Randall Jenks
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/17 | L | MD 10-2 | A. Butler | Great Crossing High School | KHSAA State Championship | Championship Finals | 165 | |
| 02/16 | W | DEC 5-4 | T. Millet | Oldham County | KHSAA State Championship | Championship Semi-Finals | 165 | |
| 02/16 | W | DEC 10-8 SV | B. Turner | Cooper | KHSAA State Championship | Championship Quarter-Finals | 165 | |
| 02/15 | W | MD 12-3 | J. Dowdy | Union County | KHSAA State Championship | Championship 2 | 165 | |
| 02/15 | W | F 4-2 1:58 | E. Curtis | Madison Southern | KHSAA State Championship | Championship 1 | 165 | |
| 02/10 | W | DEC 8-1 | A. Curry | Western | KHSAA Region 3 | Placements | 165 | |
| 02/10 | W | MD 10-2 | D. Walls | Bullitt Central | KHSAA Region 3 | Semis and 1/3 WB | 165 | |
| 02/10 | W | F 13-1 3:31 | m. perez | Fairdale | KHSAA Region 3 | Round 2 | 165 | |
| 02/07 | W | MD 13-3 | M. Dahms | Campbell County | Oldham Co. Superduals | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 10-0 2:33 | B. Crook | Henderson County | KYWCA 3A State Dual Championships | Round 1 (12 Team) | 157 | |
| 01/27 | L | F 2-0 1:26 | E. Sentelle | Great Crossing | KYWCA 3A State Dual Championships | Round 4 (12 Team) | 157 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 10-0 3:36 | E. John | Meade County | KYWCA 3A State Dual Championships | Round 2 (12 Team) | 157 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 3-4 3:38 | P. Bell | Evansville North | Steve Johnston Memorial Invitational | Round 6 (12 Man) | 157 | |
| 01/13 | W | DEC 7-4 | J. Morris | Paducah Tilghman | Steve Johnston Memorial Invitational | Round 5 (12 Man) | 157 | |
| 01/13 | W | F 5-0 1:56 | J. Finley | Herrin (H.S.) | Steve Johnston Memorial Invitational | Round 4 (12 Man) | 157 | |
| 01/13 | W | TF 15-0 2:24 | J. Gallahan | Fort Campbell | Steve Johnston Memorial Invitational | Round 3 (12 Man) | 157 | |
| 01/13 | W | M FOR 0-0 | C. Williams | Central (New Madrid County) | Steve Johnston Memorial Invitational | Round 2 (12 Man) | 157 | |
| 01/12 | W | F 0-0 | N. Blackburn | Trinity (Louisville) | St. Xavier @ Trinity (Louisville) | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 01/06 | W | F 9-0 4:42 | M. Neal | Dupont Manual | Louisville City Wrestling Championship | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 157 | |
| 01/06 | W | F 11-1 3:29 | C. Boblett | Eastern | Louisville City Wrestling Championship | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 157 | |
| 01/05 | W | F 9-1 2:32 | M. Brown | Fern Creek | Louisville City Wrestling Championship | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 157 | |
| 12/29 | L | DEC 3-1 | N. Banet | Floyd Central | Mater Dei Holiday Classic 2023 | 2nd WB (16 Man) and RR4 Round 1 | 157 | |
| 12/28 | W | MD 9-1 | R. Houser | Roncalli | Mater Dei Holiday Classic 2023 | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 157 | |
| 12/28 | W | F 8-0 3:58 | G. Aimone | Evansville Memorial | Mater Dei Holiday Classic 2023 | Prelim 2 | 157 | |
| 12/28 | L | DEC 9-5 | A. Fletcher | Union County | Mater Dei Holiday Classic 2023 | Prelim 1 | 157 | |
| 12/23 | W | F 2-0 0:56 | X. Nolan | Pleasure Ridge Park | Section 3 Duals- Round 1 | Round 2 (4 Team) | 165 | |
| 12/16 | L | DEC 7-5 | H. Hites | BENJAMIN LOGAN | Coldwater Cavalier Pool | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 12/05 | W | F 0-0 | B. Laughner | LaRue County | Oldham Co. Superduals | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 12/03 | W | F 0-0 0:43 | C. Hogan | North Oldham | Oldham Co. Superduals | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 09/10 | L | MD 14-3 | T. Deericks | Olentangy Liberty | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Consi,3,5,7 | 160 | |
| 09/10 | W | MD 10-2 | Z. Jr. | Faith Christian | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Consi 2,4,6 vs. Quarters | 160 | |
| 09/10 | L | MD 14-4 | J. Mastny | Marian Central Catholic | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Round 4 Ch 16 | 160 | |
| 09/10 | W | DEC 7-2 | F. Russell | Cathedral | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Round 2 - Champ & WB (128 Man) | 160 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/28 | W | DEC 9-4 | M. Guathier | Shore Thing Sun | 2023 NHSCA National Duals | RR Rnd 3 | 152 lbs | |
| 05/28 | L | F 7-2 2:06 | J. Malovich | Flickr Boyz | 2023 NHSCA National Duals | RR Rnd 2 | 152 lbs | |
| 05/28 | L | F 6-2 1:27 | R. Iwanicki | Smittys Barn | 2023 NHSCA National Duals | RR Rnd 1 | 152 lbs | |
| 05/27 | L | MD 11-1 | D. Pepin | Combat Athletics Black | 2023 NHSCA National Duals | RR Rnd 3 | 152 lbs | |
| 05/27 | W | DEC 6-4 SV | B. Campbell | Team Bro | 2023 NHSCA National Duals | RR Rnd 2 | 152 lbs | |
| 05/27 | W | F 2-0 0:52 | Q. Cobb | Black Hive Wrestling Club | 2023 NHSCA National Duals | RR Rnd 1 | 152 lbs | |
