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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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/01 | L | DEC 6-1 | G. Stokes | Lebanon | IHSAA Sectional @ Frankfort High School | Semis and WB | 215 | |
| 02/01 | L | F 2-0 5:51 | D. Harvey | Clinton Central | IHSAA Sectional @ Frankfort High School | Quarters | 215 | |
| 02/01 | W | FOR 0-0 | F. Forfeit | Clinton Prairie | IHSAA Sectional @ Frankfort High School | Champ Round 1 (16 Man) | 215 | |
| 01/18 | L | F 7-1 2:11 | Y. Tioua | Noblesville | Hoosier Crossroads Conference 2025 | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 190 | |
| 01/18 | L | MD 8-0 | B. Aeschliman | Zionsville | Hoosier Crossroads Conference 2025 | 2nd Wrestleback (8 Man) | 190 | |
| 01/18 | L | F 18-3 2:22 | G. Henry | Brownsburg | Hoosier Crossroads Conference 2025 | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 190 | |
| 12/27 | L | F 6-4 3:29 | W. Mccrea | PRAIRIE HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL | 46th Al Smith Classic Wrestling Invite | Round 4 | 190 | |
| 12/27 | W | F 3-0 0:59 | B. Peterson | LAKE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL | 46th Al Smith Classic Wrestling Invite | Round 3 | 190 | |
| 12/27 | L | F 5-4 4:00 | K. Price | ELKHART HIGH SCHOOL | 46th Al Smith Classic Wrestling Invite | Round 2 (32 Man) | 190 | |
| 12/27 | W | F 6-1 1:45 | A. Hahn | NORTHWOOD HIGH SCHOOL | 46th Al Smith Classic Wrestling Invite | Round 1 | 190 | |
| 12/14 | W | F 11-3 3:29 | M. Wynalda | Bloomington North | Columbus North Invitational | Round 3 (8 Team) | 190 | |
| 09/08 | L | F 1-0 1:55 | J. Phillips | Barberton | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Consi 2,4,6,8 vs. Semi`s | 218 | |
| 09/08 | W | DEC 4-1 | X. Bitner | Izzy Style Wrestling | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Consi,3,5,7 | 218 | |
| 09/08 | W | MD 10-1 | R. Hunter | Franklin Central | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Consi 2,4,6 vs. Quarters | 218 | |
| 09/08 | L | F 4-1 4:55 | T. Steiber | Ryle | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Round 4 Ch 16 | 218 | |
| 09/08 | W | DEC 4-1 | A. Sloas | Hebron Wrestling | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Round 1 | 218 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/03 | W | F 2-0 1:34 | V. Bik | Perry Meridian Wrestling Club | Perry Meridian Thornton Strong Folkstyle | Round 2 (Best of 3) | 175-190 | |
| 03/03 | W | F 2-0 1:44 | V. Bik | Perry Meridian Wrestling Club | Perry Meridian Thornton Strong Folkstyle | Round 1 (Best of 3) | 175-190 | |
| 02/25 | W | TF 17-2 1:59 | L. Cassiday | Indiana | Diesel City Folkstyle | Round 3 | 190 | |
| 02/25 | W | F 2-0 0:44 | L. Cassiday | Indiana | Diesel City Folkstyle | Round 2 | 190 | |
| 02/03 | L | F 5-0 1:29 | L. Penola | Zionsville | IHSAA Regional @ North Montgomery | Quarters (8 Man) | 190 | |
| 01/27 | L | DEC 2-1 | A. Navarrete | Carmel | IHSAA Frankfort Sectional | Placement Matches | 190 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 3-0 2:02 | J. Burgett | Fishers | IHSAA Frankfort Sectional | Consi Semis | 190 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 5-0 1:52 | J. Dunbar | Sheridan | IHSAA Frankfort Sectional | Semis and WB | 190 | |
| 01/27 | L | F 1-0 5:32 | A. Navarrete | Carmel | IHSAA Frankfort Sectional | Quarters | 190 | |
| 01/13 | L | DEC 5-3 | D. Ternoir | Hamilton Southeastern | Hoosier Crossroads Conference 2024 | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 190 | |
| 01/13 | W | F 8-3 2:08 | M. Hines | Avon | Hoosier Crossroads Conference 2024 | 2nd Wrestleback (8 Man) | 190 | |
| 01/13 | W | FOR 0-0 | F. FF | Noblesville | Hoosier Crossroads Conference 2024 | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 190 | |
| 01/13 | L | F 2-0 2:00 | D. Ternoir | Hamilton Southeastern | Hoosier Crossroads Conference 2024 | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 190 | |
| 01/04 | L | F 8-2 1:12 | L. Penola | Zionsville | Zionsville @ Westfield | Round 1 | 190 | |
| 12/29 | L | DEC 8-1 | C. Newby | Garrett High School | 45th Al Smith Classic Wrestling Invite | Round 2 (32 Man) | 190 | |
| 12/29 | L | F 0-0 0:32 | A. Reading | Crown Point HS | 45th Al Smith Classic Wrestling Invite | Round 1 | 190 | |
