Noah Teague
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/03 | W | DEC 8-3 | J. Davis | St Louis | MHSAA Championships | Placement Matches | D4-152 | |
| 03/03 | W | F 1-4 2:55 | G. Yates | Hesperia Community | MHSAA Championships | Semis(16 Man) | D4-152 | |
| 03/02 | W | DEC 6-5 | C. Scroggie | --- | MHSAA Championships | Quarters (16 Man) | D4-152 | |
| 03/02 | W | F 15-1 5:00 | S. Lambart | Lutheran HS Westland | MHSAA Championships | Round 1 (16 Man) | D4-152 | |
| 02/23 | W | F 5-0 1:16 | G. Phillips | Clinton | MHSAA Team Wrestling Finals | Quarterfinals (8 Team) | 152 | |
| 02/17 | W | DEC 13-8 | J. Roberts | --- | MHSAA Regional 14-4 | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 152 | |
| 02/17 | W | F 4-1 0:35 | B. Overla | Scottville-Mason County Central | MHSAA Regional 14-4 | 2nd Wrestleback (8 Man) | 152 | |
| 02/17 | L | DEC 4-3 | G. Yates | Hesperia Community | MHSAA Regional 14-4 | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 152 | |
| 02/17 | W | F 4-1 0:44 | B. Combs | --- | MHSAA Regional 14-4 | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 152 | |
| 02/11 | W | DEC 10-4 | J. Roberts | --- | MHSAA District 28-4 | Placement | 152 | |
| 02/10 | W | F 0-0 2:16 | D. Lynch | Watervliet | MHSAA District 28-4 | Round 4 (16 and 32 Man) | 152 | |
| 02/08 | W | F 0-0 | J. Merrill | Homer HS | Homer HS @ Springport HS | Round 1 | 152 | |
| 02/06 | W | F 0-0 0:42 | Z. Maree | Addison HS | Clinton Alumni Inv. | Champ. Round 1 | 152 | |
| 02/01 | L | MD 16-5 | A. O`hearon | --- | Springport HS @ Eaton Rapids HS | Round 1 | 160 | |
| 01/28 | W | TF 17-2 | Z. Geer | Jonesville HS | Jonesville HS @ Springport HS | Round 1 | 152 | |
| 01/20 | W | DEC 7-4 | J. Roberts | Athens | 2018 Hudson Super 16 | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 152 | |
| 01/20 | L | DEC 6-5 | J. Davis | St. Louis | 2018 Hudson Super 16 | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 152 | |
| 01/20 | W | F 7-3 3:55 | J. VanBlaricum | Alma | 2018 Hudson Super 16 | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 152 | |
| 01/13 | W | DEC 4-0 | N. Brill | Comstock Park | Sparta Invitational | Finals | 152 | |
| 01/13 | L | DEC 6-4 | N. Lindsey | --- | Sparta Invitational | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 152 | |
| 01/13 | W | F 0-0 3:41 | C. Allen | --- | Sparta Invitational | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 152 | |
| 01/13 | W | F 0-0 1:46 | B. VanDyke | --- | Sparta Invitational | Round 1 (16 Man) | 152 | |
| 01/08 | W | F 17-3 3:29 | M. Fox | Schoolcraft HS | Lawton Team Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 152 | |
| 01/05 | W | DEC 6-4 | N. Felt | Shelby HS | Clinton Alumni Inv. | Champ. Round 1 | 152 | |
| 12/30 | W | F 9-3 1:53 | B. | --- | Bryan Sosinski Memorial Invitational | Finals (2 Team) | 160 | |
| 12/30 | W | F 6-2 1:12 | K. Elkins | White Pigeon | Bryan Sosinski Memorial Invitational | Finals (2 Team) | 152 | |
| 12/30 | W | F 4-1 1:10 | T. Swann | Constantine | Bryan Sosinski Memorial Invitational | Finals (2 Team) | 152 | |
| 12/30 | W | F 17-3 3:30 | M. Fox | Schoolcraft | Bryan Sosinski Memorial Invitational | Finals (2 Team) | 152 | |
| 12/28 | W | DEC 5-4 | D. Spears | Melvindale HS | Clinton Alumni Inv. | Champ. Round 1 | 152 | |
| 12/25 | W | DEC 2-0 | G. Phillips | Clinton HS | Clinton Alumni Inv. | Champ. Round 1 | 152 | |
| 12/21 | W | F 22-8 4:08 | C. McKibbin | Reading HS | Springport HS @ Reading HS | Round 1 | 160 | |
