
Zach Lang
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/04 | L | F 2-0 0:19 | C. Bohn | Region Wrestling Academy | ISWA Men`s Freestyle State | Round 5 | 165 | |
| 05/04 | W | F 4-0 0:53 | T. Brown | Zionsville Wrestling Club | ISWA Men`s Freestyle State | Cons. Round 3 | 165 | |
| 05/04 | W | TF 10-0 0:47 | D. Burns | Cougar Wrestling Club | ISWA Men`s Freestyle State | Cons. Round 2 | 165 | |
| 05/04 | L | TF 10-0 2:03 | G. Tichelt | Bulldog Premier Wrestling Club | ISWA Men`s Freestyle State | Champ. Round 2 | 165 | |
| 05/04 | W | MD 10-0 | C. Rolison | Alphas Wrestling | ISWA Men`s Freestyle State | Champ. Round 1 | 165 | |
| 02/10 | L | DEC 5-2 | S. Foster | Purdue Polytechnic | IHSAA Semi-State @ New Castle | Quarterfinal | 157 | |
| 02/10 | W | F 2-0 0:32 | T. Seale | Pendleton Heights H.S. | IHSAA Semi-State @ New Castle | Champ. Round 1 | 157 | |
| 02/03 | W | F 9-2 5:22 | B. Wahl | Zionsville | IHSAA Regional @ North Montgomery | 1st Place Match | 157 | |
| 02/03 | W | F 9-1 2:54 | E. Turner | Westfield | IHSAA Regional @ North Montgomery | Semifinal | 157 | |
| 02/03 | W | F 3-2 3:10 | J. Ushman | Riverton Parke Jr/Sr High | IHSAA Regional @ North Montgomery | Quarterfinal | 157 | |
| 01/27 | W | MD 11-2 | J. Ojeda-Cortes | Carmel | IHSAA Frankfort Sectional | 1st Place Match | 157 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 4-1 1:55 | E. Turner | Westfield | IHSAA Frankfort Sectional | Semifinal | 157 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 5-0 1:08 | D. Newton | Clinton Central | IHSAA Frankfort Sectional | Quarterfinal | 157 | |
| 01/13 | W | DEC 10-5 | B. Wahl | Zionsville | Hoosier Crossroads Conference 2024 | 3rd Place Match | 157 | |
| 01/13 | W | DEC 6-2 | C. Funk | Fishers | Hoosier Crossroads Conference 2024 | Cons. Semi | 157 | |
| 01/13 | L | DEC 6-3 | A. Kincaide | Noblesville | Hoosier Crossroads Conference 2024 | Semifinal | 157 | |
| 01/13 | W | F 4-0 2:46 | E. Turner | Westfield | Hoosier Crossroads Conference 2024 | Quarterfinal | 157 | |
| 01/06 | W | TF 19-4 | B. Wingate | East Central | North Central Duals | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 12/30 | W | DEC 7-1 | J. Ojeda-Cortes | Carmel | 52nd Boys Mooresville Holiday Classic | 1st Place Match | 157 | |
| 12/30 | W | MD 8-0 | J. Lopez | Terre Haute South | 52nd Boys Mooresville Holiday Classic | Semifinal | 157 | |
| 12/29 | W | DEC 9-5 | E. Hamblin | Martinsville | 52nd Boys Mooresville Holiday Classic | Quarterfinal | 157 | |
| 12/29 | W | F 8-8 2:43 | J. Tindal | Franklin Central | 52nd Boys Mooresville Holiday Classic | Champ. Round 2 | 157 | |
| 12/29 | W | FOR 0-0 | F. FF | Terre Haute North | 52nd Boys Mooresville Holiday Classic | Champ. Round 1 | 157 | |
| 12/26 | L | DEC 10-8 SV | A. Kincaide | Noblesville | Noblesville @ Hamilton Southeastern | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 12/16 | W | F 13-5 3:46 | T. Hurd | Troy | Harrison Duals 2023 | RR Rnd 1 | 157 lbs | |
| 12/16 | L | MD 10-1 | C. Wandsnider | Harrison | Harrison Duals 2023 | RR Rnd 1 | 157 lbs | |
| 12/16 | W | F 4-0 3:43 | J. Turner | Kettering Fairmont | Harrison Duals 2023 | RR Rnd 1 | 157 lbs | |
