Kade Smith
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/07 | W | TF 18-1 | A. Parker | Thiel | Penn State Behrend @ Thiel | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 02/03 | L | DEC 4-2 | C. Filer | Gannon | Penn State Behrend Tri-Meet | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 02/02 | W | DEC 4-2 | C. Cai | Case Western Reserve | Penn State Behrend Tri-Meet | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 01/28 | W | TF 17-0 3:32 | J. Connor | Ohio Wesleyan | Ohio Wesleyan @ Penn State Behrend | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 01/13 | W | DEF 3-0 1:31 | n. fegert | Pitt-Bradford | AMCC Duals | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 01/13 | W | TF 19-3 4:44 | A. Kauf | Hiram College | AMCC Duals | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 01/13 | W | DEC 12-7 | B. Lloyd | Alfred State | AMCC Duals | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 11/15 | W | DEC 6-4 | C. Mesich | St. Vincent College | Penn State Behrend @ St. Vincent College | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 11/12 | W | MD 10-1 | S. Evans | Waynesburg | W&J Invitational | Quarterfinals | 157 | |
| 11/11 | W | DEC 5-4 | W. Riley | McDaniel | W&J Invitational | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 11/11 | L | DEC 8-3 | K. Keith | Thomas More | W&J Invitational | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 11/11 | W | MD 10-1 | S. Evans | Waynesburg | W&J Invitational | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 11/11 | W | DEC 2-1 | W. Kahler | Lycoming | W&J Invitational | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 11/11 | W | DEC 5-3 | C. Mesich | St. Vincent College | W&J Invitational | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 11/08 | W | TF 18-1 | m. traore | Pitt-Bradford | Penn State Behrend @ Pitt-Bradford | Round 1 | 157 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/30 | W | MD 14-1 | S. Evans | Waynesburg | Thiel @ Waynesburg | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 01/19 | W | MD 10-1 | N. Montalbano | Washington & Jefferson | Washington & Jefferson @ Thiel | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/16 | W | DEC 5-0 | E. Hernandez | Pitt-Bradford | Pitt-Bradford Quad meet | Champ. Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/16 | L | DEC 5-3 | M. Wersinger | St. John Fisher | Pitt-Bradford Quad meet | Champ. Round 1 | 149 | |
| 01/12 | W | F 0-0 2:31 | A. Maser | Penn State Behrend | Penn State Behrend @ Thiel | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/11 | W | DEC 8-2 | T. Wagner | Case Western Reserve | Case Western Reserve @ Thiel | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 11/17 | W | DEC 9-3 | S. Holt | Hiram College | Hiram College @ Thiel | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 11/12 | W | F 0-0 1:23 | I. Schalik | --- | W&J Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 157 | |
| 11/12 | W | F 0-0 1:34 | G. Greer | Muskingum | W&J Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 157 | |
| 11/12 | W | F 0-0 1:57 | J. everette | --- | W&J Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 157 | |
| 11/12 | W | DEC 4-3 | H. O`Connor | --- | W&J Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 157 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/25 | L | DEF 5-0 5:53 | R. Lawlor | Alvernia University | NCAA DIII Regional Southeast | 4th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 157 | |
| 02/25 | L | MD 12-0 | R. Luth | Washington And Lee University | NCAA DIII Regional Southeast | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 157 | |
| 02/25 | W | MD 11-3 | J. Cornelius | Shenandoah University | NCAA DIII Regional Southeast | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 157 | |
| 02/12 | W | MD 12-4 | L. Marko | Washington & Jefferson | 2022 PAC Wrestling Championships | 1st Place Matches (8 Man) | 157 | |
| 02/12 | W | FOR 0-0 | A. Parker | Thiel College | 2022 PAC Wrestling Championships | semis | 157 | |
| 02/08 | W | DEC 6-0 | S. | Waynesburg | Waynesburg @ Thiel | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 01/30 | L | MD 15-6 | R. Boley | Gannon | Jamestown Open | Places | 157 | |
| 01/30 | W | DEC 7-2 | A. Barker | Unattached | Jamestown Open | Semi`s & WB`s | 157 | |
| 01/30 | W | DEC 13-7 | M. Ebanks | Brockport | Jamestown Open | Quarters & WB`s | 157 | |
| 01/30 | W | F 2-0 1:29 | M. Bansefall | Unattached | Jamestown Open | Round 2 | 157 | |
