
JASE VAN PELT
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04 | W | F 4-0 | G. Edwards | Thunder Basin High School | Billings West vs. Thunder Basin High School | Round 1 | 106 | |
| 02/16 | L | DEC 5-1 | H. Ketchem | --- | MHSA State Championships | Championship | AA - 103 | |
| 02/15 | W | MD 10-1 | D. Forshee | Billings Senior | MHSA State Championships | Semis | AA - 103 | |
| 02/14 | W | DEC 3-2 | C. Gutenberger | --- | MHSA State Championships | Championship Quaterfinals | AA - 103 | |
| 02/14 | W | F 2-0 0:56 | C. Johnson | Glacier (Kalispell) | MHSA State Championships | Round 1 | AA - 103 | |
| 02/08 | L | DEC 3-1 | H. Ketchem | --- | MHSA Eastern AA Seeding | Placements | 103 | |
| 02/08 | W | DEC 3-0 | H. Howe | Billings Senior | MHSA Eastern AA Seeding | Semis & WB | 103 | |
| 02/08 | W | DEC 9-4 | D. Forshee | Billings Senior | MHSA Eastern AA Seeding | Quarterfinals and WB | 103 | |
| 01/11 | W | TF 15-0 3:59 | W. Murch | --- | 62nd Annual Cowboy Invitational | 1st and 3rd place matches | 103 | |
| 01/11 | W | DEC 4-1 | G. Nedens | Huntley Project | 62nd Annual Cowboy Invitational | Round 10 WB 6 (32 Man) | 103 | |
| 01/11 | L | DEC 6-4 | D. Forshee | Billings Senior High School | 62nd Annual Cowboy Invitational | Round 8 Semis (32 Man) | 103 | |
| 01/10 | W | MD 12-2 | G. Anderson | Lemmon | 62nd Annual Cowboy Invitational | Round 5 Quarters (32 Man) | 103 | |
| 01/10 | W | F 2-0 0:59 | C. Buckner | Hardin | 62nd Annual Cowboy Invitational | Round 2 Champ (32 Man) | 103 | |
| 01/10 | W | F 2-0 0:34 | Z. Gee | --- | 62nd Annual Cowboy Invitational | Round 1 (32 Man) | 103 | |
| 01/04 | W | DEC 9-3 | C. Nicholson | Powell | Tom LeProwse Bozeman Invitational 2020 | 3rd/4th & 5th /6th Place Matches | 103 | |
| 01/04 | W | DEC 6-2 SV | D. Forshee | Billings Senior HS | Tom LeProwse Bozeman Invitational 2020 | 6th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 103 | |
| 01/04 | W | DEC 1-0 | C. Gutenberger | Belgrade HS | Tom LeProwse Bozeman Invitational 2020 | 5th Round Wrestlebacks | 103 | |
| 01/04 | W | F 2-0 0:27 | N. Michaelson | Laurel HS | Tom LeProwse Bozeman Invitational 2020 | 4th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 103 | |
| 01/04 | L | DEC 9-3 | H. Howe | Billings Senior HS | Tom LeProwse Bozeman Invitational 2020 | Championship Quarterfinals | 103 | |
| 01/03 | W | DEC 2-1 | L. Wood | Sheridan | Tom LeProwse Bozeman Invitational 2020 | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 103 | |
| 12/21 | W | DEC 6-1 | J. Melton | --- | C.M. Russell Holiday Wrestling Classic | Round 10 - Finals | 103 | |
| 12/21 | W | DEC 5-3 SV | C. Gutenberger | --- | C.M. Russell Holiday Wrestling Classic | Round 9 - Cons Semis and 7th Place | 103 | |
