Anthony Ruzic
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/10 | W | TF 17-2 1:28 | C. Ater | Team piasa wrestling club | 2025 Litchfield Wrestling Spring Open | Round 4 | 76 | |
| 05/10 | W | TF 18-3 1:26 | B. Becker | Freeburg | 2025 Litchfield Wrestling Spring Open | Round 3 | 76 | |
| 05/10 | W | TF 19-4 1:39 | D. Geltz | TJ Trained | 2025 Litchfield Wrestling Spring Open | Round 2 | 76 | |
| 02/15 | L | DEC 7-4 | D. Aten | Lawrenceville | IHSA 1A Boys Sectional @Carterville | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 02/15 | W | DEC 9-8 | L. Flood | Carterville | IHSA 1A Boys Sectional @Carterville | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 02/14 | L | TF 19-3 | B. Rayl | Belleville (Althoff Catholic) | IHSA 1A Boys Sectional @Carterville | Round 1 (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 02/08 | W | F 5-0 0:58 | J. Noble | Pittsfield | IHSA 1A Boys Regional @Litchfield | Placement Matches | 132 | |
| 02/08 | W | TF 15-0 1:01 | C. Robinson | Litchfield | IHSA 1A Boys Regional @Litchfield | Consi Semis | 132 | |
| 02/08 | L | MD 10-0 | B. Fathauer | Shelbyville | IHSA 1A Boys Regional @Litchfield | Semis and WB3 | 132 | |
| 02/08 | W | F 15-4 3:14 | J. Anderson | Mt. Zion | IHSA 1A Boys Regional @Litchfield | Quarters and WB1 | 132 | |
| 02/01 | L | M FOR 0-0 | L. Aaron | Cumberland | 2025 Rich Lovellette Invitational | 7TH, 5TH, 3RD PLACE MATCHES | 132 | |
| 02/01 | W | F 14-0 5:06 | R. Joesting | Peoria Notre Dame | 2025 Rich Lovellette Invitational | Semi finals | 132 | |
| 02/01 | W | TF 20-2 1:26 | K. Killam | Carlinville | 2025 Rich Lovellette Invitational | QFWB Saturday Morning | 132 | |
| 02/01 | L | F 12-3 1:25 | B. Jr. | Roxana | 2025 Rich Lovellette Invitational | Round 3 Friday | 132 | |
| 02/01 | W | TF 20-5 2:10 | C. Robinson | Litchfield | 2025 Rich Lovellette Invitational | Round 2 Friday | 132 | |
| 01/25 | L | MD 16-7 | D. Aten | Lawrenceville | 2025 Randy Bowman Invitational | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/25 | W | F 7-0 1:31 | L. Christner | Ridgeview-Lexington | 2025 Randy Bowman Invitational | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/25 | W | F 6-6 2:44 | M. Helfrich | LeRoy Tri-Valley | 2025 Randy Bowman Invitational | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/25 | L | MD 16-7 | B. Fathauer | Shelbyville | 2025 Randy Bowman Invitational | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/25 | W | TF 15-0 3:58 | J. Noble | Pittsfield | 2025 Randy Bowman Invitational | Round 1 (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/25 | W | TF 15-0 1:21 | W. Williamson | Heyworth | 2025 Randy Bowman Invitational | Prelim Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/23 | W | F 9-2 2:13 | A. Gil | Beardstown | Beardstown/Shelbyville/Hillsboro | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/23 | L | MD 15-1 | B. Fathauer | Shelbyville | Beardstown/Shelbyville/Hillsboro | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/23 | W | F 9-2 1:38 | B. Kuhl | Hillsboro | Beardstown/Shelbyville/Hillsboro | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/19 | L | TF 16-1 | B. Matthews | Vandalia | Vandalia/Murphysboro/Leroy | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/17 | W | F 14-1 3:30 | J. Noble | Pittsfield | Tri @ Auburn/Williamsville/Pittsfield | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/17 | W | F 14-1 4:36 | J. Noble | Pittsfield | Williamsville/Pittsfield | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/11 | L | TF 22-6 4:49 | L. Blanton | Sterling (Newman Central Catholic) | The 61th Annual Lyle King PIT | 4th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/11 | W | MD 12-0 | O. Rivera | Wilmington | The 61th Annual Lyle King PIT | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/11 | L | MD 11-3 | B. Matthews | Vandalia | The 61th Annual Lyle King PIT | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/10 | W | F 7-0 1:11 | J. Ownbey | Clifton (Central) | The 61th Annual Lyle King PIT | Round 1 (32 Man) | 132 | |
| 12/27 | W | F 11-0 0:44 | E. Birt | St. Joseph-Ogden | ABE`s Rumble | Round 4 (6 Team) | 132 | |
| 12/27 | W | F 11-0 1:08 | C. Maness | Olympia | ABE`s Rumble | Round 1 (6 Team) | 132 | |
| 12/27 | W | F 9-0 0:46 | C. Gomez | Aledo (Mercer County) | ABE`s Rumble | Round 2 (6 Team) | 132 | |
| 12/27 | W | F 3-0 0:33 | Z. Mochocki | Marian Central Catholic | ABE`s Rumble | Champ Round 1 (16 Team) | 132 | |
| 12/27 | L | TF 19-2 3:37 | D. Wainwright | Riverdale | ABE`s Rumble | Round 1 (32 Team) | 132 | |
| 12/27 | L | F 3-0 0:52 | J. Eggleston | Reed-Custer | ABE`s Rumble | Placement (16 Team) | 138 | |
| 12/27 | W | F 7-0 1:20 | K. Melahn | Mt. Carmel | ABE`s Rumble | Round 5 (6 Team) | 132 | |
| 12/27 | W | F 2-3 1:46 | L. Cobine | Roxana | ABE`s Rumble | Quarters & WB (16 Team) | 132 | |
| 12/27 | L | F 13-1 1:31 | L. Blanton | Newman Central Catholic | ABE`s Rumble | Semis & WB (16 Team) | 132 | |
| 12/21 | L | TF 16-1 4:42 | A. Rader | Normal (Community West) | Joe Bee Memorial (Boys) | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 12/21 | L | F 10-0 2:23 | G. VerHeecke | Decatur (Unity Christian) | Joe Bee Memorial (Boys) | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 12/21 | W | F 17-3 3:58 | E. Kato | Champaign (Centennial) | Joe Bee Memorial (Boys) | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 12/21 | W | F 0-7 1:59 | K. Lewndowski | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) | Joe Bee Memorial (Boys) | Round 1 (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 12/15 | L | DEC 6-2 | B. Fathauer | Shelbyville | PORTA Rex Avery Invite | Placement (32 Man) | 132 | |
| 12/14 | W | DEC 16-14 | D. Aten | Lawrenceville | PORTA Rex Avery Invite | Wrestlebacks (32 Man) | 132 | |
| 12/14 | W | F 3-0 1:01 | L. Aaron | Toledo Cumberland | PORTA Rex Avery Invite | Semis & WB (32 Man) | 132 | |
| 12/14 | L | MD 14-0 | Z. Bryant | Petersburg PORTA | PORTA Rex Avery Invite | Quarters & WB (32 Man) | 132 | |
| 12/14 | W | MD 13-2 | M. Helfrich | LeRoy | PORTA Rex Avery Invite | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 132 | |
| 12/07 | W | TF 19-3 2:25 | S. Scott | Carlinville | 2024 Litchfield High School Super Duals | Round 5 (6 Team) | 132 | |
| 12/07 | W | F 15-2 1:37 | J. Gale | Pinckneyville | 2024 Litchfield High School Super Duals | Round 2 (6 Team) | 132 | |
| 12/07 | L | F 7-0 | B. Jr. | Roxana | 2024 Litchfield High School Super Duals | Round 3 (6 Team) | 132 | |
