedar Rapids | Loyd Shaffer - Marion Invitational 2022 | Cons. Round 2 | 220 | |
| 01/15 | L | F 0-0 4:27 | G. Northburg | West Delaware, Manchester | Loyd Shaffer - Marion Invitational 2022 | Quarterfinal | 220 | |
| 01/15 | W | F 2-0 1:51 | G. Schultz | Linn-Mar | Loyd Shaffer - Marion Invitational 2022 | Champ. Round 1 | 220 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 0-0 3:43 | A. Kniffen | Notre Dame, Burlington | NDWBD- New London- Louisa Muscatine | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 12/18 | L | F 2-3 5:07 | B. Tedrow | Van Buren County | Fort Madison Invitational | 3rd Place Match | 220 | |
| 12/18 | W | TF 15-0 5:20 | P. Heidt | Cedar Rapids Kennedy | Fort Madison Invitational | Gold Cons. Semis | 220 | |
| 12/18 | L | F 5-2 4:51 | J. Lewis | Dubuque Hempstead | Fort Madison Invitational | Gold Semis & WB | 220 | |
| 12/18 | W | F 2-0 1:17 | A. Smith | Cedar Rapids Kennedy | Fort Madison Invitational | Gold Quarters | 220 | |
| 12/18 | W | F 5-0 2:45 | K. Malone | Columbus Community/WMU | Fort Madison Invitational | Round 3 (16 Man) | 220 | |
| 12/18 | W | F 2-0 0:34 | C. Stoltz | Van Buren County | Fort Madison Invitational | Round 2 (16 Man) | 220 | |
| 12/18 | W | F 5-0 3:06 | G. Hudson | Liberty (Wentzville) | Fort Madison Invitational | Round 1 (16 Man) | 220 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/22 | W | FOR 0-0 | C. Allen | New London | WAPELLO TOURNAMENT | round 5 | 220 | |
| 01/22 | W | F 2-0 0:51 | E. Slaymaker | Highland, Riverside | WAPELLO TOURNAMENT | Round 4 (5 Man) | 220 | |
| 01/22 | W | F 3-2 2:00 | J. Miller | Wapello | WAPELLO TOURNAMENT | round 3 | 220 | |
| 01/22 | W | F 4-0 0:58 | K. Seumanutafa | Wapello | WAPELLO TOURNAMENT | round 2 | 220 | |
| 01/02 | W | F 0-0 1:08 | J. Lilly | Wilton | 2021 Nike Dual Invite | Round 1 | 215 | |
| 01/02 | W | F 0-0 1:08 | J. Miller | Wapello | 2021 Nike Dual Invite | Round 3 | 215 | |
| 01/02 | W | F 7-1 1:58 | S. Carrasco | Mount Pleasant | 2021 Nike Dual Invite | Round 5 | 215 | |
| 12/05 | W | F 2-0 1:10 | N. Leasch | Fort Madison | Wapello JV | Round 3 | --16 | |
| 12/05 | W | F 2-0 0:16 | F. Tousignant | Mount Pleasant | Wapello JV | Round 2 | --16 | |
| 12/04 | W | F 5-0 1:51 | H. Bacorn | Durant | Wapello JV | Round 1 | --16 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/03 | L | F 2-0 1:06 | M. Juhl | Pekin | Nike Duals | Round 3 | 220 | |
| 01/03 | L | F 4-0 4:53 | S. Carrasco | Mount Pleasant | Nike Duals | Round 5 | 220 | |
| 01/03 | L | F 9-8 2:47 | J. Sosa | Highland | Nike Duals | Round 4 | 220 | |
| 12/07 | W | FOR 0-0 | A. Peterschmidt | Fort Madison | Wapello JV | Round 3 | JV 24 | |
| 12/07 | W | F 2-0 0:28 | C. Kleppe | Wilton | Wapello JV | Round 2 | JV 24 | |
| 12/07 | W | F 8-1 2:03 | G. Gustaf | Davenport West | Wapello JV | Round 1 | JV 24 |