John Meredith
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/19 | W | DEC 12-5 | S. Young | Moscow | IHSAA 4A - District I-II | 3rd Place Match | 132 | |
| 02/19 | W | MD 10-0 | O. Rose | Lakeland | IHSAA 4A - District I-II | Cons. Semi | 132 | |
| 02/19 | L | F 9-5 4:00 | W. Marker | Sandpoint | IHSAA 4A - District I-II | Semifinal | 132 | |
| 02/19 | W | DEC 10-4 | B. Norris | Sandpoint | IHSAA 4A - District I-II | Quarterfinal | 132 | |
| 02/19 | L | NC 0-0 | W. Marker | Sandpoint | IHSAA 4A - District I-II | 2nd Place Match | 132 | |
| 02/09 | W | DEC 10-6 | A. Prakash | Moscow | Moscow @ Lakeland | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 02/05 | L | F 2-0 2:02 | C. McCarroll | Post Falls | 2022 Conrad Garner Invitational | Cons. Semi | 132 | |
| 02/05 | W | DEC 10-4 | J. Stepro | Kellogg | 2022 Conrad Garner Invitational | Cons. Round 3 | 132 | |
| 02/05 | W | F 2-0 1:19 | T. Dredge | Sandpoint | 2022 Conrad Garner Invitational | Cons. Round 2 | 132 | |
| 02/05 | L | DEC 7-2 | N. Follini | Timberlake | 2022 Conrad Garner Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 132 | |
| 02/03 | L | F 12-0 2:57 | C. McCarroll | --- | Lakeland @ Post Falls | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/29 | L | F 7-1 2:04 | A. Prakash | Moscow | 2022 North Idaho Rumble | Cons. Round 4 | 132 | |
| 01/29 | W | MD 15-6 | S. Wongyun | Priest River | 2022 North Idaho Rumble | Cons. Round 3 | 132 | |
| 01/28 | L | F 2-0 0:59 | R. Sheen | Buhl | 2022 North Idaho Rumble | Champ. Round 2 | 132 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 7-6 2:50 | T. Genatone | Post Falls | 2022 North Idaho Rumble | Champ. Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 4-1 1:42 | C. Knight | --- | Lakeland @ Timberlake | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/22 | W | DEC 14-10 | B. Meyers | Coeur d` Alene | Van Tuinstra Duals | Round 2 | 132 | |
| 01/22 | W | F 5-0 1:14 | R. Hancock | Sandpoint | Van Tuinstra Duals | Round 4 | 138 | |
| 01/22 | L | F 9-3 5:18 | C. Dutra | Lake City | Van Tuinstra Duals | Round 5 | 138 | |
| 01/22 | L | F 5-0 1:21 | T. Frank | Timberlake | Van Tuinstra Duals | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/22 | L | F 4-2 3:10 | W. Marker | Sandpoint | Sandpoint @ Lakeland | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/14 | L | F 17-0 5:52 | L. Utecht | West Valley | River City Duals | Quarterfinal | 132 | |
| 01/14 | L | DEC 6-3 | A. Ramirez | Meridian 2 | River City Duals | Round 2 | 132 | |
| 01/14 | L | F 2-0 0:26 | T. Bremer | Lewiston | River City Duals | 1st Place Match | 132 | |
| 01/14 | L | DEC 4-4 UTB | C. McLaimtaig | Priest River | River City Duals | Semifinal | 132 | |
| 01/14 | L | F 4-1 1:40 | N. Gonzalez | Nampa | Nampa @ Lakeland | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/07 | L | DEC 3-0 | J. Gonzalez | Meridian | 2022 Rollie Lane Invitational | Cons. Round 2 | 132 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 2-0 2:04 | J. Mitchell | Crook County | 2022 Rollie Lane Invitational | Cons. Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/07 | L | F 2-0 3:24 | A. Widing | Redmond | 2022 Rollie Lane Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 132 | |
| 12/30 | L | DEC 5-3 | B. Meyers | Coeur d Alene | Chad E Ross Memorial Tournament 2021 | R3: semis and consolation quarters | 132 | |
| 12/30 | L | F 7-2 2:58 | A. Troumbley | Priest River | Chad E Ross Memorial Tournament 2021 | R2 | 132 | |
| 12/17 | L | DEC 4-0 | C. McLaimtaig | Priest River | Tri-State 2021 | 3rd 64 Wrestleback & 2nd Wrestleback 32 | 132 | |
| 12/17 | L | F 2-0 0:53 | A. Troumbley | Priest River | Tri-State 2021 | Round 1 32 and Round 2 1st WB 64 | 132 | |
| 12/16 | W | DEC 2-0 | K. Torgenrud | Bigfork | Bigfork vs. Lakeland | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 12/15 | L | DEC 4-3 | D. Rose | Libby / Troy | Libby Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 132 | |
| 12/11 | L | MD 9-0 | M. Cordova | Pullman | 2021Inland Empire Invitational | CONS. ROUND 2 | 132 | |
| 12/11 | L | TF 17-1 4:26 | D. Larsen | Coeur d`Alene | 2021Inland Empire Invitational | CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 2 | 132 | |
