John Myers
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/17 | W | F 17-4 2:40 | S. price | McEachern | GHSA STATE DUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS | Quarterfinal | 113 | |
| 12/29 | W | DEC 2-0 | C. Ayers | Lake Gibson | Knockout Christmas Classic | Placements (32 & 64 Man) | 115 | |
| 12/29 | L | F 4-2 4:48 | G. Nix | --- | Knockout Christmas Classic | 8th Wrestleback (64 Man) | 115 | |
| 12/29 | W | DEC 7-1 | T. Westfield | Hillcrest | Knockout Christmas Classic | 7th WB (64 Man) | 115 | |
| 12/29 | W | DEC 3-1 | B. Dyer | Florida | Knockout Christmas Classic | 6th Wrestleback (64 Man) | 115 | |
| 12/29 | L | TF 16-1 5:41 | N. Orum | Camden County | Knockout Christmas Classic | Quarters (32 & 64 man) | 115 | |
| 12/29 | W | DEC 2-1 | P. Gilbert | --- | Knockout Christmas Classic | Round 4 Champ & WB (64 Man) | 115 | |
| 12/28 | W | TF 15-0 4:47 | E. Grimes | Countryside | Knockout Christmas Classic | Round 2 - Champ & WB (64 Man) | 115 | |
| 12/15 | W | DEC 6-2 | T. Reeve | Florida | Capital City Classic | Placement Matches (32 Man) | 120 | |
| 12/15 | W | DEC 6-4 | I. Myles | Lincoln | Capital City Classic | Semis & 5th WB (32 Man) | 120 | |
| 12/15 | W | DEC 11-4 | d. lacerno | Pace | Capital City Classic | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 120 | |
| 12/15 | W | TF 17-1 2:26 | J. Lamb | Cook | Capital City Classic | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 120 | |
| 12/08 | W | MD 10-1 | A. Morzan | --- | Danny Byron Day 2 | Round 5 (6 Man) | 120 Gold | |
| 12/08 | W | DEC 5-3 SV | C. Fields | Freedom | Danny Byron Day 2 | Round 4 (6 Man) | 120 Gold | |
| 12/08 | L | DEC 4-1 | B. Jackson | Fleming Island | Danny Byron Day 2 | Round 3 (6 Man) | 120 Gold | |
| 12/08 | L | F 6-0 3:53 | J. Hines | Osceola | Danny Byron Day 2 | Round 2 (6 Man) | 120 Gold | |
| 12/08 | L | F 9-1 2:41 | K. Gollhofer | Woodland-Cartersville | Danny Byron Day 2 | Round 1 (6 Man) | 120 Gold | |
| 12/07 | L | DEC 4-3 | C. Fields | Freedom | Danny Byron Invite-Day 1 | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 120 Blue | |
| 12/07 | W | F 2-0 1:00 | P. Rutbell | Arlington | Danny Byron Invite-Day 1 | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 120 Blue | |
| 12/07 | W | NC 0-0 | P. Rutbell | Arlington | Danny Byron Invite-Day 1 | 2nd Place Match (8 Man) | 120 Blue |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/25 | W | F 10-3 5:29 | A. Fracassa | 116. New England Gold | 2018 AAU Scholastic Duals Community 1 | Cons. Round 2 | 113 | |
| 06/25 | L | DEC 6-2 | F. Jaramillo | 85. Cowboy Wrestling Club | 2018 AAU Scholastic Duals Community 1 | Round 1 | 113 | |
| 06/25 | W | DEC 13-6 | C. Butler | 88. Lake Gibson Maroon | 2018 AAU Scholastic Duals Community 1 | Round 2 | 113 | |
| 06/25 | W | F 10-0 1:33 | J. Webb | 83. Bloomington South White | 2018 AAU Scholastic Duals Community 1 | Round 3 | 113 | |
| 06/25 | W | MD 16-5 | P. Nguyen | 87. Combat Athletics | 2018 AAU Scholastic Duals Community 1 | Round 7 | 113 | |
| 06/25 | L | F 7-0 3:09 | G. Ritter | 84. Oregon Clay Gold #5 | 2018 AAU Scholastic Duals Community 1 | Round 6 | 113 | |
| 06/25 | W | DEC 10-4 | R. Monterro | 108. Ridge Reapers | 2018 AAU Scholastic Duals Community 1 | Champ. Round 1 | 113 | |
| 06/25 | L | F 8-1 3:15 | C. Kung | 90. Perry Meridan Blue | 2018 AAU Scholastic Duals Community 1 | Round 5 | 113 | |
| 01/03 | L | F 0-0 | J. Brasseur | --- | Coastal Clash | Quarterfinals | 120 | |
| 12/23 | W | MD 14-5 | B. Bernhardt | --- | Coastal Clash | Champ. Round 1 | 120 | |
| 12/09 | W | F 8-0 | S. Holmes | Buchholz | Westside Kiwanis Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 120 | |
| 12/02 | L | F 0-0 4:58 | M. Allen | --- | 2017 Keystone Invitational | Placement (20 Man) | 120 | |
| 12/02 | L | DEC 4-2 | R. Hobson | Fleming Island HS | 2017 Keystone Invitational | Round 9 (20 Man) | 120 | |
| 12/02 | L | F 0-0 1:24 | A. Snedaker | --- | 2017 Keystone Invitational | Round 8 (20 Man) | 120 | |
| 12/02 | W | DEC 2-0 | J. Delaney | Bishop Kenny HS | 2017 Keystone Invitational | Round 7 (20 Man) | 120 | |
| 12/02 | W | FOR 0-0 | h. ganion | Middleburg HS | 2017 Keystone Invitational | Round 6 (20 Man) | 120 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 0-0 | S. Holmes | Buchholz HS | 2017 Keystone Invitational | Round 5 (20 Man) | 120 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 0-0 | J. Whitty | Pedro Menendez HS | 2017 Keystone Invitational | Round 4 (20 Man) | 120 | |
| 12/01 | L | F 0-0 | J. Bradshaw | Boone HS | 2017 Keystone Invitational | Round 3 (20 Man) | 120 |