
Chris Cook
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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02/15 | L | DEC 3-2 | P. Meaney | Baldwin Wallace | West Liberty @ Baldwin Wallace | Round 1 | 285 | |
02/08 | L | FOR 0-0 | J. Miller | Baldwin Wallace | John Summa Invite | 5th-6th | 285 | |
02/08 | L | DEC 10-5 | I. McWilliams | Wabash | John Summa Invite | Consi Semi | 285 | |
02/08 | L | DEC 5-3 | M. Bishop | Wabash | John Summa Invite | Semi Finals | 285 | |
02/08 | W | DEC 6-2 | K. Fitzgerald | --- | John Summa Invite | Quarter Finals | 285 | |
02/08 | W | MD 11-3 | J. Obst | --- | John Summa Invite | Round of 16 | 285 | |
01/28 | L | DEC 4-0 | J. Campbell | --- | West Liberty @ Notre Dame (Ohio) | Round 1 | 285 | |
01/11 | L | DEC 6-4 | T. Weirich | --- | West Liberty @ Ashland | Round 1 | 285 | |
12/20 | W | DQ 0-0 | D. Wilson-Turner | Davis Elkins | West Liberty Tri | Champ. Round 1 | 285 | |
12/08 | L | FOR 0-0 | L. Lee | Unattached-CCSJ | Indiana Little State | Placement Matches (32 Man) | 285 | |
12/08 | L | FOR 0-0 | I. McWilliams | Wabash | Indiana Little State | 6th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 285 | |
12/08 | W | DEC 9-6 | G. Clark | Ancilla College | Indiana Little State | Semis & 5th WB (32 Man) | 285 | |
12/07 | W | F 4-0 4:35 | J. VanCleave | Indianapolis | Indiana Little State | 4th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 285 | |
12/07 | L | DEC 3-2 | M. Bishop | Wabash | Indiana Little State | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 285 | |
12/07 | W | DEC 5-2 | J. Williams | --- | Indiana Little State | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 285 | |
11/23 | W | MD 15-7 | J. Vargo | Mercyhurst NorthEast | BW Open | 3rd-4th | 285 | |
11/23 | W | DEC 7-2 | G. Robinson | --- | BW Open | Consi Round 4 | 285 | |
11/23 | W | MD 12-1 | N. Scott | Ohio Wesleyan | BW Open | Consi Quarter | 285 | |
11/23 | W | DEC 2-0 | T. Petrey | --- | BW Open | Consi Semi | 285 | |
11/23 | L | DEC 5-2 | T. Weirich | Ashland | BW Open | Quarter Finals | 285 | |
11/23 | W | F 4-0 5:00 | G. Colligan | Thiel | BW Open | Round of 16 | 285 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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01/26 | L | DEC 5-2 | I. | --- | West Virginia Collegiate Invitational | Placement Round | 184 | |
01/26 | W | DEC 2-0 | H. Moore | --- | West Virginia Collegiate Invitational | Semifinals | 184 | |
11/17 | L | F 2-0 0:30 | H. Bronne | Tiffin University | Findlay Open | Wrestlebacks | 184 | |
11/17 | L | F 6-0 3:37 | C. Mulligan | --- | Findlay Open | Quarters & Wrestlebacks | 184 | |
11/17 | W | DEC 5-1 | R. Almodovar | Midway Unviersity | Findlay Open | Championship Rd & Wrestlebacks | 184 | |
11/17 | W | DEC 4-3 | N. Konyk | Mercyhurst University | Findlay Open | Round 1 (32 Man) | 184 | |
11/11 | L | F 6-0 2:42 | C. Mulligan | --- | Ohio Intercollegiate Open | Semi/WB | 184 | |
11/11 | L | DEC 3-1 SV | J. Gray | --- | Ohio Intercollegiate Open | Quarters/WB | 184 | |
11/08 | L | DEC 7-5 | A. Delp | Pitt-Johnstown | Pitt-Johnstown @ West Liberty | Round 1 | 184 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/23 | L | DEC 10-8 | A. Delp | University Of Pittsburgh Johnstown | NCAA DII Super Regional East | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 184 | |
