Alejandra Hernandez
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/05 | L | F 6-3 2:46 | M. Bergen | Minneapolis South | Minneapolis Roosevelt @ Minneapolis South | Round 1 | 145 | |
| 01/25 | L | MD 14-6 | I. Larson | Minneapolis Roosevelt | The Hawk Invite | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 138 | |
| 01/25 | L | F 0-0 5:00 | C. Thelen | Rocori | The Hawk Invite | Round 1 (16 Man) | 138 | |
| 01/24 | W | F 0-0 | R. Cesario | Minneapolis Southwest | Minneapolis Southwest vs. Minneapolis Roosevelt | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/11 | L | F 0-0 0:44 | E. Say | St. Paul Washington Technology Magnet | Edison Invite | Round 3 (4 Man) | 138 | |
| 01/11 | L | TF 18-2 6:00 | L. Follega | Minneapolis Washburn | Edison Invite | Round 2 (4 Man) | 138 | |
| 01/11 | L | F 0-0 0:56 | B. Blu | St. Paul Harding | Edison Invite | Round 1 (4 Man) | 138 | |
| 01/11 | L | MD 19-9 | T. Choezin | Minneapolis Patrick Henry | Minneapolis Roosevelt @ Minneapolis Patrick Henry | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/18 | L | F 0-0 | D. Torgerson | Pine City-Hinckley-Finlayson | Ogilvie Quad - Pierz/Pine City-HF/Minneapolis Roosevelt | Champ. Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/17 | L | F 4-0 2:19 | B. Funk | Pierz | Ogilvie Quad - Pierz/Pine City-HF/Minneapolis Roosevelt | Champ. Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/16 | L | F 0-0 | J. Etnier | St. Agnes | St.Agnes Dual Tournament | Champ. Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/16 | L | TF 18-3 | J. Tullburg | Champlin Park | St.Agnes Dual Tournament | Champ. Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/14 | L | TF 17-0 | R. Markert | Edina | St.Agnes Dual Tournament | Champ. Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/13 | L | F 0-0 2:39 | J. Nguyen | Fridley | Minneapolis Roosevelt @ Fridley | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/07 | L | F 4-0 1:42 | G. Berg | --- | Edina Wrestling Invitational | Round 2 (8: 1-4 & 16: 9-16) | 138 | |
| 12/07 | L | F 8-2 4:58 | S. Oelfke | Austin | Edina Wrestling Invitational | Round 1 (16: 1-8) | 138 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/09 | L | F 4-0 1:04 | J. Klinkner | Blue Earth Area | Minnetonka Duals | Round 3 | 138 | |
| 02/09 | L | F 20-5 3:17 | S. Kajer | New Prague | Minnetonka Duals | Round 2 | 138 | |
| 02/09 | L | F 2-0 0:17 | F. McFadden | Minneapolis Washburn | Minnetonka Duals | Round 5 | 138 | |
| 02/09 | L | F 7-1 1:33 | G. Schumacher | Minnetonka | Minnetonka Duals | Round 4 | 138 | |
| 02/09 | L | F 7-2 1:39 | G. Rosenfeld | Mankato West | Minnetonka Duals | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/18 | L | MD 10-1 | I. Cain | Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted | Minneapolis Roosevelt @ Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/17 | L | DEC 8-6 | C. Segovia | Minneapolis Southwest | Minneapolis Southwest vs. Minneapolis Roosevelt | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/13 | L | MD 11-0 | J. DeMarais | Trinity School at River Ridge | Trinity School at River Ridge @ Minneapolis Roosevelt | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/13 | W | F 0-0 | J. Flachman | Benilde St. Margarets | Benilde St. Margarets @ Minneapolis Roosevelt | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/12 | L | F 2-0 0:51 | A. Chaparro | Quad County | 2019 Minnewaska Laker Invite | 4: WB Rd 1 | 132 | |
| 01/12 | L | F 7-4 2:51 | R. Markert | Edina | 2019 Minnewaska Laker Invite | 2: Quarterfinals | 132 | |
| 01/09 | L | F 2-0 1:01 | N. Strasser | Irondale | Minneapolis Roosevelt @ Irondale | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/08 | L | F 0-0 2:39 | Z. Baca | Robbinsdale Armstrong | Minneapolis Roosevelt @ Robbinsdale Armstrong | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/04 | W | F 0-0 1:22 | N. Strasser | Andover | Andover @ Minneapolis Roosevelt | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/28 | L | F 7-0 2:18 | J. Cornell | Osseo | Rogers Holiday Matness | Rd3 WB | 145 | |
| 12/28 | L | F 4-0 0:37 | T. Miller | Wabasha-Kellogg | Rogers Holiday Matness | Rd1 | 145 | |
| 12/26 | L | F 0-0 | T. Deboer | Spectrum | Ogilvie Quadrangular | Champ. Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/21 | L | F 0-0 | S. Nistler | Eden Valley-Watkins | Ogilvie Quadrangular | Champ. Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/21 | L | F 0-0 1:35 | T. Deboer | Spectrum | Spectrum vs. Minneapolis Roosevelt | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/15 | L | MD 21-8 | S. Dossen | Brooklyn Center-Concordia Acad | Edison Invite | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 138 | |
