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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/02 | L | DEC 10-5 | A. Pallaria | Timberlane | 2019 New England High School Championships | Consi of 8 #2 | 145 lbs | |
| 03/02 | W | MD 14-3 | Z. Powell | Taconic | 2019 New England High School Championships | Consi of 8 #1 | 145 lbs | |
| 03/02 | W | FOR | C. Brown | --- | 2019 New England High School Championships | Consi of 16 #2 | 145 lbs | |
| 03/01 | L | DEC 6-4 | A. Faria | Cumberland | 2019 New England High School Championships | Round of 32 | 145 lbs | |
| 02/23 | W | DEC 8-2 | J. Lunt | Xavier | 2019 CIAC CT Open [CT] | 5th Place | 145 lbs | |
| 02/23 | L | DEC 5-0 | C. Shaughnessy | --- | 2019 CIAC CT Open [CT] | Consi-Semis | 145 lbs | |
| 02/23 | L | DEC 7-6 | D. Veleas | --- | 2019 CIAC CT Open [CT] | Semi-Finals | 145 lbs | |
| 02/23 | W | DEC 5-4 | J. Lunt | Xavier | 2019 CIAC CT Open [CT] | Quarter-Finals | 145 lbs | |
| 02/22 | W | MD 14-3 | R. Mateo | Manchester | 2019 CIAC CT Open [CT] | Round of 16 | 145 lbs | |
| 02/16 | W | DEC 3-2 | C. Shaughnessy | --- | 2019 CIAC Divisional Class LL [CT] | Finals | 145 lbs | |
| 02/16 | W | DEC 12-6 | B. LeBlanc | --- | 2019 CIAC Divisional Class LL [CT] | Semi-Finals | 145 lbs | |
| 02/16 | W | F 0-0 0:12 | L. Molina | Staples | 2019 CIAC Divisional Class LL [CT] | Quarter-Finals | 145 lbs | |
| 02/15 | W | F 8-0 1:35 | C. Stanback | Greenwich | 2019 CIAC Divisional Class LL [CT] | Round of 16 | 145 lbs | |
| 02/02 | W | F 1:38 | D. III | --- | Southington @ Waterford | Dual | 145 lbs | |
| 02/02 | W | F 2:44 | M. Barnett | Ledyard | Ledyard @ Southington | Dual | 145 lbs | |
| 01/31 | W | F 3:31 | A. Oken | Simsbury | Simsbury @ Southington | Dual | 145 lbs | |
| 01/26 | W | DEC 6-2 | D. Veleas | --- | 2019 Connecticut Challenge [CT] | Finals | 145 lbs | |
| 01/26 | W | DEC 8-4 | A. Faria | Cumberland | 2019 Connecticut Challenge [CT] | Semi-Finals | 145 lbs | |
| 01/26 | W | DEC 4-0 | A. Marshall | Bristol Eastern | 2019 Connecticut Challenge [CT] | Quarter-Finals | 145 lbs | |
| 01/16 | W | F 2-0, 1:02 | E. Lici | Newington | Southington @ Newington | Dual | 145 lbs | |
| 01/12 | L | F 0:42 | S. Savacool | Minisink Valley | 2019 Eastern States | 7th Place | 138 lbs | |
| 01/12 | L | DEC 7-4 | N. Sanko | Pittsford | 2019 Eastern States | Consi of 4 | 138 lbs | |
| 01/12 | W | DEC 7-0 | D. Gibson | Port Washington | 2019 Eastern States | Consi of 8 #2 | 138 lbs | |
| 01/12 | L | DEC 2-1 | M. Miller | Springfield Central | 2019 Eastern States | Quarter-Finals | 138 lbs | |
| 01/11 | W | DEC 13-6 | N. Murphy | Warsaw | 2019 Eastern States | Round of 16 | 138 lbs | |
| 01/11 | W | F 3:32 | E. Vasquez | Walt Whitman | 2019 Eastern States | Round of 32 | 138 lbs | |
| 01/05 | W | DEC 9-2 | A. Marshall | Bristol Eastern | Bristol Central Invitational | --- | 145 lbs | |
| 01/05 | W | F :37 | S. Hankerson | Harding | Bristol Central Invitational | --- | 145 lbs | |
| 01/05 | L | DEC 4-2 | D. Veleas | --- | Bristol Central Invitational | --- | 145 lbs | |
| 01/05 | W | DEC 4-2 | C. Leclerc | --- | Bristol Central Invitational | --- | 145 lbs | |
| 12/28 | W | FOR | E. Goodall | Chelmsford | 2018 George Bossi Lowell Holiday [MA] | 3rd Place | 145 lbs | |
| 12/28 | W | F 4:25 | S. MacIntosh | Melrose | 2018 George Bossi Lowell Holiday [MA] | Consi-Semis | 145 lbs | |
| 12/28 | L | DEC 4-3 | E. Marinilli | Canton | 2018 George Bossi Lowell Holiday [MA] | Semi-Finals | 145 lbs | |
| 12/28 | W | MD 12-0 | Z. Powell | Taconic | 2018 George Bossi Lowell Holiday [MA] | Quarter-Finals | 145 lbs | |
| 12/28 | W | F 4:18 | K. Hebert | Central Catholic | 2018 George Bossi Lowell Holiday [MA] | Round of 16 | 145 lbs | |
| 12/27 | W | F 0:42 | M. Rodriguez | New Bedford | 2018 George Bossi Lowell Holiday [MA] | Round of 32 | 145 lbs | |
| 12/27 | W | F 1:54 | H. Grigorian | LaSalle Academy | 2018 George Bossi Lowell Holiday [MA] | Round of 64 | 145 lbs | |
