
Adam Zerbee
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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02/08 | W | F 0-0 1:41 | A. Taylor | Bellwood Antis Hs | Bellwood Antis Hs @ CENTRAL HS (Martinsburg) | Round 1 | 145 | |
02/06 | W | F 0-0 4:15 | Z. Lash | Tyrone Area Hs | Tyrone Area Hs @ CENTRAL HS (Martinsburg) | Round 1 | 160 | |
01/23 | L | DEC 7-5 | C. Freeland | Clearfield Area Hs | CENTRAL HS (Martinsburg) @ Clearfield Area Hs | Round 1 | 152 | |
01/18 | L | DEC 9-3 | H. Weitoish | Philipsburg Osceola Area Hs | Philipsburg Osceola Area Hs @ CENTRAL HS (Martinsburg) | Round 1 | 152 | |
01/11 | W | DEC 4-2 | A. Finkle | Huntingdon Area Hs | Huntingdon Area Hs @ CENTRAL HS (Martinsburg) | Round 1 | 160 | |
01/04 | W | F 0-0 5:19 | K. Simpson | Bellefonte Area Hs | Bellefonte Area Hs @ CENTRAL HS (Martinsburg) | Round 1 | 160 | |
12/21 | W | F 0-0 1:12 | B. Yetsko | Bald Eagle Area Hs | CENTRAL HS (Martinsburg) @ Bald Eagle Area Hs | Round 1 | 160 | |
12/16 | L | MD 8-0 | N. Marcenelle | North Allegheny Hs | Panther Holiday Classic | Cons. Semis | 160 | |
12/16 | W | DEC 3-0 | C. Pesta | Williams Valley Hs | Panther Holiday Classic | Cons. Quarters | 160 | |
12/16 | W | DEC 3-0 | J. Diaz | Woodbridge Senior | Panther Holiday Classic | Cons. Round 5 | 160 | |
12/16 | L | MD 16-3 | M. Kidwell | --- | Panther Holiday Classic | Quarterfinals | 160 | |
12/16 | W | DEC 7-4 | B. Molinaro | Hazleton Area Hs | Panther Holiday Classic | Champ. Round 3 | 160 | |
12/16 | W | F 0-0 0:18 | B. Delate | Shamokin Area Hs | Panther Holiday Classic | Champ. Round 2 | 160 | |
12/16 | L | DEF 0-0 1:41 | S. Link | Cambria Heights Hs | Panther Holiday Classic | 5th Place Match | 160 | |
12/14 | W | DEC 4-2 | C. Imler | Northern Bedford Co Hs | Northern Bedford Co Hs @ CENTRAL HS (Martinsburg) | Round 1 | 160 | |
12/12 | W | DEC 5-4 | C. Felker | Penns Valley Area Hs | CENTRAL HS (Martinsburg) @ Penns Valley Area Hs | Round 1 | 152 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/09 | W | F 0-0 5:01 | L. Lafferty | Claysburg Kimmel Hs | Claysburg Kimmel Hs @ CENTRAL HS (Martinsburg) | Round 1 | 152 | |
02/07 | W | F 0-0 1:46 | T. Snyder | --- | CENTRAL HS (Martinsburg) @ Central Cambria Hs | Round 1 | 152 | |
02/02 | W | F 0-0 3:22 | B. Deline | Huntingdon Area Hs | Huntingdon Area Hs @ CENTRAL HS (Martinsburg) | Round 1 | 145 | |
01/24 | L | DEC 10-7 | E. Richner | Bellefonte Area Hs | CENTRAL HS (Martinsburg) @ Bellefonte Area Hs | Round 1 | 160 | |
01/18 | W | MD 16-2 | N. Watters | Bellwood Antis Hs | Bellwood Antis Hs @ CENTRAL HS (Martinsburg) | Round 1 | 160 | |
01/12 | W | DEC 9-6 | T. Guyer | Northern Bedford Co Hs | CENTRAL HS (Martinsburg) @ Northern Bedford Co Hs | Round 1 | 160 | |
01/10 | W | DEC 9-3 | R. Taylor | Bald Eagle Area Hs | Bald Eagle Area Hs @ CENTRAL HS (Martinsburg) | Round 1 | 170 | |
01/04 | W | F 0-0 2:24 | T. Beauseigneur | Philipsburg Osceola Area Hs | CENTRAL HS (Martinsburg) @ Philipsburg Osceola Area Hs | Round 1 | 160 | |
12/20 | W | F 9-0 3:41 | B. Zattoni | Clearfield Area Hs | Clearfield Area Hs @ CENTRAL HS (Martinsburg) | Round 1 | 170 | |
12/18 | W | DEC 6-2 | J. Ligon | Dallastown Area Hs | Panther Holiday Classic | Champ. Round 1 | 152 | |
12/18 | W | DEC 6-2 | J. Ligon | Dallastown Area Hs | Panther Holiday Classic | Cons. Round 5 | 152 | |
12/18 | L | DEC 2-1 | H. Boutiller | Altoona Area Hs | Panther Holiday Classic | Cons. Quarters | 152 | |
12/18 | L | DEC 8-2 | C. Law | Forest Hills Hs | Panther Holiday Classic | Champ. Round 1 | 152 | |
12/18 | W | F 6-0 4:42 | B. Christ | Tunkhannock Area Hs | Panther Holiday Classic | Cons. Round 3 | 152 | |