| 12/07 | W | F 3-0 0:47 | M. King | PORTA | 2024 Litchfield High School Super Duals | Round 1 (6 Team) | 132 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/07 | L | F 14-2 3:41 | A. Bean | Ohio Titan | Viper Pit Nationals Open | 3rd Place | 122 lbs | |
| 04/07 | W | DEC 6-0 | J. Byler | Carrollton | Viper Pit Nationals Open | Consi-Semis | 122 lbs | |
| 04/07 | L | MD 9-0 | D. Morrison | MPR Wrestling | Viper Pit Nationals Open | Semi-Finals | 122 lbs | |
| 04/07 | W | F 2-0 0:48 | B. Jones | CP Wrestling | Viper Pit Nationals Open | Quarter-Finals | 122 lbs | |
| 04/06 | W | F 2-0 0:26 | C. Petrakis. | Crestwood Elite (CRW3) | Viper Pit Nationals Duals | RR Rnd 3 | 122 lbs | |
| 04/06 | W | F 7-0 1:39 | O. Thomas | Springport Spartans | Viper Pit Nationals Duals | RR Rnd 2 | 122 lbs | |
| 04/06 | L | F 2-0 0:57 | S. Paxos | BA Brothers of WOW | Viper Pit Nationals Duals | RR Rnd 3 | 122 lbs | |
| 04/06 | W | F 2-0 0:43 | S. Collins | Ohio Titan Red | Viper Pit Nationals Duals | RR Rnd 2 | 122 lbs | |
| 04/06 | W | DEC 6-0 | J. Ratajczak | Team Gotcha White | Viper Pit Nationals Duals | RR Rnd 1 | 122 lbs | |
| 03/02 | W | F 6-0 1:47 | B. Shellabarger | Vandalia | IWCOA 2024 S Sect Granite City | Round 4 | 120 | |
| 03/02 | L | DEC 6-0 | G. Henry | Triad | IWCOA 2024 S Sect Granite City | Round 2 | 120 | |
| 02/10 | L | F 0-0 5:55 | M. Gray | Mt. Zion | IHSA 1A Sectional @ Vandalia | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 120 | |
| 02/10 | W | F 0-0 1:03 | B. Becker | Freeburg | IHSA 1A Sectional @ Vandalia | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 120 | |
| 02/10 | L | TF 16-1 2:31 | T. Waughtel | Carlyle | IHSA 1A Sectional @ Vandalia | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 120 | |
| 02/09 | W | DEC 12-11 | L. Flood | Carterville | IHSA 1A Sectional @ Vandalia | Round 1 (16 Man) | 120 | |
| 02/03 | W | F 2-0 1:31 | B. Kuhl | Hillsboro | IHSA 1A Regional @ Auburn | Placement Matches | 120 | |
| 02/03 | W | F 0-0 0:36 | T. Gilman | Shelbyville | IHSA 1A Regional @ Auburn | Consi Semis | 120 | |
| 02/03 | L | DEC 6-0 | M. Gray | Mt. Zion | IHSA 1A Regional @ Auburn | Semis and WB3 | 120 | |
| 02/03 | W | F 2-0 1:16 | B. Kuhl | Hillsboro | IHSA 1A Regional @ Auburn | Quarters and WB1 | 120 | |
| 01/27 | L | DEC 7-3 | B. Matthews | Vandalia | 2024 Rich Lovellette Invitational | 7TH, 5TH, 3RD PLACE MATCHES | 120 | |
| 01/27 | L | F 3-2 1:42 | L. Cobine | Roxana | 2024 Rich Lovellette Invitational | Semi finals | 120 | |
| 01/27 | W | MD 15-4 | M. Carroll | Rochester | 2024 Rich Lovellette Invitational | Round 3 Friday | 120 | |
| 01/27 | W | TF 15-0 3:52 | A. Andrade | Peotone | 2024 Rich Lovellette Invitational | Round 2 Friday | 120 | |
| 01/20 | L | F 5-3 1:56 | H. Johnson | Knoxville | 2024 Randy Bowman Invitational | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 120 | |
| 01/20 | L | MD 10-2 | T. Huchel | Oakwood Salt Fork | 2024 Randy Bowman Invitational | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 120 | |
| 01/20 | W | F 2-2 1:53 | E. Chaon | LeRoy Tri-Valley | 2024 Randy Bowman Invitational | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 120 | |
| 01/20 | W | F 4-0 1:29 | L. Christner | Ridgeview-Lexington | 2024 Randy Bowman Invitational | Round 1 (16 Man) | 120 | |
| 01/19 | W | F 5-0 1:28 | D. Gil | Beardstown | Auburn Duals | Round 1 | 120 | |
