Killian Cardinale
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/05 | W | DEC 11-7 | K. Gollhofer | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa @ West Virginia | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 02/04 | W | DEC 3-2 | C. Fuessley | --- | Iowa State @ West Virginia | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 01/23 | W | DEC 3-2 | J. Prata | Oklahoma | West Virginia @ Oklahoma | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 01/22 | W | MD 14-4 | Z. Blankenship | Oklahoma State | West Virginia @ Oklahoma State | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 01/08 | W | DEC 5-3 | C. Camacho | Pittsburgh | West Virginia @ Pittsburgh | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 01/07 | W | DEC 6-2 | o. Sanchez | Ohio | Ohio @ West Virginia | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 12/11 | W | MD 11-2 | D. DiTomasso | Chattanooga | West Virginia @ Chattanooga | Round 1 | 125 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/19 | W | MD 13-4 | J. Svihel | Wyoming | Wyoming @ West Virginia | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 02/12 | W | DEC 3-2 | T. LaMont | --- | Utah Valley @ West Virginia | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 02/06 | W | MD 12-4 | B. Teske | --- | West Virginia @ Northern Iowa | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 02/05 | L | DEC 6-5 | K. Terukina | Iowa State | West Virginia @ Iowa State | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 01/29 | W | DEC 6-3 | L. Rodriguez | North Dakota State | West Virginia @ North Dakota State | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 01/29 | W | DEC 6-3 | L. Rodriguez | North Dakota State | West Virginia @ North Dakota State | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 01/29 | W | MD 10-2 | T. Jordan | South Dakota State | West Virginia @ South Dakota State | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 01/01 | L | FOR 0-0 | P. McKee | --- | Southern Scuffle | Champ. Round 1 | 125 | |
| 01/01 | W | TF 18-2 5:31 | m. hardy | --- | Southern Scuffle | Champ. Round 1 | 125 | |
| 01/01 | W | MD 12-2 | B. Shunk | Penn State | Southern Scuffle | Champ. Round 1 | 125 | |
| 01/01 | W | DEC 9-4 | F. Gutierrez | Chattanooga | Southern Scuffle | Champ. Round 1 | 125 | |
| 01/01 | W | MD 8-0 | E. Ventresca | Virginia Tech | Southern Scuffle | Champ. Round 1 | 125 | |
| 12/20 | W | MD 14-5 | L. Heil | Cleveland State | Cleveland State @ West Virginia | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 12/20 | W | DEC 7-1 | F. Gutierrez | Chattanooga | Chattanooga @ West Virginia | Round 1 | 125 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/20 | W | DEC 12-7 | E. Barnett | Wisconsin | 2021 NCAA Division 1 Championships | 7th Place | 125 lbs | |
| 03/20 | W | DEC 12-7 | E. Barnett | Wisconsin | 2021 NCAA Division I Championships | 3rd, 5th, & 7th | 125 | |
| 03/20 | L | DEC 4-3 | S. Latona | Virginia Tech | 2021 NCAA Division 1 Championships | Consi of 4 | 125 lbs | |
| 03/20 | L | DEC 4-3 | S. Latona | Virginia Tech | 2021 NCAA Division I Championships | Cons. Round 5 | 125 | |
| 03/20 | W | DEC 6-5 TB2 | J. Camacho | NC State | 2021 NCAA Division 1 Championships | Consi of 8 #2 | 125 lbs | |
| 03/20 | W | DEC 6-5 TB2 | J. Camacho | NC State | 2021 NCAA Division I Championships | Cons. Round 4 | 125 | |
| 03/19 | W | DEC 5-1 | R. Foley | Michigan State | 2021 NCAA Division 1 Championships | Consi of 8 #1 | 125 lbs | |
| 03/19 | W | DEC 5-1 | R. Foley | Michigan State | 2021 NCAA Division I Championships | Cons. Round 3 | 125 | |
| 03/19 | W | DEC 9-4 | N. Surtin | Missouri | 2021 NCAA Division 1 Championships | Consi of 16 #2 | 125 lbs | |
| 03/19 | W | DEC 9-4 | N. Surtin | Missouri | 2021 NCAA Division I Championships | Cons. Round 2 | 125 | |
| 03/18 | L | MD 15-5 | S. Lee | Iowa | 2021 NCAA Division 1 Championships | Round of 16 | 125 lbs | |
| 03/18 | L | MD 15-5 | S. Lee | Iowa | 2021 NCAA Division I Championships | Champ Round 2 and Consi Round 1 | 125 | |
| 03/18 | W | DEC 7-6 SV2 | C. Russell | Appalachian State | 2021 NCAA Division 1 Championships | Round of 32 | 125 lbs | |
