Knox Watson
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/24 | L | DEC 5-3 | A. Nadeau | Blackman | TSSAA Division I and Girls State Championships | 3rd/5th Place (16 Man) | AA 132 | |
| 02/24 | W | DEC 7-0 | X. Cox | Mcgavock | TSSAA Division I and Girls State Championships | Conso Semi (16 Man) | AA 132 | |
| 02/24 | L | F 13-8 3:33 | J. Little | Summit | TSSAA Division I and Girls State Championships | Semis | AA 132 | |
| 02/23 | W | TF 18-2 4:27 | B. Harris | Bradley Central | TSSAA Division I and Girls State Championships | Quarters | AA 132 | |
| 02/23 | W | MD 13-1 | X. Cox | Mcgavock | TSSAA Division I and Girls State Championships | Round 1 (16 Man) | AA 132 | |
| 02/17 | W | F 2-0 1:28 | J. Sexton | Knoxville Halls | TSSAA Section 1 Class AA | Championship | 132 | |
| 02/17 | W | DEC 7-0 | B. Wilhjelm | Science Hill | TSSAA Section 1 Class AA | Semis | 132 | |
| 02/17 | W | F 2-0 0:15 | D. Boruff | Jefferson Co. | TSSAA Section 1 Class AA | Quarterfinals | 132 | |
| 02/10 | W | F 9-1 3:18 | J. Sexton | Knoxville Halls | TSSAA Region 2 Class AA | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 02/10 | W | F 12-1 3:29 | J. Laney | Farragut | TSSAA Region 2 Class AA | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 02/10 | W | F 9-2 1:12 | L. Roberts | Bearden | TSSAA Region 2 Class AA | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/27 | W | TF 16-1 3:25 | W. Rogers | Dobyns Bennett | Maryville @ Dobyns Bennett | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/26 | L | F 4-7 3:34 | J. Sexton | Knoxville Halls | Region 2 Duals | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/25 | W | F 9-1 2:54 | R. Shehadeh | Hardin Valley Academy | District 4AA Duals - HVA | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/25 | W | F 2-0 0:58 | E. Gormley | Farragut | District 4AA Duals - HVA | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/13 | L | DEC 8-5 | J. Sexton | Knoxville Halls | Chris Vandergriff Duals | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/13 | W | TF 17-1 4:00 | J. McDougall | Page | Chris Vandergriff Duals | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/12 | W | F 2-2 1:23 | N. Boger | William Blount | William Blount @ Maryville | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/06 | W | FOR 0-0 | E. Penix | Lee | Maryville Invitational | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/06 | W | F 2-0 1:02 | J. Laney | Farragut | Maryville Invitational | Round 4 (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/06 | W | F 7-1 0:49 | R. Parker | Northview Academy | Maryville Invitational | round 3 | 132 | |
| 01/06 | W | F 5-0 0:30 | E. Evans | Alvin C. York Institute | Maryville Invitational | round 2 | 132 | |
| 01/06 | W | F 5-0 0:37 | A. Castro | Karns | Maryville Invitational | round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/05 | W | F 13-0 3:20 | L. Jenkins | Alcoa | Alcoa @ Maryville | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/21 | L | F 9-0 3:44 | E. Uhorchuck | Signal Mountain | Signal Mountain Duals | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/21 | W | F 9-2 4:34 | C. O`Neal | Page | Signal Mountain Duals | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/21 | W | TF 17-0 3:58 | M. Golczyrski | Montgomery Bell Academy | Signal Mountain Duals | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/13 | W | F 11-3 2:33 | T. Day | Anderson County | Maryville @ Anderson County | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/09 | W | DEC 8-2 | E. Harrington | Cass | Al Miller Cleveland Duals | Round 4 (4 Team) | 138 | |
| 12/09 | W | F 2-2 0:37 | H. Davenport | Bradley Central | Al Miller Cleveland Duals | Semis (4 Team) | 138 | |
| 12/09 | W | DEC 10-7 | C. Hoffman | Central (Carroll) | Al Miller Cleveland Duals | Round 1 (4 Team) | 138 | |
| 12/09 | W | DEC 7-6 | R. Hutton | Christian Brothers | Al Miller Cleveland Duals | Round 3 (4 Team) | 138 | |
| 12/09 | W | F 5-0 0:50 | L. Gray | Ringgold | Al Miller Cleveland Duals | Placement (4 Team) | 138 | |
