Ethan Leake
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/09 | W | DEC 4-1 | B. Vann | Vian Wolverine Wrestling | OKWA NE Regionals | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 113 | |
| 02/09 | W | MD 8-0 | R. Waltman | Fort Gibson Tiger wrestling | OKWA NE Regionals | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 113 | |
| 02/09 | W | F 4-0 0:57 | A. Cottle | Broken Arrow Takedown club | OKWA NE Regionals | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 113 | |
| 02/09 | W | F 2-0 1:07 | I. Todd | East Tulsa Cardinals | OKWA NE Regionals | Round 1 (16 Man) | 113 | |
| 01/19 | L | DEC 2-1 | A. Merola | --- | Suplay Tulsa Nationals | Placement Matches (32 Man) | 108 | |
| 01/18 | W | DEC 6-4 | K. Slendorn | Triumph | Suplay Tulsa Nationals | Semis & 5th WB (32 Man) | 108 | |
| 01/18 | W | MD 10-0 | C. Campos | --- | Suplay Tulsa Nationals | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 108 | |
| 01/18 | W | F 2-0 0:36 | J. Even | --- | Suplay Tulsa Nationals | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 108 | |
| 01/17 | W | DEC 10-4 | M. Gunther | Gomez Wrestling Academy (GWA) | Suplay Tulsa Nationals | Round 1 (32 Man) | 108 | |
| 01/16 | W | NC 0-0 | K. Slendorn | Triumph | Suplay Tulsa Nationals | 2nd Place Match (32 Man) | 108 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/30 | L | MD 15-1 | J. Mueller | --- | 2013 Suplay Oklahoma Open | Round 5 (5 Man) | 113 | |
| 11/30 | W | MD 14-2 | B. Visnieski | Harrah | 2013 Suplay Oklahoma Open | Round 4 (5 Man) | 113 | |
| 11/30 | L | F 0-0 1:08 | J. Taylor | --- | 2013 Suplay Oklahoma Open | Round 2 (5 Man) | 113 | |
| 11/30 | L | DEC 3-0 | D. Prutch | --- | 2013 Suplay Oklahoma Open | Round 1 (5 Man) | 113 | |
| 11/30 | W | DEC 4-0 | H. SMITH | --- | 2013 Suplay Oklahoma Open | Round 3 (3 Man) | 115 | |
| 11/30 | W | MD 11-1 | A. Eschenheimer | --- | 2013 Suplay Oklahoma Open | Round 1 (3 Man) | 115 | |
| 02/02 | W | DEC 5-0 | C. Wise | Broken Arrow | USAOK Folkstyle Championships | Placement Matches (32 Man) | 98 | |
| 02/02 | W | F 0-0 4:03 | A. DeArmond | Catoosa | USAOK Folkstyle Championships | Semis & 5th WB (32 Man) | 98 | |
| 02/01 | W | F 0-0 1:35 | L. Hall | Shawnee | USAOK Folkstyle Championships | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 98 | |
| 02/01 | W | F 0-0 0:42 | G. Harrisson | Westmoore | USAOK Folkstyle Championships | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 98 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/07 | W | DEC 2-1 | B. Guffey | Independant | Park City-Wichita Classic 2010 | 1st & 3rd (16 Man) | 88 | |
| 03/06 | W | DEC 6-2 | J. Jurgens | --- | Park City-Wichita Classic 2010 | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 88 | |
| 03/06 | W | DEC 4-0 | B. Sandoval | Greater Gold | Park City-Wichita Classic 2010 | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 88 |