| 03/18 | W | DEC 7-6 | C. Russell | Appalachian State | 2021 NCAA Division I Championships | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 03/07 | W | DEC 9-6 | D. Vega | South Dakota State | 2021 Big 12 Championships | 3rd | 125 | |
| 03/07 | W | DEC 7-1 | T. Mastrogiovanni | Ok State | 2021 Big 12 Championships | Cons Semis | 125 | |
| 03/07 | W | DEC 7-3 | J. Koelzer | N. Colorado | 2021 Big 12 Championships | Cons. Round 2 (12 Man) | 125 | |
| 03/06 | W | MD 9-1 | A. Molton | --- | 2021 Big 12 Championships | Cons. Round 1 (12 Man) | 125 | |
| 03/06 | L | F 16-8 5:25 | D. Vega | South Dakota State | 2021 Big 12 Championships | Quarters | 125 | |
| 03/06 | W | DEC 6-2 | M. Midkiff | --- | 2021 Big 12 Championships | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 02/07 | W | DEC 3-1 | C. Phippen | Air Force | Air Force vs. West Virginia | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 02/07 | W | DEC 10-4 | A. Molton | Fresno State | Fresno State vs. West Virginia | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 02/06 | W | DEC 7-3 | B. Garcia | Wyoming | West Virginia @ Wyoming | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 01/31 | W | DEC 7-2 | J. Koelzer | Northern Colorado | Northern Colorado @ West Virginia | Round 1 | 125 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | W | DEC 7-0 | D. Hildebrandt | Central Michigan | Quant Wrestling DI Championships Simulation | 3rd, 5th, & 7th | 125 | |
| 03/21 | L | DEC 14-8 | P. Glory | Princeton | Quant Wrestling DI Championships Simulation | Cons. Semis (32 Man) | 125 | |
| 03/20 | L | MD 10-2 | N. Piccininni | Oklahoma State | Quant Wrestling DI Championships Simulation | Semis (32 Man) | 125 | |
| 03/20 | W | MD 14-6 | J. Camacho | NC State | Quant Wrestling DI Championships Simulation | Quarters | 125 | |
| 03/19 | W | DEC 13-9 | P. Glory | Princeton | Quant Wrestling DI Championships Simulation | Champ Round 2 and Consi Round 1 | 125 | |
| 03/19 | W | TF 16-1 5:10 | J. Prata | Virginia Tech | Quant Wrestling DI Championships Simulation | Round 1 (32 Man) | 125 | |
| 03/08 | L | DEC 2-0 | D. Hildebrandt | Central Michigan | 2020 MAC Wrestling Championships | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 125 | |
| 03/07 | W | DEC 8-5 | L. Heil | Cleveland State | 2020 MAC Wrestling Championships | Semis (16 Man) | 125 | |
| 03/07 | W | DEC 8-6 | J. Gromacki | Clarion | 2020 MAC Wrestling Championships | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 125 | |
| 03/07 | W | F 8-1 3:58 | J. Reyes | Buffalo | 2020 MAC Wrestling Championships | Round 1 (16 Man) | 125 | |
| 02/23 | W | MD 13-5 | C. Gannone | --- | Bloomsburg @ Old Dominion | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 02/16 | W | DEC 10-4 | T. Farooq | --- | Old Dominion @ George Mason | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 02/15 | L | DEC 3-1 | L. Treaster | Navy | Old Dominion @ Navy | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 02/11 | W | DEC 7-3 | A. Mininno | Drexel | Drexel @ Old Dominion | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 02/02 | W | DEC 2-1 | J. Prata | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech @ Old Dominion | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 01/26 | W | MD 14-5 | C. Butler | --- | Old Dominion @ Clarion | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 01/25 | W | MD 15-5 | L. Rodriguez | Edinboro | Old Dominion @ Edinboro | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 01/19 | W | DEC 7-5 SV | J. Tropea | --- | Rider @ Old Dominion | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 01/14 | L | DEC 4-2 | L. Werner | --- | Lock Haven @ Old Dominion | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 01/10 | L | DEC 7-4 | P. McCormick | Virginia | 2020 Virginia Duals National College | Semis & 1st Wrestleback (8 Team) | 125 | |
| 01/10 | W | DEC 8-2 | D. Summers | Fresno State University | 2020 Virginia Duals National College | 2nd Wrestleback (8 Team) | 125 | |
| 01/10 | L | MD 13-5 | M. Colaiocco | --- | 2020 Virginia Duals National College | Quarterfinals (8 Team) | 125 | |
| 01/10 | W | DEC 8-2 | B. Cray | --- | 2020 Virginia Duals National College | 5/6 Place | 125 | |