| 12/09 | L | F 3-2 4:24 | J. Smith | Western Boone | Columbus North Invitational | Round 2 (8 Team) | 190 | |
| 12/09 | W | F 5-0 1:19 | M. Wynalda | Bloomington North | Columbus North Invitational | Round 3 (8 Team) | 190 | |
| 12/09 | L | F 2-0 0:58 | B. Lewis | Cascade | Columbus North Invitational | Cross Bracket (8 Team) | 190 | |
| 12/09 | W | FOR 0-0 | J. Ramirez | Columbus North | Columbus North Invitational | Placement Matches (8 Team) | 190 | |
| 12/09 | W | F 14-4 2:42 | L. Cassiday | Brown County | Columbus North Invitational | Round 1 (8 Team) | 190 | |
| 12/02 | W | DEC 8-2 | D. Martinez | Lawrence North | Shamrock Duals | Round 4 (16 Team) | 190 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/08 | W | F 9-5 4:43 | C. Heffernan | Brownsburg | HSE JV Invite | Round 1 | 170 | |
| 03/08 | L | F 9-1 3:46 | N. Cooper | Hamilton Southeastern | HSE JV Invite | Round 1 | 170 | |
| 03/08 | W | DEC 4-2 | D. McNeil | Zionsville | Westfield @ Zionsville | Round 1 | 182 | |
| 03/08 | W | F 3-8 2:45 | D. Bogdan | Fishers | Westfield @ Fishers | Round 1 | 170 | |
| 01/24 | L | F 4-1 1:35 | E. Popp | Harrison (West Lafayette) | Westfield @ Harrison (West Lafayette) | Round 1 | 182 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 12-10 4:52 | C. Rains | Northview | Purdue Poly JV Invite | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 170 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 2-0 1:42 | D. Monter | Cathedral | Purdue Poly JV Invite | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 170 | |
| 01/07 | W | DEC 8-4 | J. Carson | Ben Davis | Purdue Poly JV Invite | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 170 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 8-0 3:10 | J. Hagans | Terre Haute North | Purdue Poly JV Invite | Round 1 (16 Man) | 170 | |
| 12/17 | L | DEC 7-2 | L. Hicks | Hamilton Southeastern | Carmel JV Invitational | Round 3 (4 Man) | 165-169 | |
| 12/17 | L | DEC 8-7 | D. Bogdan | Fishers | Carmel JV Invitational | Round 2 (4 Man) | 165-169 | |
| 12/17 | W | F 8-2 2:08 | Z. Carlson | Noblesville | Carmel JV Invitational | Round 1 (4 Man) | 165-169 | |
| 11/23 | W | F 2-0 1:24 | R. Yankey | Noblesville | Westfield JV Round Robin | Round 3 | 170B | |
| 11/23 | L | DEC 9-3 | A. Mellancamp | Zionsville | Westfield JV Round Robin | Round 2 | 170B | |
| 11/23 | W | F 7-6 3:56 | Z. Carlson | Noblesville | Westfield JV Round Robin | Round 1 | 170B |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/03 | L | DEC 4-2 | C. Argueta | Noblesville | Noblesville @ Westfield | Round 1 | 160 | |
| 03/03 | W | DEC 10-8 | M. Lynas | Noblesville | Noblesville @ Westfield | Round 1 | 160 | |
| 03/02 | W | F 2-0 0:51 | C. Calin | Fishers | Fishers @ Westfield | Round 1 | 170 | |
| 03/02 | L | F 2-0 0:55 | -. Graff | --- | Covington JV Invite | Champ. Round 1 | 170 | |
| 03/02 | L | F 10-0 2:15 | G. Campbell | --- | Westfield @ Brownsburg | Round 1 | 160 | |
| 12/18 | W | F 2-0 1:45 | J. Demarco | --- | Carmel JV Invitational | Round 3 (4 Man) | 158-161 | |
| 12/18 | W | F 2-0 0:59 | Z. Cain | North Central | Carmel JV Invitational | Round 2 (4 Man) | 158-161 | |
| 12/18 | L | DEC 10-4 | J. Allen | Carmel | Carmel JV Invitational | Round 1 (4 Man) | 158-161 | |
| 11/24 | L | DEC 6-1 | M. Cruz | Zionsville | Westfield JV Round Robin | Round 3 | 160A | |
| 11/24 | L | DEC 9-3 | N. Fitzgerald | --- | Westfield JV Round Robin | Round 2 | 160A | |
| 11/24 | W | F 2-0 1:26 | F. Flack | Hamilton Heights | Westfield JV Round Robin | Round 1 | 160A | |
| 11/20 | W | F 2-0 0:24 | S. Igbo | Ben Davis | Brownsburg JV invitational | Finals | 170 | |
| 11/20 | W | F 2-0 0:51 | M. Forys | Roncalli | Brownsburg JV invitational | Round3 | 170 | |
| 11/20 | L | F 5-0 1:25 | J. Dozier | --- | Brownsburg JV invitational | Round2 | 170 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/22 | L | MD 12-3 | G. Eckels | Warren/Ben Davis | Marauder Duals | Round 4 (8 Team) | 152 | |
| 05/22 | L | F 2-0 0:28 | T. Abbott | Cowan | Marauder Duals | Round 5 (8 Team) | 152 | |
| 05/22 | L | F 2-0 0:48 | D. Ssculte | Jimtown | Marauder Duals | Round 3 (8 Team) | 152 | |
| 05/22 | L | F 2-0 0:30 | A. Merritt | Whiteland | Marauder Duals | Round 2 (8 Team) | 152 |