Alex Cruz

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	RESULT	OPPONENT	OPP. TEAM	EVENT	RND.	WT.
06/03	W	TF 17-1 3:22	K. Terry	N/a	BATTLE AT THE BALLPARK	Semis & 1st WB (8 Man)	125-135
06/03	W	F 2-0 0:27	B. Smith	---	BATTLE AT THE BALLPARK	Quarterfinals (8 Man)	125-135
03/31	L	DEC 3-1 SV	T. Holzer	WI	2023 USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals	Rd 7	132
03/31	L	TF 17-2 5:02	N. Bierma	IA	2023 USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals	Round 6	132
03/31	W	DEC 11-8	D. Joiner	MO	2023 USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals	Round 4	132
02/17	L	DEC 3-2	H. Yeager	---	IHSAA (IN) State Finals	Champ. Round 1 (16 Man)	126
02/11	W	DEC 8-6 SV	H. Brady	Garrett	IHSAA Semi-State @ Fort Wayne/New Haven	Placement (16 Man)	126
02/11	W	DEC 7-1	J. Bradley	---	IHSAA Semi-State @ Fort Wayne/New Haven	Semis (16 Man)	126
02/11	W	F 2-0 1:09	S. Sharp	Fort Wayne Snider	IHSAA Semi-State @ Fort Wayne/New Haven	Quarters (16 Man)	126
02/11	W	F 2-0 0:59	B. Daniels	Union City	IHSAA Semi-State @ Fort Wayne/New Haven	Champ. Round 1 (16 Man)	126
02/04	W	MD 16-5	G. Beasley	---	IHSAA Regional @ Goshen	Placement (8 Man)	126
02/04	W	F 4-1 1:50	C. Wiese	Goshen	IHSAA Regional @ Goshen	Semis (8 Man)	126
02/04	W	F 7-3 1:39	L. Ratcliff	Northwood	IHSAA Regional @ Goshen	Quarters (8 Man)	126
01/28	L	DEF 3-4 4:00	B. Meyer	Dekalb	IHSAA Sectional @ West Noble	Placement Matches	126
01/28	W	F 4-1 1:33	T. Maggart	Angola	IHSAA Sectional @ West Noble	Semis and WB	126
01/28	W	F 2-0 0:35	I. Moore	Westview	IHSAA Sectional @ West Noble	Quarters	126
01/21	W	DEF 0-0	H. Brady	Garrett	NECC 2023 Championships	Placement Matches (16 Man)	126
01/21	W	TF 20-4 5:26	Z. Pica	Fremont	NECC 2023 Championships	Semis (16 Man)	126
01/21	W	F 2-0 0:15	K. Glasgo	Prairie Heights	NECC 2023 Championships	Quarters (16 Man)	126
01/14	W	DEC 5-1	Z. Pica	Fremont	Garrett Invitational	Placement Matches (16 Man)	126
01/14	W	TF 16-1 2:25	T. Maggart	Angola	Garrett Invitational	Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man)	126
01/14	W	F 2-0 1:10	J. Stevens-DeWitt	Garrett	Garrett Invitational	Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man)	126
01/14	W	F 2-0 0:19	K. Rcihardson	Southern Wells	Garrett Invitational	Round 1 (16 Man)	126
01/07	W	DEC 5-0	Z. Pica	Fremont	East Noble Invitational	Placement (12 Man)	126
01/07	W	F 10-1 2:54	B. Mock	Elkhart	East Noble Invitational	Semis & WB (12 Man)	126
01/07	W	F 7-0 2:11	A. Niblack	South Side	East Noble Invitational	Quarters (12 Man)	126
09/11	L	DEC 9-3	J. Sarabia	Whitmer high school	IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open	Consi 2,4,6 vs. Quarters	123
09/11	W	F 2-0 1:53	C. Lausch	Michigan West Wrestling Club	IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open	Consi1,3,5 and 128 Round 4	123
09/11	W	DEC 1-0	K. Parker	Indy West Wrestling Club	IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open	Round 4 Ch 16	123
09/11	W	F 13-2 3:14	T. Cano	Warhawk Wrestling	IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open	Round 4 Champ & WB (128 Man)	123
09/11	L	DEC 14-9	K. Nowaczyk	Region Wrestling Academy	IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open	Round 2 - Champ & WB (128 Man)	123
09/11	W	F 7-0 3:06	A. Bermudez	Beat The Streets Cleveland	IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open	Round 1	123

DATE	W/L	RESULT	OPPONENT	OPP. TEAM	EVENT	RND.	WT.
