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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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/30 | W | F 5-0 1:57 | H. Steinmann | Alpha Elite | Cheesehead HS Duals | Round 2 (10 Team) | 130 | |
| 02/25 | W | F 4-1 1:05 | A. Dennington | Chesterton Trojans | RDP Elite Wrestling Folkstyle Open | Round 3 (4 Man) | 132-140 | |
| 02/25 | W | DEC 7-2 | T. McGowan | One on one | RDP Elite Wrestling Folkstyle Open | Round 2 (4 Man) | 132-140 | |
| 02/25 | W | MD 18-4 | A. Day | Mulberry | RDP Elite Wrestling Folkstyle Open | Round 1 (4 Man) | 132-140 | |
| 02/10 | L | F 12-3 3:09 | D. Bennett | Penn High School | IHSAA Semi-State @ East Chicago Central | Champ. Round 1 (16 Man) | 126 | |
| 02/03 | W | DEC 6-4 | J. Chapman | Glenn | IHSAA Regional @ Crown Point | Placement (8 Man) | 126 | |
| 02/03 | L | DEC 5-4 | E. Cryderman | Hanover Central | IHSAA Regional @ Crown Point | Semis (8 Man) | 126 | |
| 02/03 | W | F 4-1 1:45 | B. Earl | Kankakee Valley | IHSAA Regional @ Crown Point | Quarters (8 Man) | 126 | |
| 01/27 | L | MD 12-2 | A. Campbell | Chesterton | IHSAA LaPorte Sectional | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 126 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 10-0 4:23 | N. Salyers | Knox | IHSAA LaPorte Sectional | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 126 | |
| 01/04 | L | DEC 6-3 | K. Tapia | Portage | Valparaiso @ Portage | Round 1 | 126 | |
| 12/29 | L | DEC 8-5 | L. Parsons | Greenfield Central | Spartan Classic | 4th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 126 | |
| 12/29 | W | DEC 5-3 | T. Bowling | Purdue Polytech | Spartan Classic | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 126 | |
| 12/29 | W | F 2-0 0:08 | R. Payne | Hagerstown | Spartan Classic | 2nd Wrestleback (32 Man) | 126 | |
| 12/28 | L | F 14-3 5:17 | Z. Badgley | Eastern Hancock | Spartan Classic | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 126 | |
| 12/28 | W | DEC 2-1 | R. Gardner | New Palestine | Spartan Classic | Round 1 (32 Man) | 126 | |
| 12/17 | L | MD 12-4 | D. Mata | Hobart | Hobart Super Duals | Round 1 | 126 | |
| 12/12 | W | F 2-0 1:56 | R. Ieraci | --- | Traicoff Duals | Round 1 | 126 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/26 | L | F 3-4 2:16 | E. Fye | Alexandria Monroe | Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships | Consi 3/5/7 | 120 | |
| 02/25 | W | F 2-0 0:55 | L. Day | Brownsburg | Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships | Consi 2/4/6 | 120 | |
| 02/25 | W | F 7-8 3:57 | P. Wanke | Vincennes Lincoln | Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships | Consi 3 | 120 | |
| 02/25 | W | F 4-1 1:42 | C. Pekny | Frontier | Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships | Round 4 | 120 | |
| 02/25 | L | DEC 4-2 SV | J. Orman | Edgewood High School | Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships | Round 3 | 120 | |
| 02/25 | W | F 4-0 1:36 | J. Lybarger | Tippecanoe Valley High School | Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships | Round 2 | 120 | |
| 01/28 | L | F 7-2 2:24 | P. Hammond | New Prairie | IHSAA Sectional @ LaPorte | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 126 | |
| 01/28 | L | F 4-0 1:13 | C. Wintczak | Knox | IHSAA Sectional @ LaPorte | 2nd Wrestleback (8 Man) | 126 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 2-0 0:31 | C. Fandrei | Michigan City | IHSAA Sectional @ LaPorte | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 126 | |
| 01/28 | L | F 5-3 2:00 | J. England | LaPorte | IHSAA Sectional @ LaPorte | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 126 | |
| 01/11 | L | F 9-2 3:28 | I. Wilson | Chesterton | Chesterton @ Valparaiso | Round 1 | 126 | |
| 01/05 | W | F 7-14 4:30 | M. Conrad | Portage | Portage @ Valparaiso | Round 1 | 126 |