Eli Becerra
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/17 | L | DEC 5-0 | T. Slaybaugh | AC/GC | IHSAA State Championships | Round 8: 3rd, 5th, 7th Place | 1A-120 | |
| 02/17 | W | DEC 12-6 | A. Beck | Baxter | IHSAA State Championships | Round 7: Consolation Semi-Finals | 1A-120 | |
| 02/17 | W | F 11-3 2:39 | S. Egan | Sumner-Fredericksburg | IHSAA State Championships | Round 6: 5th WB | 1A-120 | |
| 02/17 | W | F 15-0 4:32 | B. Irvine | Don Bosco | IHSAA State Championships | Round 5: Semis & 4th WB | 1A-120 | |
| 02/16 | L | DEC 3-0 | T. Slaybaugh | AC/GC | IHSAA State Championships | Round 4: Quarters & 3rd WB | 1A-120 | |
| 02/15 | W | F 11-2 1:53 | C. Hoffman | Kuemper Catholic | IHSAA State Championships | Round 2: 2nd Round & 1st WB | 1A-120 | |
| 02/10 | W | F 0-0 2:48 | J. Prichard | Westwood, Sloan | IHSAA 1A District 6 @ MVAOCOU | Placement (12 Man) | 120 | |
| 02/10 | W | F 6-1 0:42 | C. Bartolo | Lawton-Bronson | IHSAA 1A District 6 @ MVAOCOU | Semis & WB (12 Man) | 120 | |
| 02/02 | W | MD 15-4 | J. VanderVelde | Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln | Clarinda/CBAL/MoValley | Round 1 | 120 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 0-0 0:40 | J. Prichard | Westwood, Sloan | Audubon Wheeler Invitational | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 120 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 0-0 | C. Strovers | Southeast Polk-Black | Audubon Wheeler Invitational | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 120 | |
| 01/24 | W | F 16-4 1:56 | G. McDermott | Tri-Center, Neola | TC/Griswold/MV/Treynor | Round 1 | 120 | |
| 01/20 | L | MD 11-3 | T. Slaybaugh | Adair Casey/Guthrie Center | John J Harris Invitational | Placement (32 Man) | 120 | |
| 01/20 | W | F 2-0 0:41 | C. Ahrens | Creston | John J Harris Invitational | Semis & WB (32 Man) | 120 | |
| 01/20 | W | F 11-2 2:48 | S. Shaffer | Panorama | John J Harris Invitational | Quarters & WB (32 Man) | 120 | |
| 01/19 | W | F 12-2 2:51 | L. Fitzgerald | Lenox | John J Harris Invitational | Champ. Round 2 (32 Man) | 120 | |
| 01/17 | W | F 12-2 2:57 | D. Meyerpeter | Underwood | Underwood, Riverside, Missouri Valley | Round 1 | 126 | |
| 01/16 | W | DEC 10-4 | K. Oliver | Riverside, Oakland | Underwood, Riverside, Missouri Valley | Round 1 | 120 | |
| 01/11 | W | F 16-3 2:52 | T. Horacek | Blair | Missouri Valley @ Blair | Round 1 | 120 | |
| 01/06 | L | DEC 11-8 | T. Slaybaugh | AC/GC | Tri-Center Invitational | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 120 | |
| 01/06 | W | MD 11-2 | J. Prichard | Westwood | Tri-Center Invitational | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 120 | |
| 01/06 | W | F 2-0 0:18 | K. Crosgrove | West Monona | Tri-Center Invitational | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 120 | |
| 12/16 | W | TF 16-1 1:52 | G. Kiger | LoMa | Western Iowa Conference Tournament-2023 | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 120 | |
| 12/16 | W | F 9-2 1:06 | G. McDermott | Tri Center | Western Iowa Conference Tournament-2023 | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 120 | |
| 12/13 | W | F 9-3 1:19 | J. Christensen | Nodaway Valley | Missouri Valley/ AHSTW/Audubon/Nodaway Valley | Round 1 | 120 | |
