
KARLIE MANN
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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02/15 | L | DEC 11-8 SV | A. Granger | Hobart | IHSAA Semi-State @ East Chicago Central HS | Quarterfinal | 190 | |
02/15 | W | MD 10-1 | E. Garcia | South Bend Riley | IHSAA Semi-State @ East Chicago Central HS | Champ. Round 1 | 190 | |
02/08 | W | F 3-0 1:35 | G. Strickland | Chesterton | IHSAA Regional @ Crown Point High School | 3rd Place Match | 190 | |
02/08 | L | F 15-2 3:07 | C. Salas | Crown Point | IHSAA Regional @ Crown Point High School | Semifinal | 190 | |
02/08 | W | F 3-0 0:27 | a. sloas | Hebron | IHSAA Regional @ Crown Point High School | Quarterfinal | 190 | |
02/01 | L | F 18-3 2:59 | D. Kendrex | New Prairie | IHSAA Sectional @ LaPorte High School | 1st Place Match | 190 | |
02/01 | W | TF 17-1 4:00 | G. Strickland | Chesterton | IHSAA Sectional @ LaPorte High School | Semifinal | 190 | |
02/01 | W | FOR 0-0 | F. Forfeit | Michigan City | IHSAA Sectional @ LaPorte High School | Quarterfinal | 190 | |
01/14 | W | TF 19-2 | b. peterson | Lake Central | Valparaiso @ Lake Central | Round 1 | 190 | |
01/14 | W | F 0-0 | A. Granger | Hobart | Hobart Super Duals | Round 1 | 190 | |
01/14 | W | F 0-0 | A. Gill | Hanover Central | Hobart Super Duals | Round 1 | 190 | |
12/28 | W | F 9-0 3:16 | C. Cohee | Northeastern | Spartan Classic | 7th Place Match | 190 | |
12/28 | L | DEC 7-1 | A. Parks | Northridge | Spartan Classic | Cons. Round 5 | 190 | |
12/28 | W | DEC 4-0 | C. Ayetomowo | Decatur Central | Spartan Classic | Cons. Round 4 | 190 | |
12/27 | L | DEC 10-3 | B. Wingate | East Central | Spartan Classic | Quarterfinal | 190 | |
12/27 | W | TF 15-0 4:00 | H. Justiniano | Purdue Polytechnic - Englewood | Spartan Classic | Champ. Round 2 | 190 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/03 | L | DEC 3-0 | C. Paredes | New Prairie | IHSAA Regional @ Crown Point | 3rd Place Match | 175 | |
02/03 | L | F 5-0 1:41 | M. Kobelt | Glenn | IHSAA Regional @ Crown Point | Semifinal | 175 | |
02/03 | W | DEC 5-1 | C. Chambers | Hanover Central | IHSAA Regional @ Crown Point | Quarterfinal | 175 | |
01/27 | W | F 2-0 0:54 | P. Mochen | Chesterton | IHSAA LaPorte Sectional | 3rd Place Match | 175 | |
01/27 | W | DEC 5-0 | N. Bolen | Knox | IHSAA LaPorte Sectional | Cons. Semi | 175 | |
01/27 | L | F 5-4 5:09 | C. Paredes | New Prairie | IHSAA LaPorte Sectional | Semifinal | 175 | |
01/27 | W | F 9-1 5:40 | T. Deal | Michigan City | IHSAA LaPorte Sectional | Quarterfinal | 175 | |
01/04 | W | F 2-0 1:07 | D. Simpson | Portage | Valparaiso @ Portage | Round 1 | 175 | |
12/29 | W | DEC 4-2 | R. Thornbury | Hagerstown | Spartan Classic | 1st Place Match | 175 | |
12/29 | W | F 5-2 1:57 | S. McAfee | Charlestown | Spartan Classic | Semifinal | 175 | |
12/29 | W | DEC 1-0 | A. Sprague | East Noble | Spartan Classic | Quarterfinal | 175 | |
12/28 | W | DEC 6-0 | L. Westerman | Franklin County | Spartan Classic | Champ. Round 2 | 175 | |
12/28 | W | F 5-0 4:35 | D. Carabano | Fishers | Spartan Classic | Champ. Round 1 | 175 | |
12/17 | L | F 0-0 1:19 | A. Costello | Hobart | Hobart Super Duals | Round 1 | 175 | |
12/14 | W | F 11-1 3:54 | V. Balich | LaPorte | LaPorte @ Valparaiso | Round 1 | 175 | |
12/12 | L | DEC 8-1 | C. | --- | Traicoff Duals | Round 1 | 175 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/26 | L | F 7-0 3:16 | H. Boshears | Southport | Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships | Day 2 Blood Round | 160 | |
02/26 | L | DEC 5-1 | C. Rushenberg | Bishop Chatard | Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships | Quarters | 160 | |
02/25 | W | DEC 3-1 | E. Saevre | Columbus North | Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships | Round 4 | 160 | |
02/25 | W | DEC 7-1 | C. Dowden | Trojan Country WC | Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships | Round 3 | 160 | |
01/28 | W | FOR 0-0 | D. McGowen | North Judson-San Pierre | IHSAA Sectional @ LaPorte | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 160 | |
01/28 | L | F 2-0 0:58 | M. Trumble | LaPorte | IHSAA Sectional @ LaPorte | 2nd Wrestleback (8 Man) | 160 | |
01/28 | W | F 8-0 2:42 | B. Yankauskas | Knox | IHSAA Sectional @ LaPorte | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 160 | |
01/28 | L | DEC 5-0 | S. Strange | Glenn | IHSAA Sectional @ LaPorte | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 160 | |
01/14 | L | DEC 5-2 | A. Glass | Lake Central High School | DAC Wrestling Tournament | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 160 | |
01/14 | L | F 7-0 0:48 | S. Goin | Crown Point High School | DAC Wrestling Tournament | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 160 |