| 12/29 | L | F 2-0 0:39 | D. Vega | --- | South Beach Duals | Finals (2 Team) | 125 | |
| 12/29 | W | DEC 4-3 | D. Punke | --- | South Beach Duals | Finals (2 Team) | 125 | |
| 12/29 | W | DEC 10-4 | D. Trout | Wyoming | South Beach Duals | Finals (2 Team) | 125 | |
| 12/29 | L | DEC 7-3 | P. McKee | --- | South Beach Duals | Finals (2 Team) | 125 | |
| 12/19 | W | TF 24-9 7:00 | G. Datlovsky | SIU Edwardsville | Old Dominion @ SIU Edwardsville | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 11/23 | W | DEC 7-2 | J. Prata | Virginia Tech | 2019 Navy Classic | 3rd Place | 125 lbs | |
| 11/23 | L | DEC 12-6 | G. Curry | American | 2019 Navy Classic | Semi-Finals | 125 lbs | |
| 11/23 | W | DEC 4-0 | B. Kaylor | --- | 2019 Navy Classic | Quarter-Finals | 125 lbs | |
| 11/23 | W | DEC 7-0 | G. Barzona | Bucknell | 2019 Navy Classic | Round of 16 | 125 lbs | |
| 11/23 | W | DEC 4-2 | T. Gutierrez | --- | 2019 Navy Classic | Round of 32 | 125 lbs | |
| 11/16 | W | DEC 6-5 | J. Camacho | NC State | Old Dominion @ NC State | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 11/03 | W | DEC 3-2 | G. Curry | American | 2019 Battle At The Citadel | Finals | 125 lbs | |
| 11/03 | W | DEC 6-1 | J. DiSario | Stanford | 2019 Battle At The Citadel | Semi-Finals | 125 lbs | |
| 11/03 | W | F 7-1 4:16 | J. Vega | American | 2019 Battle At The Citadel | Quarter-Finals | 125 lbs |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/20 | L | DEC 10-4 | D. Spann | Buffalo | Buffalo @ Old Dominion | Round 1 | 133 | |
| 01/11 | W | DEC 10-5 | T. Rooney | --- | 2019 VA DUALS NATIONAL COLLEGE | Quarterfinals (8 Team) | 133 | |
| 01/11 | L | DEC 4-3 | J. Huffine | --- | 2019 VA DUALS NATIONAL COLLEGE | 5th | 133 | |
| 01/11 | L | DEC 12-10 | T. Madrigal | Oklahoma | 2019 VA DUALS NATIONAL COLLEGE | 2nd Wrestleback (8 Team) | 133 | |
| 01/11 | L | MD 14-5 | K. Myers | Virginia Tech | 2019 VA DUALS NATIONAL COLLEGE | Semis & 1st Wrestleback (8 Team) | 133 | |
| 01/06 | L | DEC 7-4 | A. Jeffery | Northern Illinois | Old Dominion @ Northern Illinois | Round 1 | 133 | |
| 01/05 | L | DEC 7-6 | D. Perez | --- | Old Dominion @ Central Michigan | Round 1 | 133 | |
| 12/20 | L | DEC 7-2 | A. Le | --- | Reno Tournament of Champions | Champ. Round 1 | 133 | |
| 12/20 | W | F 0-0 4:19 | C. Balagso | Southwestern Oregon Community College | Reno Tournament of Champions | Champ. Round 1 | 133 | |
| 12/20 | W | DEC 4-2 | A. Nieman | Oklahoma State | Reno Tournament of Champions | Champ. Round 1 | 133 | |
| 12/20 | L | F 0-0 4:42 | T. Murano | Grand View (Iowa) | Reno Tournament of Champions | Champ. Round 1 | 133 | |
| 12/07 | L | DEC 4-2 | C. Valdiviez | Northwestern | Old Dominion @ Northwestern | Round 1 | 133 | |
| 11/11 | L | F 0-0 5:20 | C. Valdiviez | --- | Missouri @ Old Dominion | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 11/04 | L | DEC 7-5 | T. Chilafoux | Army West Point | Princeton Open | WB 5 | 125 | |
| 11/04 | W | MD 13-4 | A. Zamora | Old Dominion | Princeton Open | WB 4 | 125 | |
| 11/04 | W | TF 21-5 6:30 | C. Mullarkey | Rider | Princeton Open | WB 3 | 125 | |
| 11/04 | L | DEC 10-9 | N. Aguilar | Rutgers | Princeton Open | 32 Man | 125 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12 | L | F 8-7 6:59 | N. Dagette | --- | Pembroke Classic | round 6 | 125 | |
| 11/12 | W | TF 18-3 7:00 | T. Jenkins | --- | Pembroke Classic | round 5 | 125 | |
| 11/12 | W | TF 20-4 5:23 | Z. Branning | Southeastern University | Pembroke Classic | Round 4 | 125 | |
| 11/12 | W | DEC 12-8 | E. Quinn | Campbell - unattached | Pembroke Classic | round 3 | 125 | |
| 11/12 | L | DEC 8-7 | E. Barrett | --- | Pembroke Classic | round 2 | 125 | |
| 11/12 | W | F 12-3 2:00 | M. Reid | Spartanburg Methodist College | Pembroke Classic | round 1 | 125 | |
| 11/05 | W | DEC 9-8 | Z. Storm | NC State | 2017 Hokie Open | Finals | 125 lbs | |
| 11/05 | W | DEC 5-1 | C. Lenox | --- | 2017 Hokie Open | Semi-Finals | 125 lbs | |
| 11/05 | W | MD 11-3 | W. Moon | Emmanuel | 2017 Hokie Open | Quarter-Finals | 125 lbs | |
| 11/05 | W | TF 17-1 3:30 | N. Dagette | --- | 2017 Hokie Open | Round of 16 | 125 lbs | |
| 11/05 | W | F 5:58 | A. Neal | Newberry College | 2017 Hokie Open | Round of 32 | 125 lbs |