
Lorenzo Avila
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/27 | W | DEC 5-0 | J. Malovich | Salpointe Catholic | 2024 Silver Boys Duals | Round 1 | 172 | |
| 12/27 | L | F 8-2 4:23 | S. Roybal | St. Pius X | 2024 Silver Boys Duals | Round 7 | 172 | |
| 12/27 | W | F 4-0 0:38 | J. Burton-Marquez | Mayfield | 2024 Silver Boys Duals | Round 3 | 172 | |
| 12/27 | W | F 12-23 4:52 | A. Britton | Silver | 2024 Silver Boys Duals | Round 2 | 172 | |
| 12/27 | W | DEC 12-10 | D. Roybal | Safford | 2024 Silver Boys Duals | Round 1 | 160 | |
| 12/27 | L | F 3-0 0:25 | K. Harvey | Deming | 2024 Silver Boys Duals | 1st Place Match | 172 | |
| 12/21 | L | F 0-0 4:57 | N. Fraley | Taos | Tucumcari Rattler Invite | Cons. Round 2 | 172 | |
| 12/21 | W | F 3-1 2:53 | B. Garcia | Tucumcari | Tucumcari Rattler Invite | Cons. Round 1 | 172 | |
| 12/21 | L | F 16-4 5:36 | J. Rivera | West Las Vegas | Tucumcari Rattler Invite | Champ. Round 1 | 172 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/09 | L | DEC 8-4 | D. Hernandez | Comanche Middle School | 2023 Bob Threlkel Middle School WAC | Cons. Semi | 165 | |
| 12/09 | W | F 2-0 0:21 | K. Bustamante | Great Bend Middle School | 2023 Bob Threlkel Middle School WAC | Cons. Round 1 | 165 | |
| 12/09 | L | F 7-1 2:11 | M. Rodriguez | Eisenhower Middle School | 2023 Bob Threlkel Middle School WAC | Quarterfinal | 165 | |
| 12/03 | W | F 2-2 5:09 | J. Joswiak | Taos | 2023 Jaguar JV Open | 1st Place Match | 160 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 2-0 1:10 | L. Alvarez | Los Alamos | 2023 Jaguar JV Open | Semifinal | 160 | |
| 12/02 | W | FOR 0-0 | O. Willeto | Miyamura | 2023 Jaguar JV Open | Quarterfinal | 160 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 11-6 4:40 | J. Anderson | Moriarty | 2023 Jaguar JV Open | Champ. Round 1 | 160 | |
| 11/20 | W | F 0-0 1:31 | D. Hernandez | Comanche Middle School | DCMS VS CMS DUAL | 1st Place Match | 165 | |
| 11/19 | L | DEC 3-2 | D. Hernandez | Comanche Middle School | 47th Annual Kepley Invitational | 3rd Place Match | 165 | |
| 11/18 | W | F 4-2 2:46 | J. Barragan | Eisenhower | 47th Annual Kepley Invitational | Cons. Semi | 165 | |
| 11/18 | L | MD 11-2 | C. Cranston | Holcomb | 47th Annual Kepley Invitational | Semifinal | 165 | |
| 11/18 | W | F 7-0 2:00 | P. Gomez | Seymour Rogers | 47th Annual Kepley Invitational | Quarterfinal | 165 | |
| 11/11 | L | F 10-3 1:32 | J. Hill | Garden City Horace Good | Dodge City Wrestling Tournament Duals | Round 3 | 165 | |
| 11/11 | L | F 3-1 2:25 | K. Evans-Grant | Hays Middle School | Dodge City Wrestling Tournament Duals | Round 2 | 165 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/10 | L | F 5-0 3:47 | A. Archuleta | Los Alamos | NMAA Region 1-4A Championships | Cons. Round 2 | 152 | |
| 02/10 | L | F 2-0 0:40 | K. Coffeen | Espanola Valley | NMAA Region 1-4A Championships | Champ. Round 1 | 152 | |
| 02/03 | L | F 2-0 1:00 | A. Rivera | Robertson | District 2 4A Duals | Round 3 | 152 | |
| 02/03 | W | DEC 9-5 | D. Wheeler | Pojoaque Valley | District 2 4A Duals | Round 1 | 152 | |
| 02/03 | L | F 2-0 1:32 | N. Maez | Espanola Valley | District 2 4A Duals | Round 5 | 152 | |
| 02/03 | W | F 8-6 4:28 | D. Herrera | Moriarty | District 2 4A Duals | Round 4 | 152 | |
| 02/03 | L | DEC 6-5 | A. Archuleta | Los Alamos | District 2 4A Duals | Round 7 | 152 | |
| 01/28 | L | DEC 14-9 | F. Sheppard | Los Alamos | Pojoaque Valley Boys Invite | 9th Place Match | 152 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 8-3 5:23 | N. Lyles | Clovis | Pojoaque Valley Boys Invite | Cons. Round 1 | 152 | |
| 01/27 | L | F 11-1 0:21 | Z. Skinner | Artesia | Pojoaque Valley Boys Invite | Round 2 | 152 | |