| 12/21 | W | DEC 3-0 | N. Blodnick | Anaconda | C.M. Russell Holiday Wrestling Classic | Round 8 - Cons Qtrs | 103 | |
| 12/21 | W | F 4-0 1:48 | N. Michaelson | Laurel | C.M. Russell Holiday Wrestling Classic | Round 7 - 6th Wrestleback (64 Man) | 103 | |
| 12/21 | W | FOR 0-0 | A. Liscum | Great Falls High | C.M. Russell Holiday Wrestling Classic | Round 6 - Champ Semis & 5th WB | 103 | |
| 12/21 | W | F 2-0 0:46 | N. Johnson | Great Falls JV | C.M. Russell Holiday Wrestling Classic | Round 5 - 4th WB | 103 | |
| 12/20 | L | F 5-0 2:52 | H. Ketchem | --- | C.M. Russell Holiday Wrestling Classic | Round 3 - 3rd Champ & 2nd WB (64 Man) | 103 | |
| 12/20 | W | DEC 6-5 | T. Whitlock | --- | C.M. Russell Holiday Wrestling Classic | Round 2 - 2nd Champ & 1st WB (64 Man) | 103 | |
| 12/13 | W | F 5-0 0:52 | R. Whitlock | Butte High School JV | Jim Street Classic/Mining City Duals | Round 3 | 103 | |
| 12/13 | W | DEC 6-1 | H. Rahn | Helena Capital | Jim Street Classic/Mining City Duals | Cons. Round 2 | 103 | |
| 12/13 | W | F 2-0 0:56 | D. Kratofil | Flathead | Jim Street Classic/Mining City Duals | Quarterfinal | 103 | |
| 12/13 | W | F 5-0 0:52 | K. Zander | Missoula Hellgate | Jim Street Classic/Mining City Duals | Round 2 | 103 | |
| 12/13 | L | DEC 5-2 | H. Howe | Billings Senior High School | Jim Street Classic/Mining City Duals | Cons. Semi | 103 | |
| 12/13 | L | DEC 4-2 | L. Stewart | Frenchtown | Jim Street Classic/Mining City Duals | Cons. Round 3 | 103 | |
| 12/13 | W | DEC 5-1 | H. Rahn | Helena Capital | Jim Street Classic/Mining City Duals | Round 1 | 103 | |
| 12/07 | W | DEC 2-0 | H. Howe | Billings Senior | Sidney Eagle Invitational 2019 | Placement 5th & 7th | 103 | |
| 12/07 | L | DEC 8-5 | O. Lonski | Sidney | Sidney Eagle Invitational 2019 | 4th WB (16 Man) & 6th WB (32 Man) | 103 | |
| 12/07 | L | F 2-0 3:00 | G. Mortensen | Minot | Sidney Eagle Invitational 2019 | Semis | 103 | |
| 12/07 | W | F 2-0 1:17 | C. Sarsland | Bowman | Sidney Eagle Invitational 2019 | Quarters / 1st WB (16 Man) / 3rd WB (32 Man) | 103 | |
| 12/07 | W | DEC 9-6 | H. Howe | Billings Senior | Sidney Eagle Invitational 2019 | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 103 | |
| 12/06 | W | F 2-0 0:57 | J. Kuka | --- | Sidney Eagle Dual Tournament | Champ. Round 1 | 103 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/02 | L | DEC 1-0 | H. Ketchem | --- | 2019 MHSA Eastern AA Seeding | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 103 | |
| 02/02 | L | DEC 4-3 | H. Howe | Billings Senior | 2019 MHSA Eastern AA Seeding | Round 1 (16 Man) | 103 | |
| 01/12 | L | F 2-1 1:30 | W. Pelt | --- | 61st Cowboy Invitational Tournament | 5th and 7th place matches (32 Man) | 103 | |
| 01/12 | L | DEC 5-1 | C. Martian | Bowman | 61st Cowboy Invitational Tournament | Round 10 WB 6 (32 Man) | 103 | |
