Cooper Paxton
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/17 | L | DEC 7-4 | L. Hageman | Marshalltown | IHSAA State Championships | Cons. Round 3 | 3A-145 | |
| 02/17 | W | TF 16-1 4:48 | K. Borcherding-Johnson | Norwalk | IHSAA State Championships | Cons. Round 2 | 3A-145 | |
| 02/16 | L | F 2-0 1:53 | J. Miller | Carlisle | IHSAA State Championships | Champ. Round 2 | 3A-145 | |
| 02/16 | W | TF 20-4 4:54 | C. Roth | Spencer | IHSAA State Championships | Champ. Round 1 | 3A-145 | |
| 02/12 | W | M FOR 0-0 | L. Hageman | Marshalltown | IHSAA 3A District 6 @ Marshalltown | 2nd Place Match | 145 | |
| 02/11 | W | MD 13-5 | R. Strong | Waterloo East | IHSAA 3A District 6 @ Marshalltown | 3rd Place Match | 145 | |
| 02/11 | W | MD 11-2 | A. Vandersee | Linn-Mar | IHSAA 3A District 6 @ Marshalltown | Cons. Semi | 145 | |
| 02/11 | W | TF 16-1 4:45 | D. Melchior | Xavier, Cedar Rapids | IHSAA 3A District 6 @ Marshalltown | Cons. Round 1 | 145 | |
| 02/11 | L | F 3-12 3:21 | C. Doyle | Cedar Falls | IHSAA 3A District 6 @ Marshalltown | Quarterfinal | 145 | |
| 02/02 | W | F 7-0 2:33 | W. Christiansen | Midland | Solon Duals | Round 3 | 152 | |
| 02/02 | W | TF 16-1 5:08 | T. Williams | Solon | Solon Duals | Round 4 | 145 | |
| 02/02 | L | F 2-0 0:41 | C. Sanders | Vinton-Shellsburg | Solon Duals | Round 2 | 152 | |
| 02/02 | W | F 4-1 1:56 | A. Stice | Keokuk | Solon Duals | Round 1 | 145 | |
| 01/28 | W | DEC 11-5 | C. Kelley | Prairie, Cedar Rapids | MVC Conference Tournament - Boys | 1st Place Match | 145 | |
| 01/28 | W | DEC 6-4 | C. Smithhart | Cedar Rapids Kennedy | MVC Conference Tournament - Boys | Semifinal | 145 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 12-1 3:06 | S. Scott | Dubuque Senior | MVC Conference Tournament - Boys | Quarterfinal | 145 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 10-1 1:58 | E. Troche | Cedar Rapids Jefferson | MVC Conference Tournament - Boys | Champ. Round 1 | 145 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 12-2 1:59 | C. Morris | Iowa City, West | Iowa City, West @ Waterloo West | Round 1 | 145 | |
| 01/21 | W | F 4-4 1:58 | T. Rollene | Northwood-Kensett | Denny Christiansen | 1st Place Match | 145 | |
| 01/21 | W | F 2-0 0:39 | N. Wood | North Cedar | Denny Christiansen | Round 5 | 145 | |
| 01/21 | W | F 8-1 2:37 | C. Cole | CR Prairie | Denny Christiansen | Round 3 | 145 | |
| 01/21 | W | F 7-2 1:22 | C. Rausch | Cascade | Denny Christiansen | Round 2 | 145 | |
| 01/21 | W | F 5-2 3:01 | A. Franklin | Liberty | Denny Christiansen | Round 1 | 145 | |
| 01/20 | W | MD 12-2 | J. McCool | Epworth, Western Dubuque | Waterloo West @ Epworth, Western Dubuque | Round 1 | 145 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 10-1 1:44 | J. Houston | Albert Lea Area | Doc Carr Duals | Round 1 | 145 | |
| 01/14 | L | DEC 9-2 | B. White | Denver | Doc Carr Duals | Round 1 | 145 | |
| 01/14 | W | DEC 9-2 | C. Seaba | Clarion-Goldfield-Dows | Doc Carr Duals | Round 1 | 145 | |
