Lou Elsten
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/25 | L | MD 10-0 | L. Sweat | Derby | KSHSAA 6A/5A Championships | 5th Place Match | 6A - 138 | |
| 02/25 | L | TF 17-1 4:01 | M. Cassella | Mill Valley | KSHSAA 6A/5A Championships | Cons. Semi | 6A - 138 | |
| 02/25 | W | F 0-0 3:46 | T. Swearinger | Lawrence | KSHSAA 6A/5A Championships | Cons. Round 3 | 6A - 138 | |
| 02/25 | W | F 2-0 0:24 | J. Kingsby | Olathe Northwest | KSHSAA 6A/5A Championships | Cons. Round 2 | 6A - 138 | |
| 02/24 | L | F 2-0 0:32 | L. Sweat | Derby | KSHSAA 6A/5A Championships | Quarterfinal | 6A - 138 | |
| 02/24 | W | F 6-6 3:17 | R. Corrales | Garden City | KSHSAA 6A/5A Championships | Champ. Round 1 | 6A - 138 | |
| 02/18 | W | F 10-8 2:55 | J. Kingsby | Olathe Northwest | KSHSAA 6A East Regional | 3rd Place Match | 138 | |
| 02/18 | W | DEC 8-3 | J. Bi | Blue Valley Northwest | KSHSAA 6A East Regional | Cons. Semi | 138 | |
| 02/18 | W | F 4-0 2:41 | A. Howat | Olathe South | KSHSAA 6A East Regional | Cons. Round 3 | 138 | |
| 02/18 | W | F 5-0 1:44 | Q. Breuckmann | Blue Valley West | KSHSAA 6A East Regional | Cons. Round 2 | 138 | |
| 02/18 | L | F 7-0 3:46 | C. Alderman | Olathe North | KSHSAA 6A East Regional | Quarterfinal | 138 | |
| 02/17 | W | F 2-0 1:21 | J. Kingsby | Olathe Northwest | KSHSAA 6A East Regional | Champ. Round 1 | 138 | |
| 02/04 | W | F 2-0 0:36 | J. Kingsby | Olathe Northwest | 2023 Boys Varsity Sunflower League | 3rd Place Match | 138 | |
| 02/04 | W | F 2-0 0:39 | I. Howard | SM South | 2023 Boys Varsity Sunflower League | Cons. Semi | 138 | |
| 02/04 | L | DEC 9-2 | T. Swearinger | Lawrence | 2023 Boys Varsity Sunflower League | Semifinal | 138 | |
| 02/04 | W | F 2-2 2:27 | N. Reitz | Mill Valley | 2023 Boys Varsity Sunflower League | Quarterfinal | 138 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 2-0 0:53 | P. Gillen | Overland Park-Blue Valley Southwest | 35th Annual S.M. North Invitational | 5th Place Match | 138 | |
| 01/28 | L | F 2-2 2:26 | B. Baird | Topeka-Washburn Rural | 35th Annual S.M. North Invitational | Cons. Round 3 | 138 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 5-0 2:18 | A. Lessard | Lansing | 35th Annual S.M. North Invitational | Cons. Round 2 | 138 | |
| 01/28 | L | F 2-0 1:33 | S. Mormino | Park Hill | 35th Annual S.M. North Invitational | Quarterfinal | 138 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 2-0 0:49 | Z. Nelson | K C Wyandotte | 35th Annual S.M. North Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/15 | L | DEC 6-0 | C. Bowlin | De Soto | ACCHS/Desoto Tri | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/15 | L | DEC 4-2 | A. Smith | Effingham-Atchison Co Community | ACCHS/Desoto Tri | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/07 | W | FOR 0-0 | C. FORFEIT | Wichita Southeast | Wichita North Boys Invitational | Round 5 | 138 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 2-0 0:45 | J. Dafforn | Wichita Northwest | Wichita North Boys Invitational | Round 4 | 138 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 2-0 0:26 | G. Hartman | Tecumseh-Shawnee Heights | Wichita North Boys Invitational | Round 3 | 138 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 2-0 1:07 | M. Southern | Newton | Wichita North Boys Invitational | Round 2 | 138 | |