| 12/10 | W | MD 12-2 | A. Young | Chippewa Hills HS | Don Johnson Wrestling Invitational | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 152 | |
| 12/09 | W | F 8-4 2:57 | R. Howe | Forest Hills Northern HS | Don Johnson Wrestling Invitational | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 152 | |
| 12/09 | W | F 14-7 1:12 | K. Hester | Central HS (Battle Creek) | Don Johnson Wrestling Invitational | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 152 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04 | W | DEC 1-0 | A. Wolford | New Lothrop | 2017 MHSAA Championships | Placement Matches | D4-135 | |
| 03/04 | W | MD 9-0 | C. Baldwin | Erie-Mason | 2017 MHSAA Championships | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | D4-135 | |
| 03/04 | L | DEC 3-2 | E. Woods | Manchester | 2017 MHSAA Championships | Semis(16 Man) | D4-135 | |
| 03/03 | W | MD 11-2 | E. Noreyko | Roscommon | 2017 MHSAA Championships | Quarters (16 Man) | D4-135 | |
| 03/03 | W | MD 13-2 | F. Mellinger | Clinton | 2017 MHSAA Championships | Round 1 (16 Man) | D4-135 | |
| 02/24 | W | F 4-0 1:54 | C. Vargo | Bronson | 2017 MHSAA Team Wrestling Finals | Quarterfinals (8 Team) | 135 | |
| 02/18 | L | DEC 3-2 | J. Kuehnlein | St Louis | MHSAA Regional 14-4 | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 135 | |
| 02/18 | W | DEC 6-4 | R. Smith | Muskegon Catholic Central | MHSAA Regional 14-4 | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 135 | |
| 02/18 | W | MD 17-7 | O. Hilgendorf | Middleton-Fulton | MHSAA Regional 14-4 | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 135 | |
| 02/17 | W | F 0-0 1:08 | B. Borden | Martin HS | Martin HS @ Springport HS | Round 1 | 135 | |
| 02/11 | W | F 8-3 1:38 | M. Grotenhuis | Grandville-Calvin Christian | MHSAA District 28-4 | Placement | 135 | |
| 02/11 | W | F 14-0 1:44 | L. Blowers | Union City | MHSAA District 28-4 | Round 4 (16 and 32 Man) | 135 | |
| 01/21 | L | DEC 3-1 | J. Whitaker | --- | Hudson Super 16 | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 135 | |
| 01/21 | L | DEC 2-4 SV | D. Sortor | Ida | Hudson Super 16 | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 135 | |
| 01/21 | W | DEF 8-1 4:00 | C. Baldwin | Erie Mason | Hudson Super 16 | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 135 | |
| 01/19 | W | TF 25-8 4:00 | B. Warrens | Homer HS | Homer HS @ Springport HS | Round 1 | 135 | |
| 01/07 | L | DEC 6-0 | E. Woods | Manchester | 42nd Annual Dave Elliott Memorial | Medal Round | 135 | |
| 01/07 | W | DEC 4-1 | J. Emery | --- | 42nd Annual Dave Elliott Memorial | Round Four | 135 | |
| 01/07 | W | MD 13-0 | F. Mellinger | Clinton | 42nd Annual Dave Elliott Memorial | Round Two | 135 | |
| 01/05 | W | F 0-0 0:37 | N. Courtney | Leslie HS | Leslie HS @ Springport HS | Round 1 | 135 | |
| 12/29 | W | F 2-0 0:23 | I. Tappenden | Bronson | Bryan Sosinski Memorial Invitational | Finals (2 Team) | 135 | |
| 12/29 | L | DEC 3-2 | S. Fox | Schoolcraft | Bryan Sosinski Memorial Invitational | Finals (2 Team) | 135 | |
| 12/29 | W | F 12-1 3:14 | J. Kilpatrick | Lawton | Bryan Sosinski Memorial Invitational | Finals (2 Team) | 135 | |
| 12/29 | W | MD 16-6 | N. Weber | White Pigeon | Bryan Sosinski Memorial Invitational | Finals (2 Team) | 135 | |
| 12/18 | W | F 0-0 3:07 | J. James | Jonesville HS | Springport HS @ Jonesville HS | Round 1 | 135 | |
| 12/12 | W | F 0-0 1:28 | R. Jeffrey | Clinton HS | Addison Quad | Champ. Round 1 | 135 | |