| 01/14 | W | TF 18-3 4:23 | J. Frahm | NH/TV | Doc Carr Duals | Round 1 | 145 | |
| 01/14 | W | DEC 7-3 | T. Mahler | Hampton-Dumont-CAL | Doc Carr Duals | Round 1 | 145 | |
| 01/13 | W | TF 15-0 4:51 | C. Patterson | Cedar Rapids Washington | Waterloo West @ Cedar Rapids Washington | Round 1 | 145 | |
| 01/07 | L | DEC 9-3 | B. Stille | Decorah | Flanagan 2023 | 1st Place Match | 145 | |
| 01/07 | W | DEC 14-9 | T. Mahler | Hampton-Dumont-CAL | Flanagan 2023 | Semifinal | 145 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 11-2 2:57 | S. Scott | Dubuque Senior | Flanagan 2023 | Quarterfinal | 145 | |
| 01/06 | W | F 2-0 0:15 | J. Bennett | Dubuque Hempstead | Dubuque Hempstead @ Waterloo West | Round 1 | 145 | |
| 01/03 | W | F 11-8 1:57 | N. Carda | Columbus Catholic | Metro Meet | Round 1 | 152 | |
| 12/16 | W | F 4-1 1:03 | C. Schuman | Columbus Catholic | 2022 Battle of Waterloo - Boys | Round 2 | 152 | |
| 12/16 | W | TF 23-8 5:34 | G. McLaughlin | Denver | 2022 Battle of Waterloo - Boys | Round 3 | 145 | |
| 12/16 | L | DEC 10-8 | N. VanArkel | Valley, West Des Moines | 2022 Battle of Waterloo - Boys | Quarterfinal | 145 | |
| 12/16 | L | F 4-4 4:00 | C. Kirstein | Clarion-Goldfield-Dows | 2022 Battle of Waterloo - Boys | Cons. Semi | 152 | |
| 12/16 | W | F 2-0 0:29 | J. Luke | Union, LaPorte City | 2022 Battle of Waterloo - Boys | 1st Place Match | 152 | |
| 11/29 | W | F 13-9 1:59 | N. Carda | Columbus Catholic | Metro Meet: Waterloo West/Waterloo East/Waterloo Columbus/Cedar Falls | Round 1 | 152 | |
| 11/28 | L | DEC 5-3 TB1 | H. Koehn | Cedar Falls | Metro Meet: Waterloo West/Waterloo East/Waterloo Columbus/Cedar Falls | Round 1 | 152 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/18 | L | F 11-6 5:21 | D. Rubino | Waukee Northwest | IHSAA State Championships | Cons. Round 2 | 3A-145 | |
| 02/17 | W | MD 15-4 | Z. Streeter | Carlisle | IHSAA State Championships | Cons. Round 1 | 3A-145 | |
| 02/17 | L | DEC 5-4 | J. Anderson | Ankeny | IHSAA State Championships | Champ. Round 1 | 3A-145 | |
| 02/12 | L | MD 11-3 | B. Diaz | Waverly-Shell Rock | IHSAA 3A Dist 7 @ Marshalltown | 1st Place Match | 145 | |
| 02/12 | W | DEC 10-3 | L. Hageman | Marshalltown | IHSAA 3A Dist 7 @ Marshalltown | Semifinal | 145 | |
| 02/12 | W | F 5-0 1:41 | C. Murray | Xavier, Cedar Rapids | IHSAA 3A Dist 7 @ Marshalltown | Quarterfinal | 145 | |
| 02/12 | W | NC 0-0 | L. Hageman | Marshalltown | IHSAA 3A Dist 7 @ Marshalltown | 2nd Place Match | 145 | |
| 01/29 | L | F 12-3 2:51 | G. Kress | Linn-Mar | MVC Tournament | 1st Place Match | 145 | |
| 01/29 | W | DEC 8-6 | D. Burds | Epworth, Western Dubuque | MVC Tournament | Semifinal | 145 | |
| 01/29 | W | MD 14-5 | N. King | Iowa City, West | MVC Tournament | Quarterfinal | 145 | |
| 01/22 | W | F 2-0 0:28 | C. Graham | East Buchanan | Steinkamp Duals | Round 1 | 152 | |
| 01/22 | W | F 4-0 3:04 | J. Ciesielski | Jesup | Steinkamp Duals | Round 1 | 145 | |
