
Jacob Blair
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. |
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02/17 | L | DEC 5-0 | B. Daniels | Union City | IHSAA (IN) State Finals | Placement (16 Man) | 126 | |
02/17 | L | DEC 9-3 | M. Maldonado | Merrillville | IHSAA (IN) State Finals | Semis & WB (16 Man) | 126 | |
02/17 | L | DEC 6-4 SV | G. Butt | New Palestine | IHSAA (IN) State Finals | Quarters (16 Man) | 126 | |
02/17 | W | DEC 9-5 | L. Horn | Rochester | IHSAA (IN) State Finals | Champ. Round 1 (16 Man) | 126 | |
02/10 | L | DEC 8-4 | B. Daniels | Union City | IHSAA Semi-State @ Fort Wayne (Coliseum) | Placement (16 Man) | 126 | |
02/10 | W | DEC 12-5 | D. Waldon | Dekalb | IHSAA Semi-State @ Fort Wayne (Coliseum) | Semis (16 Man) | 126 | |
02/10 | W | F 5-0 2:58 | T. Haisley | Madison Grant | IHSAA Semi-State @ Fort Wayne (Coliseum) | Quarters (16 Man) | 126 | |
02/10 | W | F 2-0 0:49 | B. Baas | Prairie Heights | IHSAA Semi-State @ Fort Wayne (Coliseum) | Champ. Round 1 (16 Man) | 126 | |
02/03 | W | F 4-2 4:43 | B. Daniels | Union City | IHSAA Regional @ Jay County | Placement (8 Man) | 126 | |
02/03 | W | F 4-2 2:21 | N. Mosier | Delta | IHSAA Regional @ Jay County | Semis (8 Man) | 126 | |
02/03 | W | F 2-0 0:46 | T. Eppard | Yorktown | IHSAA Regional @ Jay County | Quarters (8 Man) | 126 | |
01/27 | L | DEC 4-0 | B. Daniels | Union City | IHSAA Jay County Sectional | Placement Matches | 126 | |
01/27 | W | TF 15-0 3:08 | J. Prough | Norwell | IHSAA Jay County Sectional | Semis and WB | 126 | |
01/27 | W | F 5-0 1:07 | G. Nunley | Bluffton | IHSAA Jay County Sectional | Quarters | 126 | |
01/20 | W | MD 8-0 | D. Ogg | Adams Central | ACAC | Finals - 1st | 126 | |
01/20 | W | F 5-0 0:56 | C. Mason | Woodlan | ACAC | R2 - Semis | 126 | |
01/06 | L | MD 12-0 | T. Tishner | Western | IHSWCA 2024 Team State Duals | Placement (16 Team) | 126 | |
01/06 | W | F 2-0 0:25 | B. Arthur | Oak Hill | IHSWCA 2024 Team State Duals | Quarters & WB (16 Team) | 126 | |
01/06 | L | DEC 3-1 | N. Mosier | Delta | IHSWCA 2024 Team State Duals | Semis & WB (16 Team) | 126 | |
12/22 | W | F 0-4 3:08 | J. Shuey | Columbus North | East Central Indiana Classic (ECIC) | Finals - 1st Place | 126 | |
12/22 | W | TF 16-1 5:45 | I. Musgrove | Muncie Central | East Central Indiana Classic (ECIC) | Round 4 - Semi Finals | 126 | |
12/22 | W | F 2-0 1:03 | M. Gulley | New Castle | East Central Indiana Classic (ECIC) | Round 2 - Championship Quarterfinals | 126 | |
12/22 | W | F 2-0 0:59 | G. Nunley | Bluffton | East Central Indiana Classic (ECIC) | Round 1 | 126 | |
12/02 | L | DEC 9-7 | D. Fernandez | Lafayette Harrison | Western Super Six | Round 4 (6 Team) | 132 | |
12/02 | L | DEC 7-2 | T. Linser | Western | Western Super Six | Round 3 (6 Team) | 132 | |
12/02 | L | DEC 8-3 | I. Kuhn | Hamilton Heights | Western Super Six | Round 2 (6 Team) | 132 | |
12/02 | W | F 0-0 | J. Hasty | Madison Grant | Western Super Six | Round 5 (6 Team) | 132 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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08/20 | L | F 6-2 2:03 | I. Johns | Kentucky Xtreme (KY) | 2023 Outway National Duals - HS - CANCELLED | Round 1 (4 Team) | 138 | |
08/20 | W | F 2-0 0:28 | J. FISHER | Wright Way Wrestling 2 (IN) | 2023 Outway National Duals - HS - CANCELLED | Round 3 (4 Team) | 138 | |
08/20 | L | TF 16-0 3:35 | H. Huhn | Team Gotcha | 2023 Outway National Duals - HS - CANCELLED | Quarterfinals (8 Team) | 138 | |
