Dustin Plott
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/14 | L | DEC 4-3 | L. Mushinsky | UMary | 2025 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships | Cons Round 1 | 165 | |
| 03/14 | L | DEC 8-4 | N. Gessler | Tiffin | 2025 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships | Champ Round 1 | 165 | |
| 03/02 | L | DEC 9-2 | I. Jr. | New Mexico Highlands | NCAA DII Super Regional VI | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 165 | |
| 03/01 | W | DEC 7-2 | J. Smith | Colorado School of Mines | NCAA DII Super Regional VI | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 165 | |
| 03/01 | W | DEC 6-5 | A. Concepcion | CSU-Pueblo | NCAA DII Super Regional VI | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 165 | |
| 02/17 | W | MD 12-2 | D. Wells | Menlo (Calif.) | San Francisco State @ Menlo (Calif.) | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 02/08 | W | MD 15-2 | M. Hernandez | Vanguard | Vanguard @ San Francisco State | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 01/31 | W | DEC 7-0 | P. Leder | Simon Fraser (B.C.) | Simon Fraser (B.C.) @ San Francisco State | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 01/31 | W | F 3-0 3:13 | W. Schwertscharf | Simpson (Calif.) | Simpson (Calif.) @ San Francisco State | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 01/26 | W | MD 16-3 | C. Zoller | Cal Poly Humboldt | MPSF Wrestling Championship | Finals | 165 | |
| 01/26 | W | DEC 4-2 | D. Wells | Menlo (Calif.) | MPSF Wrestling Championship | Round 2: Semis | 165 | |
| 01/26 | W | F 8-1 1:24 | R. born | Cal Poly Humboldt | MPSF Wrestling Championship | Round 1: Prelim | 165 | |
| 12/14 | W | DEC 4-0 | J. Thomas | Minnesota State Moorhead | Minnesota State Moorhead @ San Francisco State | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 11/16 | W | MD 15-4 | D. Straley | Southern Oregon | San Francisco State vs. Southern Oregon | Round 1 | 165 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/15 | L | DEC 8-2 | A. Cook | West Liberty | 2024 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships | Prelim Round 2 | 165 | |
| 03/15 | L | DEC 8-3 | H. Jump | Central Oklahoma | 2024 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships | Champ Round 1 | 165 | |
| 02/17 | W | DEC 4-2 | E. Valdez | CSU-Pueblo | San Francisco State @ CSU-Pueblo | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 02/17 | L | DEC 4-3 SV | I. Jr. | New Mexico Highlands | San Francisco State vs. New Mexico Highlands | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 01/20 | L | MD 11-0 | A. Valdez | Adams State | Adams State vs. San Francisco State | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 01/12 | W | MD 9-0 | R. Rodriguez | Vanguard University | San Francisco State @ Vanguard University | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 01/06 | W | DEC 8-4 | C. Hicks | Fort Hays State | Fort Hays State @ San Francisco State | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 01/05 | W | DEC 8-1 | J. Smith | Colorado School of Mines | Colorado School of Mines @ San Francisco State | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 12/17 | W | TF 18-2 2:47 | A. Thomas | Umpqua Community College | Reno Tournament of Champions | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 12/17 | W | MD 13-3 | S. Carr | Southern Oregon | Reno Tournament of Champions | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 12/17 | W | F 0-4 4:53 | J. | Western Wyoming College | Reno Tournament of Champions | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 12/17 | L | DEC 12-8 | T. Lofthouse | Utah Valley | Reno Tournament of Champions | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 12/17 | L | DEC 6-3 | J. McCunn | Grand View (Iowa) | Reno Tournament of Champions | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 12/02 | W | MD 19-6 | K. Hine | Colorado Mesa | San Francisco State @ Colorado Mesa | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 12/01 | L | F 0-0 4:24 | R. Dirksen | Western Colorado | San Francisco State vs. Western Colorado | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 11/12 | W | DEC 8-1 | J. Whaley | Chadron State | Chadron State @ San Francisco State | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 11/11 | W | DEC 1-1 SV | K. Hart | Nebraska-Kearney | Nebraska-Kearney @ San Francisco State | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 11/05 | L | DEC 5-4 | G. Escobedo | CSU Bakersfield | Menlo Open | Finals | 165 | |
