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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/01 | L | F 7-0 5:40 | D. Neider | Idaho Falls | 2025 Idaho HS Boys State Championships | Championship Finals | 5A 150 | |
| 03/01 | W | DEC 6-5 | T. Ellis | Blackfoot | 2025 Idaho HS Boys State Championships | Championship Semifinals | 5A 150 | |
| 02/28 | W | TF 18-0 5:22 | K. Ringling | Jerome | 2025 Idaho HS Boys State Championships | Champ Rnd 2 and Cons Rnd 1 | 5A 150 | |
| 02/28 | W | F 17-5 4:49 | I. Armendarez | Minico | 2025 Idaho HS Boys State Championships | Championship Round 1 | 5A 150 | |
| 02/20 | W | F 7-5 2:33 | L. Eager | Middleton | IHSAA 5A - District III | Championship Finals | 150 | |
| 02/19 | W | F 3-0 1:33 | M. Ulloa | Vallivue | IHSAA 5A - District III | Championship Semis | 150 | |
| 02/19 | W | F 5-0 0:58 | G. Hargitt | Emmett | IHSAA 5A - District III | Quarters & Cons Rnd 1 | 150 | |
| 02/08 | L | DEC 10-4 | C. Coffman | Fruitland HS | 36th Annual Weiser Invitational | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 150 | |
| 02/08 | W | TF 20-4 3:47 | K. Ringling | Jerome HS | 36th Annual Weiser Invitational | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 150 | |
| 02/07 | W | F 3-0 0:58 | M. Lettunich | New Plymouth HS | 36th Annual Weiser Invitational | Quarters | 150 | |
| 02/07 | W | TF 20-5 2:51 | N. Marston | Homedale HS | 36th Annual Weiser Invitational | Round 1 (16 Man) | 150 | |
| 02/06 | W | F 6-1 0:59 | M. Ulloa | Vallivue | Vallivue @ Bishop Kelly | Round 1 | 150 | |
| 02/01 | L | DEC 8-7 | T. Ellis | Blackfoot | Red Halverson Invitational 2025 | 1st Place Match (32) | 150 | |
| 02/01 | W | DEC 6-4 | D. Neider | Idaho Falls | Red Halverson Invitational 2025 | Champ Rnd 4/Cons Rnd 5 | 150 | |
| 01/31 | W | F 15-3 3:05 | T. Irish | Rocky Mountain | Red Halverson Invitational 2025 | Champ Rnd 3/Cons 3 | 150 | |
| 01/31 | W | F 9-1 2:27 | B. Johnston | Highland | Red Halverson Invitational 2025 | Champ Rnd 2/Cons Rnd 1 | 150 | |
| 01/30 | W | TF 17-1 2:08 | S. Carbajal | Columbia | Bishop Kelly @ Columbia | Round 1 | 150 | |
| 01/11 | L | DEC 7-3 | E. Bency | Palisade | Rockwell Rumble Boys Varsity | Cons 4 | 150 | |
| 01/10 | W | F 11-0 1:00 | L. Memmott | Layton | Rockwell Rumble Boys Varsity | Round 4 - Champ & WB (64 Man) | 150 | |
| 01/10 | W | TF 18-2 3:00 | D. Peterson | Herriman | Rockwell Rumble Boys Varsity | 2nd WB | 150 | |
| 01/10 | L | TF 17-1 4:57 | N. Bull | Layton | Rockwell Rumble Boys Varsity | Round 2 | 150 | |
| 01/09 | W | F 12-3 3:10 | E. Sumsion | Middleton | Bishop Kelly @ Middleton | Round 1 | 150 | |
| 01/04 | L | DEC 7-2 | D. Neider | Idaho Falls | 2025 Rollie Lane Boys Invitational | Consolation Rnd 6 | 150 | |
| 01/04 | W | F 10-4 2:08 | G. Mcnulty | Redmond | 2025 Rollie Lane Boys Invitational | Consolation Rnd 5 | 150 | |
| 01/04 | W | F 6-0 1:29 | L. Kessler | San Clemente | 2025 Rollie Lane Boys Invitational | Consolation Rnd 4 | 150 | |
| 01/04 | L | DEC 7-2 | i. II | American Falls | 2025 Rollie Lane Boys Invitational | Championship Rnd 3, Cons Rnd 3 | 150 | |
| 01/03 | W | F 12-1 3:23 | T. Irish | Rocky Mountain | 2025 Rollie Lane Boys Invitational | Championship Rnd 2, Consolation Rnd 1 | 150 | |
| 12/28 | L | M FOR 0-0 | C. Valdez | Bishop Kelly | 2024 Juston Wolfe Boys Invitational | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 157 | |