| 12/01 | W | F 4-0 0:50 | C. Fisher | Powell | Powell Quad | Round 1 | 144 | |
| 12/01 | W | F 10-0 2:42 | B. Clifford | Bearden | Powell Quad | Round 1 | 144 | |
| 11/22 | W | F 2-0 1:04 | C. Vann | Jefferson Co. | Turkey Tri Match | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 11/22 | W | F 12-0 2:27 | J. Quigley | Webb School Of Knoxville | Turkey Tri Match | Round 1 | 144 | |
| 11/22 | W | F 6-2 2:28 | P. Sanchez | Clinton High school | Turkey Tri Match | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 11/21 | W | F 0-0 0:15 | G. Tucker | William Blount | Maryville @ William Blount | Round 1 | 144 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/21 | L | F 7-2 3:45 | Z. Ausmus | Dalton | 2023 Soddy Daisy Varsity Showdown | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/21 | W | DEC 9-4 | N. Hollingsworth | East Hamilton | 2023 Soddy Daisy Varsity Showdown | Round 4 (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/21 | W | DEC 13-6 | M. Campos | Walker Valley | 2023 Soddy Daisy Varsity Showdown | Round 2 (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/21 | W | MD 14-5 | O. McCall | Alcoa | 2023 Soddy Daisy Varsity Showdown | Round 3 (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/21 | W | DEC 8-6 | J. Robinson | Rhea Co. | 2023 Soddy Daisy Varsity Showdown | Round 1 (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/18 | L | DEC 5-4 | L. Prewitt | Anderson County | Anderson County @ Maryville | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/14 | L | F 11-4 5:47 | T. Norman | Dobyns Bennett | Chris Vandergriff Duals | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/14 | W | DEC 11-9 SV | S. Hutchisen | Knoxville Halls | Chris Vandergriff Duals | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 5-0 1:43 | C. Dunn | Brentwood Academy | Chris Vandergriff Duals | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/13 | W | DEC 8-6 | R. Napier | Heritage | Maryville @ Heritage | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/11 | W | F 2-0 0:18 | X. Wade | William Blount | William Blount, Greenback vs Clinton, Maryville | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/07 | W | DEC 5-2 | L. Prewitt | Anderson County | Maryville Invitational | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 2-0 1:14 | B. Lewis | Maryville | Maryville Invitational | Round 4 (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 12-0 4:42 | D. Casillas | Riverdale | Maryville Invitational | Round 3 (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 7-2 1:36 | D. Grone | Soddy Daisy | Maryville Invitational | Round 2 (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 2-0 0:51 | C. Bunch | Clinton High school | Maryville Invitational | Round 1 (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 12/10 | L | F 2-0 1:11 | A. Ropski | Christian Brothers | Al Miller Cleveland Duals | Placement (4 Team) | 132 | |
| 12/10 | L | F 14-1 5:21 | E. Lipsey | Bradley Central | Al Miller Cleveland Duals | Round 4 (4 Team) | 132 | |
| 12/10 | W | MD 16-8 | b. mayberry | Rossview | Al Miller Cleveland Duals | Semis (4 Team) | 132 | |
| 12/10 | W | MD 10-2 | C. Duren | Social Circle | Al Miller Cleveland Duals | Round 3 (4 Team) | 132 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/28 | W | F 5-0 2:01 | C. Wheeler | Newport Harbor | Blackwatch | All Medals | 120 | |
| 12/28 | L | F 13-4 2:40 | L. Solis | Carter | Blackwatch | Con Semi | 120 | |
| 12/28 | W | MD 8-0 | S. Roman | Roosevelt | Blackwatch | Semis & Round of 8 | 120 | |
| 12/28 | W | MD 16-2 | G. Plaza | Birmingham | Blackwatch | F: Round of 12 | 120 | |
| 12/28 | W | F 7-3 2:33 | J. Bateman | Riverside Poly | Blackwatch | E: Quarters & Round of 16 | 120 | |
| 12/27 | W | DEC 4-2 | E. Tzec | Upland | Blackwatch | D: Friday PM: Round of 24 | 120 | |
| 12/27 | L | MD 22-8 | L. Solis | Carter | Blackwatch | C: Friday AM: Champ Round of 16 w/WB (RD of 32) | 120 | |
| 12/27 | W | F 5-0 0:33 | G. Cardenas | Indio | Blackwatch | B: Friday AM: Champ 1 & Prelim WB | 120 |