Jaden Nichols
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/16 | L | DEC 9-7 | Z. Montez | Geneseo | IHSA Boys Individual State Finals | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 2A 150 | |
| 02/16 | W | MD 17-5 | F. Miceli | Chicago (Brother Rice) | IHSA Boys Individual State Finals | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 2A 150 | |
| 02/15 | L | DEC 2-0 | T. Rakers | Highland | IHSA Boys Individual State Finals | Round 1 (16 Man) | 2A 150 | |
| 02/10 | W | F 2-0 0:52 | C. Ronning | Plano | IHSA 2A Sectional @ Sycamore (H.S.) | 1st & 3rd (16 Man) | 150 | |
| 02/10 | W | F 2-0 1:13 | J. Carter | Galesburg (H.S.) | IHSA 2A Sectional @ Sycamore (H.S.) | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 150 | |
| 02/10 | L | DEC 7-3 | Z. Montez | Geneseo | IHSA 2A Sectional @ Sycamore (H.S.) | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 150 | |
| 02/10 | W | F 6-2 1:52 | J. Gray | Yorkville (Y. Christian) | IHSA 2A Sectional @ Sycamore (H.S.) | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 150 | |
| 02/03 | W | F 0-0 | J. Rokey | Washington | IHSA 2A Regional @ Metamora | Placement Matches | 150 | |
| 02/03 | W | F 0-0 2:29 | C. Miller | Metamora | IHSA 2A Regional @ Metamora | Semis and WB3 | 150 | |
| 01/26 | W | MD 15-1 | B. Wise | Stanford (Olympia) | Morton @ Stanford (Olympia) | Round 1 | 150 | |
| 01/20 | W | DEC 7-5 | R. Watson | Pekin | Mid-Illini Conference Varsity Tournament | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 150 | |
| 01/20 | W | MD 12-3 | K. Hale | Metamora | Mid-Illini Conference Varsity Tournament | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 150 | |
| 01/20 | W | F 6-2 1:21 | G. Hodges | Limestone | Mid-Illini Conference Varsity Tournament | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 150 | |
| 01/11 | W | DEC 5-0 | T. Brown | Washington | Dunlap/Morton/Washington | Round 1 | 150 | |
| 01/11 | W | F 15-3 2:43 | J. Allen | Dunlap | Dunlap/Morton/Washington | Round 1 | 150 | |
| 01/06 | L | DEC 7-6 | Z. Montez | Geneseo | Bob and Liz Schnarr Invitational | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 150 | |
| 01/06 | W | F 11-3 1:17 | C. Plut | LaSalle (L.-Peru) | Bob and Liz Schnarr Invitational | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 150 | |
| 01/06 | W | TF 20-4 2:42 | P. Goodfield | Troy (Triad) | Bob and Liz Schnarr Invitational | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 150 | |
| 12/30 | W | DEC 6-0 | A. Meister | Poynette | Mid-States Wrestling Classic | Placement Matches (32 Man) | 150 | |
| 12/30 | W | DEC 3-2 | L. Pionkowski | West Bend East | Mid-States Wrestling Classic | Semis & 5th WB (32 Man) | 150 | |
| 12/30 | W | F 2-0 1:08 | E. Bilau | Fort Atkinson | Mid-States Wrestling Classic | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 150 | |
| 12/29 | W | F 4-1 2:20 | W. Nash | Grayslake Central | Mid-States Wrestling Classic | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 150 | |
| 12/29 | W | F 14-0 1:59 | R. Weiskircher | Darlington-Blackhawk | Mid-States Wrestling Classic | Round 1 (32 Man) | 150 | |
| 12/20 | W | TF 16-1 6:00 | A. Frye | Lincoln | Lincoln @ Morton | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 12/09 | W | MD 8-0 | B. Wise | Stanford Olympia | `The Munch` Boys Pontiac Invitational | Round 5 Place Matches | 150 | |
| 12/09 | W | F 5-0 2:38 | D. Roa | Morton Cicero | `The Munch` Boys Pontiac Invitational | Round 4 Semis | 150 | |
| 12/09 | W | F 2-0 0:38 | D. Williams | Rantoul | `The Munch` Boys Pontiac Invitational | Round 3 Quarters | 150 | |
| 12/09 | W | F 6-1 0:54 | C. Bustamante | Macomb | `The Munch` Boys Pontiac Invitational | Round 2 | 150 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 4-4 5:54 | J. Byrd | New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central) | McLaughlin Classic | Round 5 (Place Bouts) | 150 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 16-3 2:59 | J. Campbell | Normal (Community) | McLaughlin Classic | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 150 | |
| 12/02 | W | DEC 9-2 | R. Rosch | Wheaton (North) | McLaughlin Classic | Round 3 (Quarters & 2nd WB`s) | 150 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 4-0 2:54 | I. Lawrence | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | McLaughlin Classic | Round 2 (Champ R2 & 1st WB`s) | 150 | |
| 11/22 | W | DQ 0-0 | M. Toliver | Chillicothe (Illinois Valley Central) | Streator, IVC, Morton | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 11/21 | W | F 0-0 1:33 | D. Thompson | Streator (Twp.) | Streator, IVC, Morton | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 10/28 | L | DEC 5-3 | R. Christolin | South Side Wrestling Club | 2023 Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals | R5 - WB (128 & 64) | 157 | |
| 10/28 | W | F 1-2 2:13 | T. Sinnard | Moen Wrestling Academy | 2023 Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals | R4 - Champ & WB (128, 64, & 32) | 157 | |
