Merik Ferguson
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 | W | DEC 3-2 | A. Denbo | Mountain View | Mat Classic XXXV | 1st Place Match | 3A 215 | |
| 02/17 | W | F 4-0 1:52 | H. Bontrager | Everett | Mat Classic XXXV | Semifinal | 3A 215 | |
| 02/16 | W | DEC 3-1 SV | M. Miller | Evergreen (Vancouver) | Mat Classic XXXV | Quarterfinal | 3A 215 | |
| 02/16 | W | F 7-0 3:03 | L. Davis-Rudin | Ballard | Mat Classic XXXV | Champ. Round 2 | 3A 215 | |
| 02/10 | W | DEC 6-2 | B. Harvey | Mead | WIAA 3A Region 4 | 1st Place Match | 215 | |
| 02/10 | W | F 5-0 1:09 | R. Sulpizio | University | WIAA 3A Region 4 | Semifinal | 215 | |
| 02/10 | W | F 5-0 0:52 | S. Reeve | Hermiston | WIAA 3A Region 4 | Quarterfinal | 215 | |
| 02/10 | W | F 5-0 0:45 | E. Solano | Juanita | WIAA 3A Region 4 | Champ. Round 1 | 215 | |
| 02/03 | W | DEC 3-0 | B. Harvey | Mead | GSL 2A, 3A, 4A and NE 1&2B | 1st Place Match | 215 3A | |
| 02/03 | W | DEC 6-0 | A. Frederick | Mead | GSL 2A, 3A, 4A and NE 1&2B | Semifinal | 215 3A | |
| 02/03 | W | F 2-0 1:35 | M. Munro | Cheney | GSL 2A, 3A, 4A and NE 1&2B | Quarterfinal | 215 3A | |
| 01/26 | W | F 4-0 3:23 | A. Frederick | Mead | Mead @ Mt. Spokane | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 01/19 | W | F 2-0 1:12 | R. Sulpizio | University | Mt. Spokane @ University | Round 1 | 215 | |
| 01/13 | L | DEC 5-3 | F. Kissick | Mt. Si | Viking Invite 2024 | 1st Place Match | 215 | |
| 01/13 | W | F 2-0 1:47 | N. Washington | Decatur | Viking Invite 2024 | Semifinal | 215 | |
| 01/13 | W | F 2-0 1:08 | J. Martin | O`Dea | Viking Invite 2024 | Quarterfinal | 215 | |
| 01/11 | W | MD 8-0 | P. Wentling | Ridgeline | Mt. Spokane @ Ridgeline | Round 1 | 215 | |
| 01/06 | W | DEC 9-5 | B. Harvey | Mead | Pacific Northwest Classic 2024 | 1st Place Match | 215 | |
| 01/06 | W | F 8-0 3:48 | P. Wentling | Ridgeline | Pacific Northwest Classic 2024 | Semifinal | 215 | |
| 01/06 | W | F 6-1 1:32 | K. Hanson | Richland | Pacific Northwest Classic 2024 | Quarterfinal | 215 | |
| 01/06 | W | DEC 1-0 | M. Burkhart | East Valley | Pacific Northwest Classic 2024 | Champ. Round 2 | 215 | |
| 01/03 | W | F 0-0 0:33 | S. McManus | Ferris | Mt. Spokane @ Ferris | Round 1 | 215 | |
| 12/29 | W | F 5-0 1:38 | K. Boyer | Pasco | 2023 Winter Cup - Varsity Men | 1st Place Match | 215 | |
| 12/29 | W | F 3-0 2:28 | G. Seubert | Cheney | 2023 Winter Cup - Varsity Men | Semifinal | 215 | |
| 12/29 | W | F 2-0 1:03 | W. Rogers | Davis | 2023 Winter Cup - Varsity Men | Quarterfinal | 215 | |
| 12/29 | W | F 2-0 1:56 | A. Dalan | Walla Walla | 2023 Winter Cup - Varsity Men | Champ. Round 1 | 215 | |
| 12/21 | W | F 2-0 0:40 | K. Repenn | Tahoma 1 | Best of the West - Duals | 3rd Place Match | 215 | |
| 12/21 | W | F 2-0 2:53 | L. Leeson | West Valley (Spokane) | Best of the West - Duals | Champ. Round 2 | 285 | |
| 12/21 | W | F 2-0 1:05 | C. Leduc | Flathead (Kalispell) | Best of the West - Duals | Semifinal | 215 | |
| 12/21 | W | F 2-0 0:30 | J. Peck | Kamiakin | Best of the West - Duals | Quarterfinal | 215 | |
| 12/21 | W | F 2-0 0:46 | M. Ellenwood | Clarkston | Best of the West - Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 285 | |
| 12/17 | W | DEC 4-2 SV | k. mattern | Lake Stevens | Tri-State 2023 | 1st Place Match | 220 | |
| 12/16 | W | DEC 4-3 | B. Harvey | Mead | Tri-State 2023 | Semifinal | 220 | |
| 12/16 | W | DEC 4-0 | E. Anderson | Moses Lake | Tri-State 2023 | Quarterfinal | 220 | |
