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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/04 | W | F 0-0 1:51 | S. Schaivone | Abington Heights | Abington Heights @ Delaware Valley Hs | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/10 | L | DEC 3-2 | G. Walsh | West Scranton Hs | West Scranton Hs @ Delaware Valley Hs | Round 1 | 145 | |
| 01/09 | W | F 0-0 5:32 | J. Tavarez | Stroudsburg Hs | Stroudsburg Hs @ Delaware Valley Hs | Round 1 | 145 | |
| 01/05 | W | DEC 4-2 SV | J. Dolak | Parkland Hs | Delaware Valley Hs @ Parkland Hs | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/03 | W | MD 15-2 | K. Novajosky | Valley View Hs | Delaware Valley Hs @ Valley View Hs | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/29 | L | DEC 6-4 | G. Hollingsworth | --- | Bethlehem Holiday Wrestling Classic | Placement Matches (32 Man) | 138 | |
| 12/29 | L | MD 10-1 | T. Spirk | Saucon Valley | Bethlehem Holiday Wrestling Classic | Semis & 5th WB (32 Man) | 138 | |
| 12/29 | W | DEC 9-6 | T. Brown | Liberty | Bethlehem Holiday Wrestling Classic | 4th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 138 | |
| 12/29 | W | DEC 10-4 | P. Sweeney | Wissahickon | Bethlehem Holiday Wrestling Classic | 3rd Wrestlebacks (32 Man) | 138 | |
| 12/28 | W | TF 19-4 4:15 | A. Hodjihanov | --- | Bethlehem Holiday Wrestling Classic | 2nd Wrestleback (32 Man) | 138 | |
| 12/28 | L | DEC 9-4 | G. Hollingsworth | --- | Bethlehem Holiday Wrestling Classic | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 138 | |
| 12/28 | W | F 7-1 1:31 | S. Castellano | Honesdale | Bethlehem Holiday Wrestling Classic | Round 1 (32 Man) | 138 | |
| 12/20 | W | F 0-0 2:24 | M. Monacelli | Scranton Hs | Delaware Valley Hs @ Scranton Hs | Round 1 | 145 | |
| 12/18 | L | DEC 5-3 | J. Rosentstein | Abington Heights | Lackawanna League Championships | 1st Place Match | 145 | |
| 12/18 | W | F 0-0 5:10 | R. Hartman | Wallenpaupack Area Hs | Lackawanna League Championships | Semifinals | 145 | |
| 12/18 | W | DEC 3-1 SV | M. LESLIE | --- | Lackawanna League Championships | Quarterfinals | 145 | |
| 12/18 | W | F 0-0 3:43 | N. Lizza | Honesdale Hs | Lackawanna League Championships | Champ. Round 1 | 145 | |
| 12/08 | L | DEC 7-3 | J. Martsinovsky | Council Rock South Hs | Cumberland Valley Kickoff Classic | 4th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 145 | |
| 12/08 | L | DEC 4-3 | D. Farber | Nazareth Area Hs | Cumberland Valley Kickoff Classic | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 145 | |
| 12/07 | W | DEC 4-3 | D. Balestrini | Shikellamy Hs | Cumberland Valley Kickoff Classic | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 145 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/14 | W | F 0-0 1:06 | E. Scott | --- | Wyoming Valley West Hs @ Delaware Valley Hs | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 02/14 | L | DEC 3-2 | J. Pahler | James M Coughlin Hs | James M Coughlin Hs vs. Delaware Valley Hs | Round 1 | 145 | |
| 02/09 | L | DEC 5-2 | M. Viehman | Cumberland Valley Hs | Delaware Valley Hs vs. Cumberland Valley Hs | Round 1 | 145 | |
| 01/20 | L | F 0-0 | J. Aragona | Pope John Xxiii | Delaware Valley Hs @ Pope John Xxiii | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/19 | L | DEC 6-3 | H. Burke | Lake Lehman Hs | Lake Lehman Hs @ Delaware Valley Hs | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/11 | L | MD 10-0 | J. Oakes | Scranton Hs | Scranton Hs @ Delaware Valley Hs | Round 1 | 145 | |
| 01/09 | L | DEC 9-7 SV | R. Heartman | Wallenpaupack Area Hs | Delaware Valley Hs @ Wallenpaupack Area Hs | Round 1 | 145 | |
