Ella McDonnell
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 6-3 | A. Jasinski | Fox Lake (Grant) | IHSA Girls Individual State Finals | Cons. Round 3 | 110 | |
| 02/23 | W | F 2-0 1:25 | A. Bentley | Gurnee (Warren) | IHSA Girls Individual State Finals | Cons. Round 2 | 110 | |
| 02/23 | L | TF 21-6 4:42 | M. Turner | Lockport (Twp.) | IHSA Girls Individual State Finals | Quarterfinal | 110 | |
| 02/23 | W | F 2-0 0:53 | M. Miller | Monticello | IHSA Girls Individual State Finals | Champ. Round 1 | 110 | |
| 02/10 | W | F 2-0 1:58 | R. Stephens | Erie | IHSA Girls Sectional @ Geneseo | 3rd Place Match | 110 | |
| 02/10 | W | F 2-0 0:38 | B. Doti | Minooka | IHSA Girls Sectional @ Geneseo | Cons. Semi | 110 | |
| 02/10 | L | MD 10-0 | E. Paramo | Joliet (Central) | IHSA Girls Sectional @ Geneseo | Semifinal | 110 | |
| 02/10 | W | F 7-0 4:44 | L. King | Geneseo | IHSA Girls Sectional @ Geneseo | Quarterfinal | 110 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 2-0 1:03 | B. Doti | Minooka | IHSA Girls Regional @ Minooka | 3rd Place Match | 110 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 2-0 0:35 | J. Gamboa | Braidwood (Reed-Custer) | IHSA Girls Regional @ Minooka | Cons. Semi | 110 | |
| 01/27 | L | DEC 1-0 | A. Strenz | Sandwich | IHSA Girls Regional @ Minooka | Semifinal | 110 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 9-0 2:33 | B. Doti | Minooka | IHSA Girls Regional @ Minooka | Quarterfinal | 110 | |
| 01/26 | W | F 2-0 1:05 | S. Mussari | Pontiac | IHSA Girls Regional @ Minooka | Champ. Round 1 | 110 | |
| 01/25 | W | F 2-0 1:26 | N. Cameron | Plainfield (South) | Plainfield (South) @ Morris | Round 1 | 113 | |
| 01/25 | W | F 20-7 1:55 | A. Diaz | Joliet (Central) | Ottawa Showcase | Round 1 | --- | |
| 01/25 | W | F 12-5 1:12 | W. Perruquet | Joliet (Central) | Ottawa Showcase | Round 1 | --- | |
| 01/25 | W | F 2-0 1:47 | J. Gamboa | Braidwood (Reed-Custer) | Braidwood, Princeton, Morris | Round 1 | 115 | |
| 01/24 | W | DEC 11-4 | B. Lusch | East Peoria | NCHS JV and Girls Invite | Cons. 1st | 110 | |
| 01/24 | W | F 2-0 0:24 | E. Miller | Galesburg (H.S.) | NCHS JV and Girls Invite | Quarterfinals | 110 | |
| 01/24 | W | F 0-0 | A. Campos | Plainfield (South) | NCHS Wrestling JV and Girls Invite | Champ. Round 2 | 110 | |
| 01/20 | W | TF 22-4 2:00 | S. Lowery | LaSalle-Peru | Interstate 8 Women`s Championships | Round 3 | 110 | |
| 01/20 | W | F 2-0 0:31 | D. Martin | Morris | Interstate 8 Women`s Championships | Round 2 | 110 | |
| 01/20 | W | F 10-4 1:20 | C. Bolf | Ottawa | Interstate 8 Women`s Championships | Round 1 | 110 | |
| 01/18 | W | MD 14-3 | C. Bolf | Ottawa (Twp.) | Ottawa / Kankakee | Round 1 | 110 | |
| 01/05 | L | MD 8-0 | L. Makiney | Washington | Ottawa JV Tournament | Quarterfinals | 113 | |
| 12/29 | W | F 0-0 0:59 | P. Henson | Streator (Twp.) | Ottawa Girls Holiday Hootenanny1 | Quarterfinals | 110 | |
| 12/29 | W | F 0-0 | B. Doti | Minooka | Ottawa Girls Holiday Hootenanny1 | Round 1 | 110 | |
| 12/28 | W | F 2-0 0:29 | R. Stephens | Erie | Ottawa Girls Holiday Hootenanny1 | Round 1 | 110 | |