| 12/09 | L | M FOR 0-0 | L. Bowles | Saint James Academy | 2023 Council Bluffs Wrestling Classic | All Placement Matches | 120 | |
| 12/09 | L | M FOR 0-0 | L. Cerny | Columbus | 2023 Council Bluffs Wrestling Classic | Saturday Round 3 | 120 | |
| 12/09 | L | M FOR 0-0 | C. Cole | Lincoln East | 2023 Council Bluffs Wrestling Classic | Saturday Round 2 | 120 | |
| 12/09 | L | M FOR 0-0 | A. Pina | Olathe South | 2023 Council Bluffs Wrestling Classic | Championship Round 1 (32 & 40 Only) | 120 | |
| 12/09 | L | DEC 6-1 | T. Miller | Kearney | 2023 Council Bluffs Wrestling Classic | Fri Round 5 (40 Man Only) | 120 | |
| 12/08 | L | DEC 3-0 | D. Anderson | Lewis Central | 2023 Council Bluffs Wrestling Classic | Fri Round 4 | 120 | |
| 12/08 | W | F 14-1 2:39 | L. Bowles | Saint James Academy | 2023 Council Bluffs Wrestling Classic | Fri Round 3 | 120 | |
| 12/06 | W | F 19-3 2:57 | S. Stolley | Logan-Magnolia | Missouri Valley/Loma/T.J./Woodbine | Round 1 | 120 | |
| 12/02 | W | MD 16-7 | L. Cerny | Columbus | 2023 Bennington Invitational | 1st | 120 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 11-2 2:49 | L. Moline | Mount Michael Benedictine | 2023 Bennington Invitational | Semis | 120 | |
| 12/02 | W | TF 20-4 2:48 | R. Stitnicky | Elkhorn South | 2023 Bennington Invitational | Quarters | 120 | |
| 12/01 | W | F 16-3 2:30 | T. Hartwig | Denison-Schleswig | Missouri Valley/Denison/Tri-Center/West Monona | Round 1 | 120 | |
| 12/01 | W | F 11-2 1:24 | Q. | West Monona-Whiting | Missouri Valley/Denison/Tri-Center/West Monona | Round 1 | 120 | |
| 11/30 | W | TF 19-4 2:00 | G. McDermott | Tri-Center, Neola | Missouri Valley/Denison/Tri-Center/West Monona | Round 1 | 120 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/02 | W | FOR 0-0 | M. Kontos | GI Grapplers | Midwest Classic Nationals 2023 | 2nd Place Match (16 Man) | 120 | |
| 04/02 | W | MD 15-1 | B. Hammond | Southern Valley | Midwest Classic Nationals 2023 | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 120 | |
| 04/02 | W | MD 15-3 | S. Tumbleson | St. Francis Wrestling Club | Midwest Classic Nationals 2023 | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 120 | |
| 04/02 | L | F 5-0 3:27 | G. Rial | Pikes Peak Warriors | Midwest Classic Nationals 2023 | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 120 | |
| 04/02 | W | F 13-3 4:07 | T. Valdez | Swink | Midwest Classic Nationals 2023 | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 120 | |
| 02/18 | W | TF 16-0 3:12 | A. Etzel | Wilton | IHSAA State Championships | Round 8: 3rd, 5th, 7th Place | 1A-113 | |
| 02/18 | W | F 13-3 5:24 | G. Samo | WACO, Wayland | IHSAA State Championships | Round 7: Consolation Semi-Finals | 1A-113 | |
| 02/17 | L | DEC 2-0 | R. Neighbor | Alburnett | IHSAA State Championships | Round 5: Semis & 4th WB | 1A-113 | |
| 02/16 | W | TF 17-1 4:38 | A. Etzel | Wilton | IHSAA State Championships | Round 4: Quarters & 3rd WB | 1A-113 | |
| 02/15 | W | MD 14-5 | A. Bergman | Jesup | IHSAA State Championships | Round 2: 2nd Round & 1st WB | 1A-113 | |
| 02/03 | W | F 14-4 1:36 | J. Avalos-Ceballos | Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln | Missouri Valley/A.L./Clarinda | Round 1 | 120 | |