| 01/22 | W | F 7-1 1:14 | C. Wilson | Edgewood-Colesburg | Steinkamp Duals | Round 1 | 152 | |
| 01/08 | W | F 6-2 2:56 | L. Burds | Central City | Central Invitational | Round 4 | 145 | |
| 01/08 | W | TF 16-0 3:09 | N. Lamphier | Oelwein | Central Invitational | Round 3 | 145 | |
| 01/08 | W | M FOR 0-0 | T. Folk | Dubuque Senior | Central Invitational | Round 5 | 145 | |
| 01/08 | W | F 2-0 1:24 | A. Wills | Saint Ansgar | Central Invitational | Round 2 | 145 | |
| 12/17 | W | F 9-2 5:19 | G. Gleason | Denver | 2021 Battle of Waterloo | 7th Place Match | 152 | |
| 12/17 | W | DEC 7-6 | G. Gillihan | West Delaware, Manchester | 2021 Battle of Waterloo | Quarterfinal | 145 | |
| 12/17 | W | F 4-1 3:13 | K. Kolbet | NH/TV | 2021 Battle of Waterloo | Round 2 | 145 | |
| 12/11 | W | F 4-1 1:44 | P. Clarke | North Cedar | 2021 North Cedar Invitational | 1st Place Match | 145 | |
| 12/11 | W | F 6-3 5:10 | A. Argo | Belle Plaine | 2021 North Cedar Invitational | Semifinal | 145 | |
| 12/11 | W | F 7-1 1:32 | F. Budederi | Cedar Rapids Jefferson | 2021 North Cedar Invitational | Quarterfinal | 145 | |
| 12/04 | W | F 2-0 1:38 | K. Zuck | Jesup | Jesup Dual Tournament | Round 1 | 145 | |
| 12/04 | W | F 5-1 1:08 | M. Perez | Postville | Jesup Dual Tournament | Round 1 | 145 | |
| 12/04 | W | F 2-0 1:52 | C. Willems | AGWSR | Jesup Dual Tournament | Round 1 | 145 | |
| 12/04 | W | F 2-0 0:27 | D. Podhajsky | North Tama | Jesup Dual Tournament | Round 1 | 145 | |
| 12/03 | W | F 8-2 2:41 | F. Budederi | Cedar Rapids Jefferson | Waterloo West @ Cedar Rapids Jefferson | Round 1 | 145 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/13 | L | MD 14-6 | N. Pins | Epworth, Western Dubuque | IHSAA 3A Dist 8 | 3rd Place Match | 138 | |
| 02/13 | L | TF 20-5 4:23 | C. Langreck | Waverly-Shell Rock | IHSAA 3A Dist 8 | Semifinal | 138 | |
| 02/13 | W | DEC 9-5 | C. Rettenmaier | Dubuque Hempstead | IHSAA 3A Dist 8 | Quarterfinal | 138 | |
| 01/09 | W | F 2-0 0:38 | P. Igo | Wahlert, Dubuque | Central Invitational | 1st Place Match | 138 | |
| 01/09 | W | F 5-1 3:11 | L. Burds | Central City | Central Invitational | Championship Bracket | 138 | |
| 01/09 | W | DEC 5-2 | K. Meyers | NHTV JV | Central Invitational | Round 3 | 138 | |
| 01/09 | W | F 2-0 0:31 | C. Darling | Decorah JV | Central Invitational | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/02 | W | MD 11-3 | T. Thurn | East Buchanan | Warrior Duals | Round 3 | 145 | |
| 01/02 | W | DEC 5-2 | C. Clarken | Humboldt | Warrior Duals | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/02 | L | DEC 10-3 | C. Staner | Cascade | Warrior Duals | Round 2 | 138 | |
| 01/02 | L | DEC 4-3 | A. Krabbenhoft | Denver | Warrior Duals | Round 3 | 145 | |
| 12/19 | L | DEC 6-5 | J. Zeman | West Liberty | Doug Philipp Duals | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/19 | W | DEC 8-2 | I. Clubb | Williamsburg | Doug Philipp Duals | Round 2 | 138 | |
| 12/19 | W | DEC 9-3 | T. Cook | Xavier, Cedar Rapids | Doug Philipp Duals | Round 5 | 138 |