Matt Kaylor
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/16 | L | MD 13-0 | E. Hicks | Carroll (FW) | 2019 IHSAA State Finals | 7th Place | 152 | |
| 02/16 | L | MD 9-1 | I. Levitz | Prairie Heights | 2019 IHSAA State Finals | WB | 152 | |
| 02/16 | L | MD 19-10 | E. Dickens | Evansville Mater Dei | 2019 IHSAA State Finals | Quarters (16 Man) | 152 | |
| 02/16 | W | F 9-7 6:37 | E. Hiestand | Yorktown | 2019 IHSAA State Finals | Champ. Round 1 (16 Man) | 152 | |
| 02/09 | W | DEC 10-6 | N. Hollendonner | Crown Point | IHSAA Semi-State @ East Chicago | Placement (16 Man) | 152 | |
| 02/09 | L | F 2-0 1:53 | R. Ellis | --- | IHSAA Semi-State @ East Chicago | Semis (16 Man) | 152 | |
| 02/09 | W | DEC 6-1 | C. Fritz | West Central | IHSAA Semi-State @ East Chicago | Quarters (16 Man) | 152 | |
| 02/09 | W | F 15-2 3:18 | S. Querry | LaPorte | IHSAA Semi-State @ East Chicago | Champ. Round 1 (16 Man) | 152 | |
| 02/02 | W | DEC 3-0 | T. Turley | Hobart | IHSAA Regional @ Hobart | Placement (8 Man) | 152 | |
| 02/02 | W | MD 9-1 | J. Beehn | Portage | IHSAA Regional @ Hobart | Semis (8 Man) | 152 | |
| 02/02 | W | F 5-0 0:48 | R. Maldonado | --- | IHSAA Regional @ Hobart | Quarters (8 Man) | 152 | |
| 01/26 | W | DEC 7-3 | T. Turley | Hobart | IHSAA Sectional @ Portage | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 152 | |
| 01/26 | W | F 4-1 0:56 | E. Scurlock | Andrean | IHSAA Sectional @ Portage | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 152 | |
| 01/26 | W | FOR 0-0 | F. LSE | Lake Station Edison | IHSAA Sectional @ Portage | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 152 | |
| 01/12 | W | F 2-0 1:48 | R. Breedlove | --- | Greater South Shore Championships (GSSC) | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 152 | |
| 01/12 | W | F 14-1 3:19 | T. Wiegman | Hebron | Greater South Shore Championships (GSSC) | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 152 | |
| 01/12 | W | F 4-1 0:44 | S. Suarez | Bishop Noll | Greater South Shore Championships (GSSC) | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 152 | |
| 01/09 | W | DEC 7-4 | T. Turley | Hobart | Griffith @ Hobart | Round 1 | 152 | |
| 01/05 | W | DEC 7-2 | I. Mohmed | --- | Lake County Championships | Placement Matches (32 Man) | 152 | |
| 01/05 | W | F 6-1 1:46 | R. Breedlove | --- | Lake County Championships | Semis FINALS Championship ONLY | 152 | |
| 01/05 | W | F 15-2 5:22 | D. Pope | Merrillville | Lake County Championships | Quarters FINALS Championship ONLY | 152 | |
| 01/05 | W | F 2-0 1:16 | D. Silva | --- | Lake County Championships | Round of 16 (Round 2 Champ) & 1st Rd WB | 152 | |
| 01/04 | W | F 0-0 1:19 | R. Maldonado | --- | Munster Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 152 | |
| 01/04 | W | DEC 7-2 | I. Mohmed | --- | Kankakee Valley Super Dual | Champ. Round 1 | 152 | |
| 01/04 | W | TF 22-7 | J. Wilson | Kankakee Valley | Kankakee Valley Super Dual | Champ. Round 1 | 152 | |
| 01/04 | W | F 0-0 0:59 | T. Perry | Winamac Community | Kankakee Valley Super Dual | Champ. Round 1 | 152 | |
| 01/04 | W | F 0-0 1:22 | H. Stanley | Munster | Kankakee Valley Super Dual | Champ. Round 1 | 152 | |
| 01/04 | W | F 0-0 3:38 | M. Welch | Concord | Munster Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 152 | |
| 01/03 | W | F 0-0 0:58 | K. Paceley | River Forest | Griffith Super Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 160 | |