| 10/27 | L | F 11-2 3:15 | B. Baxter | Spartan Mat Club | 2023 Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals | R2 | 157 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/18 | L | DEC 10-4 | N. Mrozowski | Rochester | IHSA Boys Individual State Finals | 3rd Wrestleback | 2A 145 | |
| 02/17 | W | DEC 10-5 | J. O`Connor | Lemont (H.S.) | IHSA Boys Individual State Finals | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 2A 145 | |
| 02/17 | W | F 6-4 4:00 | N. Asllani | Mundelein (Carmel) | IHSA Boys Individual State Finals | 1st WB | 2A 145 | |
| 02/16 | L | DEC 5-4 | H. Daniel | Oak Forest | IHSA Boys Individual State Finals | Round 1 (16 Man) | 2A 145 | |
| 01/21 | L | F 9-1 1:12 | K. Webster | Washington | Mid-Illini Conference Tournament | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 145 | |
| 01/21 | W | F 7-2 3:20 | W. Chaney | Canton | Mid-Illini Conference Tournament | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 145 | |
| 01/21 | W | F 6-2 1:40 | G. Tegbede | East Peoria | Mid-Illini Conference Tournament | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 145 | |
| 01/14 | L | DEC 10-8 | L. Hamiti | Joliet Catholic | Geneseo Wrestling Invitational | Cons Rd 3 | 145 | |
| 01/14 | W | TF 16-0 5:57 | B. Smith | Riverdale | Geneseo Wrestling Invitational | Cons Rd 2 | 145 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 2-0 1:47 | P. Jenkins | Aurora Christian | Geneseo Wrestling Invitational | Champ Rd 3 & Cons Rd 1 | 145 | |
| 01/13 | L | F 2-0 1:16 | B. GRIFFIN | Bethalto (Civic Memorial) | Geneseo Wrestling Invitational | Champ Rd 2 & (Cons Rd 1 all byes) | 145 | |
| 01/12 | W | F 14-4 3:00 | N. Duttlinger | Normal (Community) | Normal (Community) @ Morton | Round 1 | 145 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 2-0 0:29 | A. Souva | Springfield High School | Bob and Liz Schnarr Invitational | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 145 | |
| 01/07 | L | DEC 5-3 | K. Marolf | East Moline (United) | Bob and Liz Schnarr Invitational | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 145 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 7-2 3:46 | C. Sullivan | Central Dewitt High School | Bob and Liz Schnarr Invitational | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 145 | |
| 01/07 | W | TF 16-1 5:22 | A. Monyem | Dunlap | Bob and Liz Schnarr Invitational | Round 1 (16 Man) | 145 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/13 | L | F 7-5 3:54 | K. Cohn | Lincoln-Way Central | IWCOA FroshSoph 2022 State | Consi Quarters | 132 | |
| 03/13 | L | DEC 4-1 | T. Rakers | Highland | IWCOA FroshSoph 2022 State | Quarters | 132 | |
| 03/12 | W | F 9-0 3:21 | M. Cave | DeKalb | IWCOA FroshSoph 2022 State | Round of 16 (Mat 1-6) | 132 | |
| 03/12 | W | F 13-0 4:18 | N. Pape | Neuqua Valley | IWCOA FroshSoph 2022 State | Round of 32 | 132 | |
| 01/22 | L | F 8-2 1:18 | K. Webster | Washington | Mid-Illini Conference Tournament | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/22 | W | DEC 5-3 SV | R. Watson | Pekin | Mid-Illini Conference Tournament | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/22 | W | F 10-2 3:13 | A. Andrade | Metamora | Mid-Illini Conference Tournament | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/15 | L | F 2-0 1:01 | D. Boyd | Granite City | Geneseo Wrestling Invitational | 3rd and 5th place | 132 | |
| 01/15 | W | F 2-0 0:46 | J. Snyder | Geneseo | Geneseo Wrestling Invitational | Semifinal WB | 132 | |
| 01/15 | L | F 4-0 2:38 | B. Smith | Riverdale | Geneseo Wrestling Invitational | Semifinals | 132 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 6-7 4:57 | W. Vlasek | Cedar Rapids (Prairie) | Geneseo Wrestling Invitational | Quarterfinals, 1st Round WB | 132 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 4-0 2:00 | C. Knowles | Geneseo | Geneseo Wrestling Invitational | 1st Round | 132 | |
| 12/28 | W | DEC 4-2 | L. Johnson | Johnsburg | Mid-States Wrestling Classic | Placement Matches (32 Man) | 132 | |
| 12/28 | W | DEC 9-2 | B. Groenewold | Horicon | Mid-States Wrestling Classic | 6th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 132 | |
| 12/28 | W | F 0-0 3:15 | J. Scheisel | Nicolet | Mid-States Wrestling Classic | Semis & 5th WB (32 Man) | 132 | |
| 12/28 | W | MD 11-2 | R. Nagel | McHenry | Mid-States Wrestling Classic | 4th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 132 | |
| 12/27 | L | DEC 7-4 | L. Johnson | Johnsburg | Mid-States Wrestling Classic | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 132 | |
| 12/27 | W | F 0-0 1:28 | M. Garcia | Round Lake | Mid-States Wrestling Classic | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 132 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/25 | L | DEC 8-3 | R. Morgan | Deerfield (H.S.) W C | IWCOA BOYS OPEN STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS | Consi 1 | 2A 126 | |
| 06/25 | L | F 5-0 0:48 | C. Muselman | Oak Forest W C | IWCOA BOYS OPEN STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS | Round 1 (16 Man) | 2A 126 |