Justin Mejia
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/04 | L | DEC 7-2 | J. Gilreath | Evangel Christian | LHSAA State Championships | Finals | D 3 138 | |
| 02/03 | W | F 4-0 2:58 | T. David | Basile | LHSAA State Championships | Bottom Semifinals | D 3 138 | |
| 02/02 | W | F 5-0 1:09 | T. Lebert | South Beauregard | LHSAA State Championships | Quarters | D 3 138 | |
| 02/02 | W | F 2-0 0:53 | R. Cuccia | St. Michael the Archangel | LHSAA State Championships | Round 2 Champ. (32 Man) & Round 1 Champ. (16 Man) | D 3 138 | |
| 01/20 | W | MD 14-4 | B. Trahan | Sulphur | 2024 11th Annual Jesse James SW Shootout | 1st & 3rd (16 Man) | 138 | |
| 01/20 | W | F 2-2 1:05 | T. Lebert | South Beauregard | 2024 11th Annual Jesse James SW Shootout | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 138 | |
| 01/20 | W | TF 20-3 4:50 | J. Andrews | Sam Houston | 2024 11th Annual Jesse James SW Shootout | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 138 | |
| 01/19 | W | F 0-0 | C. | Rosepine | Rosepine @ St. Louis Catholic | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/16 | W | DEC 4-3 | T. Scott | Rayne | 2024 Rayne Invitational | Semifinals | 138 | |
| 01/16 | W | F 0-0 | N. Arcemont | Erath | 2024 Rayne Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/14 | L | MD 15-4 | C. Guidry | Terrebonne | 2024 Rayne Invitational | Placement (32 Man) | 138 | |
| 01/14 | L | MD 15-4 | C. Guidry | Terrebonne | 2024 Rayne Invitational | 1st Place Match | 138 | |
| 01/13 | W | DEC 4-3 | T. Scott | Rayne | 2024 Rayne Invitational | Semis & WB (32 Man) | 138 | |
| 01/13 | W | DEC 4-3 | T. Scott | Rayne | 2024 Rayne Invitational | Semifinals | 138 | |
| 01/13 | W | F 0-0 | K. Wheeler | Archbishop Hannan | 2024 Rayne Invitational | Quarters & WB (32 Man) | 138 | |
| 01/13 | W | F 0-0 | K. Wheeler | Archbishop Hannan | 2024 Rayne Invitational | Quarterfinals | 138 | |
| 01/13 | W | F 0-0 | B. Landry | Comeaux | 2024 Rayne Invitational | Round 2 Champ (32 Man) | 138 | |
| 01/13 | W | F 0-0 | B. Landry | Comeaux | 2024 Rayne Invitational | Champ. Round 2 | 138 | |
| 01/13 | W | F 0-0 | N. Arcemont | Erath | 2024 Rayne Invitational | Round 1 (32 Man) | 138 | |
| 01/12 | W | F 0-0 | C. | Rosepine | St. Louis Catholic @ Rosepine | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/30 | L | DEC 7-6 | S. Lowe | Archbishop Hannan | 2nd Annual Jimmy Vidrine D3 Invitational | 3rd (16 Man) | 144 | |
| 12/30 | W | F 14-3 4:43 | D. Landry | Lake Charles College Prep | 2nd Annual Jimmy Vidrine D3 Invitational | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 144 | |
| 12/30 | L | TF 17-2 5:45 | P. Curtis | John Curtis Christian | 2nd Annual Jimmy Vidrine D3 Invitational | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 144 | |
| 12/30 | W | F 0-1 4:42 | T. LeBlanc | Basile | 2nd Annual Jimmy Vidrine D3 Invitational | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 144 | |
| 12/30 | W | F 11-2 5:39 | G. Casey | Archbishop Hannan | 2nd Annual Jimmy Vidrine D3 Invitational | Round 1 (16 Man) | 144 | |
| 12/28 | W | F 0-0 3:03 | T. LeBlanc | Basile | St. Louis Catholic @ Basile | Round 1 | 144 | |
| 12/15 | W | F 0-0 3:30 | B. Trahan | Vinton | Tri-Meet Vinton, St. Louis @ South Beauregard | Round 1 | 144 | |
