Luke Reid
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/22 | L | DEC 15-8 | B. Doss | New Palestine | IHSAA (IN) Boys Wrestling State Finals | Placement (16 Man) | 144 | |
| 02/22 | L | TF 15-0 1:15 | T. Gibbs | Brownsburg | IHSAA (IN) Boys Wrestling State Finals | Semis & WB (16 Man) | 144 | |
| 02/22 | W | DEC 13-11 | B. Hagewood | Prairie Heights | IHSAA (IN) Boys Wrestling State Finals | Quarters (16 Man) | 144 | |
| 02/21 | W | MD 11-2 | A. Plahitko | Roncalli | IHSAA (IN) Boys Wrestling State Finals | Champ. Round 1 (16 Man) | 144 | |
| 02/15 | L | TF 17-2 4:45 | J. Huyvaert | New Prairie | IHSAA Semi-State @ East Chicago Central HS | Placement (16 Man) | 144 | |
| 02/15 | W | F 7-0 1:38 | L. Frazee | North White | IHSAA Semi-State @ East Chicago Central HS | Semis (16 Man) | 144 | |
| 02/15 | W | TF 15-0 2:39 | B. White | Plymouth | IHSAA Semi-State @ East Chicago Central HS | Quarters (16 Man) | 144 | |
| 02/15 | W | TF 22-3 5:02 | M. Shelton | Merrillville | IHSAA Semi-State @ East Chicago Central HS | Champ. Round 1 (16 Man) | 144 | |
| 02/08 | L | TF 17-1 3:54 | J. Huyvaert | New Prairie | IHSAA Regional @ Crown Point High School | Placement (8 Man) | 144 | |
| 02/08 | W | DEF 3-0 1:27 | L. Haney | Crown Point | IHSAA Regional @ Crown Point High School | Semis (8 Man) | 144 | |
| 02/08 | W | TF 18-0 2:00 | R. Capellari | Kankakee Valley | IHSAA Regional @ Crown Point High School | Quarters (8 Man) | 144 | |
| 02/01 | L | MD 16-6 | J. Huyvaert | New Prairie | IHSAA Sectional @ LaPorte High School | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 144 | |
| 02/01 | W | F 10-0 1:23 | J. Spencer | Knox | IHSAA Sectional @ LaPorte High School | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 144 | |
| 02/01 | W | TF 17-1 1:38 | H. Babcock | Glenn | IHSAA Sectional @ LaPorte High School | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 144 | |
| 01/23 | W | TF 16-1 4:36 | G. Ablin | Crown Point | Valparaiso @ Crown Point | Round 1 | 150 | |
| 01/18 | W | DEC 9-3 | L. Haney | Crown Point High School | DAC Wrestling Tournament | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 144 | |
| 01/18 | W | F 16-3 4:51 | K. Tapia | PORTAGE HIGH SCHOOL | DAC Wrestling Tournament | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 144 | |
| 01/18 | W | TF 20-3 3:05 | S. Velazquez | Lake Central | DAC Wrestling Tournament | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 144 | |
| 01/16 | W | TF 15-0 | S. Johnson | East Chicago Central | New Prairie HS Super Duals | Round 1 | 144 | |
| 01/16 | W | MD 11-3 | C. Mahaffey | Chesterton | Chesterton @ Valparaiso | Round 1 | 150 | |
| 01/14 | W | TF 21-5 | d. jr | Lake Central | Valparaiso @ Lake Central | Round 1 | 144 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 0-0 | Z. Felty | Hobart | Hobart Super Duals | Round 1 | 144 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 0-0 | B. Corral | Hanover Central | Hobart Super Duals | Round 1 | 144 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 0-0 | T. Snyder | Dekalb | New Prairie HS Super Duals | Round 1 | 144 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 0-0 | J. Spencer | Knox | New Prairie HS Super Duals | Round 1 | 144 | |
| 01/09 | W | TF 20-5 | C. Barnes | Michigan City | Valpo Super Duals | Round 1 | 144 | |
| 01/09 | W | TF 20-3 4:29 | A. Alvarez | Portage | Portage @ Valparaiso | Round 1 | 150 | |
| 01/05 | W | TF 23-7 | A. Hinton | Hammond Central | Calumet- Traicoff memorial | Round 1 | 144 | |
| 12/28 | L | DEC 5-3 | J. Davis | Bishop Chatard | Spartan Classic | Placement | 144 | |
| 12/28 | W | MD 17-4 | G. Rose | Switzerland Co | Spartan Classic | Semis and wb5/7 | 144 | |
| 12/27 | W | TF 20-2 3:14 | J. Smith | Heritage Hills | Spartan Classic | Quarters and wb3/5 | 144 | |
