Ryan Gilchrist

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.

DATEW/LREPLAYRESULTOPPONENTOPP. TEAMEVENTRND.WT.
02/25LDEC 3-2F. StitesNewtown2023 CIAC State Open (CT)Finals170 lbs
02/25WDEC 3-1 SVC. MairanoSimsbury2023 CIAC State Open (CT)Semi-Finals170 lbs
02/18WF 12-1 3:39T. HarrisManchester2023 CIAC Divisional Class LL (CT)Finals170 lbs
02/18WDEC 4-2 SVW. LittleTrumbull2023 CIAC Divisional Class LL (CT)Semi-Finals170 lbs
02/17WF 5-0 3:32I. BertotFairfield Warde2023 CIAC Divisional Class LL (CT)Quarter-Finals170 lbs
02/17WF 2-0 1:24K. ArroyoNew Britain2023 CIAC Divisional Class LL (CT)Round of 16170 lbs
02/11WF 5-2 5:51W. LittleTrumbull2023 Joe Sikorski FCIAC Wrestling TournamentFinals170 lbs
02/11WF 5-0 1:27L. RaisanenFairfield Ludlowe2023 Joe Sikorski FCIAC Wrestling TournamentSemi-Finals170 lbs
02/11WF 2-0 0:09J. TaverezDanbury2023 Joe Sikorski FCIAC Wrestling TournamentQuarter-Finals170 lbs
02/07WF 3:17W. LittleTrumbullNorwalk Bears @ TrumbullDual170 lbs
02/04WF 2-0 1:02J. Zaccagnini---Shelton @ NorwalkDual182 lbs
02/04WF 3:30S. GuzmanFairfield LudloweNorwalk @ Fairfield LudloweDual182 lbs
02/03WF 2-0 1:43E. ScoffoneCheshireCheshire @ NorwalkDual182 lbs
02/01WF 2-0 1:23E. AmbroseStaplesStaples @ NorwalkDual170 lbs
01/25WF 2-0 1:24N. HermanGreenwichNorwalk @ GreenwichDual170 lbs
01/21WDEC 9-2A. FernandezNew MilfordNew Milford High School 2023 [CT]Finals170 lbs
01/21WF 5:30C. LightStonington*New Milford High School 2023 [CT]Semi-Finals170 lbs
01/21WF 1:30T. MartinWestonNew Milford High School 2023 [CT]Quarter-Finals170 lbs
01/18WF 2-0 :08R. CourvilleSt JosephNorwalk Bears @ St JosephDual170 lbs
01/14LDEC 7-0G. MeakCold Spring Harbor2023 Eastern States ClassicConsi of 8 #1172 lbs
01/13WF 4-0 1:28K. SaitoEdgemont2023 Eastern States ClassicConsi of 16 #2172 lbs
01/13LDEC 3-0D. IaquintoDanbury2023 Eastern States ClassicRound of 16172 lbs
01/13WDEC 5-2J. LigarzewskiKellenberg2023 Eastern States ClassicRound of 32172 lbs
01/11WM FOR 2-0E. CoonsDanburyDanbury @ NorwalkDual170 lbs
01/07WDEC 4-3C. MairanoSimsburyWARDE INVITATIONAL 2023Finals170 lbs
01/07WF 1:00L. RaisanenFairfield LudloweWARDE INVITATIONAL 2023Semi-Finals170 lbs
01/07WF 0:34A. PeraltaNorwalkWARDE INVITATIONAL 2023Quarter-Finals170 lbs
01/07WF 0:35M. ScolnikWiltonWARDE INVITATIONAL 2023Round of 16170 lbs
01/04WF 1:02C. PaviaBrien McMahonNorwalk @ Brien McMahonDual170 lbs
12/31WDEC 3-0A. ShahamNewtownNorwalk @ NewtownDual182 lbs
12/30WF 11-0 4:44T. SmithFairfield PrepFairfield Prep @ NorwalkDual182 lbs
12/30WF 2-0 :28A. PandalaiWesthillWesthill @ NorwalkDual182 lbs
12/30WF 2-0 :38D. AguirreNotre Dame-West HavenNotre Dame-West Haven @ NorwalkDual182 lbs
12/28LDEC 10-3C. MairanoSimsbury2022 George Bossi Lowell Holiday [MA]5th Place170 lbs
12/28LDEC 5-3F. StitesNewtown2022 George Bossi Lowell Holiday [MA]Consi-Semis170 lbs
12/28WMD 10-0C. ChaseCentral Catholic2022 George Bossi Lowell Holiday [MA]Consi of 4170 lbs
12/28WF 5-0 2:30J. LaveryConcord-Carlisle2022 George Bossi Lowell Holiday [MA]Consi of 8 #2170 lbs
12/28LDEC 8-2A. Johnson---2022 George Bossi Lowell Holiday [MA]Quarter-Finals170 lbs
12/27WDEC 1-0Z. ArriaWakefield2022 George Bossi Lowell Holiday [MA]Round of 16170 lbs
12/27WF 2-0 0:45J. AlfordBurlington2022 George Bossi Lowell Holiday [MA]Round of 32170 lbs
12/27WF 7-0 1:34P. Jensen---2022 George Bossi Lowell Holiday [MA]Round of 64170 lbs
12/24WF 1:32A. PandalaiWesthillWesthill @ NorwalkDual182 lbs
12/18WF 3:57G. KealeyBranfordFairfield Ludlowe Invitational Wrestling TournamentFinals182 lbs
12/17WF 2:52T. PeifferWestonFairfield Ludlowe Invitational Wrestling TournamentSemi-Finals182 lbs
12/17WF 1:24H. RodriguezFairfield PrepFairfield Ludlowe Invitational Wrestling TournamentQuarter-Finals182 lbs
12/17WF 0:40M. Tarzia---Fairfield Ludlowe Invitational Wrestling TournamentRound of 16182 lbs
12/13WF 6-0 1:24T. CarbonaroWiltonWilton @ NorwalkDual182 lbs
DATEW/LREPLAYRESULTOPPONENTOPP. TEAMEVENTRND.WT.