02/19	L	MD 13-2	B. Haines	Brownsburg	IHSAA (IN) State Finals	Champ. Round 1 (16 Man)	126
02/12	W	DEC 3-1	G. Cook	Adams Central	IHSAA Semi-State @ Ft Wayne/New Haven Semi-State	Placement (16 Man)	126
02/12	L	TF 17-0 5:34	T. Wood	---	IHSAA Semi-State @ Ft Wayne/New Haven Semi-State	Semis (16 Man)	126
02/12	W	DEC 4-1	B. Luginbill	Bellmont	IHSAA Semi-State @ Ft Wayne/New Haven Semi-State	Quarters (16 Man)	126
02/12	W	MD 17-7	G. Shanley	North Miami	IHSAA Semi-State @ Ft Wayne/New Haven Semi-State	Champ. Round 1 (16 Man)	126
02/05	L	MD 16-5	A. Sprague	---	IHSAA Regional @ Goshen Regional	Placement (8 Man)	126
02/05	W	DEC 11-10	M. Kallimani	Jimtown	IHSAA Regional @ Goshen Regional	Semis (8 Man)	126
02/05	W	DEC 6-3	C. Wiese	Goshen	IHSAA Regional @ Goshen Regional	Quarters (8 Man)	126
01/08	L	F 16-3 5:23	A. Sprague	East Noble	East Noble Invitational	Placement (12 Man)	126
01/08	W	F 9-1 2:19	Z. Hord	Churubusco	East Noble Invitational	Semis & WB (12 Man)	126
01/08	W	F 6-2 1:36	I. Martinez	Warsaw	East Noble Invitational	Quarters (12 Man)	126
09/12	L	DEC 9-2	Z. Schreck	Corydon Wrestling Club	2021 IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open	Round 3	123
09/12	L	MD 13-0	G. Caprella	Team Stomp	2021 IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open	Round 2	123
09/12	W	DEC 9-3	L. Chavez	Btw	2021 IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open	Round 1 64 Champ	123

DATE	W/L	RESULT	OPPONENT	OPP. TEAM	EVENT	RND.	WT.
03/26	L	MD 13-5	S. Conway	Izzy Style Wrestling	USAW HS National Recruiting Showcase	Round 4	126
03/26	W	F 12-4 4:20	J. Ramsey	Indiana	USAW HS National Recruiting Showcase	2nd Wrestleback (64 Man)	126
03/26	L	F 3-0 3:02	d. Roman	---	USAW HS National Recruiting Showcase	Round 2	126
03/20	L	TF 17-2 5:00	T. Wood	---	USAW HS Nat`l Recruiting Showcase - IN Qualifier	Placements	126
03/20	L	DEC 5-2	C. Perry	---	USAW HS Nat`l Recruiting Showcase - IN Qualifier	Round 7	126
03/20	W	DEC 10-6	J. Ramsey	Indiana	USAW HS Nat`l Recruiting Showcase - IN Qualifier	Round 6	126
03/20	W	F 11-1 4:14	J. Domingo	---	USAW HS Nat`l Recruiting Showcase - IN Qualifier	Round 5	126
03/20	L	MD 13-2	A. Hughes	Lawrence North Wildcat Wrestling Club	USAW HS Nat`l Recruiting Showcase - IN Qualifier	Round 4	126
03/20	W	MD 14-2	A. Cohen	Warren Wrestling Academy	USAW HS Nat`l Recruiting Showcase - IN Qualifier	Round 2	126
02/28	L	DEC 3-1	J. Johnson	Red Cobra WA	Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships	Day 2 Blood Round	126
02/27	L	DEC 3-0	B. Lain	Tell City.	Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships	Quarters	126
02/27	W	DEC 1-0	H. Miller	Wawasee	Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships	Round 4	126
02/27	W	MD 11-2	K. Rice	Floyd Central	Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships	Round 3	126
02/14	W	DEC 6-4	C. Lawson	Snider WC	Indiana Frosh-Soph State North Qualifier	Placement	126