| 12/10 | W | F 0-0 1:00 | N. McGrath | Detroit Catholic Central | Beatty Lambros | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 135 | |
| 12/10 | W | F 0-0 1:30 | J. Iii | Ann Arbor Huron | Beatty Lambros | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 135 | |
| 12/10 | W | F 0-0 1:36 | C. Ritzler | Temperance Bedford | Beatty Lambros | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 135 | |
| 12/07 | W | MD 14-6 | D. Knieper | Addison HS | Addison Quad | Champ. Round 1 | 135 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/05 | W | F 7-0 2:39 | C. Lefler | Mayville | 2016 MHSAA Championships | Placement Matches | D4-130 | |
| 03/05 | L | DEC 3-2 | L. Parish | Decatur | 2016 MHSAA Championships | 3rd Wrestleback | D4-130 | |
| 03/04 | W | MD 8-0 | D. Knieper | Addison | 2016 MHSAA Championships | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | D4-130 | |
| 03/04 | L | DEC 8-2 | E. Woods | Manchester | 2016 MHSAA Championships | Quarters (16 Man) | D4-130 | |
| 03/03 | W | MD 14-3 | T. Fansler | Leroy-Pine River Area | 2016 MHSAA Championships | Round 1 (16 Man) | D4-130 | |
| 02/26 | W | F 4-1 5:27 | A. Wolford | New Lothrup | 2016 MHSAA Team Wrestling Finals | Semifinals (8 Team) | 130 | |
| 02/26 | W | F 5-0 0:55 | C. Figueroa | Hesperia | 2016 MHSAA Team Wrestling Finals | Quarterfinals (8 Team) | 130 | |
| 02/20 | W | F 0-0 2:08 | E. Jones | --- | MHSAA Regional 14-4 | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 130 | |
| 02/20 | W | F 0-0 3:42 | R. Jones | Watervliet | MHSAA Regional 14-4 | 2nd Wrestleback (8 Man) | 130 | |
| 02/20 | L | MD 10-1 | D. O`Green | Carson City-Crystal | MHSAA Regional 14-4 | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 130 | |
| 02/20 | W | F 0-0 0:46 | D. Forner | Ravenna | MHSAA Regional 14-4 | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 130 | |
| 02/13 | L | DEC 6-4 | D. Vanderploeg | Martin(Climax-Scotts ) | MHSAA District 28-4 | Placement | 130 | |
| 02/13 | W | F 0-0 1:40 | R. Jones | Watervliet | MHSAA District 28-4 | Round 4 (16 and 32 Man) | 130 | |
| 02/13 | W | F 0-0 3:37 | I. Smith | --- | MHSAA District 28-4 | Round 3 (16 and 32 Man) | 130 | |
| 01/16 | L | DEC 6-0 | E. Woods | Manchester | Hudson Super 16 | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 130 | |
| 01/16 | L | MD 13-4 | K. Krauss | GRCC | Hudson Super 16 | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 130 | |
| 01/16 | W | DEC 4-3 | S. Borg | Oxford | Hudson Super 16 | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 130 | |
| 01/16 | W | F 2-0 0:59 | E. Tgiros | Utica Ford | Hudson Super 16 | Round 1 (16 Man) | 130 | |
| 12/24 | L | DEC 5-2 | M. Breece | Birch Run HS | Michigan Center Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 130 | |
| 12/21 | W | TF 16-0 | R. Figueroa | Eastern HS | Michigan Center Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 130 | |
| 12/21 | W | F 0-0 0:38 | J. Bunn | Manchester HS | Michigan Center Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 130 | |
| 12/19 | W | F 0-0 0:24 | D. Powell | Brandywine HS | Michigan Center Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 130 | |
| 12/17 | W | F 0-0 0:46 | K. Smith | Pittsford HS | Springport HS @ Pittsford HS | Round 1 | 130 | |
| 12/17 | W | F 0-0 1:26 | N. Spangler | Concord HS | Springport HS @ Concord HS | Round 1 | 130 | |
| 12/12 | L | DEC 6-4 | N. Phelps | NEW BOSTON HURON | Beatty Lambros | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 130 | |
| 12/12 | W | F 0-0 1:07 | S. CoseyColeman | FLINT BEECHER | Beatty Lambros | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 130 | |
