John Santowski
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/15 | L | TF 19-3 5:26 | E. Hickman | --- | IHSAA Semi-State @ East Chicago Central | Champ. Round 1 (16 Man) | 138 | |
| 02/08 | L | DEC 6-0 | E. Kaiser | Chesterton | IHSAA Regional @ Crown Point | Placement (8 Man) | 138 | |
| 02/08 | L | MD 13-0 | T. Nisley | LaPorte | IHSAA Regional @ Crown Point | Semis (8 Man) | 138 | |
| 02/08 | W | F 4-1 3:11 | D. Ruoff | Wheeler | IHSAA Regional @ Crown Point | Quarters (8 Man) | 138 | |
| 02/01 | W | F 12-1 4:27 | T. Balmer | New Prairie | IHSAA Sectional @ LaPorte | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 138 | |
| 02/01 | W | F 2-0 0:25 | M. Ersnberger | Glenn | IHSAA Sectional @ LaPorte | 2nd Wrestleback (8 Man) | 138 | |
| 02/01 | L | DEC 9-2 | E. Kaiser | Chesterton | IHSAA Sectional @ LaPorte | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 138 | |
| 02/01 | W | F 2-0 0:39 | K. Bush | Knox | IHSAA Sectional @ LaPorte | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 138 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/09 | L | DEC 5-2 | J. Maldonado | Merrillville | IHSAA Semi-State @ East Chicago | Champ. Round 1 (16 Man) | 126 | |
| 02/02 | L | F 10-4 1:08 | J. Mendez | Crown Point | IHSAA Regional @ Crown Point | Placement (8 Man) | 126 | |
| 02/02 | W | DEC 10-4 | R. Russell | Lake Central | IHSAA Regional @ Crown Point | Semis (8 Man) | 126 | |
| 02/02 | W | F 6-0 2:51 | R. Anda | Boone Grove | IHSAA Regional @ Crown Point | Quarters (8 Man) | 126 | |
| 01/26 | W | F 4-4 6:00 | B. Bolin | Chesterton | IHSAA Sectional @ LaPorte | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 126 | |
| 01/26 | W | F 2-0 1:33 | C. Szalajko | New Prairie | IHSAA Sectional @ LaPorte | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 126 | |
| 01/26 | W | F 2-0 1:00 | X. Langford | Michigan City | IHSAA Sectional @ LaPorte | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 126 | |
| 01/17 | L | F 15-5 2:29 | J. Mendez | Crown Point | Valparaiso @ Crown Point | Round 1 | 126 | |
| 01/12 | L | DEC 7-3 | R. Russell | Lake Central | Duneland Athletic Conference | 5th Place Match | 126 | |
| 01/12 | L | DEC 6-0 | E. Mahaffey | Chesterton | Duneland Athletic Conference | Cons. Semi | 126 | |
| 01/12 | W | F 5-0 2:38 | L. Fergueson | LaPorte | Duneland Athletic Conference | Cons. Round 1 | 126 | |
| 01/12 | L | F 4-1 2:55 | J. Maldonado | Merrillville | Duneland Athletic Conference | Quarterfinal | 126 | |
| 01/10 | L | F 2-0 1:59 | E. Mahaffey | Chesterton | Chesterton @ Valparaiso | Round 1 | 126 | |
| 01/03 | W | F 4-1 2:29 | B. Bonta | --- | Portage @ Valparaiso | Round 1 | 126 | |
| 12/13 | W | F 7-4 2:29 | O. Dankert | LaPorte | Valparaiso @ LaPorte | Round 1 | 126 | |
| 12/09 | W | DEC 8-1 | J. Henderson | Lawrence North | Chris Traicoff Memorial Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 126 | |
| 12/08 | W | F 2-1 4:14 | J. Happel | Floyd Central | Triacoff | Champ. Round 1 | 126 | |
| 12/02 | W | DEC 8-3 | H. Tippmann | Fort Wayne Snider | Valparaiso Wrestling December Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 126 | |
| 11/29 | L | F 8-0 3:06 | J. Maldonado | --- | Merrillville @ Valparaiso | Round 1 | 126 |