| 12/16 | W | MD 15-7 | D. Bracey | Colerain | Harrison Duals 2023 | RR Rnd 1 | 157 lbs | |
| 12/09 | W | DEC 5-2 | J. Lopez | Terre Haute South Vigo | Clinton Prairie Invitational 2023 | 1st Place Match | 157 | |
| 12/09 | W | F 8-2 1:12 | L. McTague | West Lafayette | Clinton Prairie Invitational 2023 | Semifinal | 157 | |
| 12/09 | W | TF 20-5 2:30 | d. lynch | Rossville | Clinton Prairie Invitational 2023 | Quarterfinal | 157 | |
| 12/09 | W | F 6-1 1:09 | B. Stephens | Northwestern | Clinton Prairie Invitational 2023 | Champ. Round 1 | 157 | |
| 12/07 | W | F 9-1 1:23 | J. Jefferson | Zionsville | Hamilton Southeastern @ Zionsville | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 12/02 | W | TF 16-1 2:00 | S. Chasteen | Yorktown | Shamrock Duals | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 9-2 2:42 | B. McKeeman | Mt. Vernon (Fortville) | Shamrock Duals | Round 2 | 157 | |
| 12/02 | W | DEC 8-3 | S. Rayman | Ben Davis | Shamrock Duals | Round 3 | 157 | |
| 11/29 | W | F 13-2 2:32 | T. Thang | Avon | Hamilton Southeastern @ Avon | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 09/11 | L | DEC 3-1 | R. Stephen | Barnesville | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Cons. Round 6 | 153 | |
| 09/10 | W | DEF 0-0 1:35 | A. Kincaide | Noblesville | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Cons. Round 5 | 153 | |
| 09/10 | W | FOR 0-0 | M. Joyce | Dexter | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Cons. Round 4 | 153 | |
| 09/10 | W | DEC 10-4 | J. Jett | Cowan | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Cons. Round 3 | 153 | |
| 09/10 | W | F 2-0 1:39 | K. Smith | Plainfield | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Cons. Round 2 | 153 | |
| 09/10 | L | MD 20-6 | E. Esguerra | Dublin Coffman | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Champ. Round 2 | 153 | |
| 09/10 | W | DEC 4-1 | E. Fike | Eastside | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Champ. Round 1 | 153 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/20 | W | F 12-3 3:57 | L. Irvine | Death Squad 2 (IN) | 2023 Outway National Duals - HS - CANCELLED | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 08/20 | W | DEC 5-1 | B. Melzoni | Nolensville WC (TN) | 2023 Outway National Duals - HS - CANCELLED | Round 2 | 157 | |
| 08/20 | W | MD 16-3 | A. Adams | The Fort (IN) | 2023 Outway National Duals - HS - CANCELLED | Round 3 | 157 | |
| 06/21 | L | TF 16-1 5:12 | R. Lawler | Nauman Blue | 2023 AAU Scholastic Duals | Round 4 | 152 | |
| 06/21 | L | MD 14-3 | B. Peacher | Nebraska Broskis | 2023 AAU Scholastic Duals | Round 3 | 152 | |
| 06/21 | L | F 2-0 0:57 | G. Balmeceda | Spec Ops | 2023 AAU Scholastic Duals | Round 2 | 152 | |
| 06/21 | W | F 10-8 6:00 | K. Vessells | SD Renegades | 2023 AAU Scholastic Duals | Round 1 (16 Team) | 152 | |
| 06/21 | L | F 2-0 1:02 | N. Bourke | STL Black | 2023 AAU Scholastic Duals | Round 5 | 152 | |
| 06/21 | W | MD 14-3 | N. Ahmad-Statts | Delaware | 2023 AAU Scholastic Duals | Round 1 | 152 | |
| 06/21 | L | TF 16-1 5:01 | P. Lamka | Michigan Blue | 2023 AAU Scholastic Duals | 5th Place Match | 152 | |
