
John Montoya
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/26 | W | DEC 17-14 | D. Arneson | Marana | Christmas Clash (Morenci Multi) | Round 1 | 157 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/30 | W | F 5-0 1:00 | E. Garcia | Grants | Leonard Kirby Invite | Round 1 | 152 | |
| 01/30 | W | F 5-0 0:26 | E. Avitia | Roswell | Leonard Kirby Invite | Round 1 | 145 | |
| 01/26 | L | TF 18-2 4:55 | L. Gallegos | Volcano Vista | Volcano Vista @ Cleveland | Round 1 | 145 | |
| 01/26 | W | F 8-2 5:31 | A. Trujillo | Cibola | Cibola @ Cleveland | Round 1 | 145 | |
| 01/19 | W | F 4-2 2:34 | A. Chavez | Rio Rancho | Cleveland @ Rio Rancho | Round 1 | 145 | |
| 01/12 | W | TF 19-3 4:47 | I. Martinez | Atrisco Heritage Academy | Atrisco Heritage Academy @ Cleveland | Round 1 | 145 | |
| 12/23 | L | F 0-0 4:12 | M. Torrez | Toppenish | Reno TOC | Cons. Round 5 | 138 | |
| 12/19 | L | F 14-2 4:12 | M. Torrez | Toppenish | Reno TOC | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/19 | W | TF 17-0 3:59 | B. Nelson | Layton | Reno TOC | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/19 | L | F 9-0 2:42 | M. MIRABAL | Gilroy | Reno TOC | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/19 | W | F 11-0 3:37 | B. Jacobsen | Stansbury | Reno TOC | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/19 | W | F 5-2 3:37 | B. Jacobsen | Stansbury | Reno TOC | Round 1 | 138 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | L | DEC 3-2 | K. Lucero | Cibola | NMAA Boys State Wrestling Championships | 5th Place Match | 5A 132 | |
| 02/19 | L | DEC 3-1 SV | N. Jones | Volcano Vista | NMAA Boys State Wrestling Championships | Cons. Semi | 5A 132 | |
| 02/19 | L | DEC 9-5 | J. Robison | Sandia | NMAA Boys State Wrestling Championships | Semifinal | 5A 132 | |
| 02/19 | W | DEC 3-1 SV | K. Lucero | Cibola | NMAA Boys State Wrestling Championships | Quarterfinal | 5A 132 | |
| 02/19 | W | DEC 5-3 | T. Garcia | Atrisco Heritage Academy | NMAA Boys State Wrestling Championships | Champ. Round 1 | 5A 132 | |
| 02/12 | L | DEC 8-2 | T. Garcia | Atrisco Heritage Academy | NMAA District 5A-1 | 3rd Place Match | 132 | |
| 02/12 | W | DEC 9-4 | K. Medina | Rio Rancho | NMAA District 5A-1 | Cons. Semi | 132 | |
| 02/12 | L | DEC 3-1 SV | N. Jones | Volcano Vista | NMAA District 5A-1 | Semifinal | 132 | |
| 01/15 | W | FOR 0-0 | T. Dodd | Cleveland | Sammy Vivian Socorro Boys Invitational | Semifinal | 132 | |
| 01/08 | W | F 2-0 0:40 | T. Garcia | Atrisco Heritage Academy | 2022 Conflict at Cleveland | 3rd Place Match | 132 | |
| 01/08 | W | DEC 8-6 | K. Bejar | Piedra Vista High | 2022 Conflict at Cleveland | Cons. Semi | 132 | |
| 01/08 | W | F 11-7 4:22 | W. Pirk | El Paso Franklin | 2022 Conflict at Cleveland | Cons. Round 5 | 132 | |
| 01/08 | W | F 7-0 2:34 | S. Allison | Farmington | 2022 Conflict at Cleveland | Cons. Round 4 | 132 | |
| 01/07 | L | TF 18-3 3:42 | D. Avila | Belen | 2022 Conflict at Cleveland | Quarterfinal | 132 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 13-1 4:39 | J. Garcia | Volcano Vista | 2022 Conflict at Cleveland | Champ. Round 2 | 132 | |
| 12/18 | L | F 7-1 2:52 | d. avila | Belen | Rio Hondo Scuffle | 1st Place Match | 138 | |
| 12/18 | W | DEC 8-3 | X. Lucero | Cleveland | Rio Hondo Scuffle | Semifinal | 138 | |
| 12/18 | W | TF 19-3 4:17 | D. Vaquera | Moriarty | Rio Hondo Scuffle | Quarterfinal | 138 | |
| 12/18 | W | F 9-0 1:46 | B. Aranda | Santa Fe | Rio Hondo Scuffle | Champ. Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/10 | L | DEC 4-2 | N. Trujillo | Cobre | Las Cruces Invitational | Cons. Round 2 | 138 | |
| 12/10 | L | MD 11-0 | T. Barker | Centennial | Las Cruces Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/06 | W | F 11-4 4:49 | P. Ramirez | Los Lunas | Tom Torres Tiger Duals | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/06 | W | F 10-1 | T. Garcia | Los Lunas | Tom Torres Tiger Duals | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/04 | L | F 4-0 1:49 | M. DeHerrera | Bloomfield | Tom Torres Tiger Duals | Round 1 | 138 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/08 | W | TF 15-0 4:05 | N. Tom | Kirtland Central | Cleveland Duals II | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 05/08 | W | TF 15-0 4:00 | A. Coker | Academy | Cleveland Duals II | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 04/21 | W | DEC 4-1 | G. Valles | Rio Rancho | Cleveland @ Rio Rancho | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 04/19 | L | TF 16-1 2:00 | D. Gonzales | Los Alamos | Los Alamos @ Cleveland | Round 1 | 138 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/01 | L | FOR 0-0 | J. Guevarra | Angelo Rodriguez | JV North Coast Championship 2020 | Placement (32 Man) | 130 | |
| 02/01 | L | FOR 0-0 | E. Ramirez | Redwood - Larkspur2 | JV North Coast Championship 2020 | Semis & WB (32 Man) | 130 | |
| 02/01 | L | F 3-3 3:04 | J. Erickson-King | Campolindo | JV North Coast Championship 2020 | Quarters & WB (32 Man) | 130 | |
| 02/01 | W | F 8-6 6:43 | H. Diemert | Livermore | JV North Coast Championship 2020 | Round 2 Champ (32 Man) | 130 | |
| 02/01 | W | DEC 10-5 | B. McInerery | Redwood -Larkspur | JV North Coast Championship 2020 | Round 1 (32 Man) | 130 | |
| 12/07 | L | F 7-0 1:54 | K. Hutzenbiler | Sidney | Sidney Eagle Invitational 2019 | Quarters / 1st WB (16 Man) / 3rd WB (32 Man) | 120 | |
| 12/07 | L | F 2-0 0:59 | H. Crimmins | Dickinson | Sidney Eagle Invitational 2019 | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 120 |