02/14	W	DEC 7-3	W. Smith	Rockies Wrestling Club	Indiana Frosh-Soph State North Qualifier	Round 6	126
02/14	W	DEC 7-2	C. Miller	Purdue Polytechnic	Indiana Frosh-Soph State North Qualifier	Round 8	126
02/14	W	F 7-2 1:35	C. Avila	Rebel Wrestling Foundation	Indiana Frosh-Soph State North Qualifier	Round 3	126
02/14	W	F 5-0 1:18	T. Bajer	John Glenn Wrestling Club	Indiana Frosh-Soph State North Qualifier	Round 2	126
09/13	W	DEC 5-0 SV	M. Libby	Bloomington South WC	IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open	Round 2	116
09/13	L	F 5-0 0:41	T. Jude	---	IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open	Round 3	116
09/13	L	F 4-1 1:05	S. Moore	---	IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open	Round 1 64 Champ	116

DATE	W/L	RESULT	OPPONENT	OPP. TEAM	EVENT	RND.	WT.
02/29	L	MD 15-1	J. Buttler	Whiteland Community	Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships	Consi 2/4/6	113
02/29	W	DEC 8-2	I. Padgett	Bloomington South	Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships	Consi 3	113
02/29	W	MD 11-2	B. Joseph	Laporte	Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships	Round 4	113
02/29	L	TF 16-0 6:00	B. Hooper	Carmel USA WC	Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships	Round 3	113
02/29	W	F 2-2 3:18	H. Pitts	---	Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships	Round 2	113
02/17	W	DEC 12-6	N. Christion	---	Indiana Frosh-Soph State North Qualifier	Placement	113
02/17	L	MD 13-1	C. Solomey	Kankakee Valley	Indiana Frosh-Soph State North Qualifier	Round 8	113
02/17	W	DEC 7-2	C. Keller	Benton Central	Indiana Frosh-Soph State North Qualifier	Round 7	113
02/16	L	DEC 4-1	B. Joseph	Laporte Wrestling Club	Indiana Frosh-Soph State North Qualifier	Round 6	113
02/16	W	F 2-0 1:20	J. Espinosa	Morton	Indiana Frosh-Soph State North Qualifier	Round 3	113
02/16	W	F 7-0 3:58	J. Collazo	Goshen RedHawks	Indiana Frosh-Soph State North Qualifier	Round 2	113
02/08	L	MD 12-2	N. Eberhart	---	IHSAA Regional @ Goshen	Quarters (8 Man)	113
02/01	L	DEC 9-4	G. Roberts	Prairie Heights	IHSAA Sectional @ Westview	Placement Matches	113
02/01	W	DEC 7-1	E. Kamer	Fremont	IHSAA Sectional @ Westview	Consi Semis	113
02/01	W	F 0-0 0:28	K. DeWitt	Central Noble	IHSAA Sectional @ Westview	Semis and WB	113
02/01	L	DEC 2-0	G. Roberts	Prairie Heights	IHSAA Sectional @ Westview	Quarters	113
12/21	L	F 2-0 0:54	B. Kinney	---	New Haven Super Duals	Round 3 (6 Team)	113
12/21	W	F 6-0 1:54	E. Ola	New Haven	New Haven Super Duals	Round 4 (6 Team)	113
12/21	W	DEC 10-3	C. Ley	Bishop Dwenger	New Haven Super Duals	Round 1 (6 Team)	113
09/08	L	DEC 5-2	C. Keller	Unattached	IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open	Round 3	109
09/08	L	DEC 5-2	J. Stall	---	IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open	Round 1 64 Champ	109