Jacob Martone
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 17-2 1:46 | C. Smith | Mishawaka High School | IHSAA Semi-State @ East Chicago Central HS | Champ. Round 1 (16 Man) | 144 | |
| 02/08 | W | DEC 16-9 | W. Tudor | Delphi | IHSAA Regional @ Logansport Community High School | Placement (8 Man) | 144 | |
| 02/08 | L | TF 15-0 3:27 | A. Stanley | Rensselaer Central | IHSAA Regional @ Logansport Community High School | Semis (8 Man) | 144 | |
| 02/08 | W | F 6-1 1:32 | J. Mills | West Central | IHSAA Regional @ Logansport Community High School | Quarters (8 Man) | 144 | |
| 02/01 | W | F 0-10 3:28 | W. Tudor | Delphi | IHSAA Sectional @ Lafayette Jefferson High School | Placement Matches | 144 | |
| 02/01 | W | F 2-3 3:40 | P. Bryant | Seeger | IHSAA Sectional @ Lafayette Jefferson High School | Semis and WB | 144 | |
| 02/01 | W | F 14-4 3:58 | D. Henderson | McCutcheon | IHSAA Sectional @ Lafayette Jefferson High School | Quarters | 144 | |
| 12/21 | W | M FOR 0-0 | D. Milburn | Logansport | Twin Lakes Invitational 2024 | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 144 LBS | |
| 12/21 | L | F 5-0 1:26 | L. Frazee | North White | Twin Lakes Invitational 2024 | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 144 LBS | |
| 12/21 | W | F 17-6 5:02 | W. Tudor | Delphi | Twin Lakes Invitational 2024 | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 144 LBS | |
| 12/21 | W | F 12-3 3:35 | J. Carter | Twin Lakes | Twin Lakes Invitational 2024 | Round 1 (16 Man) | 144 LBS | |
| 11/23 | W | F 9-0 3:13 | A. Bowen | Seeger | Mike Atwood Memorial Invitational | Placement (16 Man) | 138 | |
| 11/23 | L | MD 20-8 | T. Tuttle | Harrison (West Lafayette) | Mike Atwood Memorial Invitational | Semis & Final Conso | 138 | |
| 11/23 | W | F 3-0 0:47 | D. Sebastian | Lewis Cass | Mike Atwood Memorial Invitational | Quarters & First Conso | 138 | |
| 11/23 | W | F 4-0 2:16 | J. Brewer | Benton Central | Mike Atwood Memorial Invitational | Round 2 (16 Man) | 138 | |
| 11/23 | W | DEC 3-2 | A. Khaoucha | Northridge | Mike Atwood Memorial Invitational | Round 1 (16 Man) | 138 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/10 | L | F 2-0 1:31 | A. Hinton | Hammond Central | IHSAA Semi-State @ East Chicago Central | Champ. Round 1 (16 Man) | 138 | |
| 02/03 | L | MD 15-4 | D. Fritz | West Central | IHSAA Regional @ Logansport | Placement (8 Man) | 138 | |
| 02/03 | W | F 3-5 3:01 | C. Pekny | Frontier | IHSAA Regional @ Logansport | Semis (8 Man) | 138 | |
| 02/03 | W | F 9-2 3:20 | K. Desforges | Rensselaer Central | IHSAA Regional @ Logansport | Quarters (8 Man) | 138 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 6-6 3:49 | T. Tuttle | Lafayette Harrison | IHSAA Lafayette Jefferson Sectional | Placement Matches | 138 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 20-9 4:47 | A. Bowen | Seeger | IHSAA Lafayette Jefferson Sectional | Semis and WB | 138 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 2-0 0:48 | C. McKenzie | Carroll | IHSAA Lafayette Jefferson Sectional | Quarters | 138 | |
| 01/06 | W | F 8-3 2:50 | K. Simpson | Bluffton | IHSWCA 2024 Team State Duals | Semis & WB (16 Team) | 138 | |
| 01/06 | L | F 2-0 1:05 | B. Burelison | Cascade | IHSWCA 2024 Team State Duals | Placement (16 Team) | 138 | |
| 01/06 | W | F 2-2 1:40 | J. Klumpp | Prairie Heights | IHSWCA 2024 Team State Duals | Champ Round 1 (16 Team) | 138 | |
| 12/16 | W | F 6-12 4:32 | C. Williams | North White | Twin Lakes Invitational 2023 | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 138 LBS | |
| 12/16 | W | F 5-1 1:53 | D. Cruz | River Forest | Twin Lakes Invitational 2023 | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 138 LBS | |
| 12/16 | W | F 5-0 2:13 | X. Higginbothom | Peru High School | Twin Lakes Invitational 2023 | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 138 LBS | |
| 12/16 | L | MD 22-10 | D. Fritz | West Central | Twin Lakes Invitational 2023 | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 138 LBS | |
| 12/16 | W | F 9-1 2:37 | A. Sanchez | Frankfort High School | Twin Lakes Invitational 2023 | Round 1 (16 Man) | 138 LBS |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/11 | L | F 2-0 0:58 | X. Roberts | Valparaiso | IHSAA Semi-State @ East Chicago | Champ. Round 1 (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 2-4 0:56 | J. Platt | Harrison (West Lafayette) | IHSAA Sectional @ Lafayette Jefferson | Placement Matches | 132 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 6-4 3:26 | H. Foley | McCutcheon | IHSAA Sectional @ Lafayette Jefferson | Semis and WB | 132 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 7-0 1:50 | L. Studebaker | Delphi | IHSAA Sectional @ Lafayette Jefferson | Quarters | 132 |