| 12/27 | W | TF 19-3 1:34 | Z. Kramer | Fishers | Spartan Classic | Round of 16 and WB1/3 | 144 | |
| 12/27 | W | TF 21-4 3:13 | b. Wilson | East Central | Spartan Classic | Round of 32 and 64 WB | 144 | |
| 12/21 | W | TF 20-5 5:40 | H. Vanek | Highland | Hobart Super Duals | Round 1 | 144 | |
| 12/19 | W | F 3-0 0:20 | A. Egan | LaPorte | Valparaiso @ LaPorte | Round 1 | 144 | |
| 12/07 | W | F 6-1 1:51 | R. Capellari | Kankakee Valley | Kankakee Valley @ Valparaiso | Round 1 | 144 | |
| 09/08 | L | DEC 12-10 | E. Kessen | Delphos St. Johns | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Consi vs. Semi | 141 | |
| 09/08 | W | DEC 8-3 | R. Smith | Johnson Central | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Consi 2,4,6,8 vs. Semi`s | 141 | |
| 09/08 | W | MD 10-1 | R. Richie | Edwardsville | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Consi,3,5,7 | 141 | |
| 09/08 | W | TF 19-3 3:16 | C. Tom | Wawasee | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Consi 2,4,6 vs. Quarters | 141 | |
| 09/08 | W | MD 14-2 | I. Callahan | Dublin Coffman | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Consi1,3,5 and 128 Round 4 | 141 | |
| 09/08 | W | FOR 0-0 | L. Banas | Providence Catholic | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Round 4 Ch 16 | 141 | |
| 09/08 | W | DEF 3-0 0:25 | J. Unger | Cowan | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Round 4 Champ & WB (128 Man) | 141 | |
| 09/08 | W | MD 9-0 | A. Wilson | Pontiac Elite | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | 2nd Wrestleback (128 and 64) | 141 | |
| 09/08 | L | DEC 7-4 | P. Sanchez | Granville | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Round 1 | 141 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/04 | W | DEC 13-4 | C. Cooper | Columbus East Wrestling Club | ISWA Men`s Freestyle State | Round 6 | 144 | |
| 05/04 | W | TF 10-0 0:36 | R. Russell | Maurer Coughlin Wrestling Club | ISWA Men`s Freestyle State | Round 1 | 144 | |
| 03/10 | W | MD 13-5 | M. Dubach | Madman Wrestling Academy LLC | ISWA Folkstyle State Finals | Round 8 | 144 | |
| 03/10 | W | MD 11-1 | D. Willoughby | Red Hawk Wrestling Academy | ISWA Folkstyle State Finals | Round 6 | 144 | |
| 03/10 | W | F 9-1 5:00 | A. McHugh | Roncalli Wrestling Foundation | ISWA Folkstyle State Finals | Round 4 | 144 | |
| 03/10 | W | F 2-0 0:46 | B. Myers | --- | ISWA Folkstyle State Finals | Round 2 | 144 | |
| 02/17 | L | F 2-0 0:32 | C. Stephens | Tell City | IHSAA (IN) State Finals | Champ. Round 1 (16 Man) | 138 | |
| 02/10 | L | TF 21-6 5:26 | C. Shepherd | Crown Point | IHSAA Semi-State @ East Chicago Central | Placement (16 Man) | 138 | |
| 02/10 | W | DEC 9-2 | J. England | LaPorte | IHSAA Semi-State @ East Chicago Central | Semis (16 Man) | 138 | |
| 02/10 | W | MD 14-4 | R. Frazier | Calumet | IHSAA Semi-State @ East Chicago Central | Quarters (16 Man) | 138 | |
| 02/10 | W | F 14-2 2:35 | W. Dennis | Winamac | IHSAA Semi-State @ East Chicago Central | Champ. Round 1 (16 Man) | 138 | |
| 02/03 | L | F 8-3 1:04 | C. Shepherd | Crown Point | IHSAA Regional @ Crown Point | Placement (8 Man) | 138 | |
| 02/03 | W | F 11-5 4:34 | C. Wintczak | Knox | IHSAA Regional @ Crown Point | Semis (8 Man) | 138 | |
| 02/03 | W | F 8-3 1:17 | D. Koepl | Hanover Central | IHSAA Regional @ Crown Point | Quarters (8 Man) | 138 | |
| 01/27 | W | DEC 6-1 | J. England | LaPorte | IHSAA LaPorte Sectional | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 138 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 6-1 5:39 | L. Johnson | Chesterton | IHSAA LaPorte Sectional | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 138 | |
