
Glory Konecny
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. |
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08/31 | W | F 3-0 0:55 | B. Cooper | Indiana Outlaws Yellow | 24 Wild Wild MidWest HS National Duals | Quarterfinals (8 Team) | 175 | |
08/31 | W | TF 20-3 3:16 | N. Ward | Floyd WC | 24 Wild Wild MidWest HS National Duals | Round 1 (4 Team) | 175 | |
08/31 | W | F 3-0 0:25 | N. Ward | Floyd WC | 24 Wild Wild MidWest HS National Duals | Semis & 1st Wrestleback (8 Team) | 175 | |
08/31 | W | TF 17-1 3:43 | A. Frescura | Team Olympia/Demolition | 24 Wild Wild MidWest HS National Duals | Round 3 (4 Team) | 175 | |
08/31 | W | F 3-0 1:20 | E. Frederick | Martinsville HS | 24 Wild Wild MidWest HS National Duals | Finals (8 Team) | 190 | |
05/26 | W | TF 19-4 1:21 | K. Lopez | OBWC Bazooka Blue | 2024 NHSCA National Duals | RR Rnd 3 | 182 lbs | |
05/26 | W | F 2-0 0:45 | V. Giacobbe | Team Iron Bear | 2024 NHSCA National Duals | RR Rnd 1 | 182 lbs | |
05/26 | W | F 4-0 2:00 | G. Ringwald | Great Bridge | 2024 NHSCA National Duals | RR Rnd 3 | 182 lbs | |
05/25 | W | FOR 7-0 | L. Kurzhals | Team Shutt Emperor Penguin | 2024 NHSCA National Duals | RR Rnd 2 | 182 lbs | |
03/17 | W | TF 16-6 5:47 | J. Hastings | Terre Haute Northside Wrestling Club | Havoc at the Hive- Freestyle | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 190/215 | |
03/17 | W | TF 10-0 0:37 | A. Padgett | Indiana | Havoc at the Hive- Freestyle | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 190/215 | |
03/17 | W | TF 14-4 2:57 | A. Cisneros-Rodriguez | Techie Wrestling Club | Havoc at the Hive- Freestyle | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 190/215 | |
03/09 | W | MD 14-3 | E. Tirado | Region Wrestling Academy | ISWA Folkstyle State Finals | Round 6 | 175 | |
02/18 | L | DEC 2-0 | A. Costello | Hobart | IHSAA (IN) State Finals | Placement (16 Man) | 175 | |
02/17 | L | DEC 6-2 | C. Leech | Garrett High School | IHSAA (IN) State Finals | Semis & WB (16 Man) | 175 | |
02/17 | W | DEC 11-6 | Z. Hollyfield | Penn High School | IHSAA (IN) State Finals | Quarters (16 Man) | 175 | |
02/16 | W | DEC 6-4 SV | B. Russell | Warren Central | IHSAA (IN) State Finals | Champ. Round 1 (16 Man) | 175 | |
02/10 | L | F 4-1 4:30 | L. Detwiler | Goshen | IHSAA Semi-State @ Fort Wayne (Coliseum) | Placement (16 Man) | 175 | |
02/10 | L | F 5-0 0:35 | B. Russell | Delta | IHSAA Semi-State @ Fort Wayne (Coliseum) | Semis (16 Man) | 175 | |
02/10 | W | MD 11-3 | J. Thrash | Homestead | IHSAA Semi-State @ Fort Wayne (Coliseum) | Quarters (16 Man) | 175 | |
02/10 | W | F 8-1 2:37 | J. Flores | Jay County | IHSAA Semi-State @ Fort Wayne (Coliseum) | Champ. Round 1 (16 Man) | 175 | |
02/03 | W | DEC 6-0 | H. Hoover | North Miami | IHSAA Regional @ Peru | Placement (8 Man) | 175 | |
02/03 | W | F 2-0 2:30 | C. Dowden | Tri-Central | IHSAA Regional @ Peru | Semis (8 Man) | 175 | |
02/03 | W | F 2-0 0:56 | B. Burns | Western | IHSAA Regional @ Peru | Quarters (8 Man) | 175 | |
01/27 | W | DEC 8-4 | H. Hoover | North Miami | IHSAA Peru Sectional | Placement Matches | 175 | |
01/27 | W | F 4-1 1:00 | H. Sellers | Lewis Cass | IHSAA Peru Sectional | Semis and WB | 175 | |
01/27 | W | F 5-0 1:04 | O. Baltazar | Huntington North | IHSAA Peru Sectional | Quarters | 175 | |