| 12/31 | W | F 0-0 2:48 | J. Furto | Whiting | Griffith Super Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 152 | |
| 12/29 | W | F 15-3 5:27 | D. Scheuerman | Portage | Griffith Super Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 160 | |
| 12/23 | W | DEC 1-0 | T. Turley | Hobart | Hobart @ Griffith | Round 1 | 152 | |
| 12/15 | W | F 4-2 2:00 | S. Querry | LaPorte | Munster Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 152 | |
| 12/15 | L | MD 17-5 | R. Ellis | --- | Munster Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 152 | |
| 12/15 | W | F 0-0 0:41 | Z. Kizzar | Michigan City | Munster Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 152 | |
| 12/01 | L | DEC 3-2 | T. Turley | Hobart | Harvest Classic | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 152 | |
| 12/01 | W | DEC 8-5 | S. Terry | Homewood Flossmoor | Harvest Classic | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 152 | |
| 12/01 | W | F 5-0 1:19 | C. Scarnavach | Brother Rice | Harvest Classic | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 152 | |
| 12/01 | W | F 11-2 2:41 | A. Figueroa | --- | Harvest Classic | Round 1 (16 Man) | 152 | |
| 11/29 | W | F 0-0 3:15 | R. Breedlove | --- | Hanover Central @ Griffith | Round 1 | 152 | |
| 11/22 | W | F 0-0 3:56 | P. Adamczyk | Hebron | Griffith @ Hebron | Round 1 | 160 | |
| 11/20 | W | F 0-0 0:48 | T. Durall | Wheeler | Griffith @ Wheeler | Round 1 | 152 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/10 | L | DEC 4-1 | J. Douglass | Attica | IHSAA Semi-State @ East Chicago Central | Quarters (16 Man) | 145 | |
| 02/10 | W | F 12-9 5:37 | E. Pack | --- | IHSAA Semi-State @ East Chicago Central | Champ. Round 1 (16 Man) | 145 | |
| 02/03 | L | MD 16-4 | K. McIntosh | --- | IHSAA Regional @ Hobart | Placement (8 Man) | 145 | |
| 02/03 | W | F 9-0 3:30 | D. Pope | Merrillville | IHSAA Regional @ Hobart | Semis (8 Man) | 145 | |
| 02/03 | W | F 2-0 0:36 | J. Hiedenrieter | Hammond Gavit | IHSAA Regional @ Hobart | Quarters (8 Man) | 145 | |
| 01/27 | L | F 9-3 5:28 | K. McIntosh | --- | IHSAA Sectional @ Griffith High School | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 145 | |
| 01/27 | W | DEC 12-10 SV | T. Turley | Hobart | IHSAA Sectional @ Griffith High School | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 145 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 7-1 1:52 | R. Weatherly | Calumet | IHSAA Sectional @ Griffith High School | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 145 | |
| 01/10 | L | DEC 4-0 | T. Turley | Hobart | Griffith @ Hobart | Round 1 | 145 | |
| 01/06 | W | F 7-6 3:04 | D. Park | --- | Lake County Championships | Placement Matches | 145 | |
| 01/06 | W | TF 17-2 5:21 | R. Breedlove | --- | Lake County Championships | Semi Final Championship Round | 145 | |
| 01/06 | W | F 6-0 0:18 | c. hook | --- | Lake County Championships | Quartersfinals Championship Round | 145 | |
| 01/06 | W | F 7-1 1:40 | C. Gonzalez | --- | Lake County Championships | Round 1 Championship | 145 | |
| 12/02 | W | DEC 7-5 | J. Harper | --- | Harvest Classic | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 145 | |
| 12/02 | L | TF 16-1 4:51 | K. McIntosh | --- | Harvest Classic | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 145 | |
| 12/02 | W | DEC 7-6 | D. Park | Lake Central | Harvest Classic | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 145 | |