02/17 | L | DEC 5-1 | E. Seng | --- | IHSAA (IN) State Finals | Champ. Round 1 (16 Man) | 126 | |
02/11 | L | MD 10-2 | J. Bradley | --- | IHSAA Semi-State @ Fort Wayne/New Haven | Placement (16 Man) | 126 | |
02/11 | L | DEC 6-0 | H. Brady | Garrett | IHSAA Semi-State @ Fort Wayne/New Haven | Semis (16 Man) | 126 | |
02/11 | W | F 2-0 2:27 | A. Swango | Rochester Community | IHSAA Semi-State @ Fort Wayne/New Haven | Quarters (16 Man) | 126 | |
02/11 | W | F 5-4 5:42 | G. Beasley | Northridge | IHSAA Semi-State @ Fort Wayne/New Haven | Champ. Round 1 (16 Man) | 126 | |
02/04 | W | F 2-8 2:09 | B. Daniels | --- | IHSAA Regional @ Jay County | Placement (8 Man) | 126 | |
02/04 | L | DEC 6-3 | J. Bradley | --- | IHSAA Regional @ Jay County | Semis (8 Man) | 126 | |
02/04 | W | F 2-0 0:44 | A. Brooks | --- | IHSAA Regional @ Jay County | Quarters (8 Man) | 126 | |
01/28 | W | F 0-0 0:34 | B. Daniels | Union City | IHSAA Sectional @ Jay County | Placement Matches | 126 | |
01/28 | W | F 11-0 1:38 | I. Amantecatl | Bluffton | IHSAA Sectional @ Jay County | Semis and WB | 126 | |
01/28 | W | FOR 0-0 | F. Forfeit | Southern Wells | IHSAA Sectional @ Jay County | Quarters | 126 | |
01/21 | W | F 2-0 0:46 | J. Smith | Adams Central | ACAC | Finals - 1st | 126 | |
01/21 | W | F 2-0 0:33 | B. Osborne | Bluffton | ACAC | R2 - Semis | 126 | |
01/07 | W | F 2-2 1:11 | L. Bumgardner | Western | IHSWCA 2023 Team State Duals | Placement (16 Team) | 126 | |
01/07 | W | DEC 7-6 | M. Stanley | Rensselaer Central | IHSWCA 2023 Team State Duals | Quarters & WB (16 Team) | 126 | |
01/07 | W | F 2-0 0:31 | C. Dreiband | Norwell | IHSWCA 2023 Team State Duals | Semis & WB (16 Team) | 126 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/12 | L | DEC 8-4 | W. Davis | Rochester Community | IHSAA Semi-State @ Ft Wayne/New Haven Semi-State | Quarters (16 Man) | 113 | |
02/12 | W | MD 12-0 | M. Senn | Fairfield | IHSAA Semi-State @ Ft Wayne/New Haven Semi-State | Champ. Round 1 (16 Man) | 113 | |
02/05 | W | F 4-2 1:08 | C. Smithley | Norwell | IHSAA Regional @ Jay County Regional | Placement (8 Man) | 113 | |
02/05 | W | F 12-2 3:41 | B. Keith | Cowan | IHSAA Regional @ Jay County Regional | Semis (8 Man) | 113 | |
02/05 | W | F 7-0 2:20 | I. Spurlin | Winchester Community | IHSAA Regional @ Jay County Regional | Quarters (8 Man) | 113 | |
01/29 | W | F 5-2 4:19 | C. Smithley | Norwell | IHSAA Sectional @ Jay County Sectional | Placement Matches | 113 | |
01/29 | W | F 10-0 2:35 | T. Krueckeberg | Bellmont | IHSAA Sectional @ Jay County Sectional | Semis and WB | 113 | |
01/29 | W | FOR 0-0 | F. Forfeit | Blackford | IHSAA Sectional @ Jay County Sectional | Quarters | 113 | |
01/22 | W | F 2-0 1:22 | K. Davidson | South Adams | ACAC | Finals - 1st | 113 | |
01/22 | W | F 11-1 1:27 | T. Guise | Woodlan | ACAC | R2 - Semis | 113 | |
01/08 | W | F 4-0 0:54 | N. Wolf | Wawasee | IHSWCA Team State Duals | Semis & WB (16 Team) | 113 | |
01/08 | W | F 9-0 2:58 | T. Krueckeberg | Bellmont | IHSWCA Team State Duals | Placement (16 Team) | 113 | |
01/08 | W | DEC 5-2 | I. Ash | Monrovia | IHSWCA Team State Duals | Quarters & WB (16 Team) | 113 | |
12/23 | W | F 8-0 1:33 | K. Davidson | South Adams | East Central Indiana Classic (ECIC) | Finals - 1st Place | 113 | |
12/23 | W | F 9-0 5:32 | B. Blankenhorn | --- | East Central Indiana Classic (ECIC) | Round 4 - Semi Finals | 113 | |
