Eric Barnett

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.

DATEW/LREPLAYRESULTOPPONENTOPP. TEAMEVENTRND.WT.
12/02LM FORM. GaitanIowa State2023 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Wrestling InvitationalC of 8 #2174 lbs
12/02WMD 14-3A. FaisonNC State2023 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Wrestling InvitationalC of 8 #1174 lbs
12/01WTF 17-0 2:17L. RadaHarvard2023 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Wrestling InvitationalC of 16 #2174 lbs
12/01LDEC 4-2L. NormanStanford2023 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Wrestling InvitationalRd of 16174 lbs
12/01WDEC 4-1S. PerrineOhio2023 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Wrestling InvitationalRd of 32174 lbs
DATEW/LREPLAYRESULTOPPONENTOPP. TEAMEVENTRND.WT.
01/03WDEC 3-2M. IIIND State2023 Southern Scuffle presented by Compound SportswearFinals165 lbs
01/02WDEC 4-1C. CarlsonMinnesota2023 Southern Scuffle presented by Compound SportswearSemi-Finals165 lbs
01/02WMD 13-4G. StottsIowa State2023 Southern Scuffle presented by Compound SportswearQuarter-Finals165 lbs
01/01WDEC 7-3C. McLaneOklahoma State2023 Southern Scuffle presented by Compound SportswearRound of 16165 lbs
01/01WDEC 7-2J. ClarkHofstra2023 Southern Scuffle presented by Compound SportswearRound of 32165 lbs
DATEW/LREPLAYRESULTOPPONENTOPP. TEAMEVENTRND.WT.
12/04LDEC 6-2E. WickCal Poly2021 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Wrestling InvitationalFinals165 lbs
12/04WDEC 5-4C. KharchlaOhio State2021 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Wrestling InvitationalSemis165 lbs
12/04WMD 12-4J. OgunsanyaColumbia2021 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Wrestling InvitationalQuarters165 lbs
12/03WF 2-0 2:58C. VoorheesWyoming2021 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Wrestling InvitationalRd of 16165 lbs
12/03WTF 17-1 5:43D. SnedikerUtah Valley2021 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Wrestling InvitationalRd of 32165 lbs
DATEW/LREPLAYRESULTOPPONENTOPP. TEAMEVENTRND.WT.
03/21WDEC 7-2J. WentzelPittsburgh2021 NCAA Division 1 ChampionshipsFinals165 lbs
03/20WDEC 9-2Z. HartmanBucknell2021 NCAA Division 1 ChampionshipsSemi-Finals165 lbs
03/19WDEC 3-1 SV1A. MarinelliIowa2021 NCAA Division 1 ChampionshipsQuarter-Finals165 lbs
03/19WDEC 7-5L. WeberNorth Dakota State2021 NCAA Division 1 ChampionshipsRound of 16165 lbs
03/18WDEC 5-2J. TuckerMichigan State2021 NCAA Division 1 ChampionshipsRound of 32165 lbs
DATEW/LREPLAYRESULTOPPONENTOPP. TEAMEVENTRND.WT.
01/03WDEC 2-1T. SkidgelNavy2020 Southern ScuffleFinals165 lbs
01/02WDEC 4-1T. WittlakeOklahoma State2020 Southern ScuffleSemi-Finals165 lbs
01/02WMD 11-2C. StrawIowa State2020 Southern ScuffleQuarter-Finals165 lbs
01/01WDEC 11-4E. BarczakDrexel2020 Southern ScuffleRound of 16165 lbs
01/01WMD 9-1R. MosleyGardner-Webb2020 Southern ScuffleRound of 32165 lbs
11/03WDEC 3-2S. JonesOld Dominion2019 Battle At The CitadelFinals165 lbs
11/03WDEC 8-2D. CastoThe Citadel2019 Battle At The CitadelSemi-Finals165 lbs
11/03WMD 8-0K. EkernOld Dominion2019 Battle At The CitadelQuarter-Finals165 lbs
11/03WF 2-0 2:15T. FitzpatrickAmerican2019 Battle At The CitadelRound of 16165 lbs