| 11/04 | W | DEC 3-2 TB1 | R. Leong | Menlo College | Menlo Open | Round 6: Semi | 165 | |
| 11/04 | W | DEC 11-6 | B. Izabekov | Unattached | Menlo Open | Round 4: Quarter finals | 165 | |
| 11/04 | W | MD 8-0 | C. Cormier | Menlo College | Menlo Open | Round 2: 16, 32 man | 165 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/25 | L | F 14-10 6:49 | M. McCrackin | Simon Fraser | NCAA DII Super Regional VI | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 157 | |
| 02/25 | L | DEC 9-6 | R. Wheeler | Colorado Mesa | NCAA DII Super Regional VI | Round 1 (16 Man) | 157 | |
| 02/11 | L | DEC 5-2 | A. Toro | Menlo (Calif.) | San Francisco State @ Menlo (Calif.) | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 02/04 | W | DEC 5-1 | D. Straley | Southern Oregon | San Francisco State @ Southern Oregon | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 02/04 | W | MD 12-4 | J. Piercy | Corban University | San Francisco State vs. Corban University | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/07 | L | F 2-1 3:19 | N. Baca | Minot State (N.D.) | 32nd Tracy Borah Duals | Round 1 (10 Team) | 157 | |
| 12/17 | L | F 2-0 1:38 | K. Marko | Minnesota State Mankato | Cactus Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 165 | |
| 12/17 | W | DEC 9-3 | P. Leder | Simon Fraser (B.C.) | Cactus Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 165 | |
| 12/17 | W | DEC 4-2 | E. Valdez | --- | Cactus Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 165 | |
| 12/11 | W | F 12-2 3:53 | C. Mendez | Simpson (Calif.) | Simpson (Calif.) @ San Francisco State | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 12/04 | L | DEC 3-1 | M. Fitzgerald | Augustana (SD) | Chadron State Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 157 | |
| 12/03 | L | MD 15-7 | C. Noehre | Colorado School of Mines | San Francisco State @ Colorado School of Mines | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 11/20 | L | DEC 7-4 | D. Vizcarra | Cal Poly | 2022 Roadrunner Open | Semis & 5th WB (32 Man) | 157 | |
| 11/20 | W | MD 10-2 | K. Lima | Unattached CA | 2022 Roadrunner Open | 4th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 157 | |
| 11/20 | W | F 0-0 0:11 | A. Mechamal | Unattached CA | 2022 Roadrunner Open | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 157 | |
| 11/20 | W | MD 14-0 | R. Torres | Cal Poly | 2022 Roadrunner Open | 2nd Wrestleback (32 Man) | 157 | |
| 11/20 | L | DEC 5-2 | A. Clark | Rutgers | 2022 Roadrunner Open | Round 1 (32 Man) | 157 | |
| 11/12 | L | DEC 4-1 | D. Magana | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa @ San Francisco State | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 11/06 | L | DEF 3-1 5:30 | J. Tolentino | San Francisco State | Menlo Open | 2nd Wrestleback (32 Man) | 157 | |
| 11/06 | L | DEC 4-1 | C. Darracott | Stanford | Menlo Open | Round 2 | 157 | |
| 11/06 | W | F 11-0 5:17 | J. Grover | Sierra College | Menlo Open | Round 1 (32 Man) | 157 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/21 | L | DEC 2-1 | C. Hallmark | California Baptist (Calif.) | Roadrunner Open 2021 | Semis & 5th WB (32 Man) | 149 | |
| 11/21 | W | DEC 6-1 | N. Camacho | Menlo | Roadrunner Open 2021 | 4th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 149 | |
| 11/21 | W | DEC 5-4 | S. Edelbute | Utah Valley-Unattached | Roadrunner Open 2021 | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 149 | |
| 11/21 | L | TF 17-2 6:12 | J. Brown | CA State University Bakersfield | Roadrunner Open 2021 | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 149 | |
| 11/07 | L | DEC 3-2 | E. Cleaver | Stanford | Menlo Open | QTR Finals & 3 RD WB (32) & 1 RD WB 16 | 149 |