Henry Santana-Liriano
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 7-2 | L. Murphy | Guilford | 2024 CIAC Divisional Class M (CT) | 3rd Place | 285 lbs | |
| 02/17 | W | FOR | E. Brahimaj | Bethel | 2024 CIAC Divisional Class M (CT) | Consi-Semis | 285 lbs | |
| 02/17 | W | DEC 6-0 | B. Magnanini | RHAM | 2024 CIAC Divisional Class M (CT) | Consi of 4 | 285 lbs | |
| 02/17 | W | DEC 3-2 | M. Pinckney | Rockville | 2024 CIAC Divisional Class M (CT) | Consi of 8 #2 | 285 lbs | |
| 02/17 | W | DEC 7-2 | J. Rees | Foran | 2024 CIAC Divisional Class M (CT) | Consi of 8 #1 | 285 lbs | |
| 02/17 | L | DEC 9-2 | E. Brahimaj | Bethel | 2024 CIAC Divisional Class M (CT) | Round of 16 | 285 lbs | |
| 02/10 | W | F 2-0 0:54 | A. Schlimgen | Ledyard | 2024 ECC (CT) Tournament | 3rd Place | 285 lbs | |
| 02/10 | W | F 7-5 1:31 | J. Tingley | Norwich Free Academy | 2024 ECC (CT) Tournament | Consi-Semis | 285 lbs | |
| 02/10 | L | F 2-2 0:51 | T. Breault | Lyman Mem/Windham Tech | 2024 ECC (CT) Tournament | Semi-Finals | 285 lbs | |
| 02/10 | W | F 2-0 1:57 | I. Torres | Windham | 2024 ECC (CT) Tournament | Quarter-Finals | 285 lbs | |
| 01/31 | L | F 2:39 | A. Oates | Killingly | Killingly @ New London | Dual | 285 lbs | |
| 01/28 | L | F :22 | N. Ebrahimi | Berlin | New London @ Berlin | Dual | 285 lbs | |
| 01/27 | W | F 2:45 | B. Klaus | Avon | Avon vs. New London | Dual | 285 lbs | |
| 01/27 | W | F 5:42 | I. Torres | Windham | Windham vs New London | Dual | 285 lbs | |
| 01/27 | W | F 3:35 | J. Rees | Foran | New London @ Foran | Dual | 285 lbs | |
| 01/24 | W | F 2:20 | J. Tingley | Norwich Free Academy | Norwich Free Academy @ New London | Dual | 285 lbs | |
| 01/17 | W | F 0:45 | A. Rosekrans | Griswold/Wheeler | New London vs Griswold/Wheeler | Dual | 285 lbs | |
| 01/10 | W | F 3:24 | A. Schlimgen | Ledyard | New London @ Ledyard | Dual | 285 lbs | |
| 01/06 | L | F 2-0 1:02 | A. Jones | Coventry | 2024 Chad Antoch Memorial Tournament | Finals | 285 lbs | |
| 01/06 | W | F 5-3 3:49 | H. Duncan | Narragansett | 2024 Chad Antoch Memorial Tournament | Semi-Finals | 285 lbs | |
| 01/06 | W | F 2-0 1:16 | S. Harvey | Middletown | 2024 Chad Antoch Memorial Tournament | Quarter-Finals | 285 lbs | |
| 12/23 | W | F 1:28 | B. Lwin | Gilbert/Torr | New London @ Gilbert/Torr | Dual | 285 lbs | |
| 12/22 | W | F 1:04 | R. Caroon | Suffield/Windsor Locks | New London @ Suffield/Windsor Locks | Dual | 285 lbs | |
| 12/16 | L | DEC 10-4 | T. Breault | Lyman Mem/Windham Tech | 2023 Waterford Lancer Invitational (CT) | Finals | 285 lbs | |
| 12/16 | W | F 3-0 2:30 | J. Tingley | Norwich Free Academy | 2023 Waterford Lancer Invitational (CT) | Semi-Finals | 285 lbs | |