03/05LDEC 4-3A. Johnson---2022 New England Interscholastic Wrestling ChampionshipConsi of 8 #1182 lbs
03/05WF 2-0 0:54K. GraffamMt. Ararat-Brunswick2022 New England Interscholastic Wrestling ChampionshipConsi of 16 #2182 lbs
03/05LDEC 7-2I. TaverasHope2022 New England Interscholastic Wrestling ChampionshipRound of 16182 lbs
03/04WF 8-0 5:05M. BrownSpringfield International Charter School2022 New England Interscholastic Wrestling ChampionshipRound of 32182 lbs
02/27WDEC 7-6R. MoynihanXavier2022 CIAC State Open (CT)3rd Place182 lbs
02/27WF 1-1 7:30 UTBA. Deicicchi---2022 CIAC State Open (CT)Consi-Semis182 lbs
02/27WDEC 2-0 SVD. IaquintoDanbury2022 CIAC State Open (CT)Consi of 4182 lbs
02/27WDEC 7-6L. CeciGreenwich2022 CIAC State Open (CT)Consi of 8 #2182 lbs
02/26LDEC 5-2R. MoynihanXavier2022 CIAC State Open (CT)Quarter-Finals182 lbs
02/26WF 2-0 1:42R. DuncansonHaddam-Killingworth2022 CIAC State Open (CT)Round of 16182 lbs
02/19WDEC 7-5 SVL. CeciGreenwich2022 CIAC Divisional Class LL (CT)3rd Place182 lbs
02/19WDEC 8-2S. MontovaniEast Hartford2022 CIAC Divisional Class LL (CT)Consi-Semis182 lbs
02/19LDEC 5-3C. SmithFairfield Prep2022 CIAC Divisional Class LL (CT)Semi-Finals182 lbs
02/18WF 2-0 2:54S. GuzmanFairfield Ludlowe2022 CIAC Divisional Class LL (CT)Quarter-Finals182 lbs
02/18WF 2-0 0:43L. JenkinsNorwich Free Academy2022 CIAC Divisional Class LL (CT)Round of 16182 lbs
02/08WF 1:00F. ElizatheWesthillNorwalk vs WesthillDual195 lbs
02/03WDEFD. IaquintoDanburyNorwalk @ DanburyDual182 lbs
02/01WF 1:17K. NooneNew CanaanNorwalk @ New CanaanDual195 lbs
01/23LF 1:01C. SmithFairfield PrepNew Milford HSFinals182 lbs
01/23WDEC 9-2K. McGuireWestonNew Milford HSSemi-Finals182 lbs
01/23WDEC 3-0A. Deicicchi---New Milford HSQuarter-Finals182 lbs
01/19WF 3:08C. MilneTrumbullTrumbull @ NorwalkDual182 lbs
01/13LDEC 5-4M. GoldbergStaplesNorwalk @ StaplesDual182 lbs
01/08WDECI. GonzalezWesthillTROJAN STYLE HS RD ROBINRR Rnd 3182 lbs
01/08WDECM. GoldbergStaplesTROJAN STYLE HS RD ROBINRR Rnd 2182 lbs
01/08WFT. SinatroSimsburyTROJAN STYLE HS RD ROBINRR Rnd 1182 lbs
01/06WF 1:15T. BeaverRidgefieldRidgefield @ NorwalkDual182 lbs
12/28LDEC 7-2M. GillisAshland2021 George Bossi Lowell Holiday [MA]Consi of 8 #2182 lbs
12/28WDEC 6-0A. LizotteBillerica2021 George Bossi Lowell Holiday [MA]Consi of 8 #1182 lbs
12/28WF 1-1 3:47M. WilliamsSalem2021 George Bossi Lowell Holiday [MA]Consi of 16 #2182 lbs
12/27LF 7-1 3:40D. SeicheNatick2021 George Bossi Lowell Holiday [MA]Round of 16182 lbs
12/27WF 2-0 0:34L. PrincipeWindham2021 George Bossi Lowell Holiday [MA]Round of 32182 lbs
12/27WDEC 5-1R. ParlonFranklin2021 George Bossi Lowell Holiday [MA]Round of 64182 lbs
12/23WF 2:32D. HaidarFairfield WardeNorwalk @ Fairfield WardeDual195 lbs
