Merritt Vandersteen
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/02 | L | F 14-5 2:39 | L. Cornett | Evangel Christian | LHSAA State Championships | 4th Wrestleback | D 3 113 | |
| 02/02 | L | F 2-0 0:36 | J. Volz | Archbishop Hannan | LHSAA State Championships | Round 2 Champ. (32 Man) & Round 1 Champ. (16 Man) | D 3 113 | |
| 01/20 | L | F 2-0 0:47 | A. Myers | -Benton | North LA Regionals | Round 3 | 113 | |
| 01/20 | L | F 7-0 | L. Belanger | -Caddo Magnet | North LA Regionals | Round 1 | 113 | |
| 01/05 | L | F 2-0 0:55 | L. Brown | DeRidder | 47th Annual Ken Cole Invitational | Round 2 Champ & 1st WB (32 Man) | 113 | |
| 01/05 | L | F 7-1 1:23 | F. Peterson | St. Thomas More | 47th Annual Ken Cole Invitational | Round 1 (32 Man) | 113 | |
| 12/28 | L | F 7-3 1:50 | L. Cornett | Evangel Christian | Lone Survivor Invitational 2023 | Placement (8 Man) | 113 | |
| 12/28 | L | F 0-0 0:37 | D. Viers | Parkway Black | Lone Survivor Invitational 2023 | Semis & WB (8 Man) | 113 | |
| 12/27 | L | F 2-0 0:36 | D. Viers | Parkway Black | Lone Survivor Invitational 2023 | Round 2 (8 Man) | 113 | |
| 12/27 | L | F 4-1 1:30 | L. Cornett | Evangel Christian | Lone Survivor Invitational 2023 | Round 2 (8 Man) | 113 | |
| 12/16 | L | F 2-0 0:37 | A. Nichols | St. Mary`s | David Beeson Memorial | 2nd Wrestleback (32 Man) | 120 | |
| 12/16 | L | F 4-0 0:40 | A. Myers | Benton | David Beeson Memorial | Round 1 (32 Man) | 120 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/10 | L | F 2-0 0:37 | L. Leblanc | Fisher | LHSAA State Championships | 5th Wrestleback | D 3 106 | |
| 02/10 | L | F 5-0 0:32 | P. Chambers | Evangel Christian Academy | LHSAA State Championships | Quarters | D 3 106 | |
| 02/04 | L | DEC 11-4 | J. Boudreaux | New Orleans Military & Maritime | 2023 Louisiana JV State Championships | Quarters & WB (32 Man) | 108 | |
| 02/04 | L | F 2-0 0:19 | H. Kahla | Chalmette | 2023 Louisiana JV State Championships | Round 1 (32 Man) | 108 | |
| 01/07 | L | F 0-0 1:17 | J. Fruge | Kaplan | Inaugural Jimmy Vidrine D3 Invitational | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 106 | |
| 01/07 | L | F 2-0 0:32 | Z. Preece | Rosepine | Inaugural Jimmy Vidrine D3 Invitational | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 106 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 5-3 1:51 | I. Avila | Evangel Christian | Inaugural Jimmy Vidrine D3 Invitational | Round 1 (16 Man) | 106 | |
| 12/29 | W | FOR 0-0 | I. Avila | Evangel Christian | 2022 Lone Survivor | Placement | 106 | |
| 12/29 | L | F 14-1 4:42 | L. Bellinger | Caddo Magnet | 2022 Lone Survivor | Quarters & WB | 106 | |
| 12/28 | L | F 4-0 1:24 | M. Thomas | Bossier | 2022 Lone Survivor | Round 5 (12 Man) | 106 | |
| 12/28 | W | F 2-0 1:24 | I. Avila | Evangel Christian | 2022 Lone Survivor | Round 4 (12 Man) | 106 | |
| 12/28 | L | F 2-0 0:32 | D. Dorriety | North DeSoto | 2022 Lone Survivor | Round 3 (12 Man) | 106 | |
| 12/28 | L | TF 17-1 2:46 | J. Morgan | --- | 2022 Lone Survivor | Round 2 (12 Man) | 106 | |
| 12/28 | L | F 2-0 0:28 | D. Young | Rayne | 2022 Lone Survivor | Round 1 (12 Man) | 106 | |
| 12/17 | L | F 9-1 3:59 | B. Giroir | Lafayette | JV Jacob McMillan 16 | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 106 JV Select | |
| 12/17 | L | F 4-0 1:13 | D. Young | --- | JV Jacob McMillan 16 | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 106 JV Select |