
Steven Mairena
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. |
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03/02 | W | MD 11-2 | A. Boyd | Richlands | VHSL State Championships - Class 2 | 3rd Place Match | 157 | |
03/02 | W | F 3-0 0:58 | C. Lewis | Nottoway | VHSL State Championships - Class 2 | Cons. Semi | 157 | |
03/01 | L | DEC 3-2 | C. Leonard | Poquoson | VHSL State Championships - Class 2 | Semifinal | 157 | |
03/01 | W | F 10-4 2:38 | A. Boyd | Richlands | VHSL State Championships - Class 2 | Quarterfinal | 157 | |
02/16 | W | DEC 7-2 | M. McNeil | Liberty (Bedford) | 2025 VHSL Class 2 Region C Championship | 1st Place Match | 157 | |
02/15 | W | F 3-0 0:25 | G. Rito-Villar | Dan River High School | 2025 VHSL Class 2 Region C Championship | Semifinal | 157 | |
02/04 | W | F 0-0 2:46 | A. Geiger | Patrick County | Cougar Duals | Round 1 | 157 | |
02/04 | W | F 0-0 1:32 | A. Geiger | Patrick County | Dan River Quad | Round 1 | 157 | |
02/01 | L | DEC 7-2 | A. Gordon | Grundy | 2025 Highlander Invitational | 1st Place Match | 157 | |
02/01 | W | DEC 8-1 | J. Swanson | Northside | 2025 Highlander Invitational | Semifinal | 157 | |
02/01 | W | F 9-0 2:32 | N. Tuggle | Cave Spring | 2025 Highlander Invitational | Quarterfinal | 157 | |
02/01 | W | F 7-0 1:22 | G. Rupp | Christiansburg | 2025 Highlander Invitational | Champ. Round 2 | 157 | |
01/24 | W | F 0-0 | L. Lentz | Hargrave Military Academy | Chatham @ Hargrave Military Academy | Round 1 | 160 | |
01/17 | W | F 17-4 3:39 | L. Pavlovic | Tunstall | Chatham vs. Tunstall | Round 1 | 165 | |
01/14 | W | F 0-0 0:20 | T. Reinhart | Charlottesville | Mike Sacra Memorial Duals | Round 1 | 157 | |
01/09 | W | F 0-0 | L. Lopes | Hargrave Military Academy | Hargrave Military Academy @ Chatham | Round 1 | 157 | |
01/04 | W | F 3-0 1:23 | J. Walden | Wilson Memorial | Mike Sacra Memorial Duals | Round 1 | 157 | |
12/26 | W | F 0-0 0:56 | B. Crouse | West Stokes High School | Cougar Duals | Round 1 | 157 | |
12/22 | W | F 0-0 | M. Brown | South Stokes High School | Cougar Duals | Round 1 | 157 | |
12/09 | W | MD 11-0 | C. Carter | Dan River High School | Jordan Amos Memorial Duals | Round 1 | 165 | |
12/08 | W | F 0-0 1:37 | C. Montgomery | Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy | Jordan Amos Memorial Duals | Round 1 | 165 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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07/07 | W | MD 20-7 | M. BRUNST | Kellam | Virginia Tech Team Camp duals | Round 1 (10 Team) | 160 | |
07/07 | W | MD 12-1 | C. Gaeng | Winters Mill | Virginia Tech Team Camp duals | Round 5 (10 Team) | 160 | |
07/07 | W | MD 11-1 | B. Middleton | Titusville | Virginia Tech Team Camp duals | --- | 160 | |
02/18 | L | MD 13-3 | T. Williams | Radford | VHSL Class 1, 2, 3 State Championships | 1st Place Match | 2 - 157 | |
02/17 | W | DEC 5-4 | Z. Bracken | Strasburg | VHSL Class 1, 2, 3 State Championships | Semifinal | 2 - 157 | |
02/16 | W | DEC 6-5 | I. Ray | Lebanon | VHSL Class 1, 2, 3 State Championships | Quarterfinal | 2 - 157 | |
02/16 | W | F 7-0 5:16 | N. Ross | Riverheads | VHSL Class 1, 2, 3 State Championships | Champ. Round 1 | 2 - 157 | |
02/10 | L | F 8-3 2:46 | T. Williams | Radford | 2024 VHSL Class 2 Region C Championship | 1st Place Match | 157 | |
02/10 | W | F 2-0 0:25 | J. Patsel | Glenvar | 2024 VHSL Class 2 Region C Championship | Semifinal | 157 | |