| 12/15 | W | F 2-0 2:25 | S. Sotin | St. Maries | Tri-State 2023 | Champ. Round 2 | 220 | |
| 12/15 | W | F 14-0 4:34 | B. Arnett | Timberlake | Tri-State 2023 | Champ. Round 1 | 220 | |
| 12/14 | W | F 2-0 1:45 | G. Seubert | Cheney | Cheney @ Mt. Spokane | Round 1 | 215 | |
| 12/07 | W | F 4-1 3:26 | S. Harty | Central Valley | Central Valley @ Mt. Spokane | Round 1 | 215 | |
| 12/02 | L | DQ 1-0 | B. Newby | Deer Park | Deer Park Invitational | 1st Place Match | 215 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 2-0 1:03 | B. Martin | Riverside | Deer Park Invitational | Semifinal | 215 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 2-0 0:41 | M. Guadarrama | Granger | Deer Park Invitational | Quarterfinal | 215 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 2-0 0:30 | E. Lopez | Prosser | Deer Park Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 215 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/18 | W | DEC 5-1 | M. Osmond | Owyhee High School | Cradle for the Cure 2023 | Round 5 | 195 | |
| 03/18 | W | F 2-0 1:10 | E. Dilworth | Soda Psycho Wrestling Club | Cradle for the Cure 2023 | 1st Place Match | 195 | |
| 03/18 | W | F 7-0 3:16 | R. Garcia | Delchev Training Academy | Cradle for the Cure 2023 | Round 4 | 195 | |
| 03/18 | W | F 0-0 1:55 | J. Andrae | FLIGHT Vallivue Wrestling Club | Cradle for the Cure 2023 | Round 3 | 195 | |
| 03/18 | W | F 11-0 2:22 | J. Juarez | Caldwell Wrestling Club | Cradle for the Cure 2023 | Semifinal | 195 | |
| 03/18 | W | F 2-0 1:02 | K. Monks | Fighting Squirrels | Cradle for the Cure 2023 | Round 2 | 195 | |
| 03/18 | W | F 2-0 1:11 | B. Steel | Kuna Klub | Cradle for the Cure 2023 | Quarterfinal | 195 | |
| 03/18 | W | F 2-0 0:47 | G. Sykes | Owyhee High School | Cradle for the Cure 2023 | Round 1 | 195 | |
| 02/18 | L | F 0-0 | M. Ferguson | Stanwood | Mat Classic XXXIV | 3rd Place Match | 3A 182 | |
| 02/18 | W | F 7-4 2:57 | W. Caretto | Yelm | Mat Classic XXXIV | Cons. Semi | 3A 182 | |
| 02/18 | W | F 3-6 4:15 | I. Salaverry | Bellevue | Mat Classic XXXIV | Cons. Round 5 | 3A 182 | |
| 02/18 | W | MD 8-0 | C. Kinney | Stanwood | Mat Classic XXXIV | Cons. Round 4 | 3A 182 | |
| 02/17 | L | DEC 6-4 | M. Ferguson | Stanwood | Mat Classic XXXIV | Quarterfinal | 3A 182 | |
| 02/17 | W | F 2-0 1:49 | J. Scoggins | West Seattle | Mat Classic XXXIV | Champ. Round 2 | 3A 182 | |
| 02/11 | L | DEC 9-2 | J. Gribskov | Hermiston | WIAA 3A Region 4 | 1st Place Match | 182 | |
| 02/11 | W | F 5-3 5:09 | J. Lopez | Kennewick | WIAA 3A Region 4 | Semifinal | 182 | |
| 02/11 | W | F 0-0 2:32 | Z. Estes | Hermiston | WIAA 3A Region 4 | Quarterfinal | 182 | |
| 02/11 | W | F 2-0 0:46 | R. Banda | Lake Washington | WIAA 3A Region 4 | Champ. Round 1 | 182 | |
| 02/04 | W | DEC 3-1 | J. Hale | Mt Spokane | GSL District Tournament 2023 | 1st Place Match | 182 3A | |
| 02/04 | W | MD 9-0 | C. Schumacher | Mead | GSL District Tournament 2023 | Semifinal | 182 3A | |
| 02/04 | W | F 5-0 0:51 | A. McGrath | University | GSL District Tournament 2023 | Quarterfinal | 182 3A | |
| 01/27 | W | F 4-0 3:58 | E. Harvey | Mead | Mt. Spokane @ Mead | Round 1 | 182 | |
| 01/20 | W | F 2-0 1:11 | R. Sulpizio | University | University @ Mt. Spokane | Round 1 | 182 | |
| 01/20 | W | F 2-0 0:15 | R. Sulpizio | University | University @ Mt. Spokane | Round 1 | 182 | |