| 12/17 | W | F 3-2 4:06 | J. Bi | BV Northwest | Johnson County Classic 2022 | 5th Place Match | 138 | |
| 12/17 | L | MD 8-0 | J. Jr. | Omaha North | Johnson County Classic 2022 | Cons. Semi | 138 | |
| 12/17 | L | MD 12-0 | A. Maki | Andover | Johnson County Classic 2022 | Semifinal | 138 | |
| 12/17 | W | F 5-5 2:35 | C. Bowlin | DeSoto | Johnson County Classic 2022 | Quarterfinal | 138 | |
| 12/17 | W | F 2-0 0:26 | G. Hartman | Shawnee Heights | Johnson County Classic 2022 | Round 5 | 138 | |
| 12/17 | L | F 3-2 2:00 | G. Robinson | SM East | Johnson County Classic 2022 | Round 4 | 138 | |
| 12/16 | W | F 2-0 1:08 | C. UNA | Baldwin | Johnson County Classic 2022 | Round 3 | 138 | |
| 12/16 | W | F 4-1 1:58 | L. McGriff | SM North | Johnson County Classic 2022 | Round 2 | 138 | |
| 12/16 | W | F 2-0 1:01 | B. UNA | Gardner Edgerton | Johnson County Classic 2022 | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/15 | L | DEC 7-1 | K. Bartlett | Louisburg | Olathe West @ Louisburg | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/12 | W | F 7-1 | R. Gallegos | Topeka | Best of the West Duals | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/12 | W | F 5-0 0:51 | Q. Breukmann | Overland Park-Blue Valley West | Best of the West Duals | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/12 | W | F 5-1 | B. Thomas | Shawnee Mission West | Best of the West Duals | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/03 | L | F 5-0 3:27 | P. Foxworth | Junction City Black | Junction City Bluejay Duals | Round 3 | 138 | |
| 12/03 | L | F 2-1 4:30 | H. Perez | Hutchinson | Junction City Bluejay Duals | Round 5 | 144 | |
| 12/03 | W | F 4-0 1:46 | J. Scheffler | Shawnee Mission Northwest | Junction City Bluejay Duals | Round 4 | 138 | |
| 12/03 | L | DEC 6-0 | H. Zimmerman | Hays | Junction City Bluejay Duals | Round 1 | 138 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/25 | L | F 6-5 2:57 | R. Corrales | Garden City | KSHSAA 6A/5A Championships | Cons. Round 1 | 6A - 132 | |
| 02/25 | L | F 2-0 1:56 | B. Byrne | Topeka-Washburn Rural | KSHSAA 6A/5A Championships | Champ. Round 1 | 6A - 132 | |
| 02/19 | W | DEC 6-4 | J. Dillard | Olathe North | KSHSAA 6A East Regional | 5th Place Match | 132 | |
| 02/19 | L | DEC 6-2 | T. Gunion | Shawnee Mission West | KSHSAA 6A East Regional | Cons. Semi | 132 | |
| 02/19 | L | MD 8-0 | C. Smith | Gardner Edgerton | KSHSAA 6A East Regional | Semifinal | 132 | |
| 02/18 | W | F 2-0 0:43 | S. Mosciaro | Shawnee Mission North | KSHSAA 6A East Regional | Quarterfinal | 132 | |
| 01/29 | L | F 9-2 3:14 | C. Keck | Park Hill | 2022 Shawnee Mission North Invitational | Quarterfinal | 132 | |
| 01/26 | W | F 4-1 0:29 | V. Torres | Kansas City-JC Harmon | Blue Valley North Quad | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/26 | W | F 2-0 0:11 | K. Schwendemann | Gardner-Edgerton | Blue Valley North Quad | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/26 | W | F 5-0 1:00 | Z. Smith | Overland Park-Blue Valley North | Blue Valley North Quad | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/15 | W | F 2-0 0:30 | D. Hillman | Spring Hill | 2022 BVW Jaguars Wrestling Duals | Round 5 | 132 | |
| 01/15 | W | F 0-0 | N. Schock | DeSoto | 2022 BVW Jaguars Wrestling Duals | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/15 | L | F 10-3 4:15 | T. Gunion | SM West | 2022 BVW Jaguars Wrestling Duals | Round 4 | 132 | |
