Greg Kerkvliet
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/08 | L | F 2-0 0:56 | S. Jaster | Starmont | IHSAA 1A Sec 12 | 1st and 3rd Place | 182 | |
| 02/08 | L | F 2-0 1:10 | S. Conway | South Winneshiek - Calmar | IHSAA 1A Sec 12 | Semis & 1st Wrestleback (8 Man) | 182 | |
| 02/08 | W | F 0-2 0:15 | T. Zuercher | MFL- MarMac | IHSAA 1A Sec 12 | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 182 | |
| 02/01 | L | F 17-4 5:20 | C. Cooley | North Fayette Valley | 2020 Upper Iowa Conference Tournament | Varsity Finals | 182 | |
| 02/01 | W | F 5-0 1:12 | T. Zuercher | MFL MarMac | 2020 Upper Iowa Conference Tournament | Varsity Rd 2 | 182 | |
| 01/25 | L | F 2-0 0:55 | A. Grimes | --- | John Byers Invitation 2020 | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 170 | |
| 01/25 | W | F 2-0 0:16 | R. Cribbs | Dubuque Senior | John Byers Invitation 2020 | 2nd Wrestleback (8 Man) | 170 | |
| 01/25 | W | F 2-0 0:49 | T. Hansen | Dubuque Senior | John Byers Invitation 2020 | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 170 | |
| 01/25 | L | F 6-2 1:12 | T. Schmidt | Northeast | John Byers Invitation 2020 | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 170 | |
| 01/11 | L | F 2-0 1:00 | T. Reicks | New Hampton/Turkey Valley JV | Central Invitational | Round 5 | 182 | |
| 01/11 | L | F 2-0 1:12 | C. Chapman | Waterloo West | Central Invitational | Round 4 | 182 | |
| 01/11 | W | F 2-2 0:38 | E. Folkedahl | Decorah JV | Central Invitational | round 3 | 182 | |
| 01/11 | L | F 2-0 1:00 | M. Herold | New Hampton/Turkey Valley JV | Central Invitational | Round 2 | 182 | |
| 01/11 | W | F 4-4 1:46 | M. Johnson | Waterloo West | Central Invitational | Round 1 | 182 | |
| 01/04 | L | F 2-0 1:14 | G. Voshell | Oelwein | Warrior Duals | Round 2 (8 Team) | 182 | |
| 01/04 | W | F 6-2 0:58 | H. Grimm | Central Elkader | Warrior Duals | Placement Matches (8 Team) | 182 | |
| 01/04 | L | TF 15-0 2:07 | L. Barnum | Tipton | Warrior Duals | Round 1 (8 Team) | 182 | |
| 01/04 | W | F 6-1 2:00 | C. Rausch | --- | Warrior Duals | Round 3 (8 Team) | 182 | |
| 12/15 | W | DEC 2-0 | S. Jaster | Starmont | 2019 Oelwein Invitational | Round5 | 182 | |
| 12/14 | L | F 2-0 0:32 | J. Johnson | --- | 2019 Oelwein Invitational | Round4 | 182 | |
| 12/14 | L | F 2-0 0:53 | O. Rechkemmer | Oelwein | 2019 Oelwein Invitational | Round3 | 182 | |
| 12/14 | W | F 4-2 1:02 | C. Hershberger | North Tama | 2019 Oelwein Invitational | Round2 | 182 | |
| 12/14 | L | F 2-0 1:23 | L. Barnum | Tipton | 2019 Oelwein Invitational | Round1 | 182 |