Ethan Mendel
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 10-3 | D. DeLuca | Don Bosco Prep School | NJSIAA State Championships | 5th Place Match | 215 | |
| 03/02 | L | F 2-0 1:30 | C. French | Southern Regional | NJSIAA State Championships | Cons. Semi | 215 | |
| 03/02 | L | F 10-3 2:49 | V. Lee | Delbarton School | NJSIAA State Championships | Semifinal | 215 | |
| 03/01 | W | F 8-3 3:35 | N. Faxon | Governor Livingston Regional Hs | NJSIAA State Championships | Quarterfinal | 215 | |
| 02/29 | W | F 6-2 2:42 | A. Grippo | Delsea | NJSIAA State Championships | Champ. Round 2 | 215 | |
| 02/29 | W | MD 9-0 | W. Renda | Notre Dame | NJSIAA State Championships | Champ. Round 1 | 215 | |
| 02/24 | L | F 0-0 2:36 | C. Hughes | Emerson/Park Ridge | NJSIAA Region 1 | 3rd Place Match | 215 | |
| 02/24 | W | DEC 5-2 | A. Mashfej | Wayne Hills | NJSIAA Region 1 | Cons. Semi | 215 | |
| 02/24 | L | DEC 10-5 | D. DeLuca | Don Bosco Prep School | NJSIAA Region 1 | Semifinal | 215 | |
| 02/24 | W | DEC 3-0 | T. Lockburner | Kittatinny Regional Jr/Sr | NJSIAA Region 1 | Quarterfinal | 215 | |
| 02/24 | W | F 0-0 3:30 | D. Weiss | High Point Regional | NJSIAA Region 1 | Champ. Round 1 | 215 | |
| 02/17 | L | DEC 7-1 | D. DeLuca | Don Bosco Prep School | NJSIAA District 1 | 1st Place Match | 215 | |
| 02/17 | W | F 0-0 1:52 | L. | Butler | NJSIAA District 1 | Semifinal | 215 | |
| 02/17 | W | F 0-0 1:04 | J. Aungst | Pompton Lakes | NJSIAA District 1 | Quarterfinal | 215 | |
| 02/10 | W | DEC 5-2 | T. Borgia | West Morris Central | Quadfest | Round 1 | 215 | |
| 02/10 | W | F 0-0 3:17 | T. Herbison | Sparta | Quadfest | Round 1 | 215 | |
| 02/08 | W | F 0-0 4:24 | A. Galvez | Glen Rock | Glen Rock @ Northern Highlands Regional Sc | Round 1 | 215 | |
| 02/02 | W | F 0-0 0:53 | T. Cintron | Elmwood Park | Elmwood Park @ Northern Highlands Regional Sc | Round 1 | 215 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 0-0 2:50 | M. Quish | Hasbrouck Heights | Heights Tri | Round 1 | 215 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 0-0 1:31 | M. Caruso | Ridgewood | Ridgewood @ Northern Highlands Regional Sc | Round 1 | 215 | |
| 01/25 | W | F 0-0 1:00 | A. Noufal | Wayne Valley | Wayne Valley @ Northern Highlands Regional Sc | Round 1 | 215 | |
| 01/23 | L | F 0-0 2:51 | X. Williams | Paramus Catholic | BCCA George Jockish Championships | 1st Place Match | 215 | |
| 01/22 | W | F 0-0 2:13 | J. Smith | Ramapo | BCCA George Jockish Championships | Round 1 | 215 | |
| 01/22 | W | F 0-0 0:51 | J. Alejo | Elmwood Park | BCCA George Jockish Championships | Champ. Round 2 | 215 | |
| 01/22 | W | MD 15-7 | A. Ortiz | Teaneck | BCCA George Jockish Championships | Semifinals | 215 | |
| 01/21 | L | F 4-1 2:51 | X. Williams | Paramus Catholic | 2024 George Jockish Bergen County TOC | Finals | 215 lbs | |
| 01/21 | W | MD 15-7 | A. Ortiz | Teaneck | 2024 George Jockish Bergen County TOC | Semi-Finals | 215 lbs | |
| 01/20 | W | F 2-0 2:13 | J. Smith | Ramapo | 2024 George Jockish Bergen County TOC | Quarter-Finals | 215 lbs | |
| 01/20 | W | F 2-0 0:51 | J. Alejo | Elmwood Park | 2024 George Jockish Bergen County TOC | Round of 16 | 215 lbs | |
| 01/13 | W | F 0-0 0:32 | N. Lopez | Union City | Northern Highlands Quad | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 01/13 | W | F 0-0 3:57 | G. McGill | Rutherford | Northern Highlands Quad | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 01/13 | W | F 0-0 1:23 | E. Feratovic | Pascack Valley School | Northern Highlands Quad | Round 1 | 215 | |
| 01/13 | W | F 0-0 1:53 | A. Machuga | Ramsey | Northern Highlands Regional Sc @ Ramsey | Round 1 | 215 | |