| 01/26 | W | F 0-0 2:52 | S. Finnigan | --- | Thiel @ Washington & Jefferson | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 01/21 | L | DEC 6-4 SV | T. Newton | Pitt-Bradford | Pitt-Bradford @ Thiel | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 01/15 | W | F 6-0 0:41 | D. Kosch | Muskingum | Muskingum @ Thiel | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 01/13 | W | MD 8-0 | T. Gallagher | Case Western Reserve | Thiel @ Case Western Reserve | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 12/04 | W | NC 0-0 | A. Xing | Williams College | RIT Invitational | 5th Place | 157 | |
| 12/04 | L | F 9-2 5:21 | T. Dell`Aera | Worcester Polytechnic | RIT Invitational | Consi-Semis | 157 | |
| 12/04 | W | NC 0-0 | C. Cai | --- | RIT Invitational | Consi-Qtrs | 157 | |
| 12/04 | W | DEC 10-4 | Z. Zuckerman | Delaware Valley | RIT Invitational | 4th WB | 157 | |
| 12/04 | L | MD 12-4 | A. Goldman | --- | RIT Invitational | Quarters | 157 | |
| 12/04 | W | DEC 6-4 | D. Guttentag | Wesleyan (CT) | RIT Invitational | Round 2 -Round of 16 | 157 | |
| 12/04 | W | MD 11-1 | A. Coleman | Delaware Valley | RIT Invitational | Round 1 (32 Man) | 157 | |
| 11/20 | W | DEF 0-0 | A. Castro | Defiance | Baldwin Wallace Invitational 2021 | 5th Place (32 Man-16 Man-8 Man) | 157 | |
| 11/20 | L | DEC 4-1 | T. West | Baldwin Wallace | Baldwin Wallace Invitational 2021 | Rnd 7 Consi Semis (32 Man-16 Man-8 Man) | 157 | |
| 11/20 | W | DEC 4-2 SV | A. Coleman | Delaware Valley | Baldwin Wallace Invitational 2021 | Rnd 6 Semis & Consi (32 Man-16Man 8Man) | 157 | |
| 11/20 | W | DEC 3-2 | G. Anderson | Lourdes | Baldwin Wallace Invitational 2021 | Round 5 (32 Man & 16 Man Consi) | 157 | |
| 11/20 | L | F 4-2 6:31 | T. Wittreich | Baldwin Wallace | Baldwin Wallace Invitational 2021 | Rnd 4 Quarters (32 Man-16 Man-8 Man) & Consis | 157 | |
| 11/18 | W | TF 17-2 | S. Holt | Hiram College | Thiel @ Hiram College | Round 1 | 157 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/28 | L | MD 13-0 | M. Pangle | Messiah | NCAA DIII Regional Southeast | WB4 | 165 | |
| 02/28 | W | DEC 7-5 SV | G. Kissell | Ferrum | NCAA DIII Regional Southeast | Quarters and WB3 | 165 | |
| 02/28 | W | F 3-5 4:43 | H. O`Connor | Lycoming | NCAA DIII Regional Southeast | Prelim 2 | 165 | |
| 02/28 | L | TF 15-0 6:05 | S. Conners | Wash. & Lee | NCAA DIII Regional Southeast | Prelim 1 | 165 | |
| 02/15 | W | F 0-0 | S. Miller | --- | Presidents Athletic Conference | 3rd Place | 165 | |
| 02/15 | L | DEC 8-1 | Z. Mackall | --- | Presidents Athletic Conference | Semis and 1st WB | 165 | |
| 02/15 | W | F 0-0 | R. Clemons | Washington & Jefferson | Presidents Athletic Conference | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 165 | |
| 02/08 | W | DEC 5-3 | C. Robinson | Niagara Community College | John Summa Invite | 3rd-4th | 165 | |
| 02/08 | W | F 2-0 0:26 | C. Blake | --- | John Summa Invite | Consi Semi | 165 | |
| 02/08 | L | F 8-0 4:24 | K. Hatch | --- | John Summa Invite | Semi Finals | 165 | |
| 02/08 | W | F 4-1 3:49 | J. King | --- | John Summa Invite | Quarter Finals | 165 | |
| 02/08 | W | TF 15-0 3:52 | N. Williamson | --- | John Summa Invite | Round of 16 | 165 | |
| 02/03 | L | MD 15-4 | Z. Mackall | --- | Thiel @ Waynesburg | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 0-0 0:50 | L. Etienne | Alfred State | Alfred State @ Thiel | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 01/18 | W | DEC 10-4 | a. barnett | Penn State Behrend | Thiel @ Penn State Behrend | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 01/17 | W | F 0-0 0:20 | R. Clemons | Washington & Jefferson | Washington & Jefferson @ Thiel | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 12/14 | L | DEC 10-3 | D. Reddick | --- | Cleveland State Open | 3rd WB (1st 32 man) | 157 | |
| 12/14 | L | DEC 10-3 | W. Kaldes | Pitt | Cleveland State Open | Round of 32 | 157 | |
| 11/24 | L | F 10-1 5:14 | J. Tague | Notre Dame College | Storm Open | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 157 | |
| 11/24 | L | DEC 6-4 | J. Crawford | Notre Dame College | Storm Open | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 157 | |
| 11/16 | L | F 7-2 6:27 | B. Lowery | --- | Findlay Open | 2nd Wrestleback (32 Man) | 157 | |
| 11/16 | W | DEC 11-9 SV | D. Kreitzer | --- | Findlay Open | Championship Rd & Wrestlebacks | 157 | |
| 11/16 | W | F 4-1 1:28 | K. Crowe | Tiffin | Findlay Open | Prelim Rd 2 | 157 | |
| 11/16 | L | DEC 7-2 | A. Hafez | --- | Findlay Open | Prelim Rd1 | 157 | |
| 11/10 | L | DEC 7-4 | D. Novak | --- | Ohio Intercollegiate Open | WB 3 | 157 | |
| 11/10 | W | F 4-1 2:27 | J. Chipps | --- | Ohio Intercollegiate Open | WB 2 | 157 | |
| 11/10 | W | F 16-2 5:21 | B. Lowery | --- | Ohio Intercollegiate Open | Round of 32 | 157 | |
| 11/10 | L | DEC 3-1 SV | A. Jacobs | Central Michigan | Ohio Intercollegiate Open | Round of 16 | 157 | |
| 11/03 | L | DEC 9-3 | J. Limongi | Kent State Unattached | 2019 Clarion Open | Consi of 8 #2 | 165 lbs | |
| 11/03 | L | F 7-0 6:37 | M. Bartolo | Clarion | 2019 Clarion Open | Round of 16 | 165 lbs |