Axel 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/21 | L | F 0-0 3:26 | N. Shah | Apex Friendship High School | Tri- Apex Friendship & Montgomery Central @ Jordan-Matthews | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 11/21 | L | F 0-0 | E. Tolentino | Montgomery Central High School | Tri- Apex Friendship & Montgomery Central @ Jordan-Matthews | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 11/14 | L | F 0-0 | J. Mitchell | South Davidson Middle and High School | Tri- North Carolina Leadership Academy & South Davidson @ Jordan-Matthews | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 11/14 | L | F 21-10 4:45 | J. Dehart | The North Carolina Leadership Academy | Tri- North Carolina Leadership Academy & South Davidson @ Jordan-Matthews | Round 1 | 138 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/16 | L | F 0-0 1:33 | B. McCabe | Hersey | Maine South Sophomore Invitational | Cons. Semi | 132 | |
| 12/16 | L | F 0-0 0:29 | I. Gibson | Oak Park | Maine South Sophomore Invitational | Semifinal | 132 | |
| 12/16 | W | F 0-0 4:54 | F. Lopez | Downers Grove North | Maine South Sophomore Invitational | Quarterfinal | 132 | |
| 12/09 | L | F 2-0 0:27 | G. McDonald | Naperville (Central) | Streamwood Tournament | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 12/02 | L | F 0-0 0:30 | A. Fedij | Barrington | Dave O`Reilly `Big Sky` JV Tournament | Cons. Round 2 | 138 | |
| 12/02 | W | FOR 0-0 | S. Kisiongo | Grayslake (North) | Dave O`Reilly `Big Sky` JV Tournament | Cons. Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/02 | L | F 2-2 1:56 | M. Weber | Buffalo Grove | Dave O`Reilly `Big Sky` JV Tournament | Champ. Round 1 | 138 | |
| 11/30 | L | F 0-0 | K. Bowman | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) | South Elgin @ Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) | Round 1 | 126 | |
| 11/29 | L | F 8-2 1:46 | R. Aljubor | Lombard (Glenbard East) | Lombard (Glenbard East) @ South Elgin | Round 1 | 126 | |
| 11/29 | L | F 0-0 | R. | GLENBARD EAST | GLENBARD EAST @ South Elgin | Round 1 | 126 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/15 | L | DEC 9-2 | A. Mohamed | --- | 2019 NSAA State Championships | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | A132 | |
| 02/15 | W | DEC 7-1 | K. Driel | --- | 2019 NSAA State Championships | 1st Wrestleback | A132 | |
| 02/14 | L | DEC 5-0 | K. Lukasiewicz | Grand Island | 2019 NSAA State Championships | Round 1 (16 Man) | A132 |