| 01/06 | W | F 0-0 0:59 | J. Tennant | New Milford | Northern Highlands Regional Sc @ New Milford | Round 1 | 215 | |
| 01/04 | W | F 0-0 2:11 | W. Edmonds | Hackensack | Hackensack @ Northern Highlands Regional Sc | Round 1 | 215 | |
| 01/01 | W | F 0-0 4:36 | L. | Butler | Northern Highlands Tri | Round 1 | 215 | |
| 01/01 | W | F 0-0 1:30 | V. Zardiashvili | Fair Lawn | Northern Highlands Tri | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 12/28 | W | DEC 5-2 | T. Borgia | West Morris Central | 65th Annual John Goles Tournament | 1st Place Match | 215 | |
| 12/28 | W | F 5-0 1:40 | J. Vallone | Verona | 65th Annual John Goles Tournament | Semifinal | 215 | |
| 12/28 | W | F 6-0 1:28 | K. Daghstani | Passaic Co Tech-Voc | 65th Annual John Goles Tournament | Quarterfinal | 215 | |
| 12/23 | W | F 0-0 2:46 | L. Kohen | Westwood | Northern Highlands Regional Sc @ Westwood | Round 1 | 215 | |
| 12/21 | W | F 0-0 0:37 | A. Hart | Paramus | Northern Highlands Regional Sc @ Paramus | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 12/16 | W | F 0-0 3:47 | B. Veneziano | Passaic Valley | Harry McLaughlin Invitational | 1st Place Match | 215 | |
| 12/16 | W | F 0-0 4:10 | A. Galvez | Glen Rock | Harry McLaughlin Invitational | Semifinal | 215 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/23 | W | DEC 8-2 | T. Shokoff | Ramapo | 2023 George Jockish Bergen County TOC | 3rd Place | 190 lbs | |
| 01/22 | L | F 2-0 0:59 | M. Dellagatta | St. Joseph Regional | 2023 George Jockish Bergen County TOC | Semi-Finals | 190 lbs | |
| 01/22 | W | DEC 7-1 | R. Yoshikubo | River Dell | 2023 George Jockish Bergen County TOC | Quarter-Finals | 190 lbs | |
| 01/22 | W | F 2-0 1:12 | L. Kohen | Westwood | 2023 George Jockish Bergen County TOC | Round of 16 | 190 lbs | |
| 01/21 | W | DEC 8-1 | N. Marin | North Bergen | 2023 George Jockish Bergen County TOC | Finals | 190 lbs | |
| 01/21 | W | F 4-1 0:35 | A. Martinez | Lyndhurst/NA | 2023 George Jockish Bergen County TOC | Semi-Finals | 190 lbs | |
| 11/06 | W | MD 9-1 | C. Kilaras | Manalapan Braves | 1st Annual NJ Wrestling Official Association Classic | Finals | 198 lbs | |
| 11/06 | W | DEC 0-3 | R. Turner | Ridge High School | 1st Annual NJ Wrestling Official Association Classic | Semi-Finals | 198 lbs | |
| 11/06 | W | MD 13-0 | Z. Ayoub | Manchester Reg. | 1st Annual NJ Wrestling Official Association Classic | Quarter-Finals | 198 lbs |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/23 | L | DEC 9-3 | K. Carmichael | Paramus | (NJ) 2022 George Jockish Holiday | 5th Place | 175 lbs | |
| 01/23 | W | DEC 7-5 | Z. Darwish | Ramapo | (NJ) 2022 George Jockish Holiday | Consi of 4 | 175 lbs | |
| 01/23 | L | DEC 6-3 | E. Terreri | Paramus Catholic | (NJ) 2022 George Jockish Holiday | Quarter-Finals | 175 lbs | |
| 01/23 | W | F 9-0 2:42 | G. Kasper | Becton Reg/Wood Ridge | (NJ) 2022 George Jockish Holiday | Round of 16 | 175 lbs | |
| 01/23 | W | F 4-0 1:35 | K. Gyannfi | Lodi | (NJ) 2022 George Jockish Holiday | Round of 32 | 175 lbs |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/09 | L | F 3-0 3:15 | L. Cetoute | Park Ridge | 2020 USAW-NJ Lakeland Qualifier | Finals | 136 lbs | |
| 02/09 | W | F 4-5 2:28 | T. Cappadona | Hasbrouck Heights | 2020 USAW-NJ Lakeland Qualifier | Semi-Finals | 136 lbs | |
| 02/09 | W | DEC 6-1 | R. Streko | --- | 2020 USAW-NJ Lakeland Qualifier | Quarter-Finals | 136 lbs | |
| 01/19 | L | F 2-0 0:27 | G. Peters | Sparta NJ | 2020 USAW-NJ Randolph Qualifier | 3rd Place | 136 lbs | |
| 01/19 | L | DEC 8-1 | J. Shannon | --- | 2020 USAW-NJ Randolph Qualifier | Semi-Finals | 136 lbs |