| 01/19 | W | F 4-1 0:57 | T. Gilman | Shelbyville | Auburn Duals | Round 1 | 120 | |
| 01/18 | W | F 13-2 3:42 | B. Kuhl | Hillsboro | Auburn Duals | Round 1 | 120 | |
| 01/13 | L | F 2-0 1:39 | A. Holt | Murphysboro | Vandalia Duals | Round 1 | 120 | |
| 01/12 | W | F 14-2 2:14 | R. Leamons | Williamsville | Auburn @ Williamsville | Round 1 | 120 | |
| 01/06 | L | MD 11-2 | K. Sovey | Orion | The 60th Annual Lyle King PIT | 4th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 120 | |
| 01/06 | W | F 4-0 1:40 | J. Noble | Pittsfield | The 60th Annual Lyle King PIT | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 120 | |
| 01/06 | W | MD 10-0 | L. Andruczyk | Monticello | The 60th Annual Lyle King PIT | 2nd Wrestleback (32 Man) | 120 | |
| 01/06 | W | F 5-5 3:50 | G. Martin | Gibson City (G.C.-Melvin-Sibley) | The 60th Annual Lyle King PIT | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 120 | |
| 01/05 | L | MD 9-0 | L. Munsterman | Coal City | The 60th Annual Lyle King PIT | Round 1 (32 Man) | 120 | |
| 12/29 | L | F 2-4 3:00 | H. Johnson | Knoxville | ABE`s Rumble | Champ Round 1 (16 Team) | 120 | |
| 12/29 | L | F 6-7 2:39 | D. McNelly | Anna Jonesboro | ABE`s Rumble | Round 4 (6 Team) | 126 | |
| 12/29 | W | MD 19-11 | D. Ramsey | Pontiac | ABE`s Rumble | Quarters & WB (16 Team) | 126 | |
| 12/29 | L | TF 19-3 4:09 | D. Eimer | Olympia | ABE`s Rumble | Round 1 (6 Team) | 120 | |
| 12/29 | L | MD 16-3 | C. Stedman | Tremont | ABE`s Rumble | Placement (16 Team) | 126 | |
| 12/29 | W | F 5-0 1:23 | M. Wells | St. Joseph-Ogden | ABE`s Rumble | Round 3 (6 Team) | 126 | |
| 12/15 | W | F 2-0 0:48 | J. Bailey | Springfield (H.S.) | Auburn Tri | Round 1 | 126 | |
| 12/10 | L | F 0-2 2:37 | S. Welbaum | Toledo Cumberland | Rex Avery PORTA Invite | 5th Place | 120 | |
| 12/09 | W | F 2-0 1:01 | L. Andruczyk | Monticello | Rex Avery PORTA Invite | Semis & WB (32 Man) | 120 | |
| 12/09 | L | F 2-0 1:17 | L. Roberts | Warrensburg | Rex Avery PORTA Invite | Quarters & WB (32 Man) | 120 | |
| 12/09 | W | F 10-0 2:32 | B. Kuhl | Hillsboro | Rex Avery PORTA Invite | Round 2 Champ (32 Man) | 120 | |
| 12/08 | L | F 1-0 1:23 | M. Gray | Mt. Zion | Tremont Tri w/ Auburn and MTZ | Round 1 | 120 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 2-0 0:51 | D. Eichen | Carlinville | Litchfield Super Duals | Round 2 (6 Team) | 126 | |
| 12/02 | L | MD 9-1 | H. King | PORTA | Litchfield Super Duals | Round 5 (6 Team) | 126 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 2-0 0:31 | R. McCoy | Litchfield | Litchfield Super Duals | Round 3 (6 Team) | 120 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 2-0 0:34 | M. Hull | Roxana | Litchfield Super Duals | Round 4 (6 Team) | 120 | |
| 12/01 | L | DEC 8-3 | C. Stedman | Tremont | Tremont Tri w/ Auburn and MTZ | Round 1 | 126 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/31 | L | MD 12-1 | G. Rockey | IL | 2023 USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals | Rd 9 | 106 | |
| 03/31 | L | F 9-0 4:51 | D. Guerrero | AZ | 2023 USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals | Round 6 | 106 | |
| 02/24 | W | DEC 9-2 | E. Foster | Yorkville (Christian) | IHSA Dual Team State Finals | Quarterfinals (8 Team) | 113 | |
| 02/17 | L | TF 16-0 5:23 | M. Steele | Canton | IHSA Boys Individual State Finals | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 1A 106 | |