| 12/15 | L | F 20-13 5:57 | G. Deadwiller | St. Paul Harding | Edison Invite | 2nd Wrestleback (8 Man) | 138 | |
| 12/15 | L | F 0-2 0:24 | B. Blu | St. Paul Harding | Edison Invite | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 138 | |
| 12/11 | L | F 0-0 | M. Johnson | Edina | Edina vs. Minneapolis Roosevelt | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/11 | W | F 0-0 | T. Gbawo | Champlin Park | Champlin Park vs. Minneapolis Roosevelt | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/11 | L | F 0-0 | B. Kimpling | Norwood-Young America | Minneapolis Roosevelt vs. Norwood-Young America | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/09 | L | F 0-0 0:48 | B. Kimpling | Norwood-Young America | Minneapolis Roosevelt vs. Norwood-Young America | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/07 | L | F 0-0 3:55 | H. Beck | Orono | Orono @ Minneapolis Roosevelt | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/01 | L | F 2-0 0:42 | P. Nyronge | Northfield | Dick Shiels Faribault Invite Varsity | WB Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/01 | L | TF 21-6 2:00 | H. Lyden | East Ridge | Dick Shiels Faribault Invite Varsity | Quarters | 138 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/24 | L | F 9-1 3:04 | C. Lee | Robbinsdale Cooper | MSHSL Section 5AA | Semifinals and WB 3 | 132 | |
| 02/24 | L | F 2-0 0:27 | M. Hughes | Richfield | MSHSL Section 5AA | Quarterfinals and WB 1 | 132 | |
| 02/15 | L | DEC 13-12 | E. Ocloo-Yeke | Columbia Heights | MSHSL Team 5AA Section | Champ. Round 1 | 132 | |
| 02/15 | L | F 2-0 0:28 | G. Allen | Fridley | MSHSL Team 5AA Section | Quarterfinal | 132 | |
| 02/03 | L | DEC 9-5 | A. Porter | Minneapolis Edison | Minneapolis Edison @ Minneapolis Roosevelt | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 02/03 | L | F 0-0 1:10 | S. Treml | --- | Shakopee @ Minneapolis Roosevelt | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/20 | L | F 0-0 0:40 | B. Dutton | Fillmore C-Lanesboro-M-C Wolves | Hawk Invite | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/20 | L | MD 22-11 | C. Lee | Robbinsdale Cooper | Hawk Invite | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/13 | L | F 7-0 2:25 | R. Kunz | Rocori | 2018 Minnewaska Laker Invite | JV Round 2 | 132 B JV | |
| 01/13 | L | F 4-1 1:52 | N. Grube | Minneapolis Roosevelt | 2018 Minnewaska Laker Invite | JV Round 1 | 132 B JV | |
| 01/06 | L | F 2-0 1:13 | L. Goodwin | Eden Prairie | Minnetonka Individual | Round 3 | 126 | |
| 01/06 | L | F 2-0 1:13 | L. Goodwin | Eden Prairie | Minnetonka Individual | Round 3 | 126 | |
| 01/06 | L | F 2-0 1:02 | M. Ostvig | Orono | Minnetonka Individual | Round 2 | 126 | |
| 01/06 | L | F 2-0 1:02 | M. Ostvig | Orono | Minnetonka Individual | Round 2 | 126 | |
| 01/04 | L | DEC 12-7 | L. Yang | Fridley | Minneapolis Roosevelt @ Fridley | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 12/27 | L | MD 13-4 | R. Bachman | Hopkins | Hopkins @ Minneapolis Roosevelt | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 12/27 | L | F 0-0 0:59 | T. Studer | Blaine | Blaine @ Minneapolis Roosevelt | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 12/25 | L | F 0-0 2:38 | T. Scherbing | Chanhassen | Minneapolis Roosevelt vs. Chanhassen | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 12/21 | L | F 10-6 4:34 | M. Jandl | Orono | Minneapolis Roosevelt @ Orono | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 12/16 | L | F 0-0 2:28 | J. Sourivong | Minneapolis Washburn | Edison Invitational | 2nd Wrestleback (8 Man) | 138 | |
| 12/16 | L | F 0-0 0:46 | J. Leonard | Minnehaha-DeLaSalle | Edison Invitational | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 138 | |
| 12/11 | L | F 0-0 1:25 | T. Jackson | St. Agnes | Minneapolis Roosevelt @ St. Agnes | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/11 | L | F 0-0 0:26 | J. McKinney | Champlin Park | Champlin Park @ Minneapolis Roosevelt | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/09 | L | F 2-0 0:56 | L. Anderson-Haukaas | Edina | Minneapolis Roosevelt vs. Edina | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/09 | L | F 0-0 0:19 | C. Swetala | Richfield | Richfield @ Minneapolis Roosevelt | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/08 | L | F 0-0 1:03 | D. Adams | Minneapolis Washburn | Minneapolis Washburn @ Minneapolis Roosevelt | Round 1 | 138 |