| 12/16 | W | F 2-1 2:21 | A. Schlimgen | Ledyard | 2023 Waterford Lancer Invitational (CT) | Quarter-Finals | 285 lbs |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/25 | L | DEC 9-7 TB2 | J. Diaz | Windham | 2023 CIAC State Open (CT) | Consi of 8 #2 | 285 lbs | |
| 02/18 | W | F 2-1 2:36 | E. Brahimaj | Bethel | 2023 CIAC Divisional Class M (CT) | 3rd Place | 285 lbs | |
| 02/18 | W | F 4-1 1:45 | T. Delacruz | RHAM | 2023 CIAC Divisional Class M (CT) | Consi-Semis | 285 lbs | |
| 02/18 | L | F 2-0 2:24 | A. Shivas | Derby/Oxford/Holy Cross | 2023 CIAC Divisional Class M (CT) | Semi-Finals | 285 lbs | |
| 02/18 | W | DEC 6-0 | B. DellaCamera | Branford | 2023 CIAC Divisional Class M (CT) | Quarter-Finals | 285 lbs | |
| 02/17 | W | DEC 4-3 | J. Fuccillo | Brookfield/Shepaug | 2023 CIAC Divisional Class M (CT) | Round of 16 | 285 lbs | |
| 02/11 | W | F 3:22 | N. Matthews | --- | 2023 ECC (CT) Tournament | Finals | 285 lbs | |
| 02/11 | W | DEC 3-1 | J. Diaz | Windham | 2023 ECC (CT) Tournament | Semi-Finals | 285 lbs | |
| 02/10 | W | F 2-2 3:29 | A. Schlimgen | Ledyard | 2023 ECC (CT) Tournament | Quarter-Finals | 285 lbs | |
| 01/30 | W | F 3:02 | J. Tingley | Norwich Free Academy | New London @ Norwich Free Academy | Dual | 285 lbs | |
| 01/28 | L | F 1st Period | J. Dasilva | Newtown | New London @ Newtown | Dual | 285 lbs | |
| 01/28 | W | F 3:21 | L. Murphy | Guilford | New London @ Guilford | Dual | 285 lbs | |
| 01/18 | W | F Pin 2:59 | J. Lin | East Lyme/Norwich Tech | New London @ East Lyme/Norwich Tech | Dual | 285 lbs | |
| 01/11 | W | F 0:38 | A. Schlimgen | Ledyard | New London @ Ledyard | Dual | 285 lbs | |
| 01/07 | W | F 2-0 2:52 | N. Wright | Hope High School | Chad Antoch Memorial Tournament | 3rd Place | 285 lbs | |
| 01/07 | W | F 2-0 2:40 | W. Emery | EWG High School | Chad Antoch Memorial Tournament | Consi-Semis | 285 lbs | |
| 01/07 | L | DEC 9-4 | J. Acosta | Central | Chad Antoch Memorial Tournament | Semi-Finals | 285 lbs | |
| 01/07 | W | F 2-0 0:48 | M. Srabian | North Kingstown | Chad Antoch Memorial Tournament | Quarter-Finals | 285 lbs | |
| 01/04 | W | F 0:19 | J. Alcoba | Fitch | Fitch @ New London | Dual | 285 lbs | |
| 12/21 | W | F 1:23 | W. Rivers | Waterford | New London @ Waterford | Dual | 285 lbs | |
| 12/17 | L | DEC 3-1 SV | M. Fowler | Windham | 2022 Lancer Invitational (CT) | Finals | 285 lbs | |
| 12/17 | W | F 3-1 4:55 | D. Exarhoulias | Killingly | 2022 Lancer Invitational (CT) | Semi-Finals | 285 lbs | |
| 12/17 | W | DEC 8-7 | T. Breault | Lyman Mem/Windham Tech | 2022 Lancer Invitational (CT) | Quarter-Finals | 285 lbs | |
| 12/17 | W | F 2-0 0:45 | J. Johnny | Staples | 2022 Lancer Invitational (CT) | Round of 16 | 285 lbs |