| 01/12 | W | MD 12-4 | P. Tuhy | Hettinger/Scranton | 61st Cowboy Invitational Tournament | Round 9 WB 5 | 103 | |
| 01/12 | W | DEC 3-2 TB1 | H. Ketchem | --- | 61st Cowboy Invitational Tournament | Round 7 WB 4 (32 Man) | 103 | |
| 01/11 | W | F 8-0 3:33 | L. Nunberg | --- | 61st Cowboy Invitational Tournament | Round 6 WB 3 | 103 | |
| 01/11 | L | F 2-0 3:15 | P. Tuhy | Hettinger/Scranton | 61st Cowboy Invitational Tournament | Round 2 Champ (32 Man) | 103 | |
| 01/05 | W | F 2-0 0:22 | J. Tack | Missoula Hellgate | Tom LeProwse JV Tournament | Finals (8 Man) | 103B | |
| 01/05 | L | DEC 3-1 | T. Whitlock | --- | Tom LeProwse JV Tournament | Semis & 1st Wrestleback (8 Man) | 103B | |
| 01/05 | W | DEC 3-0 | N. Elmose | Helena High | Tom LeProwse JV Tournament | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 103B | |
| 01/05 | L | DEC 6-0 | D. Coles | Great Falls HS | Tom LeProwse | 4th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 103 | |
| 01/04 | L | DEC 11-6 | C. Sherman | --- | Tom LeProwse | Championship Quarterfinals | 103 | |
| 01/04 | W | MD 8-0 | L. Smith | Shepard High School | Tom LeProwse | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 103 | |
| 01/04 | W | MD 14-2 | D. Oneill | --- | Tom LeProwse | Round 1 (32 Man) | 103 | |
| 12/15 | W | DEC 7-4 | D. Forshee | Billings Senior | Huntley Project 28th Annual Duals | Semifinal | 103 | |
| 12/15 | W | MD 11-0 | C. Marquart | Billings Skyview | Huntley Project 28th Annual Duals | 3rd Place Match | 113 | |
| 12/15 | W | F 4-0 2:49 | B. Pinter | Laurel | Huntley Project 28th Annual Duals | Round 2 | 113 | |
| 12/15 | W | MD 10-0 | C. Cantu | Huntley Project | Huntley Project 28th Annual Duals | Round 1 | 113 | |
| 12/08 | W | F 5-2 3:33 | L. Nunberg | --- | Forsyth HS Matador-Day 1 | Round 5 (5 Man) | 103 lbs | |
| 12/07 | W | F 9-2 3:15 | J. Shurtliff | Custer County-Miles City | Forsyth HS Matador-Day 1 | Round 3 (5 Man) | 103 lbs | |
| 12/07 | W | DEC 6-5 | H. Howe | Billings - Senior | Forsyth HS Matador-Day 1 | Round 2 (5 Man) | 103 lbs | |
| 12/07 | W | F 4-0 0:57 | D. Meyer | Billings - Skyview | Forsyth HS Matador-Day 1 | Round 1 (5 Man) | 103 lbs | |
| 12/01 | L | DEC 3-1 | J. Vladic | Billings Senior | Sidney Eagle Invitational 2018 | Placement 5th & 7th | 103 | |
| 12/01 | L | F 6-1 2:22 | W. Pelt | --- | Sidney Eagle Invitational 2018 | 4th WB (16 Man) & 6th WB (32 Man) | 103 | |
| 12/01 | W | F 0-0 1:56 | H. Ketchem | --- | Sidney Eagle Invitational 2018 | 3rd WB (16 Man) & 5th WB (32 Man) | 103 | |
| 12/01 | W | DEC 7-2 | G. Mortensen | --- | Sidney Eagle Invitational 2018 | 2nd WB (16 Man) & 4th WB (32 Man) | 103 | |
| 12/01 | L | F 2-0 1:42 | K. Stormer | Circle | Sidney Eagle Invitational 2018 | Quarters / 1st WB (16 Man) / 3rd WB (32 Man) | 103 |