| 12/12 | W | F 0-0 1:56 | J. Richardson | FLINT NORTHWESTERN | Beatty Lambros | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 130 | |
| 12/10 | W | F 0-0 0:53 | J. Hayner | Pinckney HS | Grass Lake Quad | Champ. Round 1 | 130 | |
| 12/10 | L | DEC 7-2 | M. Richardson | Addison HS | Grass Lake Quad | Champ. Round 1 | 130 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/07 | W | F 2-1 1:44 | T. Williams | --- | 2015 MHSAA Championships | Placement Matches | D4-119 | |
| 03/07 | L | DEC 6-3 | J. Torres | --- | 2015 MHSAA Championships | 3rd Wrestleback | D4-119 | |
| 03/06 | W | MD 12-3 | A. Anderson | --- | 2015 MHSAA Championships | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | D4-119 | |
| 03/06 | W | DEC 8-4 | D. Helmuth | Decatur | 2015 MHSAA Championships | 1st WB | D4-119 | |
| 03/05 | L | DEC 7-5 | A. Payne | Montrose | 2015 MHSAA Championships | Round 1 (16 Man) | D4-119 | |
| 02/21 | L | DEC 5-0 | E. Woods | Manchester | MHSAA Regional 16-4 | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 119 | |
| 02/21 | W | F 5-0 0:54 | M. Rankine | Lutheran HS Westland | MHSAA Regional 16-4 | 2nd Wrestleback (8 Man) | 119 | |
| 02/21 | L | MD 10-2 | L. Griffin | --- | MHSAA Regional 16-4 | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 119 | |
| 02/21 | W | MD 10-2 | E. Sanchez | Sand Creek | MHSAA Regional 16-4 | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 119 | |
| 02/14 | L | DEC 8-7 | R. Jr. | --- | MHSAA District 31-4 | Placement | 119 | |
| 02/14 | W | F 6-0 2:40 | J. Crandall | Homer | MHSAA District 31-4 | Round 4 (16 and 32 Man) | 119 | |
| 02/14 | W | TF 16-0 4:00 | R. Scoby | Addison | MHSAA District 31-4 | Round 3 (16 and 32 Man) | 119 | |
| 01/17 | L | DEC 7-2 | T. Lashuay | --- | Hudson Super 16 | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 119 | |
| 01/17 | W | DEC 10-3 | H. VARGO | --- | Hudson Super 16 | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 119 | |
| 01/17 | W | F 7-1 0:39 | C. Asher | Ida | Hudson Super 16 | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 119 | |
| 01/17 | L | DEC 8-3 | R. Jr. | --- | Hudson Super 16 | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 119 | |
| 01/17 | W | TF 17-2 5:20 | D. Lynch | Watervliet | Hudson Super 16 | Round 1 (16 Man) | 119 | |
| 12/30 | L | DEC 4-2 | T. Lashuay | --- | Goodrich Tournament of Champions | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 119 | |
| 12/30 | W | DEC 5-1 | M. Richardson | Addison | Goodrich Tournament of Champions | 3rd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 119 | |
| 12/30 | W | DEC 6-1 | A. Moore | Clio HS | Goodrich Tournament of Champions | Semis & 2nd WB (16 Man) | 119 | |
| 12/30 | L | MD 13-4 | D. Rivera | Southgate Anderson | Goodrich Tournament of Champions | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 119 | |
| 12/30 | W | F 0-0 1:35 | T. Illikman | Birch Run | Goodrich Tournament of Champions | Champ Round 1 (16 Man) | 119 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/05 | W | TF 20-5 | S. McGarvie | Fort Leboeuf | 2012 Midwest Grand Challenge MS | Finals (2 Team) | 80 | |
| 05/05 | W | DEF 0-0 | Z. Donathan | Michigan Gold Pitbulls | 2012 Midwest Grand Challenge MS | Round 4 (6 Team) | 80 | |
| 05/05 | W | F 0-0 2:00 | T. Wennermark | DC Elite | 2012 Midwest Grand Challenge MS | Round 5 (6 Team) | 80 | |
| 05/05 | W | F 0-0 | I. Lefler | Westland Bottle Rockets | 2012 Midwest Grand Challenge MS | Round 2 (6 Team) | 80 |