Claudio Pinto
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/28 | L | DEC 8-1 | D. Means | Gannon | Gannon @ East Stroudsburg | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/16 | W | DEC 10-4 | H. Rudolph | Gettysburg | Will Abele Invitational | Cons. Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/14 | W | DEC 10-4 | H. Rudolph | Gettysburg | Will Abele Invitational | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/14 | W | DEC 7-3 | P. Machado | East Stroudsburg | Will Abele Invitational | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/14 | W | DEC 7-2 | K. Ayala | Western New England | Will Abele Invitational | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/14 | L | DEC 9-5 | A. Busiello | Nassau Community College | Will Abele Invitational | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 4-3 6:31 | D. Heydarpour | RIT | Will Abele Invitational | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/12 | W | DEC 4-2 | C. Spencer | King`s (PA) | BU Duals | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 12/11 | L | DEC 9-4 | A. Busiello | --- | Nassau Open | 1st Place Match | 157 | |
| 12/11 | W | DEC 10-3 | S. Parkis | Merchant Marine | Nassau Open | Semifinals | 157 | |
| 12/11 | W | F 0-0 3:21 | L. Bracalenti | Merchant Marine | Nassau Open | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 12/08 | W | DEC 8-7 | J. Parrilla | Millersville | East Stroudsburg @ Millersville | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 12/05 | L | DEC 7-2 | N. Smith | --- | Pitt-Johnstown @ East Stroudsburg | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 11/21 | W | DEC 9-4 | T. Radosa | Cornerstone | Albion Invitational (Men`s) | 1st Place Match | 157 | |
| 11/20 | W | DEC 5-0 | T. Potter | Albion | Albion Invitational (Men`s) | Semifinal | 157 | |
| 11/20 | W | F 2-0 2:43 | J. Williams | Otterbein | Albion Invitational (Men`s) | Quarterfinal | 157 | |
| 11/20 | W | DEC 6-5 | A. Wolford | Rochester University | Albion Invitational (Men`s) | Champ. Round 2 | 157 | |
| 11/10 | L | DEC 8-6 | D. Kosinski | Scranton | East Stroudsburg @ Scranton | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 11/06 | L | F 9-7 5:28 | J. Parrilla | Millersville | East Stroudsburg University Open | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 11/06 | W | DEC 9-2 | D. Casey | St. Benedicts Prep | East Stroudsburg University Open | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 11/06 | W | F 6-0 2:00 | B. Gonzalez | unattached | East Stroudsburg University Open | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 11/06 | L | MD 13-3 | C. Bruffy | Centenary (NJ) | East Stroudsburg University Open | Round 1 | 157 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/26 | L | DEC 11-5 | L. Mckoy | Seton Hill | NCAA DII Super Regional I | Cons. Round 2 | 149 | |
| 02/26 | L | DEC 6-4 | T. Nichols | American Int`l | NCAA DII Super Regional I | Quarterfinal | 149 | |
| 02/25 | L | DEC 13-6 | S. Smith | --- | 11th Annual Bob Quade Cyclone Open | Cons. Semis | 157 | |
| 02/17 | W | DEC 4-3 | M. Cusick | Kutztown | East Stroudsburg @ Kutztown | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 01/23 | L | DEC 8-6 SV | D. Means | --- | East Stroudsburg @ Gannon | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 12/05 | W | DEC 3-1 | A. Leon | East Stroudsburg | 11th Annual Bob Quade Cyclone Open | Champ. Round 1 | 157 | |
| 12/05 | L | TF 19-4 7:00 | K. Kiser | Army West Point | 11th Annual Bob Quade Cyclone Open | Champ. Round 1 | 157 | |
| 12/05 | W | F 14-4 1:22 | G. Kirvalidze | Middlesex Community College | 11th Annual Bob Quade Cyclone Open | Champ. Round 1 | 157 | |
| 12/05 | W | F 2-0 2:09 | C. Poe | Temple | 11th Annual Bob Quade Cyclone Open | Champ. Round 1 | 157 |