
Zach Price
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. |
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02/25 | W | F 6-1 2:24 | J. Sentipal | Lock Haven | Patriots Last Chance Open | Round 1 | 149 | |
02/25 | W | DEC 18-14 | A. Torres | Indiana | Patriots Last Chance Open | Round 1 | 149 | |
02/25 | W | TF 16-0 5:38 | L. Roberts | Virginia | Patriots Last Chance Open | Round 1 | 149 | |
02/25 | W | MD 8-0 | M. Dolan | --- | Patriots Last Chance Open | Round 1 | 149 | |
02/18 | W | DEC 9-7 | R. Vigil | VMI | VMI @ Gardner-Webb | Round 1 | 149 | |
02/17 | L | DEC 5-2 SV | J. Boyd | The Citadel | The Citadel @ Gardner-Webb | Round 1 | 149 | |
02/10 | W | DEC 3-2 TB1 | T. McKnight | Davidson | Davidson @ Gardner-Webb | Round 1 | 149 | |
02/04 | L | DEC 4-1 SV | J. Rivera | Campbell | Gardner-Webb @ Campbell | Round 1 | 149 | |
02/03 | W | DEC 5-1 | M. Williams | Chattanooga | Chattanooga @ Gardner-Webb | Round 1 | 149 | |
01/28 | W | DEC 4-2 | Z. Cowan | Bellarmine | Gardner-Webb @ Bellarmine | Round 1 | 149 | |
01/17 | W | DEC 2-1 | J. Papcsy | Duke | Duke @ Gardner-Webb | Round 1 | 149 | |
01/06 | W | DEC 8-2 | E. Roggie | Virginia | Gardner-Webb vs. Virginia | Round 1 | 149 | |
01/01 | W | DEC 8-5 | M. Petersen | North Dakota State | Southern Scuffle | Round 1 | 149 | |
01/01 | W | DEC 2-1 | D. Findora | Drexel | Southern Scuffle | Round 1 | 149 | |
01/01 | L | DEC 2-0 | T. Deck | Army West Point | Southern Scuffle | Round 1 | 149 | |
01/01 | L | DEC 9-4 | N. Castillo | Chattanooga | Southern Scuffle | Round 1 | 149 | |
01/01 | W | DEC 9-2 | B. Alanis | Northern Colorado | Southern Scuffle | Round 1 | 149 | |
01/01 | W | DEC 5-2 SV | K. O'Dell | Appalachian State | Southern Scuffle | Round 1 | 149 | |
01/01 | W | DEC 4-2 | J. Price | Appalachian State | Southern Scuffle | Round 1 | 149 | |
12/21 | W | DEC 4-1 SV | D. Raike | Ohio | Ohio @ Gardner-Webb | Round 1 | 149 | |
12/21 | L | DEC 10-4 | K. Cassidy | George Mason | George Mason @ Gardner-Webb | Round 1 | 149 | |
12/02 | L | DEC 6-2 | N. Stampoulos | Buffalo | Gardener Webb Duals | Round 1 | 149 | |
11/19 | W | DEC 4-0 | B. Alanis | Northern Colorado | Black Knight Invitational | Round 1 | 149 | |
11/19 | W | M FOR 0-0 | J. Butler | Rutgers | Black Knight Invitational | Round 1 | 149 | |
11/19 | W | DEC 9-7 | B. Stauffenberg | Michigan State | Black Knight Invitational | Round 1 | 149 | |
11/19 | L | DEC 6-5 | M. Williams | Army West Point | Black Knight Invitational | Round 1 | 149 | |
11/11 | L | F 4-1 6:10 | E. Roggie | Virginia | Mountaineer Invitational | Round 1 | 149 | |
11/11 | L | DEC 9-6 | J. Price | Appalachian State | Mountaineer Invitational | Round 1 | 149 | |
11/11 | W | TF 26-10 6:49 | A. Viduya | Air Force | Mountaineer Invitational | Round 1 | 149 | |
11/05 | W | M FOR 8-1 | D. Rossetti | Columbia | Clarion Open | Round 1 | 149 | |
11/05 | W | F 7-1 4:49 | J. Pletcher | Pittsburgh | Clarion Open | Round 1 | 149 | |
11/05 | W | DEC 8-4 | M. Polanco | Purdue | Clarion Open | Round 1 | 149 | |
11/05 | W | DEC 12-11 | J. Joy | --- | Clarion Open | Round 1 | 149 | |