| 12/15 | L | MD 12-4 | A. Green | South Beauregard | Tri-Meet Vinton, St. Louis @ South Beauregard | Round 1 | 150 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 0-0 | D. Rabb | Haughton | 2023 Jennings/McCrory/Petitjean Duals | Round 3 (10 Team) | 144 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 0-0 | Z. Nims | Comeaux | 2023 Jennings/McCrory/Petitjean Duals | Round 1 (10 Team) | 144 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 0-0 | A. Reddoch | Vandebilt Catholic | 2023 Jennings/McCrory/Petitjean Duals | Round 2 (10 Team) | 144 | |
| 12/02 | W | DEC 4-3 | E. Lopez | St. Thomas More | 2023 Jennings/McCrory/Petitjean Duals | Round 5 (10 Team) | 144 | |
| 11/18 | L | MD 22-13 | J. Wakefield | East Ascension | Griffin Open 2023 | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 144 | |
| 11/18 | L | MD 16-3 | H. Mulvihill | Holy Cross | Griffin Open 2023 | Round 1 (16 Man) | 144 | |
| 11/11 | W | F 10-3 3:58 | F. Brotherton | Lafayette | Cougar Classic | Round 5 Combined | 144 | |
| 11/11 | W | F 3-7 4:26 | A. Hebert | St. Thomas More | Cougar Classic | Round 4 Combined | 144 | |
| 11/11 | L | TF 16-0 5:45 | T. Hudson | Sam Houston | Cougar Classic | Round 3 Combined | 144 | |
| 11/11 | W | F 4-3 2:25 | H. Foreman | North Vermillion | Cougar Classic | Round 2 Combined | 144 | |
| 11/11 | W | F 5-0 3:54 | P. Sampey | Comeaux | Cougar Classic | Round 1 Combined | 144 | |
| 11/05 | L | TF 15-0 3:00 | H. Mulvihill | Holy Cross | 2023 Warrior Open | Semis & 5th WB (32 Man) | 144 | |
| 11/04 | W | F 14-1 4:54 | F. Piatkiewicz | Baton Rouge | 2023 Warrior Open | 4th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 144 | |
| 11/04 | W | F 5-4 4:31 | K. Manuel | Airline | 2023 Warrior Open | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 144 | |
| 11/04 | L | MD 15-5 | D. Ricks | Brusly | 2023 Warrior Open | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 144 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/11 | W | F 7-0 1:18 | B. Hoffpauir | Sulphur Jr Storm Wrestling Club | KF ThrowDown | Round 3 (4 Man) | 152 | |
| 03/11 | W | F 2-0 0:33 | G. Robinson | Lafayette Scrappers Wrestling Club | KF ThrowDown | Round 2 (4 Man) | 152 | |
| 03/11 | L | F 8-3 3:23 | M. Andrusia | Sulphur Jr Storm Wrestling Club | KF ThrowDown | Round 1 (4 Man) | 152 | |
| 03/04 | W | F 2-0 0:27 | B. Hoffpauir | Sulphur Jr Storm Wrestling Club | Jr Storm Battle on the Bayou 2023 | Round 3 (4 Man) | 152 | |
| 03/04 | L | F 5-4 5:15 | T. Tralar | Lafayette Scrappers Wrestling Club | Jr Storm Battle on the Bayou 2023 | Round 2 (4 Man) | 152 | |
| 03/04 | W | F 2-0 2:53 | J. Peterman | Buccaneer Wrestling | Jr Storm Battle on the Bayou 2023 | Round 1 (4 Man) | 152 | |
| 02/11 | L | F 4-0 4:48 | T. Wagner | Archbishop Hannan | LHSAA State Championships | 5th Place Matches | D 3 145 | |
| 02/11 | L | MD 11-2 | P. Curtis | John Curtis Christian School | LHSAA State Championships | Cons. Semis | D 3 145 | |
| 02/11 | W | MD 10-1 | C. Brooks | Evangel Christian Academy | LHSAA State Championships | 5th Wrestleback | D 3 145 | |
| 02/10 | W | DEC 3-1 | J. Sheffield | St. Mary`s | LHSAA State Championships | 4th Wrestleback | D 3 145 | |
| 02/10 | L | DEC 8-2 | T. Wagner | Archbishop Hannan | LHSAA State Championships | Quarters | D 3 145 | |
| 01/21 | L | F 0-2 1:56 | B. Barrow | Catholic | 46th Annual Ken Cole Invitational | Round 3 Quarters & 2nd WB (32 Man) | 145 | |
| 01/20 | L | TF 16-1 2:55 | A. Shook | Archbishop Rummel | 46th Annual Ken Cole Invitational | Round 2 Champ & 1st WB (32 Man) | 145 | |
| 01/20 | W | F 10-2 5:58 | G. Robinson | Lafayette | 46th Annual Ken Cole Invitational | Round 1 (32 Man) | 145 | |