| 12/22 | W | F 0:41 | J. Powell | Norwich Free Academy | Nfa @ Southington | Dual | 145 lbs | |
| 12/22 | W | MD 10-2 | K. Coon | --- | Mount Anthony @ Southington | Dual | 145 lbs | |
| 12/22 | W | F 1:10 | L. Kevlock | Amity Regional | Amity Regional @ Southington | Dual | 145 lbs | |
| 12/15 | L | MD 11-3 | S. Johnson | Ellis Tech | 2018 Lancer Invitational (CT) | Finals | 138 lbs | |
| 12/15 | W | F 3:54 | E. Zane | Waterford | 2018 Lancer Invitational (CT) | Semi-Finals | 138 lbs | |
| 12/15 | W | F 0:34 | S. Franson | Lyman Mem/Windam Tech | 2018 Lancer Invitational (CT) | Quarter-Finals | 138 lbs | |
| 12/12 | W | MD 12-1 | A. Marshall | Bristol Eastern | Bristol Eastern @ Southington | Dual | 145 lbs |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/03 | L | DEC 6-4 SV | C. Curtis | West Springfield | 2018 New England High School Championships | Consi of 16 #2 | 126 lbs | |
| 03/02 | L | F 0:37 | C. Thompson | Quabbin | 2018 New England High School Championships | Round of 32 | 126 lbs | |
| 02/24 | L | MD 14-5 | J. Mastroianni | New Canaan | 2018 CIAC CT Open | 3rd Place | 126 lbs | |
| 02/24 | W | DEC 2-0 | K. LaRose | Guilford | 2018 CIAC CT Open | Consi-Semis | 126 lbs | |
| 02/24 | W | F 4:11 | N. Rende | Wilton | 2018 CIAC CT Open | Consi of 4 | 126 lbs | |
| 02/24 | W | F 2:58 | H. Fleming | Granby Memorial | 2018 CIAC CT Open | Consi of 8 #2 | 126 lbs | |
| 02/24 | W | F 1:42 | N. Savo | Danbury | 2018 CIAC CT Open | Consi of 8 #1 | 126 lbs | |
| 02/24 | W | F 0:45 | J. Lang | Foran | 2018 CIAC CT Open | Consi of 16 #2 | 126 lbs | |
| 02/23 | L | F 0:43 | M. Ortiz | New Milford | 2018 CIAC CT Open | Round of 16 | 126 lbs | |
| 02/23 | W | F 3:29 | M. Maher | Haddam-Killingworth | 2018 CIAC CT Open | Round of 32 | 126 lbs | |
| 02/17 | L | DEC 7-0 | T. Mazur | Westhill | 2018 CIAC Divisional Class LL | 3rd Place | 126 lbs | |
| 02/17 | W | F 0:18 | N. Savo | Danbury | 2018 CIAC Divisional Class LL | Consi-Semis | 126 lbs | |
| 02/17 | L | DEC 2-0 | A. Occhipinti | Newtown | 2018 CIAC Divisional Class LL | Semi-Finals | 126 lbs | |
| 02/17 | W | F 1:38 | N. Cuoco | --- | 2018 CIAC Divisional Class LL | Quarter-Finals | 126 lbs | |
| 02/16 | W | F 2:50 | J. Foster | Norwich Free Academy | 2018 CIAC Divisional Class LL | Round of 16 | 126 lbs | |
| 01/27 | W | DEC 4-3 | A. Faria | Cumberland | 2018 Southington Invitational | 3rd Place | 126 lbs | |
| 01/27 | W | F 0:56 | T. Brown | Keene | 2018 Southington Invitational | Consi-Semis | 126 lbs | |
| 01/27 | L | DEC 9-5 | J. Kosak | Trumbull | 2018 Southington Invitational | Semi-Finals | 126 lbs | |
| 01/27 | W | F 1:03 | N. Lenway | Notre Dame-Fairfield | 2018 Southington Invitational | Quarter-Finals | 126 lbs | |
| 12/29 | W | FOR | T. Glynn | Central Catholic | 2017 George Bossi Lowell Holiday | 5th Place | 132 lbs | |
| 12/29 | L | DEC 4-2 | n. call | Mount Anthony | 2017 George Bossi Lowell Holiday | Consi-Semis | 132 lbs | |
| 12/29 | W | DEC 7-2 | T. Remillard | Franklin | 2017 George Bossi Lowell Holiday | Consi of 4 | 132 lbs | |
| 12/29 | W | DEC 9-4 | Z. Rioux | Bishop Guertin | 2017 George Bossi Lowell Holiday | Consi of 8 #2 | 132 lbs | |
| 12/29 | L | DEC 10-4 | T. Glynn | Central Catholic | 2017 George Bossi Lowell Holiday | Quarter-Finals | 132 lbs | |
| 12/29 | W | DEC 8-2 | J. Opela | Natick | 2017 George Bossi Lowell Holiday | Round of 16 | 132 lbs | |
| 12/28 | W | F 3:31 | A. Scott | Newton North | 2017 George Bossi Lowell Holiday | Round of 32 | 132 lbs |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/18 | L | MD 8-0 | S. White | Norwalk | CIAC Class LL | 3rd Place | 113 lbs | |
| 02/18 | W | F 0:02 | D. Vincelette | Glastonbury | CIAC Class LL | Consi-Semis | 113 lbs | |
| 02/18 | L | F 5:25 | M. Ryan | Trumbull | CIAC Class LL | Semi-Finals | 113 lbs | |
| 02/18 | W | DEC 4-2 | S. White | Norwalk | CIAC Class LL | Quarter-Finals | 113 lbs | |
| 02/18 | W | DEC | V. Santarsiero | Xavier | CIAC Class LL | Round of 16 | 113 lbs |