| 12/26 | W | F 1-0 1:08 | G. | Braidwood (Reed-Custer) | Morris Girls Varsity Tournament | Champ. Round 3 | 113 | |
| 12/26 | W | F 0-0 1:08 | G. | Braidwood (Reed-Custer) | Morris Girls Varsity Tournament | Champ. Round 2 | 113 | |
| 12/16 | W | F 2-2 3:40 | A. Gregorio-Perez | DeKalb High School | Morris Girls Invite | 1st Place Match | 110 | |
| 12/16 | W | F 5-0 1:08 | J. Gamboa | Braidwood Reed-Custer High School | Morris Girls Invite | Semifinal | 110 | |
| 12/16 | W | F 2-0 0:55 | V. Skibicki | Lockport TWP. High School | Morris Girls Invite | Quarterfinal | 110 | |
| 11/30 | W | DEC 6-2 | A. Strenz | Sandwich | Sandwich, Morris, and Seneca Triangular | Round 1 | 120 | |
| 11/29 | W | F 2-0 1:47 | J. Gamboa | Braidwood (Reed-Custer) | Braidwood (Reed-Custer) @ Morris | Round 1 | 115 | |
| 11/25 | W | DEC 11-4 | B. Lusch | East Peoria | NCHS Wrestling JV and Girls Invite | 1st Place Match | 110 | |
| 11/25 | W | F 2-0 1:13 | A. Harden | Belleville East | NCHS Wrestling JV and Girls Invite | Semifinal | 110 | |
| 11/25 | W | F 2-0 0:24 | E. Miller | Galesburg | NCHS Wrestling JV and Girls Invite | Quarterfinal | 110 | |
| 11/25 | W | F 6-2 1:08 | A. Campos | Plainfield South | NCHS Wrestling JV and Girls Invite | Champ. Round 2 | 110 | |
| 11/22 | W | F 2-0 0:38 | K. Lane | Ottawa (Twp.) | MINOOKA GIRLS THANKSGIVING THROWDOWN | 3rd Place Match | 115 | |
| 11/22 | L | MD 12-4 | C. Chuway | Plainfield (Central) | MINOOKA GIRLS THANKSGIVING THROWDOWN | Semifinal | 115 | |
| 11/22 | W | F 5-0 0:42 | A. Wasielewski | Huntley | MINOOKA GIRLS THANKSGIVING THROWDOWN | Quarterfinal | 115 | |
| 11/22 | W | F 11-2 2:23 | U. Shevtsova | Aurora (Metea Valley) | MINOOKA GIRLS THANKSGIVING THROWDOWN | Champ. Round 1 | 115 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/25 | L | MD 10-0 | S. Cannon | Mt. Zion | IHSA Girls Individual State Finals | Placement Matches | 110 | |
| 02/25 | W | DEC 4-0 | V. Macias | Burlington (Central) | IHSA Girls Individual State Finals | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 110 | |
| 02/25 | L | DEC 3-2 | A. Jasinski | Fox Lake (Grant) | IHSA Girls Individual State Finals | Semis(16 Man) | 110 | |
| 02/24 | W | MD 11-1 | N. Hamm | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | IHSA Girls Individual State Finals | Quarters (16 Man) | 110 | |
| 02/24 | W | MD 9-0 | G. Linhorst | Edwardsville (H.S.) | IHSA Girls Individual State Finals | Round 1 (16 Man) | 110 | |
| 02/11 | L | F 6-0 5:28 | G. Guarino | New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central) | IHSA Girls Sectional @ Geneseo | 1st Place Match | 110 | |
| 02/11 | W | F 4-0 3:39 | T. Macias | Burlington (Central) | IHSA Girls Sectional @ Geneseo | Semifinal | 110 | |
| 02/11 | W | F 0-0 0:20 | H. Coughlen | Minooka | IHSA Girls Sectional @ Geneseo | Quarterfinal | 110 | |
| 02/10 | W | F 2-0 0:45 | A. Esquivel | Beardstown | IHSA Girls Sectional @ Geneseo | Champ. Round 1 | 110 | |
| 01/14 | L | F 2-0 1:46 | Z. Koschnitski | Burbank (Reavis) | Illini Classic | Cons. Round 3 | 113 | |
