Trey Johnson
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/10 | L | MD 9-1 | S. Woerkom | Lone Peak High School | Utah JV State | Round 6 (Champ & Conso) | 153 | |
| 02/10 | W | DEC 6-1 | L. Nielsen | Bountiful High School | Utah JV State | Round 5 (Conso) | 153 | |
| 02/10 | W | F 5-3 1:58 | J. Hinkley | Lehi | Utah JV State | Round 4 (Champ & Conso) | 153 | |
| 02/10 | L | MD 20-7 | C. Hawkins | Viewmont | Utah JV State | Round 2 (Champ & Conso) | 153 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/13 | L | F 2-2 3:00 | M. Bell | Copper Hills | Utah JV State | Round 5 | 141 | |
| 02/13 | L | DEC 8-1 | D. Louis | Murray | Utah JV State | Round 4 | 141 | |
| 02/13 | W | DEC 8-6 SV | C. Brown | Tooele | Utah JV State | Round 2 | 141 | |
| 02/13 | W | F 6-0 1:54 | M. Florence | Corner Canyon | Utah JV State | Round 1 | 141 | |
| 01/05 | L | F 13-1 3:07 | G. Horton | Evanston | Richardson Memorial JV 2024 | Round 5 (WB) | 138 | |
| 01/05 | W | F 9-5 4:55 | A. Turner | Northridge | Richardson Memorial JV 2024 | Round 4 (Champ & WB) | 138 | |
| 01/05 | L | F 12-3 4:19 | B. Munns | Bear River | Richardson Memorial JV 2024 | Round 2 (Champ & WB) | 138 | |
| 12/09 | L | F 2-0 0:48 | R. Jordan | Cyprus | Cache Valley Classic - 2023 | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 138 | |
| 12/09 | L | F 4-2 1:04 | D. Pearce | Preston | Cache Valley Classic - 2023 | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 138 | |
| 12/09 | W | F 10-3 4:37 | K. Mertel | Green Canyon | Cache Valley Classic - 2023 | Round 1 (16 Man) | 138 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 2-0 0:59 | T. Witte | Roy | L.I.T. JV 2023 | Rookie Saturday Round 5 | 138-143 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 15-4 5:54 | M. Arnone | Mt. Ridge | L.I.T. JV 2023 | Rookie Saturday Round 3 | 138-143 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 5-0 1:38 | P. Hulse | Sky View | L.I.T. JV 2023 | Rookie Saturday Round 2 | 138-143 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 7-2 1:56 | B. Dutson | Skyline | L.I.T. JV 2023 | Rookie Saturday Round 1 | 138-143 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/13 | L | DEC 9-3 | X. Martinez | Mountain Ridge | Utah JV State | Round 5 WB | 116 | |
| 02/13 | L | DEC 5-1 | A. Robertson | American Fork | Utah JV State | Round 4 Champ (rd 32) & WB | 116 | |
| 01/13 | W | DEC 8-2 | A. Avis | Bountiful | Bountiful @ Box Elder | Round 1 | 120 | |
| 01/12 | L | F 3-3 4:00 | M. Phillips | Green Canyon | Box Elder @ Green Canyon | Round 1 | 120 | |
| 01/06 | L | MD 13-2 | M. Ferguson | Olympus | Richardson Memorial JV 2023 | Round 6 (Quarters & WB) | 120 | |
| 01/06 | W | F 9-0 4:38 | S. Jones | Bear River | Richardson Memorial JV 2023 | Round 5 (WB) | 120 | |
| 01/06 | L | F 2-0 0:24 | B. Butler | Davis | Richardson Memorial JV 2023 | Round 4 (Champ & WB) | 120 | |
| 12/03 | L | MD 15-6 | R. Lynch | Bonneville | L.I.T. JV 2022 | Round 4 | 126 | |
| 12/02 | L | F 2-0 0:32 | S. Whiting | Union | L.I.T. JV 2022 | Round 2 | 126 |