| 12/28 | W | F 12-0 3:01 | K. Foster | Gooding | 2024 Juston Wolfe Boys Invitational | Round 4 (16 Man) | 157 | |
| 12/28 | W | TF 18-3 2:21 | R. Leavitt | Hillcrest | 2024 Juston Wolfe Boys Invitational | Round 3 (16 Man) | 157 | |
| 12/28 | W | F 3-0 1:19 | T. Gutierrez | Wendell | 2024 Juston Wolfe Boys Invitational | Round 1 (16 Man) | 157 | |
| 12/14 | W | MD 13-2 | O. Turner | Banks High School | Muilenburg | Round 10 (Championship Finals 57) | 150 | |
| 12/14 | W | F 3-0 0:37 | J. Turner | Banks High School | Muilenburg | Round 6 (Championship Semifinals) | 150 | |
| 12/13 | W | F 3-0 1:20 | D. Maldonado | Baker High School | Muilenburg | Round 3 | 150 | |
| 12/13 | W | F 3-0 0:23 | S. Solares | Scappoose | Muilenburg | Round 2 (Championship 17,19,21,23,25,27,29,31) | 150 | |
| 12/13 | W | F 13-2 3:08 | H. Devine | Estacada | Muilenburg | Round 1 (Championship 1-16) | 150 | |
| 12/12 | W | F 9-2 0:59 | R. Trumbull | Skyview | Bishop Kelly @ Skyview | Round 1 | 150 | |
| 12/06 | W | MD 20-10 | A. Hernandez | Highland | 2024 Golden Eagles Duals | Round 2 (4 Team) | 150 | |
| 12/06 | W | F 10-0 2:36 | A. Gutierrez | Jerome | 2024 Golden Eagles Duals | Round 3 (4 Team) | 150 | |
| 12/06 | W | F 6-0 2:37 | W. Savage | Nyssa | 2024 Golden Eagles Duals | Round 1 (4 Team) | 150 | |
| 12/06 | W | F 13-0 3:11 | S. Perez | Weiser | 2024 Golden Eagles Duals | Round 1 (4 Team) | 150 | |
| 12/06 | W | F 7-6 2:31 | A. Ramirez | Meridian A | 2024 Golden Eagles Duals | Round 2 (4 Team) | 150 | |
| 12/06 | W | F 5-0 1:19 | K. Monahan | Centennial | 2024 Golden Eagles Duals | Round 3 (4 Team) | 150 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/17 | L | DEC 9-7 | L. McDowell | Team Hammer Wrestling Academy | 2024 USA Wrestling 16U & JR FK Nationals | 3rd Place | 144 | |
| 03/16 | L | F 13-5 2:29 | M. Dhabolt | Sebolt Wrestling Academy | 2024 USA Wrestling 16U & JR FK Nationals | Round 10 Semi Finals | 144 | |
| 03/16 | W | F 15-1 5:39 | M. Michaelson | NWWC | 2024 USA Wrestling 16U & JR FK Nationals | Round 8 - QF | 144 | |
| 03/16 | W | F 7-0 2:18 | A. Hutchison | Crawfordsville Wrestling Club | 2024 USA Wrestling 16U & JR FK Nationals | Round 4 | 144 | |
| 03/03 | W | DEC 10-7 | C. Christensen | Clearwater valley | 2024 Idaho Open | Round 4 (5 Man) | 152 | |
| 03/03 | W | DEC 1-0 | D. Winmill | 208 Badgers | 2024 Idaho Open | Round 5 (5 Man) | 152 | |
| 03/03 | W | MD 12-4 | K. Henne | Middleton Wrestling Club | 2024 Idaho Open | Round 3 (5 Man) | 152 | |
| 03/03 | W | F 10-3 1:59 | L. Tryborn | Owyhee Storm | 2024 Idaho Open | Round 2 (5 Man) | 152 | |
| 02/24 | L | DEC 5-3 SV | G. Go | Caldwell | 2024 Idaho HS Boys State Championships | Consolation Round 2 | 4A 145 | |
| 02/23 | W | DEC 9-2 | C. Hester | Emmett | 2024 Idaho HS Boys State Championships | Champ Rnd 2 and Cons Rnd 1 | 4A 145 | |
| 02/23 | L | F 5-8 3:37 | T. Rigby | Preston | 2024 Idaho HS Boys State Championships | Championship Round 1 | 4A 145 | |
| 02/14 | W | M FOR 0-0 | C. Hester | Emmett | IHSAA 4A - District III | 3rd Place | 145 | |
| 02/14 | W | DEC 12-5 | J. Gonzalez | Caldwell | IHSAA 4A - District III | Cons semis | 145 | |
| 02/14 | L | DEC 8-1 | G. Go | Caldwell | IHSAA 4A - District III | Championship Semis | 145 | |