| 01/27 | L | F 15-3 3:09 | N. Tom | Kirtland Central | Pojoaque Valley Boys Invite | Round 1 | 152 | |
| 01/21 | L | F 0-0 | G. Langley | Goddard | Spencer Cole Memorial Invitational | Round 4 | 152 | |
| 01/21 | L | F 0-0 | R. Perea | Los Lunas | Spencer Cole Memorial Invitational | Round 3 | 152 | |
| 01/21 | L | F 0-0 | A. Otero | Tucumcari | Spencer Cole Memorial Invitational | Round 2 | 152 | |
| 01/21 | W | MD 12-0 | D. Wheeler | Pojoaque Valley | Spencer Cole Memorial Invitational | Round 1 | 152 | |
| 01/14 | L | F 2-0 0:32 | I. Lister | Cleveland | 2nd Annual Sammy Vivian Invite | Cons. Round 3 | 145 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 6-0 4:24 | S. Montoya | Belen | 2nd Annual Sammy Vivian Invite | Cons. Round 2 | 145 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 2-0 0:59 | E. Garcia | Grants | 2nd Annual Sammy Vivian Invite | Cons. Round 1 | 145 | |
| 01/14 | L | TF 18-0 4:29 | L. Meador | Grants | 2nd Annual Sammy Vivian Invite | Champ. Round 1 | 145 | |
| 01/12 | L | F 0-0 | N. Trujillo | Cobre | Socorro Tri | Round 1 | 152 | |
| 01/06 | L | F 6-1 2:18 | B. Otley | Crane | JO-HI | Cons. Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/06 | L | F 3-4 0:56 | T. Clarry | Grant Union | JO-HI | Champ. Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/06 | L | F 0-0 | B. Armijo | Socorro | Socorro Tri | Round 1 | 152 | |
| 12/21 | W | F 10-9 2:43 | J. McGrew | Alsea | Benton County Championships | Round 5 | 138 | |
| 12/21 | L | F 2-0 1:39 | C. Ringwald | Philomath | Benton County Championships | Round 3 | 138 | |
| 12/21 | L | F 6-0 3:17 | P. Compton | Philomath | Benton County Championships | Round 2 | 138 | |
| 12/17 | L | F 0-0 0:55 | D. Marsh | Nestucca | Bill Hagerty 2022 | Cons. Semi | 138 | |
| 12/17 | W | F 0-0 2:03 | D. Gebo | Sheridan | Bill Hagerty 2022 | Cons. Round 3 | 138 | |
| 12/17 | L | TF 16-0 4:29 | A. Chavez | Canyon West Plains | Tucumcari Rattler Invite | Cons. Round 3 | 145 | |
| 12/17 | W | F 0-0 1:34 | D. Perez | Neah-Kah-Nie | Bill Hagerty 2022 | Cons. Round 2 | 138 | |
| 12/17 | W | DEC 12-6 | S. Moreno | Borger | Tucumcari Rattler Invite | Cons. Round 2 | 145 | |
| 12/17 | L | F 0-0 0:56 | L. Gerding | Toledo | Bill Hagerty 2022 | Quarterfinal | 138 | |
| 12/17 | W | F 0-0 1:18 | A. Gonzalez | Neah-Kah-Nie | Bill Hagerty 2022 | Champ. Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/17 | L | F 12-1 2:24 | J. Bachicha | Los Lunas | Tucumcari Rattler Invite | Quarterfinal | 145 | |
| 12/17 | W | F 5-4 2:54 | G. Sanchez | Amarillo Palo Duro | Tucumcari Rattler Invite | Champ. Round 1 | 145 | |
| 12/10 | L | F 0-0 | N. Madrid | Moriarty | Al Salazar Memorial | Cons. Round 3 | 145 | |
| 12/10 | L | F 0-0 | J. Pacheco | Tucumcari | Al Salazar Memorial | Quarterfinal | 145 | |
| 12/09 | L | F 7-0 2:59 | J. Abbott | Irrigon | Culver Invitational | Cons. Round 1 | 145 | |
| 12/09 | L | F 3-2 1:45 | J. Vera | Caldera | Culver Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 145 | |
| 12/03 | L | TF 17-1 4:06 | B. Evans | Kirtland Central | 2022 Jaguar Invitational | Cons. Semi | 145 | |
| 12/03 | W | F 2-0 1:43 | L. Mares | Bernalillo | 2022 Jaguar Invitational | Cons. Round 2 | 145 | |
| 12/03 | L | F 2-0 0:36 | J. Padilla | Santa Fe | 2022 Jaguar Invitational | Quarterfinal | 145 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/25 | L | MD 12-4 | D. Martinez | Tucumcari | district dual | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/25 | L | F 0-0 | S. Duran | St. Michaels | district dual | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/23 | L | TF 17-0 | I. Probst | Robertson | Robertson @ West Las Vegas | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/15 | L | DEC 11-6 | R. Williams | Clovis | West Las Vegas @ Clovis | Round 1 | 138 |