11/05 | L | MD 16-3 | D. D`Emilio | Ohio State | Clarion Open | Round 1 | 149 | |
11/05 | W | MD 18-8 | D. Chappell | Bucknell | Clarion Open | Round 1 | 149 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/11 | W | DEC 7-2 | D. Dalrymple | --- | Gardner-Webb @ Chattanooga | Round 1 | 141 | |
02/04 | W | MD 12-4 | F. Junko | --- | VMI @ Gardner-Webb | Round 1 | 141 | |
01/31 | W | DEC 3-2 | H. Gonyer | Appalachian State | Gardner-Webb @ Appalachian State | Round 1 | 141 | |
01/21 | W | MD 14-1 | D. Roman | The Citadel | The Citadel @ Gardner-Webb | Round 1 | 141 | |
01/16 | L | DEC 4-0 | B. Hardy | Nebraska | Nebraska and Gardner Webb Duals | Round 1 | 141 | |
01/15 | W | TF 18-3 4:54 | M. Rubio | Queens | GWU Tri-Meet | Champ. Round 1 | 141 | |
01/15 | W | DEC 9-3 | J. Sanchez | Army West Point | GWU Tri-Meet | Champ. Round 1 | 141 | |
01/14 | W | F 10-3 4:17 | T. Eckman | Bellarmine | Bellarmine @ Gardner-Webb | Round 1 | 141 | |
01/08 | L | DEC 2-1 TB1 | S. Hanna | Campbell | Nebraska and Gardner Webb Duals | Round 1 | 141 | |
12/28 | L | DEF 9-4 | K. Butler | Virginia | Southeast Open | Champ. Round 1 | 141 | |
12/20 | W | DEC 5-2 | K. Hagan | Ohio | Gardner-Webb @ Ohio | Round 1 | 141 | |
12/16 | W | DEC 4-3 | M. Lopez | SIU Edwardsville | Gardner-Webb Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 141 | |
12/16 | L | DEC 6-5 | S. Koleno | Clarion | Gardner-Webb Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 141 | |
12/04 | W | MD 12-2 | K. Dunnigan | --- | ARMS Software Patriots Open | Champ. Round 1 | 141 | |
12/04 | W | MD 10-0 | K. Duschek | Columbia | ARMS Software Patriots Open | Champ. Round 1 | 141 | |
12/04 | W | TF 14-0 2:18 | D. Graves | Navy | ARMS Software Patriots Open | Champ. Round 1 | 141 | |
12/04 | W | DEC 7-3 | I. Byers | Appalachian State | ARMS Software Patriots Open | Champ. Round 1 | 141 | |
11/05 | L | FOR 0-0 | F. Junko | --- | Southeast Open | Champ. Round 1 | 141 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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01/05 | W | DEC 7-2 | E. Homrock | --- | Southern Scuffle | Champ. Round 3 | 149 | |
01/01 | W | DEC 7-2 | E. Homrock | --- | Southern Scuffle | Champ. Round 1 | 149 | |
01/01 | L | DEC 5-3 | V. Voinovich | --- | Southern Scuffle | Champ. Round 1 | 149 | |
01/01 | W | DEC 4-3 | J. Brown | CSU Bakersfield | Southern Scuffle | Champ. Round 1 | 149 | |
01/01 | L | DEC 9-5 | J. Boyd | --- | Southern Scuffle | Champ. Round 1 | 149 | |
01/01 | W | TF 16-0 2:12 | S. Collazo | The Citadel | Southern Scuffle | Champ. Round 1 | 149 | |
12/11 | L | FOR 0-0 | D. Kimball | South Dakota State | UNI Open 2021 | Round 5 | 149 | |
12/11 | L | DEC 10-4 | M. Blockhus | Minnesota | UNI Open 2021 | Round 4 | 149 | |
12/11 | W | DEC 9-5 | T. Cha | Minnesota | UNI Open 2021 | Round 2 | 149 | |
11/28 | L | DEC 13-7 | M. Blockhus | Minnesota | South Dakota State @ Minnesota | Round 1 | 149 | |
11/14 | W | DEC 5-4 | S. Swiggum | --- | Bison Open | 6th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 149 | |
11/13 | L | MD 15-5 | B. Brenner | Minnesota | Bison Open | Semis & 5th WB (32 Man) | 149 | |