| 01/15 | W | F 0-0 | J. Holbrook | Blue Valley West | 2022 BVW Jaguars Wrestling Duals | Round 2 | 132 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 5-0 1:59 | K. Crossland | Effingham-Atchison Co Community | Olathe West Tri | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 2-0 0:30 | N. Schock | De Soto | Olathe West Tri | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/08 | L | DEC 8-2 | K. Smith | Hutchinson | Wichita North Boys Invitational | Round 5 | 132 | |
| 01/08 | W | F 2-0 0:20 | K. Valasquez | Wichita North | Wichita North Boys Invitational | Round 4 | 132 | |
| 01/08 | W | F 2-0 1:03 | J. Dafforn | Wichita Northwest | Wichita North Boys Invitational | Round 3 | 132 | |
| 01/08 | W | F 6-1 0:47 | G. Evans | Wichita-West | Wichita North Boys Invitational | Round 2 | 132 | |
| 12/04 | W | F 2-0 0:32 | A. Rojas | KC Turner | Junction City Bluejay Duals | Round 4 | 132 | |
| 12/04 | W | F 2-0 0:25 | J. Scheffler | Shawnee Mission Northwest | Junction City Bluejay Duals | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 12/04 | L | DEC 6-2 | K. Blake | Junction City | Junction City Bluejay Duals | Round 5 | 132 | |
| 12/04 | L | F 2-0 1:30 | H. Zimmerman | Hays | Junction City Bluejay Duals | Round 3 | 132 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/13 | W | F 11-6 3:32 | H. Girard | Lawrence | KSHSAA 6A Regional 3 | 5th Place | 126 | |
| 02/13 | L | DEC 2-0 | A. Borjas | Gardner-Edgerton | KSHSAA 6A Regional 3 | Consolation Semis | 126 | |
| 02/13 | W | F 8-0 1:41 | H. Marmon | Olathe-South | KSHSAA 6A Regional 3 | WB 1 | 126 | |
| 02/12 | L | DEC 7-2 | N. Conover | Olathe-Northwest | KSHSAA 6A Regional 3 | Champ Quarters | 126 | |
| 02/12 | W | DEC 6-2 | I. Ibrahim | JC Harmon | KSHSAA 6A Regional 3 | Prelims | 126 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/18 | L | TF 15-0 4:00 | C. Short | Cameron | 2020 BVW Jaguars Wrestling Duals | Championship Bracket | 126 | |
| 01/18 | L | F 2-0 1:11 | J. Bartlett | BV Northwest | 2020 BVW Jaguars Wrestling Duals | 3rd Place Match | 126 | |
| 01/18 | L | F 4-2 2:51 | B. Fankhauser | SM East | 2020 BVW Jaguars Wrestling Duals | Round 1 | 126 | |
| 01/18 | W | F 2-0 1:06 | G. Sasenick | Blue Valley West | 2020 BVW Jaguars Wrestling Duals | Round 2 | 126 | |
| 12/21 | W | F 2-0 1:41 | C. DeVenney | Harrisonville | Harrisonville Christmas Tournament | Medals | 126 | |
| 12/21 | W | F 2-0 0:41 | D. Holman | Smith Cotton | Harrisonville Christmas Tournament | Semi | 126 | |
| 12/21 | L | F 10-2 1:53 | S. Drazic | St Charles | Harrisonville Christmas Tournament | Saturday 2 | 126 | |
| 12/21 | L | F 5-0 2:00 | S. Estrada | Carthage | Harrisonville Christmas Tournament | Rd4 | 126 | |
| 12/21 | W | F 2-0 2:14 | A. Moore | Harrisonville JV | Harrisonville Christmas Tournament | Rd3 | 126 | |
| 12/20 | L | F 5-0 1:11 | J. Copher | Webb City | Harrisonville Christmas Tournament | Rd2 | 126 | |
| 12/20 | L | MD 14-3 | A. Neal | Camdenton | Harrisonville Christmas Tournament | Rd1 | 126 | |
| 12/10 | W | F 8-0 2:00 | A. Bueno | Topeka West | Best of the West 2019 | Round 3 | 126 | |
| 12/10 | L | MD 14-4 | J. Dooley | Overland Park-Blue Valley West | Best of the West 2019 | Round 1 | 126 | |
| 12/10 | W | F 2-0 1:03 | C. McKenney | Shawnee Mission West | Best of the West 2019 | Round 2 | 126 |