| 04/01 | L | F 4-1 3:00 | F. Guerra | Lebanon | Spatola Classic | Placement Matches (32 Man) | 157 | |
| 04/01 | W | F 2-0 1:12 | D. Dance | --- | Spatola Classic | 6th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 157 | |
| 04/01 | L | DEC 4-3 | T. Beermann | --- | Spatola Classic | Semis & 5th WB (32 Man) | 157 | |
| 04/01 | W | MD 10-0 | M. Ferguson | Oak Hills High School | Spatola Classic | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 157 | |
| 04/01 | W | FOR 2-0 | J. Wolfe | Fredrick Douglass High School | Spatola Classic | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 157 | |
| 02/25 | W | DEC 5-3 | R. Pinkston | Highlands High School | KHSAA Final Round State Championship | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 150 | |
| 02/25 | L | DEC 6-5 | E. Sentelle | Great Crossing High School | KHSAA Final Round State Championship | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 150 | |
| 02/25 | W | DEC 4-3 | D. Leavell | Christian County | KHSAA Final Round State Championship | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 150 | |
| 02/25 | W | MD 8-0 | J. Carey | Boyle County | KHSAA Final Round State Championship | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 150 | |
| 02/24 | L | MD 18-7 | M. Harris | Trinity (Louisville) | KHSAA Final Round State Championship | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 150 | |
| 02/24 | W | MD 13-4 | G. Pugh | Simon Kenton | KHSAA Final Round State Championship | Round 1 (16 Man) | 150 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 4-1 1:15 | O. Ezell | Daviess County | KYWCA 3A State Dual Championships | Round 1 (12 Team) | 150 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 5-0 1:39 | J. Johnson | Madison Central | KYWCA 3A State Dual Championships | Round 2 (12 Team) | 150 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 18-4 5:48 | T. Hillebrandt | Oldham County | KYWCA 3A State Dual Championships | Placement (12 Team) | 150 | |
| 01/28 | L | DEC 5-4 | E. Sentelle | Great Crossing High School | KYWCA 3A State Dual Championships | Round 4 (12 Team) | 150 | |
| 01/21 | L | MD 10-2 | J. Kubwimana | Lafayette | South Oldham Dragon Invitational | Placement (32 Man) | 150 | |
| 01/21 | W | F 10-1 5:44 | C. Woodring | Scott | South Oldham Dragon Invitational | Semis & WB (32 Man) | 150 | |
| 01/21 | W | DEC 6-4 | D. Leavell | Christian County | South Oldham Dragon Invitational | Quarters & WB (32 Man) | 150 | |
| 01/21 | W | F 5-2 3:46 | I. Johnson | Great Crossing High School | South Oldham Dragon Invitational | Round 2 Champ (32 Man) | 150 | |
| 01/07 | W | DEC 5-2 | C. Jarvis | Fairdale | Louisville City Wrestling Championships | Placement Matches (32 Man) | 150 | |
| 01/07 | W | MD 14-0 | B. McKune | Moore | Louisville City Wrestling Championships | Semis & 5th WB (32 Man) | 150 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 10-3 1:52 | I. Kozoll | Atherton | Louisville City Wrestling Championships | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 150 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 7-1 1:57 | A. Chagua | Dupont Manual | Louisville City Wrestling Championships | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 150 | |
| 12/30 | L | F 2-0 0:54 | T. DuPont | Tell City | Mater Dei Holiday Classic 2022 | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 152 | |
| 12/30 | W | DEC 8-2 | O. Hallet | Indian Creek | Mater Dei Holiday Classic 2022 | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 152 | |
| 12/30 | L | TF 17-2 3:11 | B. Lowery | Roncalli | Mater Dei Holiday Classic 2022 | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 152 | |
| 12/29 | W | DEC 5-1 | A. Fletcher | Union County | Mater Dei Holiday Classic 2022 | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 152 | |
| 12/29 | W | DEC 7-6 | W. Gamblin | North Posey | Mater Dei Holiday Classic 2022 | Round 1 (16 Man) | 152 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/11 | L | DEC 8-6 SV | A. Roe | River City Wrestling Club | Bluegrass Nationals 2016 | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 80 | |
| 12/10 | L | DEC 7-0 | N. Banfield | Carr Wrestling Academy | Bluegrass Nationals 2016 | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 80 | |
| 12/10 | W | F 2-0 | C. Middleton | Mauer Coughlin Wrestling Club | Bluegrass Nationals 2016 | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 80 | |
| 12/10 | W | MD 15-7 | C. Cobb | River City Wrestling Club | Bluegrass Nationals 2016 | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 80 | |
| 12/10 | L | TF 15-0 | E. Anthony | CIA | Bluegrass Nationals 2016 | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 80 | |
| 12/10 | W | F 5-0 | R. Nardelli | Madison County | Bluegrass Nationals 2016 | Round 1 (16 Man) | 80 |