01/27 | L | DEF 3-3 2:16 | c. deel | Grundy | 2024 Highlander Invitational | 1st Place Match | 157 | |
01/27 | W | DEC 10-7 | C. Lorenz | Grayson Co. | 2024 Highlander Invitational | Semifinal | 157 | |
01/27 | W | F 5-0 0:47 | R. Gromada | Cave Spring | 2024 Highlander Invitational | Quarterfinal | 157 | |
01/27 | W | F 2-0 0:37 | A. Alcazaar | Rural Retreat | 2024 Highlander Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 157 | |
01/14 | W | MD 13-4 | C. Nicely | Alleghany | 2024 Bison Invitational | 1st Place Match | 157 | |
01/13 | W | F 4-1 1:59 | B. Hensley | East Rockingham | 2024 Bison Invitational | Semifinal | 157 | |
01/13 | W | F 5-0 1:48 | A. Huseni | Harrisonburg | 2024 Bison Invitational | Quarterfinal | 157 | |
01/13 | W | F 2-0 0:55 | F. Vaughan | Virginia Episcopal School | 2024 Bison Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 157 | |
01/11 | W | F 0-0 0:20 | A. Patnala | Hargrave Military Academy | Tri Meet (Tunstall, Liberty, Hargrave) | Round 1 | 157 | |
12/18 | W | F 0-0 | W. Wall | Surry Central | Cougar Duals | Round 1 | 157 | |
12/13 | W | F 0-0 | J. Rojas | Dan River High School | Chatham @ Dan River | Round 1 | 157 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/19 | L | F 5-2 3:23 | T. Potter | Union | VHSL Class 1, 2, 3 State Championships | 1st Place Match | 2 - 165 | |
02/18 | W | DEC 12-6 | J. Pattisall | Bruton | VHSL Class 1, 2, 3 State Championships | Semi-Finals | 2 - 165 | |
02/17 | W | F 11-1 2:34 | B. Thomas | Virginia High | VHSL Class 1, 2, 3 State Championships | Quarter-Finals | 2 - 165 | |
01/29 | W | F 0-0 1:11 | J. Howard | Patrick County | Dan River Tri | Round 1 | 165 | |
01/26 | W | F 0-0 | K. Burnett | Dan River High School | Dan River Tri | Round 1 | 157 | |
01/12 | W | TF 18-3 | L. Dehart | Dan River High School | Chatham Tri Vs Dan River & Appomattox | Round 1 | 165 | |
01/07 | W | DEC 7-3 | J. Pattisall | Bruton High School | Mecklenburg Madness Duals | Round 1 (8 Team) | 165 | |
01/07 | W | F 2-0 0:50 | J. Sorrell | New Kent High School | Mecklenburg Madness Duals | Cross Bracket (8 Team) | 165 | |
01/07 | W | F 2-0 0:53 | R. Lee | Mecklenburg County High School | Mecklenburg Madness Duals | Round 2 (8 Team) | 165 | |
01/07 | W | DEC 4-2 | J. Pattisall | Bruton High School | Mecklenburg Madness Duals | Placement Matches (8 Team) | 165 | |
01/07 | W | F 2-0 0:41 | T. Polk | Halifax County High School | Mecklenburg Madness Duals | Round 3 (8 Team) | 165 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/19 | W | DEC 6-4 | M. Bryington | Union | VHSL Class 1, 2, 3 State Championships | 5th Place Match | 2 - 152 | |
02/19 | L | F 3-0 2:42 | E. Flowers | Glenvar | VHSL Class 1, 2, 3 State Championships | Consolation Semi-Finals | 2 - 152 | |
02/19 | W | F 2-1 1:33 | T. Williams | Radford | VHSL Class 1, 2, 3 State Championships | 3rd Round Consolations | 2 - 152 | |
02/19 | W | F 4-1 0:45 | S. Carter | Madison County | VHSL Class 1, 2, 3 State Championships | 2nd Round Consolations | 2 - 152 | |
02/18 | L | F 3-0 2:00 | K. Dupree | Richlands | VHSL Class 1, 2, 3 State Championships | Quarter-Finals | 2 - 152 | |
02/18 | W | F 2-0 0:59 | A. Terrel | Amelia | VHSL Class 1, 2, 3 State Championships | Round 1 (16 Man) | 2 - 152 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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03/07 | L | DEC 6-0 | K. Ramsey | BLACKHAWK WRESTLING CLUB | INTERSTATE 64 CLUB DUALS (k-8) | Placement (4 Team) | 138 |