11/13 | W | MD 11-3 | T. Cha | Minnesota | Bison Open | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 149 | |
11/13 | W | DEC 6-1 | P. Velazquez | North Dakota State | Bison Open | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 149 | |
11/13 | W | DEC 15-8 | G. Ojeda | --- | Bison Open | Round 1 (32 Man) | 149 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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03/20 | L | DEC 9-4 | C. Cannon | Northwestern | 2021 NCAA Division 1 Championships | Consi of 8 #2 | 133 lbs | |
03/20 | L | DEC 9-4 | C. Cannon | Northwestern | 2021 NCAA Division I Championships | Cons. Round 4 | 133 | |
03/19 | W | DEC 8-4 | J. Vleet | Air Force | 2021 NCAA Division 1 Championships | Consi of 8 #1 | 133 lbs | |
03/19 | W | DEC 8-4 | J. Vleet | Air Force | 2021 NCAA Division I Championships | Cons. Round 3 | 133 | |
03/19 | W | DEC 6-2 | P. Bianchi | Arkansas | 2021 NCAA Division 1 Championships | Consi of 16 #2 | 133 lbs | |
03/19 | W | DEC 6-2 | P. Bianchi | Little Rock | 2021 NCAA Division I Championships | Cons. Round 2 | 133 | |
03/18 | L | DEC 6-4 | K. Myers | Virginia Tech | 2021 NCAA Division 1 Championships | Round of 16 | 133 lbs | |
03/18 | L | DEC 6-4 | K. Myers | Virginia Tech | 2021 NCAA Division I Championships | Champ Round 2 and Consi Round 1 | 133 | |
03/18 | W | DEC 4-2 SV1 | C. Rich | Cal State Bakersfield | 2021 NCAA Division 1 Championships | Round of 32 | 133 lbs | |
03/18 | W | DEC 4-2 SV | C. Rich | Csu Bakersfield | 2021 NCAA Division I Championships | Round 1 | 133 | |
03/07 | W | DEC 8-1 | H. Drury | Fresno State | 2021 Big 12 Championships | 5th | 133 | |
03/07 | L | DEC 8-4 | Z. Redding | --- | 2021 Big 12 Championships | Cons Semis | 133 | |
03/07 | W | DEC 5-3 SV | T. Smith | Utah Valley | 2021 Big 12 Championships | Cons. Round 2 (12 Man) | 133 | |
03/06 | W | DEC 8-5 | J. Vleet | Air Force | 2021 Big 12 Championships | Cons. Round 1 (12 Man) | 133 | |
03/06 | L | DEC 4-3 | T. Madrigal | Oklahoma | 2021 Big 12 Championships | Round 1 | 133 | |
02/13 | W | DEC 7-5 | B. Smith | --- | SDSU Triangular | Round 1 (4 Team) | 133 | |
02/13 | W | DEC 8-5 | G. Kuchan | --- | SDSU Triangular | Round 1 (4 Team) | 133 | |
02/07 | W | DEC 4-2 | Z. Redding | --- | NDSU Triangular | Round 3 (3 Team) | 133 | |
02/07 | W | MD 10-2 | K. March | --- | NDSU Triangular | Round 1 (3 Team) | 133 | |
01/17 | W | DEC 10-5 | G. Kuchan | --- | Air Force/Northern Colorado/SDSU Tri | Round 2 (6 Team) | 133 | |
01/17 | W | DEC 9-6 | J. Svihel | Wyoming | Air Force/Northern Colorado/SDSU Tri | Round 5 (6 Team) | 133 | |
01/17 | L | MD 14-4 | J. Vleet | Air Force | Air Force/Northern Colorado/SDSU Tri | Finals (2 Team) | 133 | |
01/10 | W | MD 13-5 | K. March | --- | SDSU Tri-Dual | Round 3 (3 Team) | 133 | |
01/10 | L | F 5-4 6:22 | K. Biscoglia | --- | SDSU Tri-Dual | Round 2 (3 Team) | 133 | |
01/03 | W | DEC 6-3 | D. Turner | --- | South Dakota State @ Oregon State | Round 1 | 133 | |
01/03 | W | DEC 7-5 | M. Schmitt | --- | South Dakota State @ Missouri | Round 1 | 133 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/02 | L | NC 0-0 | B. Nickel | Valiant College Prepatory | Sioux City Dave Edmonds Open | Round 11(Consi Semis) | 141 | |