| 02/17 | W | MD 13-4 | O. Chapman | Chicago (DePaul College Prep) | IHSA Boys Individual State Finals | 1st WB | 1A 106 | |
| 02/16 | L | F 7-0 3:15 | D. Wainwright | Port Byron (Riverdale) | IHSA Boys Individual State Finals | Round 1 (16 Man) | 1A 106 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 4-1 1:28 | P. Groves | Cumberland | Rich Lovellette Invitational | seventh place matches | 106 | |
| 01/28 | L | MD 11-2 | J. Graff | Murphysboro | Rich Lovellette Invitational | Semi finals | 106 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 12-0 5:51 | W. Thompson | Vandalia | Rich Lovellette Invitational | QFWB Saturday Morning | 106 | |
| 01/28 | L | DEC 7-2 | V. Moore | Litchfield | Rich Lovellette Invitational | Round 3 Friday | 106 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 2-0 0:51 | T. Raschke | Peotone | Rich Lovellette Invitational | Round 2 Friday | 106 | |
| 01/21 | L | F 0-0 2:26 | N. Whitman | El Paso-Gridley | 2023 Randy Bowman Invitational | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 106 | |
| 01/21 | W | F 0-0 1:37 | T. Gossard | Warrensburg-Latham | 2023 Randy Bowman Invitational | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 106 | |
| 01/21 | W | F 0-0 1:06 | R. Parker | Auburn | 2023 Randy Bowman Invitational | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 106 | |
| 01/21 | L | DEC 4-3 | B. Edwards | Oakwood | 2023 Randy Bowman Invitational | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 106 | |
| 01/21 | W | F 0-0 1:36 | J. Noble | Pittsfield | 2023 Randy Bowman Invitational | Round 1 (16 Man) | 106 | |
| 01/07 | L | TF 17-1 4:34 | B. Mouser | LeRoy | The 59th Annual Lyle King PIT | 4th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 106 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 3-3 3:51 | D. Palacios | Byron | The 59th Annual Lyle King PIT | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 106 | |
| 01/06 | W | DEC 7-4 | J. Renkes | Dixon (H.S.) | The 59th Annual Lyle King PIT | Round 1 (32 Man) | 106 | |
| 01/06 | L | DEC 8-4 | C. Wittmer | Warrensburg (W.-Latham) | The 59th Annual Lyle King PIT | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 106 | |
| 12/29 | W | F 2-0 1:02 | T. Raschke | Peotone | ABE`s Rumble | Round 1 (6 Team) | 106 | |
| 12/29 | L | F 13-3 2:59 | M. Jones | Stillman Valley | ABE`s Rumble | Placement (16 Team) | 113 | |
| 12/29 | W | F 5-0 0:52 | W. Thompson | Vandalia | ABE`s Rumble | Semis & WB (16 Team) | 106 | |
| 12/29 | W | F 9-1 3:38 | R. Ballinger | Olympia | ABE`s Rumble | Round 3 (6 Team) | 106 | |
| 12/29 | W | F 2-0 0:33 | R. Demeter | Lena-Winslow | ABE`s Rumble | Quarters & WB (16 Team) | 106 | |
| 12/29 | L | MD 13-0 | M. Steele | Canton | ABE`s Rumble | Champ Round 1 (16 Team) | 106 | |
| 12/29 | W | F 2-0 1:25 | Z. Sadler | Anna Jonesboro | ABE`s Rumble | Round 4 (6 Team) | 106 | |
| 11/26 | W | F 2-0 1:04 | J. Agnew | Cahokia (H.S.) | Tom Carmody | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 106 | |
| 11/26 | W | F 11-1 3:42 | H. Hodge | Jerseyville (Jersey) | Tom Carmody | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 106 | |
| 11/26 | W | F 6-2 1:20 | A. Brown | Cahokia (H.S.) | Tom Carmody | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 106 |