01/20 | W | MD 9-1 | H. Hoover | North Miami | 2024 Three Rivers Conference Tournament | 1st Place Matches | 175 | |
01/20 | W | F 2-0 0:22 | K. Burks | Peru | 2024 Three Rivers Conference Tournament | Semis & 1st Wrestleback (8 Man) | 175 | |
01/20 | W | F 6-3 0:58 | R. Schultz | Northfield | 2024 Three Rivers Conference Tournament | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 175 | |
01/10 | W | MD 12-4 | C. | New Prairie | Willey Holiday Duals | Round 1 | 175 | |
01/06 | W | F 4-0 0:38 | B. Schaefer | Heritage Hills | IHSWCA 2024 Team State Duals | Champ Round 1 (16 Team) | 175 | |
12/16 | W | MD 11-3 | M. Kaehr | Adams Central | New Haven Super Dual | Round 1 | 175 | |
10/08 | W | TF 17-2 2:47 | W. Reding | ISI Wrestling White | King of the Ring Halloween Bash | RR Rnd 3 | 175 lbs | |
10/08 | L | DEC 4-0 | A. Costello | Elite Athletic Club DZ | King of the Ring Halloween Bash | RR Rnd 2 | 175 lbs | |
10/08 | W | DEC 4-2 | C. McCloy | Outlaws HS1 | King of the Ring Halloween Bash | RR Rnd 1 | 175 lbs | |
09/10 | L | DEC 7-0 | A. Costello | Hobart | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Consi 2,4,6,8 vs. Semi`s | 178 | |
09/10 | W | DEC 6-4 | J. Hastings | Terre Haute North Vigo | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Consi,3,5,7 | 178 | |
09/10 | W | DEC 4-2 | N. Sumner | Martinsville | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Consi 2,4,6 vs. Quarters | 178 | |
09/10 | L | F 8-1 3:57 | B. Russell | Warren Central | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Round 4 Ch 16 | 178 | |
09/10 | W | MD 10-2 | B. Bingle | Waynesville | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Round 2 - Champ & WB (128 Man) | 178 | |
09/10 | W | DEC 4-3 | C. Mccloy | Terre Haute South Vigo | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Round 1 | 178 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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08/20 | W | TF 17-1 3:29 | P. DIEGO | Wright Way Wrestling 2 (IN) | 2023 Outway National Duals - HS - CANCELLED | Round 3 (4 Team) | 175 | |
05/06 | L | TF 13-2 2:48 | X. Smith | Fishers Wrestling Club | ISWA Freestyle State Finals | Round 8 | 170 | |
05/06 | W | F 8-3 3:53 | S. Howard | Maurer Coughlin Wrestling Club | ISWA Freestyle State Finals | Round 6 | 170 | |
05/06 | W | F 10-2 2:31 | C. Fuller | Franklin Wrestling Club | ISWA Freestyle State Finals | Round 4 | 170 | |
05/06 | W | TF 10-0 0:44 | T. VanJelgerhuis | Indiana | ISWA Freestyle State Finals | Round 2 | 170 | |
05/06 | W | TF 10-0 2:33 | E. Saevre | Columbus North Wrestling Club | ISWA Freestyle State Finals | Round 1 | 170 | |
04/01 | W | F 2-0 0:38 | D. Duncan | Unaffiliated | HYWAY STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023 | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 170 | |
04/01 | W | F 7-0 1:56 | D. Gard | Rochester Wrestling Club | HYWAY STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023 | Semis & 1st Wrestleback (8 Man) | 170 | |
04/01 | W | F 5-0 0:55 | M. Brown | Independent | HYWAY STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023 | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 170 | |
02/26 | L | MD 13-3 | A. Rinehart | Crown Point | Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships | Placement | 170 | |