02/02 | W | MD 15-5 | D. Leal | --- | Sioux City Dave Edmonds Open | Round 10 | 141 | |
02/02 | W | F 20-5 5:28 | K. Carey | Concordia (Neb.) | Sioux City Dave Edmonds Open | Round 8 | 141 | |
02/02 | W | F 8-0 3:14 | D. Neroes | --- | Sioux City Dave Edmonds Open | Round 7 | 141 | |
02/02 | W | MD 13-1 | A. Shea | --- | Sioux City Dave Edmonds Open | Round 5 | 141 | |
02/02 | L | F 10-7 6:28 | G. Brenna | Grand View | Sioux City Dave Edmonds Open | Round 4 | 141 | |
02/02 | W | F 14-3 2:14 | M. Reeves | --- | Sioux City Dave Edmonds Open | Round 2 | 141 | |
01/12 | L | FOR 0-0 | C. Carlson | --- | Ridgewater Open 2019 | 16 Man Final Round | 141 | |
01/12 | W | DEC 9-4 | R. Rodorigo | St. Cloud State | Ridgewater Open 2019 | Round 4 16 Man | 141 | |
01/12 | W | DEC 10-9 | K. O`brien | --- | Ridgewater Open 2019 | Round 2 16 Man | 141 | |
01/05 | W | F 7-6 4:06 | D. Thevel | --- | Cusatis open | Semis & WB | 141 | |
01/05 | W | TF 19-3 5:21 | Z. Charity | --- | Cusatis open | Quarters & WB | 141 | |
01/05 | W | MD 15-4 | C. Devers | Concordia (Neb.) | Cusatis open | Rd 1 - 16, Champ Rd 2 Cons Rd 1 - 32 | 141 | |
12/08 | L | MD 12-3 | J. Stickley | IOWA | UNI Open | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 141 | |
12/08 | L | DEC 5-2 | J. Schoenherr | --- | UNI Open | Round 1 (16 Man) | 141 | |
12/01 | W | DEC 8-4 | A. Williams | --- | BVU Open | Semis & 5th WB (32 Man) | 141 | |
12/01 | W | F 3-2 1:48 | A. Shea | --- | BVU Open | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 141 | |
12/01 | W | F 6-0 1:59 | Z. Stewart | --- | BVU Open | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 141 | |
12/01 | W | TF 16-0 1:41 | B. Black | Iowa Central | BVU Open | Round 1 (32 Man) | 141 | |
11/10 | W | DEC 11-7 | B. Jones | University of Minnesota | Bison Open | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 141 | |
11/10 | W | DEC 9-7 | S. Degen | North Dakota State University | Bison Open | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 141 | |
11/10 | W | DEC 7-4 | M. Ramirezlazos | --- | Bison Open | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 141 | |
11/10 | W | TF 20-3 2:55 | R. Kikopa | Unattached | Bison Open | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 141 | |
11/10 | L | DEC 5-2 | C. Crooks | --- | Bison Open | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 141 | |
11/04 | W | M FOR | A. Shino | Nebraska | 2018 Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open | 5th Place | 141 lbs | |
11/04 | L | DEC 4-0 | C. Carlson | South Dakota State Unattached | 2018 Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open | Consi-Semis | 141 lbs | |
11/04 | L | F 6:38 | M. Mckee | --- | 2018 Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open | Semi-Finals | 141 lbs | |
11/04 | W | MD 18-7 | A. Shino | Nebraska | 2018 Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open | Quarter-Finals | 141 lbs | |
11/04 | W | F 2:39 | A. Shea | Briar Cliff University | 2018 Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open | Round of 16 | 141 lbs |