| 02/01 | W | TF 20-5 2:43 | N. Lindley | Hinton | 1A Regional Duals WoodCtrl/Hinton/MoValley | Round 1 | 120 | |
| 01/25 | W | TF 25-7 2:17 | T. Osbahr | AHSTW | Treynor/AHSTW/Missouri Valley/Riverside | Round 1 | 120 | |
| 01/24 | W | TF 23-8 3:10 | K. Oliver | Riverside, Oakland | Treynor/AHSTW/Missouri Valley/Riverside | Round 1 | 120 | |
| 01/21 | W | DEC 6-1 | A. Smith | Atlantic | John J Harris Invitational | Placement (32 Man) | 113 | |
| 01/21 | W | F 6-3 1:16 | K. Steeve | Nodaway Valley | John J Harris Invitational | Semis & WB (32 Man) | 113 | |
| 01/21 | W | TF 21-5 2:23 | S. Shaffer | Panorama | John J Harris Invitational | Quarters & WB (32 Man) | 113 | |
| 01/20 | W | TF 20-5 2:11 | L. Iniesta | Winterset | John J Harris Invitational | Champ. Round 2 (32 Man) | 113 | |
| 01/14 | L | DEC 10-4 | T. Slaybaugh | AC/GC | Bill Kane Kuemper Duals | Round 2 (6 Team) | 120 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 6-2 1:11 | B. Oort | Johnston | Bill Kane Kuemper Duals | Round 1 (6 Team) | 126 | |
| 01/14 | W | TF 21-6 3:21 | M. Hoyt | Kuemper Catholic | Bill Kane Kuemper Duals | Round 5 (6 Team) | 120 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 4-1 1:42 | J. Stanerson | Audubon | Bill Kane Kuemper Duals | Round 3 (6 Team) | 120 | |
| 01/07 | W | DEC 6-1 | T. Slaybaugh | AC/GC | Tri-Center Invitational | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 120 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 21-8 3:16 | O. Scott | Westwood | Tri-Center Invitational | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 120 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 12-5 1:45 | W. Molzen | Lawton-Bronson | Tri-Center Invitational | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 120 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 18-8 1:54 | N. Goodwin | Tri-Center | Tri-Center Invitational | Round 1 (16 Man) | 120 | |
| 12/09 | W | DEC 5-3 UTB | B. Samuelson | Olathe North | 2022 Council Bluffs Wrestling Classic | Fri Round 3 | 113 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | W | F 3-0 3:05 | K. Munson | Ogden | IHSAA State Championships | Championships | 1A-113 | |
| 02/19 | W | MD 9-1 | T. Slaybaugh | AC/GC | IHSAA State Championships | Semis & 3rd WB | 1A-113 | |
| 02/18 | W | DEC 5-4 | C. Reisz | Logan-Magnolia | IHSAA State Championships | Quarter Finals | 1A-113 | |
| 02/18 | W | F 4-1 1:27 | T. Monahan | Panorama | IHSAA State Championships | Round 1 | 1A-113 | |
| 02/16 | W | F 8-2 4:56 | N. Lowe | 8-Emmetsburg | IHSAA State Dual Tournament | 5th & 7th Place | 120 | |
| 02/16 | W | F 2-0 1:19 | P. Providence | 3-West Sioux, Hawarden | IHSAA State Dual Tournament | Quarterfinals | 113 | |
| 02/16 | W | F 4-0 3:10 | A. Etzel | 7-Wilton | IHSAA State Dual Tournament | Consolation WB | 120 | |
| 12/11 | W | MD 14-4 | M. Bishop | Fort Dodge | 2021 Council Bluffs Wrestling Classic | All Championship Matches | 113 | |
| 12/11 | W | DEC 4-1 | J. Hinson | Ames | 2021 Council Bluffs Wrestling Classic | Saturday Round 4 | 113 | |
| 12/11 | W | F 8-3 3:01 | G. Brehm | Waverly | 2021 Council Bluffs Wrestling Classic | Saturday Round 1 | 113 | |
| 12/11 | W | DEC 5-3 | L. Bose | Underwood | 2021 Council Bluffs Wrestling Classic | Friday Night Round 6 | 113 | |
