Jake Fernicola
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 | DEF 1-0 0:53 | M. Umphress | Summerland | NSAA Class C District 3 | Semis and WB3 | 165 | |
| 02/15 | W | F 10-1 2:39 | A. Feezell | Cross County/Osceola | NSAA Class C District 3 | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 165 | |
| 02/15 | L | DEC 5-0 | W. Jelinek | Raymond Central | NSAA Class C District 3 | Quarters and WB1 | 165 | |
| 02/07 | L | DEC 7-3 | D. McManigal | Columbus Lakeview | Clarkson-Leigh Invite | Round 6 | 165 | |
| 02/07 | W | F 11-0 4:16 | M. Dusek | Norfolk Catholic | Clarkson-Leigh Invite | Round 5 | 165 | |
| 02/07 | L | DEC 6-0 | B. Hochstein | Cedar Catholic | Clarkson-Leigh Invite | Round 4 | 165 | |
| 02/07 | W | TF 16-1 5:38 | H. Gall | Clarkson-Leigh | Clarkson-Leigh Invite | Round 2 | 165 | |
| 02/01 | W | F 6-0 1:38 | A. Wurdinger | Stanton | EHC Wrestling Tournament 2025 | Round 6 | 165 | |
| 02/01 | W | TF 15-0 0:33 | T. Archer | Lyons-Decatur Northeast | EHC Wrestling Tournament 2025 | Round 5 | 165 | |
| 02/01 | L | DEC 19-18 | A. Braniff | Tekamah-Herman | EHC Wrestling Tournament 2025 | Round 4 | 165 | |
| 02/01 | W | F 10-0 3:15 | H. Gall | Clarkson/Leigh | EHC Wrestling Tournament 2025 | Round 2 | 165 | |
| 12/13 | W | F 9-0 3:24 | P. Kumm | Howells-Dodge | Pender/Howells-Dodge/Scribner-Snyder Triangular | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 12/06 | W | F 7-0 1:27 | R. Vega | Wakefield | Wakefield @ Pender | Round 1 | 165 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/18 | W | F 3-0 2:05 | C. Larsen | Ravenna | 2023 NSAA State Championships | Boys 3rd and 5th Place | D145 | |
| 02/18 | W | DEC 8-4 | R. Woitaszewski | Wisner-Pilger | 2023 NSAA State Championships | Saturday Session 6 (16 Man) | D145 | |
| 02/18 | W | DEC 4-0 | T. Hemmingsen | Riverside | 2023 NSAA State Championships | Fri Ses 5 Cons (16 Man) | D145 | |
| 02/17 | W | F 0-0 2:19 | H. Barnette | Bridgeport | 2023 NSAA State Championships | Fri Ses 3&4 Round 2 (16 Man) | D145 | |
| 02/17 | W | F 8-0 3:51 | E. Messersmith | Maxwell | 2023 NSAA State Championships | Fri Ses 3&4 Round 1 (16 Man) | D145 | |
| 02/16 | L | DEC 5-3 | C. Broeker | Southern Valley | 2023 NSAA State Championships | Thu Ses 1&2 Round 1 (16 Man) | D145 | |
| 01/27 | L | DEC 3-0 | R. Woitaszewski | Wisner-Pilger | Wisner-Pilger vs. Pender | Round 1 | 145 | |
| 01/21 | W | F 0-0 1:29 | J. Smith | North Bend Central | Oakland - Craig Invitational 2023 | Round 6 | 145 | |
| 01/21 | W | F 9-0 3:49 | M. Trott | South Central Calhoun | Oakland - Craig Invitational 2023 | Round 5 | 145 | |
| 01/21 | L | DEC 6-4 | J. Leija | Plainview | Oakland - Craig Invitational 2023 | Round 4 | 145 | |
| 01/21 | W | F 2-0 1:47 | J. Smith | North Bend Central | Oakland - Craig Invitational 2023 | Round 2 | 145 | |
| 01/13 | W | F 11-6 5:21 | J. Timmerman | Guardian Angels Central Catholic | Bluejay Dual Tournament | Round 5 (6 Team) | 145 | |
| 01/13 | W | F 5-0 1:59 | J. Baker | South Sioux City | Bluejay Dual Tournament | Round 2 (6 Team) | 145 | |
| 01/13 | W | F 2-0 0:59 | J. Smith | North Bend Central | Bluejay Dual Tournament | Round 1 (6 Team) | 145 | |
| 01/13 | W | F 2-0 0:55 | C. Watkins | Tri County Northeast | Bluejay Dual Tournament | Round 3 (6 Team) | 145 | |
| 12/03 | L | MD 10-0 | K. Mosel | Plainview | Plainview Dual Tournament | Round 1 (6 Team) | 145 | |
| 12/03 | W | DEC 8-6 | J. Timmerman | Gaurdian Angel Central Catholic | Plainview Dual Tournament | Round 5 (6 Team) | 145 | |
| 12/03 | L | TF 17-2 5:44 | M. Hagemann | Elkhorn Valley | Plainview Dual Tournament | Round 4 (6 Team) | 152 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | L | FOR 0-0 | M. Magwire | Winside | 2021 Newman Grove Holiday Invitational | Round 5 | 132 | |
| 12/30 | W | F 2-0 0:48 | A. Molina | Madison | 2021 Newman Grove Holiday Invitational | Round 3 | 132 | |
| 12/30 | W | F 2-0 0:41 | H. Morgan | Tri County Northeast | 2021 Newman Grove Holiday Invitational | Round 4 (16,8,6,5) | 132 | |
| 12/30 | L | DEC 2-0 TB1 | J. Patchin | Concordia/DC West | 2021 Newman Grove Holiday Invitational | Quarterfinals (8& 16) Round 2(5&6) | 132 | |
| 12/30 | W | F 2-0 1:20 | B. Rinkol | Norfolk JV 1 | 2021 Newman Grove Holiday Invitational | Round 1 | 132 |