Elijah Sterner
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 | W | DEC 1-0 | N. Schauer | Northern State | Northern State @ Southwest Minnesota State | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 02/03 | L | DEC 5-2 | T. Gaffey | Minnesota State | Southwest Minnesota State @ Minnesota State | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 01/21 | W | MD 13-5 | A. Spell | Minnesota State Moorhead | Minnesota State Moorhead @ Southwest Minnesota State | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 01/20 | W | F 3-0 6:29 | L. Reynolds | Wisconsin-Parkside | Wisconsin-Parkside @ Southwest Minnesota State | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 01/13 | W | MD 9-0 | Z. Peterson | Augustana (SD) | Augustana (SD) @ Southwest Minnesota State | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 12/02 | W | DEC 10-5 | J. Swirple | Minot State (N.D.) | Southwest Minnesota State @ Minot State (N.D.) | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 12/02 | L | DEC 7-1 SV | L. Tweeton | Mary | Southwest Minnesota State @ UMary | Round 1 | 285 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/17 | L | DEC 2-1 | E. Novak | St. Cloud State | Southwest Minnesota State @ St. Cloud State | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 02/04 | L | DEC 3-1 SV | L. Tweeton | --- | Mary @ Southwest Minnesota State | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 02/04 | W | DEC 3-0 | J. Swirple | Minot State (N.D.) | Minot State (N.D.) @ Southwest Minnesota State | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 01/29 | L | DEC 3-1 | Z. Peterson | Augustana (SD) | Augustana (SD) @ Southwest Minnesota State | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 01/22 | L | DEC 5-2 | J. Baumler | Upper Iowa | Southwest Minnesota State @ Upper Iowa | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 01/21 | W | DEC 4-3 | L. Reynolds | Wisconsin-Parkside | Southwest Minnesota State @ Wisconsin-Parkside | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 01/16 | W | DEC 3-1 | D. Mason | Minnesota State Mankato | Southwest Minnesota State @ Minnesota State Mankato | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 12/10 | W | DEC 16-14 | A. Spell | Minnesota State Moorhead | Minnesota State Moorhead @ Southwest Minnesota State | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 12/10 | W | DEC 5-1 | g. bolling | Northern State | Northern State @ Southwest Minnesota State | Round 1 | 285 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/13 | W | DEC 13-6 | M. Villnow | --- | Minnesota State Mankato @ Southwest Minnesota State | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 02/12 | W | DEC 5-2 | N. Lloyd | --- | Wisconsin-Parkside @ Southwest Minnesota State | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 02/04 | L | DEC 8-4 | K. Teacher | St. Cloud State | St. Cloud State @ Southwest Minnesota State | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 01/29 | L | DEC 2-0 | J. Will | Minot State (N.D.) | Southwest Minnesota State @ Minot State (N.D.) | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 01/29 | W | DEC 8-4 | D. Tudor | --- | Southwest Minnesota State @ Mary | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 01/21 | W | DEC 3-1 SV | S. Grove | --- | Southwest Minnesota State @ Minnesota State Moorhead | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 12/11 | W | F 4-3 6:23 | M. Loyola | --- | Southwest Minnesota State @ Northern State | Round 1 | 285 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/12 | L | F 4-0 3:24 | J. Will | Minot State (N.D.) | Southwest Minnesota State @ Minot State (N.D.) | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 02/05 | L | DEC 3-2 | M. Loyola | --- | Northern State @ Southwest Minnesota State | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 01/29 | W | DEC 3-2 | S. Hajas | --- | Augustana (SD) @ Southwest Minnesota State | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 01/08 | W | DEC 4-1 | J. Oestren | Minnesota State Moorhead | Southwest Minnesota State @ Minnesota State Moorhead | Round 1 | 285 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/25 | L | F 0-0 3:52 | S. Melton | UW-Eau Claire | North Country Open | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 197 | |
| 01/25 | W | DEC 6-0 | P. Carter | Unattached | North Country Open | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 197 | |
| 01/25 | W | DEC 5-3 | C. Dressel | Itasca Community College | North Country Open | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 197 | |
| 01/11 | W | F 0-0 4:29 | J. Goeden | --- | Ridgewater Open | Rnd 3 Four Man Rnd 4 Five Man | 197 | |
| 01/11 | L | F 0-0 0:29 | M. Nelson | --- | Ridgewater Open | Round 2 Four and Five Man | 197 | |
| 01/11 | L | F 10-1 6:30 | G. Zierden | Concordia-Moorhead | Ridgewater Open | Round 1 All Brackets | 197 | |
| 12/07 | L | MD 8-0 | R. Morgan | Unattached (Minnesota) | BVU Open | Round 2 Champ (32 Man) | 197 | |
| 12/07 | L | DEC 3-2 | T. Honor | Iowa Lakes CC | BVU Open | Round 1 (32 Man) | 197 | |
| 11/23 | W | DEC 10-3 | T. Needham | Iowa Lakes | Auggie-Adidas Invite | 3rd Place: (16,8,4) | 197 | |
| 11/23 | L | DEC 7-3 | L. Hernandez | Augsburg | Auggie-Adidas Invite | Round 3 | 197 | |
| 11/23 | W | DEC 4-0 | Z. Stahl | Rochester Comm/Tech | Auggie-Adidas Invite | Round 2 | 197 | |
| 11/09 | L | DEC 5-2 | J. Ryan | --- | Dakota Wesleyan Open | Round 7 WB | 197 | |
| 11/09 | L | TF 16-1 4:02 | D. Bishop | --- | Dakota Wesleyan Open | Round 6 Quarters and WB | 197 | |
| 11/09 | W | DEC 5-3 | D. Moyer | Briar Cliff (Iowa) | Dakota Wesleyan Open | Round 4 Champ & WB | 197 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/26 | L | F 0-0 2:16 | N. Cressell | --- | North Country Open | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 197 | |
| 01/26 | W | DEC 5-4 | L. Dodd | Saint John`s | North Country Open | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 197 | |
| 01/26 | W | DEC 5-3 SV | B. Thompson | --- | North Country Open | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 197 | |
| 01/26 | L | DEC 9-3 | C. Witzig | --- | North Country Open | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 197 | |
| 01/19 | L | MD 12-2 | C. Schmidt | --- | Worthington Open | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 197 | |
| 01/19 | W | DEC 6-2 | B. Pilcher | --- | Worthington Open | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 197 | |
| 01/19 | W | TF 20-3 | J. Bostic | Iowa Central Community College | Worthington Open | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 197 | |
| 01/12 | L | TF 17-0 6:00 | T. Sloan | --- | Ridgewater Open 2019 | Eight Man Final Round | 197 | |
| 01/12 | W | DEC 4-3 | D. Noble | --- | Ridgewater Open 2019 | Round 2 Eight Man | 197 | |
| 11/03 | L | DEF 0-0 | J. Hessil | UW-Eau Claire | Yellowjacket Open | Round #5.WB | 197 | |
| 11/03 | L | DEC 5-3 | J. Huntley | UW-Eau Claire | Yellowjacket Open | Round #4 | 197 | |
| 11/03 | W | DEC 8-2 | L. Thomas | --- | Yellowjacket Open | Round #2 | 197 |