| 12/14 | W | F 9-2 3:07 | J. England | LaPorte | LaPorte @ Valparaiso | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/12 | W | F 7-1 1:25 | Y. Naddaf | --- | Traicoff Duals | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 09/10 | L | DEC 10-8 SV | J. Bradley | Cowan | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Round 2 - Champ & WB (128 Man) | 141 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/06 | L | DEC 9-4 | J. Huyvaert | Midwest Regional Training Center | ISWA Freestyle State Finals | Round 8 | 145 | |
| 05/06 | W | DEC 13-8 | C. Arberry | Warren Wrestling Academy | ISWA Freestyle State Finals | Round 6 | 145 | |
| 05/06 | W | TF 11-0 1:41 | J. Robinson | Jay County Wrestling Club | ISWA Freestyle State Finals | Round 4 | 145 | |
| 05/06 | W | TF 10-0 1:23 | D. Swiscz | South Bend Wrestling Club | ISWA Freestyle State Finals | Round 2 | 145 | |
| 05/06 | W | TF 10-0 1:18 | A. Mathis | Bloomington South Wrestling Club | ISWA Freestyle State Finals | Round 1 | 145 | |
| 02/26 | W | DEC 7-0 | G. Rose | Switzerland County | Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships | Placement | 138 | |
| 02/26 | W | DEC 5-0 | M. Kirksy | Merrillville | Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships | Consi Semi | 138 | |
| 02/26 | W | DEC 10-4 | J. Haston | Columbus North | Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships | Consi`s vs. Semis | 138 | |
| 02/26 | W | DEC 6-3 | W. Hoppes | Eastern | Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships | Day 2 Blood Round | 138 | |
| 02/26 | W | DEC 6-2 | Q. Buckmaster | Elite athletic | Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships | Consi 3/5/7 | 138 | |
| 02/25 | W | MD 9-1 | J. Robinson | Jay County | Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships | Consi 2/4/6 | 138 | |
| 02/25 | L | DEC 9-4 | T. Gibbs | --- | Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships | Round 4 | 138 | |
| 02/25 | W | DEC 11-4 | A. Miller | Dekalb County WC | Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships | Round 3 | 138 | |
| 02/11 | L | DEC 9-8 | C. Bohn | Munster | IHSAA Semi-State @ East Chicago | Champ. Round 1 (16 Man) | 138 | |
| 01/28 | L | F 4-1 1:47 | J. Huyvaert | New Prairie | IHSAA Sectional @ LaPorte | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 138 | |
| 01/28 | W | TF 19-4 5:22 | B. Hesch | Glenn | IHSAA Sectional @ LaPorte | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 138 | |
| 01/28 | W | FOR 0-0 | F. NoJudson | North Judson-San Pierre | IHSAA Sectional @ LaPorte | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 138 | |
| 01/14 | L | DEC 9-3 | L. Clement | Merrillville High School | DAC Wrestling Tournament | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 138 | |
| 01/14 | W | DEC 11-6 | E. Cruz | Crown Point High School | DAC Wrestling Tournament | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 138 | |
| 01/14 | W | DEC 13-7 | C. Briner | Lake Central High School | DAC Wrestling Tournament | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 138 | |
| 01/11 | W | F 10-4 2:44 | C. Olson | Chesterton | Chesterton @ Valparaiso | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/05 | L | DEC 12-6 | M. Ortega | Portage | Portage @ Valparaiso | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/30 | W | F 12-3 4:10 | D. Jones | Providence Cristo Rey | Spartan Classic | Placement Matches (32 Man) | 138 | |
| 12/30 | W | F 11-2 3:34 | K. Mikesell | Western Boone | Spartan Classic | 6th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 138 | |
| 12/30 | L | DEC 8-5 | S. Foster | Purdue Polytech | Spartan Classic | Semis & 5th WB (32 Man) | 138 | |
| 12/30 | W | MD 14-5 | E. Thompson | Beech Grove | Spartan Classic | Quarters | 138 | |
| 12/29 | W | DEC 9-2 | D. Brooks | Daleville | Spartan Classic | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 138 | |
| 12/29 | W | TF 20-4 4:10 | D. Bailey | Triton Central | Spartan Classic | Round 1 (32 Man) | 138 |