| 01/19 | W | F 4-0 0:21 | R. Ensor | Cheney | Mt. Spokane @ Cheney | Round 1 | 182 | |
| 01/14 | W | MD 9-0 | E. Perkes | Hanford | Viking Invite 2023 | 5th Place Match | 182 | |
| 01/14 | L | DEC 3-2 | M. King | Sumner | Viking Invite 2023 | Cons. Semi | 182 | |
| 01/14 | L | F 2-0 0:33 | P. Chobot | South Kitsap | Viking Invite 2023 | Semifinal | 182 | |
| 01/14 | W | DEC 10-9 | E. Perkes | Hanford | Viking Invite 2023 | Quarterfinal | 182 | |
| 01/14 | W | DEC 5-0 | B. Perry | Graham Kapowsin | Viking Invite 2023 | Champ. Round 1 | 182 | |
| 01/07 | L | MD 10-0 | N. Poe-Hatten | Flathead | Pacific Northwest Classic 2023 | 1st Place Match | 182 | |
| 01/07 | W | DEC 3-2 | J. Hale | Mt. Spokane | Pacific Northwest Classic 2023 | Semifinal | 182 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 2-0 1:52 | S. Simmons | Mead | Pacific Northwest Classic 2023 | Quarterfinal | 182 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 2-0 1:14 | J. Berkey | Shadle Park | Pacific Northwest Classic 2023 | Champ. Round 2 | 182 | |
| 01/05 | W | F 2-0 0:33 | S. McManus | Ferris | Ferris @ Mt. Spokane | Round 1 | 195 | |
| 12/30 | W | F 0-0 2:42 | T. Moore | Cheney | 2022 Winter Cup - Varsity Men | 5th Place Match | 182 | |
| 12/29 | W | F 3-0 2:41 | J. Villarreal | Richland | 2022 Winter Cup - Varsity Men | Cons. Semi | 182 | |
| 12/29 | L | DEC 6-2 | J. Hale | Mt. Spokane | 2022 Winter Cup - Varsity Men | Quarterfinal | 182 | |
| 12/20 | W | F 2-0 1:03 | P. Cazier | Pasco | Best of the West - Duals | Quarterfinal | 182 | |
| 12/20 | W | F 2-0 1:08 | D. Taylor | Eisenhower | Best of the West - Duals | Champ. Round 2 | 182 | |
| 12/20 | L | MD 12-1 | K. Kintner | Toppenish | Best of the West - Duals | 1st Place Match | 182 | |
| 12/20 | W | DEC 7-1 | A. Royston | West Valley (Spokane) | Best of the West - Duals | Semifinal | 182 | |
| 12/17 | W | DEC 6-0 | X. Winter | Flathead | Tri-State 2022 | 7th Place Match | 182 | |
| 12/17 | L | F 8-7 2:27 | J. Bishop | Chiawana | Tri-State 2022 | Cons. Round 5 | 182 | |
| 12/17 | W | DEC 7-2 | E. Perkes | Hanford | Tri-State 2022 | Cons. Round 4 | 182 | |
| 12/16 | L | DEC 6-4 | N. Poe-Hatten | Flathead | Tri-State 2022 | Quarterfinal | 182 | |
| 12/16 | W | F 2-0 3:13 | L. Schell | Timberlake | Tri-State 2022 | Champ. Round 2 | 182 | |
| 12/16 | W | F 4-0 3:06 | A. Royston | West Valley (Spokane) | Tri-State 2022 | Champ. Round 1 | 182 | |
| 12/16 | W | F 2-0 1:15 | R. Berthoud | North Central | North Central @ Mt. Spokane | Round 1 | 182 | |
| 12/10 | W | F 2-0 1:07 | B. Soto | Richland | Joe Ridlington Freshman Invite | 1st Place Match | 195 | |
| 12/10 | W | F 5-0 0:30 | S. McManus | Ferris | Joe Ridlington Freshman Invite | Semifinal | 195 | |
| 12/10 | W | F 5-0 1:10 | R. Bushman | Richland | Joe Ridlington Freshman Invite | Quarterfinal | 195 | |
| 12/08 | L | DEC 3-1 | D. Smith | Central Valley | Mt. Spokane @ Central Valley | Round 1 | 182 | |
| 12/03 | W | F 2-0 0:36 | R. Hemminger | North Central | Deer Park Invitational | 3rd Place Match | 182 | |
| 12/03 | W | MD 9-1 | S. Simmons | Mead | Deer Park Invitational | Cons. Semi | 182 | |
| 12/03 | L | F 2-0 1:57 | C. Northwind | Granger | Deer Park Invitational | Semifinal | 182 | |
| 12/03 | W | F 4-0 0:55 | C. Beckner | Colville | Deer Park Invitational | Quarterfinal | 182 | |
| 12/03 | W | F 2-0 1:45 | S. Simmons | Mead | Deer Park Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 182 |