Ryan McNeel
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. |
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12/08 | W | F 2-0 1:34 | G. Carmer | Lisbon | East Buchanan, Lisbon High School, Starmont@Maq-Valley | Round 1 | 165 | |
12/08 | W | F 2-0 3:36 | C. Wilgenbusch | East Buchanan | East Buchanan, Lisbon High School, Starmont@Maq-Valley | Round 1 | 165 | |
12/08 | W | F 2-0 1:29 | C. Davis | Maquoketa Valley | East Buchanan, Lisbon High School, Starmont@Maq-Valley | Round 1 | 165 | |
12/01 | W | F 10-3 1:12 | C. Dierks | Team JV | Cascade Duals | Round 3 (8 Team) | 165 | |
12/01 | W | F 5-0 4:50 | T. Frasher | Cascade | Cascade Duals | Round 1 (8 Team) | 165 | |
12/01 | W | F 4-1 0:58 | C. Ehrhardt | Clayton Ridge | Cascade Duals | Placement Matches (8 Team) | 175 | |
12/01 | W | F 2-0 0:41 | D. Milner | North Linn | Cascade Duals | Cross Bracket (8 Team) | 165 | |
12/01 | W | MD 10-2 | S. Greeno | De Soto | Starmont, DeSoto, North Crawford | Round 1 | --- |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/18 | L | DEC 3-1 | A. Kimball | Don Bosco | IHSAA State Championships | Round 8: 3rd, 5th, 7th Place | 1A-160 | |
02/17 | L | F 7-0 1:29 | J. McGill | Colfax-Mingo | IHSAA State Championships | Round 6: 5th WB | 1A-160 | |
02/17 | W | F 4-0 2:39 | B. Hansen | Missouri Valley | IHSAA State Championships | Round 5: Semis & 4th WB | 1A-160 | |
02/16 | L | F 6-2 1:58 | W. Reisz | Logan-Magnolia | IHSAA State Championships | Round 4: Quarters & 3rd WB | 1A-160 | |
02/15 | W | F 7-3 2:44 | J. McGill | Colfax-Mingo | IHSAA State Championships | Round 2: 2nd Round & 1st WB | 1A-160 | |
02/15 | W | DEC 8-1 | Z. Robbins | Treynor | IHSAA State Championships | Round 1: 1st Round | 1A-160 | |
02/07 | L | DEC 5-3 | J. Peyton | --- | Tri-Rivers Conference | Placement Matches | 160 | |
02/07 | W | F 0-0 3:56 | T. Thurn | East Buchanan | Tri-Rivers Conference | Round 4 | 160 | |
02/06 | W | F 2-0 0:36 | L. Burds | --- | Tri-Rivers Conference | Round 2 | 160 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/12 | W | DEC 7-2 | G. Miller | --- | IHSAA 1A Dist 4 @ Jesup | 1st & 3rd (4 Man) | 138 | |
02/12 | L | F 5-3 3:58 | E. Argo | Belle Plaine | IHSAA 1A Dist 4 @ Jesup | Semifinals (4 Man) | 138 | |
02/12 | L | NC 0-0 | E. Argo | Belle Plaine | IHSAA 1A Dist 4 @ Jesup | 2nd Place Match (4 Man) | 138 | |
02/05 | W | F 7-0 3:57 | G. Miller | --- | IHSAA 1A Sectional 8 @ Starmont | 1st and 3rd Place | 138 | |
02/05 | W | MD 14-1 | L. Zuck | Jesup | IHSAA 1A Sectional 8 @ Starmont | Semis & 1st Wrestleback (8 Man) | 138 | |
01/22 | W | DEC 2-1 | E. Wheeler | Anamosa | Denny Christiansen | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 138 | |
01/22 | W | F 4-0 2:17 | T. Tiedemann | Northwood-Kensett | Denny Christiansen | Round 3 (8 Man) | 138 | |
01/22 | W | MD 12-0 | C. Patterson | Cedar Rapids Washington | Denny Christiansen | Round 2 (8 Man) | 138 | |
01/08 | W | DEC 6-0 | Q. Mcgeough | --- | Farr Jebens Invitataional | Placement Matches | 145 | |
01/08 | W | F 7-0 3:46 | D. Theisen | Epworth, Western Dubuque | Farr Jebens Invitataional | Wrestlebacks | 145 | |
01/08 | L | F 4-0 1:31 | T. Koehn | MFL MarMac | Farr Jebens Invitataional | Semis | 145 | |
01/08 | W | DEC 8-2 | Q. Mcgeough | --- | Farr Jebens Invitataional | Quarterfinals | 145 | |
12/18 | L | F 5-3 3:46 | T. Thurn | East Buchanan | Starmont `Doug Guilford` Tournament | Placement (12 Man) | 145 | |
12/18 | W | DEC 7-0 | Q. Mcgeough | --- | Starmont `Doug Guilford` Tournament | Semis & WB (12 Man) | 145 | |
12/18 | W | F 5-0 1:41 | E. Etzel | Monticello | Starmont `Doug Guilford` Tournament | Quarters (12 Man) | 145 | |
12/11 | L | F 4-2 6:24 | L. Patterson | Oelwein | 2021 Oelwein Invitational | Round5 | 145 | |
12/11 | W | F 2-0 3:01 | E. Etzel | Monticello | 2021 Oelwein Invitational | Round4 | 145 | |
12/11 | W | F 10-0 3:07 | M. Wagenknecht | Oelwein | 2021 Oelwein Invitational | Round3 | 145 | |
12/11 | W | F 2-0 1:26 | D. Podhajsky | --- | 2021 Oelwein Invitational | Round2 | 145 | |
12/11 | W | F 2-0 0:33 | B. Heffernan | Tipton | 2021 Oelwein Invitational | Round1 | 145 | |
12/03 | W | F 3-0 0:39 | B. Bauer | Wahlert, Dubuque | Cascade Dual Tournament | Placement Matches (8 Team) | 145 | |
12/03 | L | DEC 8-3 | T. Frasher | --- | Cascade Dual Tournament | Round 1 (8 Team) | 145 | |
12/03 | W | F 2-2 5:20 | Q. Mcgeough | --- | Cascade Dual Tournament | Round 3 (8 Team) | 145 | |
11/30 | W | DEC 3-2 | L. Burds | --- | North Linn JV Tournament | Round 3 (4 Man) | DIV 24 | |
11/30 | W | F 6-0 2:34 | E. Grimm | Center Point-Urbana | North Linn JV Tournament | Round 2 (4 Man) | DIV 24 | |
11/29 | W | F 2-0 1:13 | M. Zoltowski | Marion | North Linn JV Tournament | Round 1 (4 Man) | DIV 24 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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11/27 | W | F 5-0 0:28 | D. Miller | Denver-Tripoli Titans | Bernie Stroh Black Friday Sailor Classic | Round 5 (5 Man) | 58-64 | |
11/27 | W | F 5-0 1:00 | C. Doolittle | Sebolt wrestling Academy | Bernie Stroh Black Friday Sailor Classic | Round 4 (5 Man) | 58-64 | |
11/27 | L | DEC 8-2 | I. Lomas | Evansdale Wolves | Bernie Stroh Black Friday Sailor Classic | Round 2 (5 Man) | 58-64 | |
11/27 | W | DEC 0-0 | J. Rinken | Waverly area wrestling club | Bernie Stroh Black Friday Sailor Classic | Round 1 (5 Man) | 58-64 |