
William Whittington
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. |
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02/10 | L | F 5:43 | T. Pomella | --- | 2018 MIAA Section D1 South | Consi of 8 #2 | 170 lbs | |
02/10 | L | F 5:27 | A. Maldanado | New Bedford | 2018 MIAA Section D1 South | Quarter-Finals | 170 lbs | |
01/14 | L | DEC 1-0 | D. DiGena | Mendham | 2018 Sam Cali Memorial Invitational | Finals | 120 lbs | |
01/14 | W | MD 12-4 | B. Teresa | Montville | 2018 Sam Cali Memorial Invitational | Semi-Finals | 120 lbs | |
01/13 | W | DEC 4-3 | C. Pontelandolfo | Cherokee | 2018 Sam Cali Memorial Invitational | Quarter-Finals | 120 lbs | |
01/13 | W | F 1:49 | S. Seccafico | East Stroudsburg South | 2018 Sam Cali Memorial Invitational | Round of 16 | 120 lbs | |
12/28 | L | F 4:03 | J. James | Hingham | 2017 Marshfield Holiday Tournament | Consi of 8 #2 | 170 lbs | |
12/27 | W | DEC 7-3 | B. Tat | Oliver Ames | 2017 Marshfield Holiday Tournament | Consi of 8 #1 | 170 lbs | |
12/27 | W | DEC 10-9 | I. Chinchilla | Norton | 2017 Marshfield Holiday Tournament | Consi of 16 #2 | 170 lbs | |
12/27 | L | MD 18-10 | D. Burke | Cohasset | 2017 Marshfield Holiday Tournament | Round of 16 | 170 lbs | |
12/27 | W | F 0:34 | J. Long | Hanover | 2017 Marshfield Holiday Tournament | Round of 32 | 170 lbs | |
12/16 | L | DEC 7-4 | M. Noonan | Nashoba Reg. High School | Marlboro Early Bird | Finals | 170 lbs | |
12/16 | W | DEC 10-7 | K. Holmes | Xaverian Brothers High School | Marlboro Early Bird | Semi-Finals | 170 lbs | |
12/16 | W | F 1:35 | D. MacPhee | Woburn | Marlboro Early Bird | Quarter-Finals | 170 lbs | |
12/09 | L | DEC 5-4 | T. Gagnier | Plymouth South | 2017 Devin Ness Invitational | Consi-Semis | 170 lbs | |
12/09 | L | F 0:26 | B. Mumford | Ashland | 2017 Devin Ness Invitational | Semi-Finals | 170 lbs | |
12/09 | W | F 4:55 | M. Voci | Silver Lake | 2017 Devin Ness Invitational | Quarter-Finals | 170 lbs |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/11 | L | F 1:11 | J. Meschino | BC High | MIAA D1 South Sectionals | 3rd Place | 170 lbs | |
02/11 | W | F 4:27 | A. Ruscio | Weymouth | MIAA D1 South Sectionals | Consi-Semis | 170 lbs | |
02/11 | W | MD 9-1 | A. Cohen | Plymouth South | MIAA D1 South Sectionals | Consi of 4 | 170 lbs | |
02/11 | L | DEC 10-3 | V. Holmes | Mansfield | MIAA D1 South Sectionals | Quarter-Finals | 170 lbs | |
02/11 | W | DEC 3-2 | I. Dulak | Barnstable | MIAA D1 South Sectionals | Round of 16 | 170 lbs |