| 12/02 | W | FOR 0-0 | F. FF | Brother Rice | Harvest Classic | Round 1 (16 Man) | 145 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/04 | L | DEC 10-5 | C. Crary | Munster | IHSAA Regional @ Calumet | Quarters (8 Man) | 138 | |
| 01/28 | W | MD 13-4 | T. Torres | --- | IHSAA Sectional @ Calumet | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 138 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 0-0 2:34 | B. Phillips | Highland | IHSAA Sectional @ Calumet | 2nd Wrestleback (8 Man) | 138 | |
| 01/28 | L | TF 20-5 | K. Rumph | --- | IHSAA Sectional @ Calumet | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 138 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 0-0 1:20 | K. Ellingham | Calumet | IHSAA Sectional @ Calumet | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 138 | |
| 01/12 | W | F 0-0 1:10 | X. Langford | Michigan City | Munster Super Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/12 | W | F 0-0 0:52 | Q. Gordon | South Bend Clay | Munster Super Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 145 | |
| 01/11 | W | F 0-0 | R. Mcknight | Highland | Griffith Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 145 | |
| 01/08 | W | F 11-3 2:57 | C. Clark | Kankakee Valley | Griffith Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/27 | W | F 0-0 0:45 | A. Feikes | LaPorte | Munster Super Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/14 | W | F 0-0 3:05 | J. Gillian | Hanover Central | Griffith @ Hanover Central | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/03 | W | F 0-0 1:42 | D. Linder | McCutcheon | Harvest Classic | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 138 | |
| 12/03 | W | DEC 6-3 | J. Gilliam | Hanover Central | Harvest Classic | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 138 | |
| 12/03 | W | DEC 6-0 | R. Mendoza | Highland | Harvest Classic | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 138 | |
| 12/03 | L | DEC 4-3 | B. Davis | Perry Meridian | Harvest Classic | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 138 | |
| 12/03 | W | DEC 7-4 | D. Linder | McCutcheon | Harvest Classic | Round 1 (16 Man) | 138 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/13 | L | DEC 4-1 | B. Niewoehner | Kankakee Valley | 2016 IHSAA Semi-State @ East Chicago | Champ. Round 1 (16 Man) | 126 | |
| 02/06 | W | DEC 6-5 | R. Rodriguez | Hammond Morton | IHSAA Regional @ Calumet | Placement (8 Man) | 126 | |
| 02/06 | W | DEC 6-5 | R. Rodriguez | --- | IHSAA Regional @ Calumet | Placement (8 Man) | 126 | |
| 02/06 | L | MD 14-5 | M. DeLaPeña | Merrillville | IHSAA Regional @ Calumet | Semis (8 Man) | 126 | |
| 02/06 | L | MD 14-5 | M. DeLaPeña | --- | IHSAA Regional @ Calumet | Semis (8 Man) | 126 | |
| 02/06 | W | F 0-0 3:22 | M. Underwood | Hammond Gavit | IHSAA Regional @ Calumet | Quarters (8 Man) | 126 | |
| 02/06 | W | F 0-0 3:22 | M. Underwood | Hammond Gavit | IHSAA Regional @ Calumet | Quarters (8 Man) | 126 | |
| 01/30 | L | F 0-0 0:56 | G. Torres | --- | IHSAA Sectional @ Calumet | Placements | 126 | |
| 01/30 | W | F 0-0 1:30 | D. LeNeave | Highland | IHSAA Sectional @ Calumet | Semis and Cons Round 1 | 126 | |
| 01/30 | W | FOR 0-0 | F. FF | Gary West Side | IHSAA Sectional @ Calumet | Quarters | 126 | |
| 12/26 | W | MD 11-0 | Z. Galvan | Lowell | Lowell @ Griffith | Round 1 | 126 | |
| 12/05 | W | F 5-0 1:19 | J. Robles | McCutcheon | Harvest Classic | Champ. Round 1 | 126 |