02/23 | L | DEC 6-2 | (. Ritchie | Alderson Broaddus University | NCAA DII Super Regional East | Round 1 (16 Man) | 184 | |
01/20 | L | DEC 7-4 | E. Fowler | --- | West Liberty University @ Notre Dame (Ohio) | Round 1 | 184 | |
01/09 | L | DEC 5-2 | P. Rallis | East Stroudsburg | West Liberty University @ East Stroudsburg | Round 1 | 184 | |
12/16 | L | MD 17-3 | C. Price | --- | 39th Annual Midwest Classic | Quarters and 3rd WB | 184 | |
12/16 | W | DEC 4-2 | J. Schichel | Mary | 39th Annual Midwest Classic | 2nd Wrestleback | 184 | |
12/16 | L | DEC 10-6 | D. Hahn | --- | 39th Annual Midwest Classic | Round 1 | 184 | |
12/09 | W | DEC 3-1 | T. Terry | --- | West Liberty University @ Ashland | Round 1 | 184 | |
12/01 | L | MD 13-4 | A. Pasiuk | Wheeling Jesuit University | Wheeling Jesuit University @ West Liberty University | Round 1 | 184 | |
11/18 | L | F 9-3 5:42 | A. Pasiuk | Wheeling Jesuit University | Findlay Open | Quarters & Wrestlebacks | 184 | |
11/18 | W | DEC 10-5 | C. Morgan | West Liberty University | Findlay Open | 2nd Wrestleback (32 Man) | 184 | |
11/18 | L | DEC 4-3 | D. Deerwester | Indianapolis | Findlay Open | Round 1 (32 Man) | 184 | |
11/12 | L | DEC 6-5 | C. Morgan | West Liberty University | Ohio Intercollegiate Open | Placement Matches | 184 | |
11/12 | W | F 13-3 4:30 | N. Tommas | Case Western Reserve Univ | Ohio Intercollegiate Open | Semis & Wrestlebacks | 184 | |
11/12 | W | MD 17-7 | T. Terry | --- | Ohio Intercollegiate Open | Wrestlebacks | 184 | |
11/12 | L | DEC 5-2 | E. Fowler | --- | Ohio Intercollegiate Open | Quarters & Wrestlebacks | 184 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/24 | L | DEC 6-2 | j. Rosemond | --- | NCAA DII Super Regional -East | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 285 | |
02/24 | L | F 4-1 2:48 | K. Teacher | Notre Dame College (Ohio) | NCAA DII Super Regional -East | Round 1 (16 Man) | 285 | |
01/21 | L | DEC 5-3 | C. Siegfried | Wheeling Jesuit University | WV Invite | Cons Semifinals. | 285 | |
01/21 | W | F 11-1 6:50 | J. Horn | --- | WV Invite | Semifinals & 3rd RD Cons. | 285 | |
01/21 | W | F 2-2 6:09 | J. Wainright | West Virginia Tech | WV Invite | 2nd Rd Cons. | 285 | |
01/21 | L | DEC 4-3 SV | D. Uzelak | Wheeling Jesuit University | WV Invite | Quarters & 1st Rd Cons. | 285 | |
12/17 | L | F 2-0 0:28 | E. Loughman | Lake Erie College | 38th Annual Midwest Classic | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 285 | |
12/17 | W | DEC 9-2 | B. Willard | Ohio Valley University | 38th Annual Midwest Classic | Prelim 2 | 285 | |
12/17 | L | TF 17-2 6:23 | C. Pease | McKendree University | 38th Annual Midwest Classic | Round 1 (32 Man) | 285 | |
11/19 | L | DEC 5-3 | C. Carter | Tiffin University | Findlay Open | Quarters & Wrestlebacks | HWT | |
11/19 | W | DEC 3-2 | D. Uzelac | Wheeling Jesuit | Findlay Open | Championship Rd & Wrestlebacks | HWT | |
11/19 | W | DEC 7-4 | S. Bloor | Wheeling Jesuit | Findlay Open | 2nd Wrestleback (32 Man) | HWT | |
11/19 | W | DEC 7-5 | N. Hogenbirk | Ohio Northern University | Findlay Open | Prelim Rd 2 | HWT | |
11/19 | L | F 2-1 3:20 | L. Fleming | Findlay | Findlay Open | Prelim Rd1 | HWT |