02/26 | W | MD 13-3 | M. White | Lawrence North | Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships | Semi`s | 170 | |
02/26 | W | DEC 8-4 | S. Godwise | Perry Meridian | Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships | Quarters | 170 | |
02/25 | W | F 8-2 2:48 | M. Evans | Penn | Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships | Round 4 | 170 | |
02/25 | W | F 12-1 3:02 | V. Prater | Triton | Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships | Round 3 | 170 | |
02/11 | L | DEC 5-3 | D. Myers | Bellmont | IHSAA Semi-State @ Fort Wayne/New Haven | Quarters (16 Man) | 170 | |
02/11 | W | DEC 5-2 | J. Jackson | Prairie Heights | IHSAA Semi-State @ Fort Wayne/New Haven | Champ. Round 1 (16 Man) | 170 | |
01/28 | W | DEC 5-4 | F. Zach | Manchester | IHSAA Sectional @ Peru | Placement Matches | 170 | |
01/28 | W | DEC 9-3 | C. Weiand | Rochester Community | IHSAA Sectional @ Peru | Semis and WB | 170 | |
01/28 | W | FOR 0-0 | F. Forfeit | --- | IHSAA Sectional @ Peru | Quarters | 170 | |
01/21 | W | DEC 4-2 SV | Z. France | Manchester | 2023 Three Rivers Conference Tournament | 1st Place Matches | 170 | |
01/21 | W | DEC 9-7 | C. Weiand | Rochester | 2023 Three Rivers Conference Tournament | Semis & 1st Wrestleback (8 Man) | 170 | |
01/21 | W | FOR 0-0 | F. Forfeit | Wabash | 2023 Three Rivers Conference Tournament | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 170 | |
01/14 | L | DEC 8-6 | E. Cox | Triton | 2023 Concordia `Wild Bill` Invitational | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 170 | |
01/14 | W | F 4-2 5:34 | P. Blosser | Carroll | 2023 Concordia `Wild Bill` Invitational | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 170 | |
01/14 | W | F 4-0 1:30 | J. Heidorn | Westview | 2023 Concordia `Wild Bill` Invitational | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 170 | |
01/07 | W | F 2-2 0:26 | E. Martin | Lewis Cass | 2023 Maconaquah Wrestling Invitational | 1st Place Matches | 170 | |
01/07 | W | F 2-0 0:21 | C. Miller | Delphi | 2023 Maconaquah Wrestling Invitational | Semis & 1st Wrestleback (8 Man) | 170 | |
01/07 | W | F 0-0 0:45 | G. Hoover | Clinton Prairie | 2023 Maconaquah Wrestling Invitational | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 170 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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01/22 | W | F 4-0 1:47 | E. Berry | Wabash | 2022 Three Rivers Conference Tournament | 3rd Place Matches | 152 | |
01/22 | W | F 4-0 2:59 | D. Osborn | Northfield | 2022 Three Rivers Conference Tournament | 2nd Wrestleback (8 Man) | 152 | |
01/22 | L | F 6-5 7:20 | J. Ayres | Manchester | 2022 Three Rivers Conference Tournament | Semis & 1st Wrestleback (8 Man) | 152 | |
01/22 | W | F 2-0 0:31 | D. Wilson | Tippecanoe Valley | 2022 Three Rivers Conference Tournament | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 152 | |
01/08 | W | DEC 6-5 | T. Korporal | Eastbrook | 2022 Maconaquah Wrestling Invitational | 1st Place Matches | 152 | |
01/08 | W | F 2-0 0:38 | J. Estrada | Lewis Cass | 2022 Maconaquah Wrestling Invitational | Semis & 1st Wrestleback (8 Man) | 152 | |
01/08 | W | FOR 0-0 | F. Forfeit | Delphi | 2022 Maconaquah Wrestling Invitational | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 152 |