Darby McLaughlin
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/10 | L | DEC 5-2 | W. Hendrickson | Winchester | Indiana 1A/2A Individual State | 3rd Place Match | 190 | |
| 03/10 | W | DEC 3-0 | T. Wolford | Winamac Community | Indiana 1A/2A Individual State | Cons. Semi | 190 | |
| 03/10 | W | F 7-0 3:16 | C. Cohee | Northeastern | Indiana 1A/2A Individual State | Cons. Round 5 | 190 | |
| 03/09 | W | DEC 7-0 | H. Frymier | Hamilton Heights | Indiana 1A/2A Individual State | Cons. Round 4 | 190 | |
| 03/09 | L | DEC 4-2 | B. Hughes | South Spencer | Indiana 1A/2A Individual State | Quarterfinal | 190 | |
| 03/09 | W | DEC 8-4 | D. Gilley | South Putnam | Indiana 1A/2A Individual State | Champ. Round 2 | 190 | |
| 03/09 | W | F 11-0 2:30 | H. Williams | Western Boone | Indiana 1A/2A Individual State | Champ. Round 1 | 190 | |
| 02/24 | L | MD 11-1 | W. Hendrickson | Winchester Falcons | Indy Nationals | Cons. Round 4 | 190 | |
| 02/24 | L | DEC 5-0 | C. TONTE | Franklin Wrestling Club | Indy Nationals | Quarterfinal | 190 | |
| 02/24 | W | F 8-0 3:23 | B. VanBuskirk | Perry Meridian Wrestling Club | Indy Nationals | Champ. Round 2 | 190 | |
| 02/23 | W | F 8-0 3:39 | H. Pickering | Carroll | Indy Nationals | Champ. Round 1 | 190 | |
| 02/15 | L | DEC 6-0 | A. Retzloff | Penn High School | IHSAA Semi-State @ East Chicago Central HS | Quarterfinal | 190 | |
| 02/15 | W | DEC 10-6 | b. peterson | Lake Central | IHSAA Semi-State @ East Chicago Central HS | Champ. Round 1 | 190 | |
| 02/08 | W | F 1-0 3:34 | N. O`Brien | Lafayette Harrison | IHSAA Regional @ Logansport Community High School | 3rd Place Match | 190 | |
| 02/08 | L | TF 20-4 4:45 | E. Harvell | McCutcheon | IHSAA Regional @ Logansport Community High School | Semifinal | 190 | |
| 02/08 | W | F 3-0 0:44 | A. Handy | Seeger | IHSAA Regional @ Logansport Community High School | Quarterfinal | 190 | |
| 02/01 | L | DEC 8-1 | R. Jenkins | Benton Central | IHSAA Sectional @ Twin Lakes High School | 1st Place Match | 190 | |
| 02/01 | W | F 8-0 3:28 | B. McMorrow | Tri-County | IHSAA Sectional @ Twin Lakes High School | Semifinal | 190 | |
| 02/01 | W | F 3-0 0:30 | J. Kantz | North White | IHSAA Sectional @ Twin Lakes High School | Quarterfinal | 190 | |
| 12/14 | W | F 2-3 0:53 | J. Hoole | Terre Haute South Vigo | Clinton Prairie Invitational 2024 | 3rd Place Match | 190 | |
| 12/14 | W | DEC 5-4 | R. Snider | Hamilton Southeastern | Clinton Prairie Invitational 2024 | Cons. Semi | 190 | |
| 12/14 | L | DEC 5-4 | C. Ayetomowo | Decatur Central | Clinton Prairie Invitational 2024 | Semifinal | 190 | |
| 12/14 | W | F 0-3 | J. Post | Clinton Prairie | Clinton Prairie Invitational 2024 | Quarterfinal | 190 | |
| 12/14 | W | F 3-0 1:07 | Z. Wheeler | Tri-Central | Clinton Prairie Invitational 2024 | Champ. Round 1 | 190 | |
| 09/08 | L | F 8-0 3:58 | D. Gard | Rochester | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Cons. Round 3 | 218 | |
| 09/08 | W | DEC 7-4 SV | A. Sloas | Hebron Wrestling | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Cons. Round 2 | 218 | |
| 09/08 | L | TF 17-1 3:53 | M. Kowalski | Springboro | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Champ. Round 2 | 218 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/09 | L | DEC 6-0 | J. Burgett | Fishers Wrestling Club | ISWA Folkstyle State Finals | Cons. Round 2 | 190 | |
| 03/09 | W | DEC 5-1 | C. Horner | Perry Meridian Wrestling Club | ISWA Folkstyle State Finals | Round 2 | 190 | |
| 03/09 | L | F 2-0 1:48 | N. Sumner | Artesian Wrestling Club | ISWA Folkstyle State Finals | Round 1 | 190 | |
| 02/10 | L | MD 10-2 | D. Beason | River Forest | IHSAA Semi-State @ East Chicago Central | Champ. Round 1 | 190 | |
| 02/03 | W | F 5-1 4:06 | K. Martin | Lafayette Harrison | IHSAA Regional @ Logansport | 3rd Place Match | 190 | |
| 02/03 | L | DEC 8-3 | Z. Gilger | West Central | IHSAA Regional @ Logansport | Semifinal | 190 | |
| 02/03 | W | DEC 4-3 | E. Switzer | Lafayette Central Catholic | IHSAA Regional @ Logansport | Quarterfinal | 190 | |
| 01/27 | W | DEC 9-5 | T. Woodke | Rensselaer Central | IHSAA Twin Lakes Sectional | 3rd Place Match | 190 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 0-0 1:58 | T. Brouhard | Tri-County | IHSAA Twin Lakes Sectional | Cons. Round 3 | 190 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 7-5 3:57 | P. Rodriguez | Logansport | IHSAA Twin Lakes Sectional | Cons. Round 2 | 190 | |
| 01/27 | L | F 2-2 1:19 | T. Woodke | Rensselaer Central | IHSAA Twin Lakes Sectional | Quarterfinal | 190 | |
| 12/09 | L | DEC 2-1 | C. Ayetomowo | Decatur Central | Clinton Prairie Invitational 2023 | Cons. Round 3 | 190 | |
| 12/09 | W | F 3-5 2:31 | B. Price | Pioneer | Clinton Prairie Invitational 2023 | Cons. Round 2 | 190 | |
| 12/09 | L | F 2-0 1:03 | C. Casad | Terre Haute South Vigo | Clinton Prairie Invitational 2023 | Quarterfinal | 190 | |
| 12/09 | W | F 2-0 0:51 | J. Miller | Twin Lakes | Clinton Prairie Invitational 2023 | Champ. Round 1 | 190 |