| 12/29 | L | DEC 9-3 | N. Stefanik | --- | Bethlehem Holiday Wrestling Classic | 4th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 145 | |
| 12/29 | W | DEC 3-1 | C. Rex | Northwestern Lehigh | Bethlehem Holiday Wrestling Classic | 3rd Wrestlebacks (32 Man) | 145 | |
| 12/28 | W | MD 16-6 | A. Johns | Spring Ford Hs | Bethlehem Holiday Wrestling Classic | 2nd Wrestleback (32 Man) | 145 | |
| 12/28 | L | F 8-0 3:17 | B. Huber | --- | Bethlehem Holiday Wrestling Classic | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 145 | |
| 12/28 | W | F 7-4 3:56 | C. Kleppinger | Northampton | Bethlehem Holiday Wrestling Classic | Round 1 (32 Man) | 145 | |
| 12/22 | W | F 0-0 0:43 | E. Iandoli | Pleasant Valley Hs | Delaware Valley Hs @ Pleasant Valley Hs | Round 1 | 145 | |
| 12/21 | L | DEC 1-0 | J. Rosentstein | Abington Heights | Abington Heights @ Delaware Valley Hs | Round 1 | 145 | |
| 12/19 | W | DEC 4-0 | M. Fabrizio | Montrose Hs | Lackawanna League | 3rd Place Match | 145 | |
| 12/19 | W | DEC 7-4 | J. Rutledge | --- | Lackawanna League | Cons. Round 3 | 145 | |
| 12/19 | W | MD 16-3 | F. Valentine | Mountain View Hs | Lackawanna League | Quarterfinals | 145 | |
| 12/19 | L | F 0-0 3:33 | J. Oakes | Scranton Hs | Lackawanna League | Semifinals | 145 | |
| 12/09 | L | DEC 4-2 | E. Woloshyn | Council Rock South Hs | Cumberland Valley Kickoff Classic | Semis & 5th WB (32 Man) | 145 | |
| 12/09 | W | F 4-0 2:07 | A. Wertz | Waynesboro Area Hs | Cumberland Valley Kickoff Classic | 4th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 145 | |
| 12/09 | W | DEC 9-2 | G. Hartman | --- | Cumberland Valley Kickoff Classic | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 145 | |
| 12/09 | L | DEC 5-0 | C. Englert | Red Land Hs | Cumberland Valley Kickoff Classic | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 145 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/16 | W | DEC 5-1 | E. Hernandez | Pocono Mountain East Hs | Pocono Mountain East Hs @ Delaware Valley Hs | Round 1 | 126 | |
| 02/11 | W | DEC 6-3 | G. Sandt | Bangor Area Hs | Bangor Area Hs @ Delaware Valley Hs | Round 1 | 126 | |
| 02/09 | L | DEC 6-3 | A. Martoccio | Hazleton Area Hs | Delaware Valley Hs vs. Hazleton Area Hs | Round 1 | 126 | |
| 01/27 | L | DEC 9-3 | P. Noonan | Stroudsburg Hs | Stroudsburg Hs @ Delaware Valley Hs | Round 1 | 126 | |
| 01/26 | W | DEC 7-1 | G. Walsh | West Scranton Hs | West Scranton Hs @ Delaware Valley Hs | Round 1 | 126 | |
| 01/22 | L | DEC 8-6 | G. Kolb | Lake Lehman Hs | Delaware Valley Hs @ Lake Lehman Hs | Round 1 | 126 | |
| 01/13 | W | DEC 9-2 | m. tuffy | Scranton Hs | Delaware Valley Hs @ Scranton Hs | Round 1 | 126 | |
| 01/12 | W | TF 15-0 4:22 | S. Myers | Abington Heights | Delaware Valley Hs @ Abington Heights | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/10 | W | F 0-0 2:54 | B. Metz | Wallenpaupack Area Hs | Wallenpaupack Area Hs @ Delaware Valley Hs | Round 1 | 126 | |
| 12/28 | L | FOR 0-0 | S. Frohnheiser | Northern Lehigh | Bethlehem Holiday Wrestling Classic | Round 1 (32 Man) | 126 | |
| 12/15 | L | DEC 5-2 | J. Gehr | Pleasant Valley Hs | Pleasant Valley Hs @ Delaware Valley Hs | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 12/10 | L | DEC 7-4 | N. Lilley | Downingtown West | Cumberland Valley Kickoff Classic | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 12/10 | W | DEC 6-5 | N. Brady | Middletown | Cumberland Valley Kickoff Classic | Prelim 2 | 132 | |
| 12/09 | L | F 5-2 1:18 | H. Shreiner | Manheim Central Hs | Cumberland Valley Kickoff Classic | PRELIMS | 132 |