| 06/21 | L | DEC 11-6 | O. Kuehn | Nebraska Hangin` Loose | 2023 AAU Scholastic Duals | Round 3 | 152 | |
| 06/21 | L | F 2-2 1:08 | B. Singler | CWC | 2023 AAU Scholastic Duals | Round 2 | 152 | |
| 06/21 | L | MD 11-0 | N. Bourke | STL Black | 2023 AAU Scholastic Duals | Round 4 (16 Team) | 152 | |
| 05/28 | L | DEC 11-4 | T. Parker | Attrition Wrestling Gold | 2023 NHSCA National Duals | RR Rnd 2 | 152 lbs | |
| 05/28 | L | DEC 8-2 | E. Harney | TSB | 2023 NHSCA National Duals | RR Rnd 1 | 152 lbs | |
| 05/27 | L | DEC 6-0 | K. Judd | 84 Athletes Black | 2023 NHSCA National Duals | RR Rnd 3 | 152 lbs | |
| 05/27 | W | DEC 5-2 | E. Kay | Patriot USA Wrestling Club | 2023 NHSCA National Duals | RR Rnd 2 | 152 lbs | |
| 05/27 | W | DEC 2-1 | S. Gentile | Camp Reynolds Wrestling Club | 2023 NHSCA National Duals | RR Rnd 1 | 152 lbs | |
| 05/06 | L | TF 10-0 2:20 | J. Covington | Indiana | ISWA Freestyle State Finals | Cons. Round 3 | 152 | |
| 05/06 | W | TF 10-0 0:36 | D. Burns | Bloomington South Wrestling Club | ISWA Freestyle State Finals | Cons. Round 2 | 152 | |
| 05/06 | L | F 6-0 1:35 | B. Spears | Red Cobra Wrestling Academy | ISWA Freestyle State Finals | Champ. Round 2 | 152 | |
| 05/06 | W | TF 12-2 2:19 | D. Moon | Warsaw Tiger Wrestling | ISWA Freestyle State Finals | Champ. Round 1 | 152 | |
| 02/17 | L | DEC 3-0 | H. Miller | Wawasee | IHSAA (IN) State Finals | Champ. Round 1 | 152 | |
| 02/11 | L | F 5-0 1:03 | B. Lowery | Roncalli | IHSAA Semi-State @ New Castle | Placement (16 Man) | 152 | |
| 02/11 | W | F 3-0 3:22 | J. Rooney | Westfield | IHSAA Semi-State @ New Castle | Semis (16 Man) | 152 | |
| 02/11 | W | MD 11-2 | G. Hylton | East Central | IHSAA Semi-State @ New Castle | Quarters (16 Man) | 152 | |
| 02/11 | W | DEC 3-0 | M. Morton | Perry Meridian | IHSAA Semi-State @ New Castle | Champ. Round 1 (16 Man) | 152 | |
| 02/04 | L | DEC 9-6 | T. Gallagher | Carmel | IHSAA Regional @ North Montgomery | 1st Place Match | 152 | |
| 02/04 | W | F 14-6 3:17 | E. Trent | Western Boone | IHSAA Regional @ North Montgomery | Semifinal | 152 | |
| 02/04 | W | TF 16-0 2:59 | A. Wilson | Crawfordsville | IHSAA Regional @ North Montgomery | Quarterfinal | 152 | |
| 01/28 | L | DEC 4-2 | T. Gallagher | Carmel | IHSAA Sectional @ Frankfort | 1st Place Match | 152 | |
| 01/28 | W | DEC 5-1 | J. Rooney | Westfield | IHSAA Sectional @ Frankfort | Semifinal | 152 | |
| 01/28 | W | TF 16-1 2:00 | D. * | Clinton Central | IHSAA Sectional @ Frankfort | Quarterfinal | 152 | |
| 01/14 | W | M FOR 0-0 | B. Wahl | Zionsville | Hoosier Crossroads Conference | 1st Place Match | 152 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 4-7 5:15 | J. Derringer | Brownsburg | Hoosier Crossroads Conference | Semifinal | 152 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 11-2 4:56 | Z. Sojka | Avon | Hoosier Crossroads Conference | Quarterfinal | 152 | |
| 12/29 | L | DEC 7-1 | T. Gallagher | Carmel | Mooresville Holiday Classic | 1st Place Match | 152 | |
| 12/29 | W | F 3-5 3:29 | G. Eckels | Ben Davis | Mooresville Holiday Classic | Semifinal | 152 | |