12/23 | W | F 2-0 1:06 | T. Overman | COLDWATER | East Central Indiana Classic (ECIC) | Round 2 - Championship Quarterfinals | 113 | |
12/23 | W | FOR 0-0 | F. Forfeit | Winchester Community | East Central Indiana Classic (ECIC) | Round 1 | 113 | |
09/12 | L | F 2-0 0:37 | C. Mattingly | Carmel USA | 2021 IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Round 5 | 116 | |
09/12 | L | F 5-0 1:23 | M. Milani | SAW | 2021 IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Round 4 Ch 16 | 116 | |
09/12 | W | MD 11-1 | C. Harrod | Anderson County | 2021 IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Round 2 | 116 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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06/21 | W | F 4-0 1:35 | C. Clark | Ft. Zumwalt Three | 2021 Malecek Team Duals I | Round 1 (8 Team) | 113 | |
06/21 | W | F 2-0 0:37 | A. Bartnes | Appleton North | 2021 Malecek Team Duals I | Semis & WB (16 Team) | 113 | |
06/21 | W | F 2-0 0:35 | E. Northup | Wausau West | 2021 Malecek Team Duals I | Champ Round 1 (16 Team) | 113 | |
06/21 | L | TF 15-0 4:23 | L. Edblad | All Star Blue | 2021 Malecek Team Duals I | Finals (2 Team) | 113 | |
06/21 | W | DEC 12-5 | E. | --- | 2021 Malecek Team Duals I | Placement (16 Team) | 113 | |
06/21 | W | TF 16-0 2:33 | N. Jacobson | --- | 2021 Malecek Team Duals I | Placement Matches (8 Team) | 113 | |
06/21 | W | F 9-3 4:00 | I. Williams | Scott West | 2021 Malecek Team Duals I | Quarters & WB (16 Team) | 113 | |
02/19 | L | MD 9-0 | N. Smith | Southport | 2021 IHSAA State Finals | Champ. Round 1 (16 Man) | 106 | |
02/13 | W | F 2-0 0:58 | K. Malott | East Noble | IHSAA Semi-State @ Fort Wayne | Placement (16 Man) | 106 | |
02/13 | L | DEC 9-5 | V. Eckman | Goshen | IHSAA Semi-State @ Fort Wayne | Semis (16 Man) | 106 | |
02/13 | W | F 5-2 3:24 | J. May | --- | IHSAA Semi-State @ Fort Wayne | Quarters (16 Man) | 106 | |
02/13 | W | F 6-0 3:18 | R. Keller | --- | IHSAA Semi-State @ Fort Wayne | Champ. Round 1 (16 Man) | 106 | |
02/06 | W | F 2-0 0:35 | C. Smithley | Norwell | IHSAA Regional @ Jay County | Placement (8 Man) | 106 | |
02/06 | W | F 5-0 0:52 | J. Cline | --- | IHSAA Regional @ Jay County | Semis (8 Man) | 106 | |
02/06 | W | F 2-0 0:24 | R. King | --- | IHSAA Regional @ Jay County | Quarters (8 Man) | 106 | |
01/30 | W | F 12-0 4:32 | C. Smithley | Norwell | IHSAA Sectional @ Jay County | Placement Matches | 106 | |
01/30 | W | F 2-0 0:54 | B. Rickord | Bellmont | IHSAA Sectional @ Jay County | Semis and WB | 106 | |
01/30 | W | FOR 0-0 | F. Forfeit | Southern Wells | IHSAA Sectional @ Jay County | Quarters | 106 | |
01/23 | W | F 7-0 1:08 | K. Davidson | South Adams | ACAC | Finals - 1st | 106 | |
01/23 | W | FOR 0-0 | B. Beer | Bluffton | ACAC | R2 - Semis | 106 | |
01/02 | L | DEC 6-0 | T. Tishner | --- | IHSWCA Team State Duals | Placement (16 Team) | 106 | |
01/02 | W | MD 11-1 | K. Salazar | Wawasee | IHSWCA Team State Duals | Champ Round 1 (16 Team) | 106 | |
01/02 | W | F 2-0 0:24 | B. Rickord | Bellmont | IHSWCA Team State Duals | Semis & WB (16 Team) | 106 | |
09/13 | L | TF 16-1 2:22 | Z. Bellissimo | South Side Wrestling | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Round 3 | 109 | |
09/12 | L | TF 18-3 3:23 | N. Wertanen | --- | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Round 2 | 109 | |
09/12 | W | F 2-2 5:54 | E. Early^ | --- | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Round 1 64 Champ | 109 |