12/23WF 0:25Y. KoukidisBrien McMahonNorwalk vs Brien McMahonDual195 lbs
12/18WF 1:52D. PueblaStamfordFairfield Ludlowe Invitational Wrestling TournamentFinals195 lbs
12/18WDEC 9-5J. DuhancikStratfordFairfield Ludlowe Invitational Wrestling TournamentSemi-Finals195 lbs
12/18WF 1:04K. DempseyHardingFairfield Ludlowe Invitational Wrestling TournamentQuarter-Finals195 lbs
12/18WDEC 8-1N. MathisBranfordFairfield Ludlowe Invitational Wrestling TournamentRound of 16195 lbs
12/15WF FallA. PassarettiDarienNorwalk @ DarienDual195 lbs
DATEW/LREPLAYRESULTOPPONENTOPP. TEAMEVENTRND.WT.
02/22LDEC 5-3T. ConnorsStaples2020 CIAC Divisional Class LL [CT]Consi of 8 #2152 lbs
02/22WDEC 9-5M. AlisanovRidgefield2020 CIAC Divisional Class LL [CT]Consi of 8 #1152 lbs
02/22LDEC 10-8A. Curry---2020 CIAC Divisional Class LL [CT]Round of 16152 lbs
02/21WDEC 5-0J. ShueyHall2020 CIAC Divisional Class LL [CT]Round of 32152 lbs
02/15LDEC 11-5L. CeciGreenwich2020 Joe Sikorski FCIAC Wrestling TournamentConsi of 4152 lbs
02/14LF 2-0 0:17C. Shaughnessy---2020 Joe Sikorski FCIAC Wrestling TournamentQuarter-Finals152 lbs
02/14WDEC 4-2D. ZielinskiTrumbull2020 Joe Sikorski FCIAC Wrestling TournamentRound of 16152 lbs
02/11LF 5-0 1:10L. CeciGreenwichNorwalk @ GreenwichDual152 lbs
02/07WDEC 9-2D. Caratozzolo---Wilton @ NorwalkDual152 lbs
02/07WDEC 4-2D. ZielinskiTrumbullNorwalk @ TrumbullDual152 lbs
02/06LF 2:16T. SungNew CanaanNew Canaan @ NorwalkDual152 lbs
02/05WMD 8-0W. RodriguezBrien McMahonBrien McMahon @ NorwalkDual152 lbs
01/28LF 3:35C. Shaughnessy---Norwalk @ Fairfield WardeDual152 lbs
01/22LTF 17-1A. EdwardsWesthillWesthill @ NorwalkDual152 lbs
01/15LDEC 8-1T. ConnorsStaplesStaples @ NorwalkDual152 lbs
01/08LDEC 9-3J. Patton---Norwalk @ DanburyDual152 lbs
01/05LF 1:52B. Pedersen---2020 Warde Invitational5th Place152 lbs
01/05LF 0:59C. ChieppoDaniel Hand2020 Warde InvitationalConsi-Semis152 lbs
01/05WDEC 7-6C. Joseph---2020 Warde InvitationalConsi of 4152 lbs
01/05LDEC 13-10T. ConnorsStaples2020 Warde InvitationalQuarter-Finals152 lbs
01/05WF 1:21A. Bannerman---2020 Warde InvitationalRound of 16152 lbs
12/28LF 3:00A. MarshallBristol Eastern2019 RYAN SABBAGH HOLIDAY TOURNEY [CT]Round of 16152 lbs
12/21LDEC 4-0L. KeylockAmity Regional2019 Shelton Invitational Wrestling Tournament [CT]3rd Place152 lbs
12/21WF 2:37L. FurchesMorgan2019 Shelton Invitational Wrestling Tournament [CT]Consi-Semis152 lbs
12/21LF 0:26B. PhiferWeston2019 Shelton Invitational Wrestling Tournament [CT]Semi-Finals152 lbs
12/21WF 5:22A. PocwierzAmity Regional2019 Shelton Invitational Wrestling Tournament [CT]Quarter-Finals152 lbs
12/21WTF 16-1R. AllanBunnell2019 Shelton Invitational Wrestling Tournament [CT]Round of 16152 lbs