| 12/28 | W | MD 12-3 | A. Laughlin | Southridge | Mooresville Holiday Classic | Quarterfinal | 152 | |
| 12/28 | W | F 7-1 1:19 | N. Frady | Seymour | Mooresville Holiday Classic | Champ. Round 2 | 152 | |
| 12/28 | W | F 7-1 1:22 | J. New | Yorktown | Mooresville Holiday Classic | Round 1 (32 Man) | 152 | |
| 12/17 | L | F 2-0 2:45 | M. Betz | Western | Kyle Osborn Invitational | 1st Place Match | 152 | |
| 12/17 | W | F 4-4 4:46 | T. Gallagher | Carmel | Kyle Osborn Invitational | Semifinal | 152 | |
| 12/17 | W | F 3-4 1:33 | N. Miller | Columbia City | Kyle Osborn Invitational | Quarterfinal | 152 | |
| 12/03 | W | DEC 6-3 | G. Echels | Ben Davis | Shamrock Duals | Round 1 | 152 | |
| 12/03 | W | F 15-3 3:49 | J. Thrash | Homestead | Shamrock Duals | Round 2 | 152 | |
| 12/03 | W | F 2-1 1:29 | N. Harden | Whiteland | Shamrock Duals | Round 3 | 152 | |
| 12/03 | L | MD 16-8 | T. Gallagher | Carmel | Shamrock Duals | Championship Bracket | 152 | |
| 12/03 | W | F 6-5 5:53 | X. Phillips | Lawrence North | Shamrock Duals | 3rd Place Match | 152 | |
| 09/11 | L | DEC 5-3 | K. Kostoff | Sparta Wrestling Club | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Cons. Round 3 | 155 | |
| 09/11 | W | F 2-0 1:26 | M. Hughes | McCutcheon | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Cons. Round 2 | 155 | |
| 09/11 | L | MD 14-5 | M. Betz | Western Wrestling Club | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Champ. Round 2 | 155 | |
| 09/11 | W | F 3-3 2:29 | X. Phillips | Lawrence North Wrestling Club | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Champ. Round 1 | 155 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/28 | W | TF 18-2 1:30 | O. Hallet | OutWay FA | OutWay National Duals | Round 5 | HS 145 | |
| 08/28 | L | DEC 15-10 | J. Butler | Elite Athletic Club | OutWay National Duals | Round 2 | HS 145 | |
| 08/28 | L | MD 11-2 | Z. Wilson | Indiana Outlaws White | OutWay National Duals | Round 1 | HS 145 | |
| 08/28 | W | F 7-0 1:49 | G. Clay | Indiana Outlaws Maroon | OutWay National Duals | Round 2 | HS 145 | |
| 08/28 | W | MD 11-1 | M. Cornwell | Death Squad | OutWay National Duals | Round 1 | HS 145 | |
| 08/28 | L | DEC 9-5 | M. Schweitzer | Kentucky Xtreme | OutWay National Duals | Round 3 | HS 145 | |
| 07/17 | L | VSU1 11-1 1:45 | C. White | Idaho | 2021 US Marine Corps 16U & Junior Nationals | Consi of 64 #1 | 138 lbs | |
| 07/17 | L | VFA 1:13 6-1 | A. Naddeo | --- | 2021 US Marine Corps 16U & Junior Nationals | Round of 128 | 138 lbs | |
| 04/03 | L | DEC 7-4 | D. Leintz | Team Wisco | Cheesehead Apocalypse 15U Duals | Semifinal | 143 | |
| 04/03 | W | DEC 9-4 | T. Sunday | Team Wisco | Cheesehead Apocalypse 15U Duals | Round 3 | 143 | |
| 04/03 | L | F 2-3 2:59 | M. Ronsman | Gladiators | Cheesehead Apocalypse 15U Duals | Round 1 | 143 | |
| 02/28 | W | FOR 0-0 | W. Harper | Penn | Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships | Placement | 138 | |
| 02/28 | L | DEC 7-3 | G. Bragg | Indianapolis Cathedral | Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships | Consi Semi | 138 | |