12/18 | W | DEC 7-2 | J. Curtis | Corry Area Hs | Panther Holiday Classic | Cons. Round 2 | 152 | |
12/17 | W | F 0-0 2:53 | C. Upcraft | Penns Valley Area Hs | Panther Holiday Classic | 7th Place Match | 152 | |
12/17 | W | F 0-0 3:50 | T. Snyder | --- | Panther Holiday Classic | Cons. Round 1 | 152 | |
12/13 | L | DEC 4-2 | C. Upcraft | Penns Valley Area Hs | CENTRAL HS (Martinsburg) @ Penns Valley Area Hs | Round 1 | 152 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/10 | W | DEC 10-5 | A. Kichman | Northern Bedford Co Hs | Northern Bedford Co Hs @ CENTRAL HS (Martinsburg) | Round 1 | 160 | |
02/08 | W | F 0-0 5:43 | N. Watters | Bellwood Antis Hs | CENTRAL HS (Martinsburg) @ Bellwood Antis Hs | Round 1 | 152 | |
02/03 | L | DEC 6-2 | J. Bailey | Huntingdon Area Hs | CENTRAL HS (Martinsburg) @ Huntingdon Area Hs | Round 1 | 152 | |
01/27 | W | F 0-0 1:36 | N. Schwarz | Claysburg Kimmel Hs | CENTRAL HS (Martinsburg) @ Claysburg Kimmel Hs | Round 1 | 160 | |
01/25 | L | DEC 5-1 | L. McClure | Bellefonte Area Hs | Bellefonte Area Hs @ CENTRAL HS (Martinsburg) | Round 1 | 170 | |
01/18 | W | F 0-0 1:49 | J. Lewis | Tyrone Area Hs | Tyrone Area Hs @ CENTRAL HS (Martinsburg) | Round 1 | 170 | |
01/13 | W | F 0-0 1:23 | B. Irvin | Bald Eagle Area Hs | CENTRAL HS (Martinsburg) @ Bald Eagle Area Hs | Round 1 | 160 | |
01/06 | W | F 0-0 1:43 | T. Lemin | Tussey Mountain Hs | Tussey Mountain Hs @ CENTRAL HS (Martinsburg) | Round 1 | 160 | |
01/01 | L | DEC 4-0 | A. Allebach | Penns Valley Area Hs | Penns Valley Area Hs @ CENTRAL HS (Martinsburg) | Round 1 | 170 | |
12/21 | L | DEC 4-2 | T. Morgan | Clearfield Area Hs | CENTRAL HS (Martinsburg) @ Clearfield Area Hs | Round 1 | 160 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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03/14 | W | F 11-0 3:17 | B. irvin | Bald Eagle Area Hs | Bald Eagle Area Hs @ CENTRAL HS (Martinsburg) | Round 1 | 152 | |
02/11 | L | DEC 7-5 | B. Mezzelo | Cambria Heights Hs | CENTRAL HS (Martinsburg) @ Cambria Heights Hs | Round 1 | 145 | |
02/09 | L | DEC 7-5 | B. Mezzelo | Cambria Heights Hs | CENTRAL HS (Martinsburg) @ Cambria Heights Hs | Round 1 | 145 | |
01/28 | L | TF 15-0 6:00 | S. Baney | Huntingdon Area Hs | Huntingdon Area Hs @ CENTRAL HS (Martinsburg) | Round 1 | 145 | |
01/27 | L | TF 18-3 4:00 | M. Jacobs | Bellefonte Area Hs | Bellefonte Area Hs @ CENTRAL HS (Martinsburg) | Round 1 | 145 | |
01/06 | L | F 0-0 5:42 | D. Weitoish | Philipsburg Osceola Area Hs | Philipsburg Osceola Area Hs @ CENTRAL HS (Martinsburg) | Round 1 | 152 | |
12/30 | W | F 0-0 2:21 | N. Watters | Bellwood Antis Hs | Bellwood Antis Hs @ CENTRAL HS (Martinsburg) | Round 1 | 145 | |
12/21 | L | DEC 2-1 | D. Reeve | Hollidaysburg Area Hs | Sheetz Holiday Classic | Cons. Round 3 | 145 | |
12/21 | W | DEC 13-6 | C. Saluga | Chartiers Valley Hs | Sheetz Holiday Classic | Cons. Round 2 | 145 | |
12/21 | L | F 0-0 0:48 | D. Clark | --- | Sheetz Holiday Classic | Champ. Round 2 | 145 | |
12/21 | W | F 0-0 0:55 | J. Fisher | --- | Sheetz Holiday Classic | Champ. Round 1 | 145 | |
12/19 | L | F 0-0 0:48 | D. Clark | --- | Sheetz Classic | Champ. Round 2 | 145 | |
12/18 | L | MD 19-10 | S. Brumbaugh | Tussey Mountain Hs | CENTRAL HS (Martinsburg) @ Tussey Mountain Hs | Round 1 | 152 | |
12/16 | L | F 0-0 1:21 | T. Norris | Clearfield Area Hs | Clearfield Area Hs @ CENTRAL HS (Martinsburg) | Round 1 | 152 | |
12/16 | L | F 0-0 1:28 | T. Norris | Clearfield Area High School | Clearfield Area High School @ CENTRAL HS (Martinsburg) | Round 1 | 152 |