| 02/14 | W | F 3-2 0:45 | S. Agenbroad | Vallivue | IHSAA 4A - District III | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 145 | |
| 02/02 | W | F 6-2 1:08 | A. Burke | Caldwell | Bishop Kelly @ Caldwell | Round 1 | 145 | |
| 01/27 | L | DEC 9-6 | T. Rigby | Preston | Red Halverson Invitational 2024 | 5th Place Match (32) | 145 | |
| 01/27 | L | DEC 5-4 | S. Wilcox | Madison | Red Halverson Invitational 2024 | Cons Rnd 6 | 145 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 2-0 0:44 | K. Sena | Nampa | Red Halverson Invitational 2024 | Champ Rnd 4/Cons Rnd 5 | 145 | |
| 01/27 | W | DEC 4-3 | I. Armendarez | Minico | Red Halverson Invitational 2024 | Cons Rnd 4 | 145 | |
| 01/26 | L | DEC 3-0 | T. Rigby | Preston | Red Halverson Invitational 2024 | Champ Rnd 3/Cons 3 | 145 | |
| 01/26 | W | F 2-0 1:24 | G. Gugelman | Madison | Red Halverson Invitational 2024 | Champ Rnd 2/Cons Rnd 1 | 145 | |
| 01/26 | W | F 15-1 4:41 | K. Sena | Nampa | Red Halverson Invitational 2024 | Champ Rnd 1 | 145 | |
| 01/20 | W | F 4-1 0:55 | E. Williams | Bishop Kelly | Ron Johnshoy Wrestling Invitational Boys | Round 4 | 145 | |
| 01/20 | W | TF 18-2 3:45 | E. Young | Marsing | Ron Johnshoy Wrestling Invitational Boys | Round 3 | 145 | |
| 01/20 | W | F 2-0 0:50 | A. Prince | Ridgevue | Ron Johnshoy Wrestling Invitational Boys | Round 2 | 145 | |
| 01/13 | L | MD 14-4 | M. Harris | Gunnison V | Rockwell Rumble Boys Varsity & JV | 6th WB | 144v | |
| 01/13 | W | F 4-4 2:36 | E. Bency | Palisade V | Rockwell Rumble Boys Varsity & JV | 5th Wrestleback | 144v | |
| 01/13 | W | MD 11-2 | J. Roy | Riverton V | Rockwell Rumble Boys Varsity & JV | 4th WB | 144v | |
| 01/13 | L | MD 14-6 | J. Wetzel | Spanish Fork V | Rockwell Rumble Boys Varsity & JV | Championship 16 & WB 3 (64 Man) | 144v | |
| 01/12 | W | F 6-0 3:32 | S. Wardell | Morgan V | Rockwell Rumble Boys Varsity & JV | Champion 32 & WB 1 (64 Man) | 144v | |
| 01/12 | W | TF 17-1 5:56 | C. Atkin | Panguitch V | Rockwell Rumble Boys Varsity & JV | Championship (64 Man) | 144v | |
| 01/10 | W | DEC 16-9 | S. Agenbroad | Vallivue | Bishop Kelly @ Vallivue | Round 1 | 145 | |
| 01/06 | L | DEC 6-2 | j. jennings | Lake Stevens | 2024 Rollie Lane Boys Invitational | Ch Rnd3 64 Cons 3 64 Ch 2 32 Cons 1 32 | 145 | |
| 01/05 | W | F 4-0 1:38 | R. Matysek | Ridgevue | 2024 Rollie Lane Boys Invitational | Cons Rnd 2 | 145 | |
| 01/05 | W | MD 10-0 | E. Agala-Liago | Silverton | 2024 Rollie Lane Boys Invitational | Ch Rnd 1 32 Rnd 2 64 Cons Rnd 1 64 Ch Rnd 1 16 | 145 | |
| 01/05 | W | DEC 4-3 | D. Garza | Hermiston Oregon | 2024 Rollie Lane Boys Invitational | Cons Pigtail 126,132,138,145,152,160,170 | 145 | |
| 01/05 | L | DEC 12-9 | T. Ellis | Blackfoot | 2024 Rollie Lane Boys Invitational | Champ Rnd 1 | 145 | |
| 12/10 | W | F 7-0 1:22 | N. Yarnell | Sandy High School | Muilenburg | Round 9 (Cons Placing 58-60) | 144 | |
| 12/09 | W | F 12-0 4:23 | C. Mckinley | La Grande | Muilenburg | Round 8 (Consolation Semis 53-56) | 144 | |
| 12/09 | W | F 2-2 0:42 | C. Taylor | Eatonville | Muilenburg | Round 7 (Consolation 46,48,49,50,51,52) | 144 | |
| 12/09 | W | F 5-0 0:41 | A. Noble | Scappoose | Muilenburg | Round 5 (Consolation 34,35,37,38,40,41,43,44 | 144 | |
| 12/08 | L | F 5-0 1:26 | T. Belding | La Grande | Muilenburg | Round 1 (Championship 1-16) | 144 |