| 12/10 | W | TF 16-0 2:53 | M. Schulz | Olathe South | 2021 Council Bluffs Wrestling Classic | Fri Round 3 | 113 | |
| 12/10 | W | F 4-0 2:29 | R. Hickman | Mill Valley HS | 2021 Council Bluffs Wrestling Classic | Fri Round 2 | 113 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/21 | L | DEC 16-9 | K. Petersen | West Fork, Sheffield | IHSAA State Championships | Championships | 1A-106 | |
| 02/19 | W | DEC 2-0 | K. Huck | Nashua-Plainfield | IHSAA State Championships | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 1A-106 | |
| 02/19 | W | F 4-0 2:43 | E. Krall | Wapsie Valley, Fairbank | IHSAA State Championships | Quarters (16 Man) | 1A-106 | |
| 01/30 | W | MD 17-6 | J. Downey | Logan-Magnolia | Audubon Wheeler Invitational | championships | 106 | |
| 01/30 | W | F 16-2 3:51 | P. Ferris | Missouri Valley | Audubon Wheeler Invitational | combine | 106 | |
| 01/30 | W | F 8-3 1:13 | G. Kiger | Logan-Magnolia | Audubon Wheeler Invitational | round of 8 | 106 | |
| 01/16 | W | DEC 6-5 | T. Slaybaugh | AC/GC | Kuemper Duals | Round 2 (6 Team) | 106 | |
| 01/16 | W | F 2-0 0:54 | C. Cornwell | Johnston JV | Kuemper Duals | Round 5 (6 Team) | 106 | |
| 01/16 | W | DEC 8-2 | R. Parkis | Kuemper Catholic | Kuemper Duals | Round 3 (6 Team) | 106 | |
| 12/05 | W | F 6-0 5:15 | B. Delano | Columbus | 2020 Bennington Invite | Medals | 106 | |
| 12/05 | W | MD 10-2 | C. Coyle | Bennington | 2020 Bennington Invite | Semis | 106 | |
| 12/05 | W | TF 15-0 3:47 | T. McCoy | Fort Calhoun | 2020 Bennington Invite | Quarters | 106 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/07 | L | F 12-2 3:49 | K. Kurtz | Mid East District 4 | Iowa AAU State Duals - C Division 2020 | Round 1 (8 Team) | 100 | |
| 03/07 | W | DEC 7-1 | J. Dusenberry | East District 5 | Iowa AAU State Duals - C Division 2020 | Placement Matches (8 Team) | 100 | |
| 11/09 | L | F 2-2 0:40 | J. Mortrude | Dell Rapids | Le Mars Wrestling Club Tournament 2019 | Round 3 | 95-102 | |
| 11/09 | W | DEC 12-5 | J. Kinnetz | Siouxland Wrestling Academy | Le Mars Wrestling Club Tournament 2019 | Round 2 | 95-102 | |
| 11/09 | W | F 0-0 0:27 | A. McRoberts | SBL Warriors | Le Mars Wrestling Club Tournament 2019 | Round 1 | 95-102 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/10 | L | F 8-1 2:47 | J. Hinson | North Central District 2 | Iowa AAU State Duals - B Division | Placement Matches (8 Team) | 78 | |
| 03/10 | W | DEC 9-3 | A. Golston | Southeast District 6 | Iowa AAU State Duals - B Division | Round 1 (8 Team) | 78 | |
| 03/10 | W | DEC 6-4 SV | I. Lomas | Northeast District 3 | Iowa AAU State Duals - B Division | Round 2 (8 Team) | 78 | |
| 03/10 | L | MD 16-2 | W. Oberbroeckling | South Central District 7 | Iowa AAU State Duals - B Division | Round 3 (8 Team) | 78 | |
| 12/10 | L | DEC 5-2 | K. Rodgers | Warrior Wrestling | CB Classic Youth Wrestling Nationals | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 70-75 | |
| 12/10 | W | DEC 4-3 | G. Rettele | Jr. Cougars | CB Classic Youth Wrestling Nationals | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 70-75 | |
| 12/10 | W | F 2-0 1:13 | N. Phillips | Warrior Wrestling | CB Classic Youth Wrestling Nationals | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 70-75 |