| 02/28 | W | F 4-2 3:25 | J. Todd | Red Cobra WA | Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships | Consi`s vs. Semis | 138 | |
| 02/28 | W | DEC 3-1 | J. Edwards | Indianapolis Cathedral | Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships | Day 2 Blood Round | 138 | |
| 02/27 | L | F 0-2 1:51 | R. Searcy | East Central | Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships | Quarters | 138 | |
| 02/27 | W | MD 9-0 | R. Amento | Evansville Central | Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships | Round 4 | 138 | |
| 02/27 | W | DEF 4-0 1:00 | A. Davis | Kokomo Wildkat Wrestling Club | Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships | Round 3 | 138 | |
| 02/13 | L | DEC 6-1 | S. Lawson | Frankton | IHSAA Semi-State @ New Castle | Quarters (16 Man) | 138 | |
| 02/13 | W | DEC 14-12 SV | C. Walston | Lawrenceburg | IHSAA Semi-State @ New Castle | Champ. Round 1 (16 Man) | 138 | |
| 02/06 | L | DEC 9-5 | A. McLaren | --- | IHSAA Regional @ Frankfort | Semis (8 Man) | 138 | |
| 02/06 | L | DEC 12-8 | A. Gunn | --- | IHSAA Regional @ Frankfort | Placement (8 Man) | 138 | |
| 02/06 | W | F 7-0 3:59 | D. Lauy | Southmont | IHSAA Regional @ Frankfort | Quarters (8 Man) | 138 | |
| 01/30 | W | DEC 8-2 | J. Thompson | --- | IHSAA Sectional @ Frankfort | Placement Matches | 138 | |
| 01/30 | W | MD 13-2 | J. Ostler | Frankfort | IHSAA Sectional @ Frankfort | Consi Semis | 138 | |
| 01/30 | W | F 6-2 3:40 | A. Wright | --- | IHSAA Sectional @ Frankfort | Semis and WB | 138 | |
| 01/30 | L | DEC 12-9 | A. Gunn | --- | IHSAA Sectional @ Frankfort | Quarters | 138 | |
| 01/09 | L | DEC 7-3 | J. Thompson | --- | Hoosier Crossroads Conference | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 138 | |
| 01/09 | L | MD 15-5 | G. Garcia | --- | Hoosier Crossroads Conference | 2nd Wrestleback (8 Man) | 138 | |
| 01/09 | W | MD 10-0 | C. Dewell | Franklin Central | Hoosier Crossroads Conference | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 138 | |
| 01/09 | L | F 4-1 1:42 | A. McLaren | --- | Hoosier Crossroads Conference | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 138 | |
| 12/05 | L | F 6-2 2:46 | C. Newman | Mt. Vernon (Posey) | Shamrock Duals 1 | 1st Place Match | 138 | |
| 12/05 | W | MD 14-0 | C. Thomson | Westfield | Shamrock Duals 1 | Round 2 | 138 | |
| 12/05 | W | F 5-3 3:15 | J. Todd | Carrol (Ft Wayne) | Shamrock Duals 1 | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 09/13 | L | F 2-3 2:15 | J. Todd | Carroll High School | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Round 2 | 135 | |
| 09/13 | L | MD 11-0 | B. Christie | Bishop McNamara | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Round 1 64 Champ | 135 | |
| 09/06 | W | F 6-1 3:55 | J. Beradi | The Supreme Team | The Wild 15U Duals | Round 4 | 130 | |
| 09/06 | L | DEC 11-9 | C. Perez | Team Gotcha 1 | The Wild 15U Duals | Round 5 | 130 | |
| 09/06 | W | F 13-0 2:50 | K. Brooks | Team Bro | The Wild 15U Duals | Round 1 | 130 | |
| 09/06 | W | F 2-0 0:27 | A. Keller | Team Bro Colors | The Wild 15U Duals | Round 2 | 130 | |
| 09/06 | L | DEC 8-6 SV | L. Steikhuler | Team Gotcha 2 | The Wild 15U Duals | Round 3 | 130 |