| 01/14 | L | F 0-0 | A. Mills | Sulphur | 2023 Rayne Invitational | Placement (32 Man) | 145 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 0-0 | L. Turnley | Kaplan | 2023 Rayne Invitational | Semis & WB (32 Man) | 145 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 0-0 | B. Rhodes | Terrebonne | 2023 Rayne Invitational | Quarters & WB (32 Man) | 145 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 0-0 | E. Lopez | St. Thomas More | 2023 Rayne Invitational | Round 2 Champ (32 Man) | 145 | |
| 01/07 | L | DEC 6-3 | S. Lowe | Archbishop Hannan | Inaugural Jimmy Vidrine D3 Invitational | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 138 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 0-2 0:24 | P. Langley | South Beauregard | Inaugural Jimmy Vidrine D3 Invitational | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 138 | |
| 01/07 | L | F 2-0 1:21 | C. Gautreaux | DeQuincy | Inaugural Jimmy Vidrine D3 Invitational | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 138 | |
| 12/17 | L | MD 9-1 | I. Theriot | --- | Jacob McMillan 16 Varsity | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 145 | |
| 12/17 | W | F 8-3 4:40 | T. Tralar | Acadiana | Jacob McMillan 16 Varsity | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 145 | |
| 12/17 | L | F 5-0 3:46 | S. Lewis | Fontainebleau | Jacob McMillan 16 Varsity | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 145 | |
| 12/17 | W | F 7-2 3:46 | M. Thompson | Parkway | Jacob McMillan 16 Varsity | Round 1 (16 Man) | 145 | |
| 12/03 | W | DEC 12-5 | D. Carter | Basile | 2022 Jennings/McCrory/Petitjean Duals | Round 1 (6 Team) | 145 | |
| 12/03 | W | F 0-0 | Z. Cestia | St. Thomas More | 2022 Jennings/McCrory/Petitjean Duals | Round 2 (6 Team) | 145 | |
| 12/03 | W | DEC 8-2 | B. Dyson | Terrebonne | 2022 Jennings/McCrory/Petitjean Duals | Round 5 (6 Team) | 145 | |
| 11/18 | W | F 0-0 | P. Langley | South Beauregard | Sam Houston & St. Louis Tri | Champ. Round 1 | 145 | |
| 11/12 | L | DEC 9-8 | R. Williams | Belle Chasse | Lakeshore Open | 1st & 3rd (16 Man) | 145 | |
| 11/12 | W | DEC 12-8 | S. Townsend | Dutchtown | Lakeshore Open | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 145 | |
| 11/12 | L | F 2-0 0:45 | L. Webb | Chalmette | Lakeshore Open | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 145 | |
| 11/12 | W | F 2-0 0:36 | W. Bostick | John Curtis Christian | Lakeshore Open | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 145 | |
| 11/12 | W | F 2-0 0:29 | E. Toups | Destrehan | Lakeshore Open | Round 1 (16 Man) | 145 | |
| 11/05 | L | F 2-0 1:02 | L. O`Connor | DeLaSalle | 2022 Warrior Open | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 145 | |
| 11/05 | W | F 9-4 3:01 | G. Fritsche | Catholic Br | 2022 Warrior Open | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 145 | |
| 11/05 | W | F 7-3 3:54 | K. Manuel | Airline | 2022 Warrior Open | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 145 | |
| 11/05 | W | F 2-0 | C. Eiselstein | Sam Houston HS | 2022 Warrior Open | Round 1 (16 Man) | 145 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/11 | L | DEC 2-0 | T. Bean | Evangel Christian Academy | LHSAA State Championships | 5th Wrestleback | D 3 145 | |
| 02/11 | L | F 2-0 1:32 | S. King | --- | LHSAA State Championships | Quarters | D 3 145 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 0-0 5:03 | A. Laurent | South Beauregard | St. Louis @ South Beauregard | Round 1 | 145 |