| 01/14 | L | TF 18-1 3:52 | L. DelPage | Plainfield (North) | Illini Classic | Champ. Round 2 | 113 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 0-0 1:45 | N. Pelletier | Kankakee (McNamara) | Illini Classic | Champ. Round 1 | 113 | |
| 12/16 | W | F 4-0 2:32 | C. Kness | Sycamore (H.S.) | Morris @ Sycamore (H.S.) | Round 1 | 120 | |
| 12/10 | W | F 8-0 3:59 | I. Motteler | Richwoods | `The Munch` Girls Pontiac Invitational | 3rd Place Match | 115 | |
| 12/10 | L | DEC 9-4 | A. Cailteux | Minooka | `The Munch` Girls Pontiac Invitational | Semifinal | 115 | |
| 12/09 | W | F 2-0 0:51 | C. Pena | Geneseo | `The Munch` Girls Pontiac Invitational | Quarterfinal | 115 | |
| 11/26 | L | DEC 4-3 | P. Wood | Normal Community | NCHS Wrestling JV and Girls Invite | 1st Place Match | 120 | |
| 11/26 | W | F 6-0 2:28 | E. Ford | Collininsville | NCHS Wrestling JV and Girls Invite | Semifinal | 120 | |
| 11/26 | W | MD 8-0 | A. Anderson | Homewood-Flossmor | NCHS Wrestling JV and Girls Invite | Quarterfinal | 120 | |
| 11/26 | W | F 8-2 3:20 | E. Juarez | Galesburg | NCHS Wrestling JV and Girls Invite | Champ. Round 1 | 120 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/26 | L | F 14-7 5:31 | H. Hiller | Wilmette (Loyola Academy) | IHSA Girls Individual State Finals | 3rd Place Match | 105 | |
| 02/26 | W | DEC 3-1 | B. Lusch | East Peoria | IHSA Girls Individual State Finals | Cons. Semi | 105 | |
| 02/26 | L | F 2-6 2:52 | G. Guarino | New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central) | IHSA Girls Individual State Finals | Semifinal | 105 | |
| 02/25 | W | F 4-0 2:35 | K. Bair | Peoria (Richwoods) | IHSA Girls Individual State Finals | Quarterfinal | 105 | |
| 02/25 | W | F 8-2 2:36 | S. Goldstein | Lincolnshire (Stevenson) | IHSA Girls Individual State Finals | Champ. Round 1 | 105 | |
| 02/12 | L | F 7-1 1:38 | G. Gomez | Carol Stream (Glenbard North) | IHSA Girls Sectional @ Naperville (Central) | 1st Place Match | 105 | |
| 02/12 | W | F 3-0 2:00 | J. Orozco | Romeoville (H.S.) | IHSA Girls Sectional @ Naperville (Central) | Semifinal | 105 | |
| 02/12 | W | F 9-0 3:40 | B. Doti | Minooka | IHSA Girls Sectional @ Naperville (Central) | Quarterfinal | 105 | |
| 01/22 | L | DEC 7-2 | A. Gochis | Maple Park (Kaneland) | Interstate 8 Conference Championships | Semifinal | 106 | |
| 01/15 | L | F 2-2 3:31 | M. Decosola | Riverside (R.-Brookfield) | Illini Classic | Cons. Round 1 | 106 | |
| 01/14 | L | F 4-1 1:12 | M. Garbis | Plainfield (North) | Illini Classic | Champ. Round 1 | 106 | |
| 12/18 | W | F 2-0 0:23 | C. Irby | Peoria (H.S.) | Metamora Holiday Classic | Round 5 (6 Man) | 113 | |
| 12/18 | W | F 10-2 2:47 | G. Jones | Kankakee (H.S.) | Metamora Holiday Classic | Round 4 (6 Man) | 113 | |
| 12/18 | L | TF 18-2 | R. Doss | Peoria (Richwoods) | Metamora Holiday Classic | Round 3 (6 Man) | 113 | |
| 12/18 | L | TF 16-0 | E. Couri | Peoria Notre Dame | Metamora Holiday Classic | Round 2 (6 Man) | 113 | |
| 12/18 | L | F 5-0 1:54 | K. Brent | Leroy/TriValley | Metamora Holiday Classic | Round 1 (6 Man) | 113 |