| 12/10 | W | DEC 3-2 | Z. Cahill | North Central | 2021Inland Empire Invitational | CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 1 (32 MAN) | 132 | |
| 12/09 | L | F 5-0 4:35 | K. Jacobs | Lake City | Lakeland @ Lake City | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 12/09 | L | F 2-1 1:40 | D. Larsen | Coeur d Alene | Lakeland @ Coeur d Alene | Round 1 | 132 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | L | F 2-0 1:23 | P. Wysong | --- | IHSAA 4A - District I-II | Championship Matches | 126 | |
| 02/06 | W | F 3-0 3:06 | C. Dutra | Lake City | Lake City JV Tournament | round 5 | 126 | |
| 02/06 | L | F 2-0 1:40 | E. Aguilera | Lake City | Lake City JV Tournament | Round 4 | 126 | |
| 02/06 | W | MD 10-0 | R. Gardner | Post Falls | Lake City JV Tournament | round 3 | 126 | |
| 02/06 | L | F 6-2 2:41 | T. Cooper | Post Falls | Lake City JV Tournament | round 2 | 126 | |
| 01/23 | L | DEC 4-1 | T. Gallimore | Timberlake | Van Tuinstra Duals | Round 5 | 126 | |
| 01/23 | L | DEC 5-3 | C. Dutra | Lake City | Van Tuinstra Duals | Round 2 | 126 | |
| 01/23 | L | F 10-2 4:38 | C. Hanna | Coeur d` Alene | Van Tuinstra Duals | Round 4 | 126 | |
| 01/15 | L | F 11-0 2:30 | A. Troumbley | Priest River | River City Duals | Round 1 | 126 | |
| 01/15 | W | DEC 5-1 | W. Schlafman | Lewiston | River City Duals | Round 3 | 126 | |
| 01/15 | L | MD 12-3 | D. Larsen | Coeur d` Alene | River City Duals | 3rd Place Match | 126 | |
| 01/15 | W | F 2-0 0:28 | J. Mattox | St. Maries | River City Duals | Round 2 | 126 | |
| 01/08 | L | MD 12-4 | I. Rupley | Mountain View | 2021 Rollie Lane Girls and JV | JV Ch 3 64, Ch 2 32, Ch 1 16 Cons 3 64, Cons 2 32 | 126 | |
| 01/08 | L | DEC 6-4 | F. McAuliffe | Vallivue | 2021 Rollie Lane Girls and JV | JV Ch 2 64 Ch 1 32 Cons 1 64 | 126 | |
| 01/02 | L | F 10-2 3:21 | A. Troumbley | Priest River | Lakeland JV Tournament 2021 | 5th Place | 126 | |
| 01/02 | W | F 3-2 4:15 | J. Tyson | Lake City | Lakeland JV Tournament 2021 | Round 4 | 126 | |
| 01/02 | L | F 6-0 2:58 | K. Poirier | Priest River | Lakeland JV Tournament 2021 | Round 2 | 126 | |
| 01/02 | W | F 2-0 1:00 | J. Mattox | St. Maries | Lakeland JV Tournament 2021 | Round 1 | 126 | |
| 12/19 | L | MD 12-3 | T. Cooper | Post Falls 2 | George Wild 2020 | 5th Place Match | 126 | |
| 12/19 | L | F 2-0 4:09 | K. Robeson | Clearwater Valley | George Wild 2020 | Conso Semi and Mini Bracket and Round 4 of 5MRR | 126 | |
| 12/19 | W | DEC 7-2 | D. Lord | Priest River | George Wild 2020 | Conso Round 1 of 8 Man | 126 | |
| 12/19 | L | F 4-0 2:34 | A. Fabbi | Clearwater Valley | George Wild 2020 | Quarters of 8 Man and 16 Man Round 2 of RR | 126 | |
| 12/12 | L | F 4-0 2:56 | T. Gallimore | Timberlake | The Blizzard JV Tournament | Round 3 | 132A | |
| 12/12 | L | MD 9-0 | H. Norris | St Maries | The Blizzard JV Tournament | Round 2 | 132A | |
| 12/12 | W | F 5-1 1:11 | H. Engle | Timberlake | The Blizzard JV Tournament | Round 1 | 132A |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/23 | L | MD 10-2 | J. Bales | Moscow | IHSAA 4A - District I-II | True 2nd Place Matches | 126 | |
| 02/22 | W | DEC 9-7 | R. Eldridge | Sandpoint | IHSAA 4A - District I-II | 3rd & 5th Place Matches | 126 | |
| 02/22 | L | F 8-1 2:55 | A. Edelblute | Lakeland | IHSAA 4A - District I-II | Conso. Round 1 and Semis 4A | 126 | |
| 02/15 | L | DEC 3-1 | P. Wilson | Clearwater Valley | Lake City JV Tournament | Semi | 126 | |
| 02/15 | W | DEC 4-1 | T. Tweedy | Post Falls | Lake City JV Tournament | Round 3 | 126 | |
| 02/15 | L | DEC 8-2 | G. Brown | Post Falls | Lake City JV Tournament | Round 2 | 126 | |
| 02/15 | W | DEC 5-4 | S. Fodge | Bonners Ferry | Lake City JV Tournament | Round 1 | 126 | |
| 01/25 | L | DEC 7-6 | G. Brown | Post Falls | Lakeland JV 2020 | Prelims 2 | 126 | |
| 01/25 | L | F 6-0 0:53 | A. McSpadden | Post Falls | Lakeland JV 2020 | Prelims 1 | 126 | |
| 01/17 | W | F 6-3 5:07 | J. Tyson | Lake City | Van Tuinstra Duals | Round 3 | 126 | |
| 01/17 | L | F 6-9 2:12 | A. Troumbley | Priest River | Van Tuinstra Duals | Round 2 | 126 | |
| 01/17 | L | F 2-0 0:53 | B. Herbert | Timberlake | Van Tuinstra Duals | Round 6 | 126 | |
| 01/17 | L | F 0-0 0:17 | E. Barajas | Bonners Ferry | Van Tuinstra Duals | Round 5 | 126 |