James Robinson
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/23 | L | F 2-0 0:42 | J. Sanchez | --- | 2018 MYWAY State Championship | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 75 | |
| 03/23 | L | F 2-0 1:25 | J. Garris | All American Grappling | 2018 MYWAY State Championship | Round 1 (32 Man) | 75 | |
| 03/17 | L | F 6-0 2:23 | C. Choranziak | --- | Chatterton Invite | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 75 | |
| 03/17 | L | F 11-0 2:30 | J. Zehnder | Powell | Chatterton Invite | Round 1 (16 Man) | 75 | |
| 03/11 | L | F 11-3 3:52 | B. Vanatta | Anchor Bay WC | MYWAY Metro Regional | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 75 | |
| 03/11 | L | F 2-0 1:30 | J. Kimling | South Lyon Matcats | MYWAY Metro Regional | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 75 | |
| 02/26 | L | F 2-5 2:20 | M. Cieplik | Roseville Eagles WC | Center Line Open & Novice | Round 5 (5 Man) | 75 | |
| 02/26 | L | DEC 15-13 | B. Edgil | Hazel Park Wrestling | Center Line Open & Novice | Round 4 (5 Man) | 75 | |
| 02/26 | L | MD 20-8 | B. Vanatta | Anchor Bay WC | Center Line Open & Novice | Round 3 (5 Man) | 75 | |
| 02/25 | W | DEF 0-0 | M. Short | Berkley WC (Panthers) | Center Line Open & Novice | Round 2 (5 Man) | 75 | |
| 02/19 | W | F 4-2 0:59 | B. Edgil | Hazel Park Wrestling | Roseville Open & Novice | Round 3 (5 Man) | 75 | |
| 02/19 | W | DEC 10-8 | M. Cieplik | Roseville Eagles WC | Roseville Open & Novice | Round 2 (5 Man) | 75 | |
| 02/19 | L | DEC 6-2 | L. Bascomb | Falcon WC | Roseville Open & Novice | Round 1 (5 Man) | 75 | |
| 02/18 | L | MD 13-4 | B. Vanatta | Anchor Bay WC | Roseville Open & Novice | Round 5 (5 Man) | 75 | |
| 02/11 | L | F 4-4 1:18 | B. Vanatta | Anchor Bay WC | Ferndale Open & Novice | Cons. Semis (8 Man) | 75 | |
| 02/11 | L | MD 8-0 | L. Craft | Center Line WC | Ferndale Open & Novice | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 75 | |
| 02/04 | W | F 13-8 4:19 | J. Shamer | Hazel Park Wrestling | Dakota Open & Novice | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 75 | |
| 02/04 | W | F 5-0 1:50 | K. Canter | Anchor Bay WC | Dakota Open & Novice | Cons. Semis (8 Man) | 75 | |
| 02/04 | L | DEC 9-5 | M. Cieplik | Roseville Eagles WC | Dakota Open & Novice | Semis & WB (8 Man) | 75 | |
| 02/04 | W | F 4-4 3:33 | B. Vanatta | Anchor Bay WC | Dakota Open & Novice | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 75 | |
| 02/04 | L | NC 0-0 | M. Cieplik | Roseville Eagles WC | Dakota Open & Novice | 2nd Place Match (8 Man) | 75 | |
| 01/28 | L | DEC 8-2 | M. Cieplik | Roseville Eagles WC | Motor City Open & Novice | Round 3 (4 Man) | 75 | |
| 01/28 | L | F 2-0 1:30 | L. Bascomb | Falcon WC | Motor City Open & Novice | Round 2 (4 Man) | 75 | |
| 01/28 | L | F 10-9 1:30 | B. Edgil | Hazel Park Wrestling | Motor City Open & Novice | Round 1 (4 Man) | 75 | |
| 01/21 | L | DEC 6-2 | M. Cieplik | Roseville Eagles WC | MYWAY Greights Metro & HF Novice | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 75 | |
| 01/21 | W | F 10-10 3:30 | B. Vanatta | Anchor Bay WC | MYWAY Greights Metro & HF Novice | Cons. Semis (8 Man) | 75 | |
| 01/21 | L | F 9-1 2:19 | D. Brewer | Hartland WC | MYWAY Greights Metro & HF Novice | Semis & WB (8 Man) | 75 | |
| 01/21 | W | DQ 0-0 | M. Short | Berkley WC (Panthers) | MYWAY Greights Metro & HF Novice | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 75 | |
| 01/15 | W | FOR 0-0 | K. Canter | Anchor Bay WC | Anchor Bay Open & Novice | Round 5 (5 Man) | 75 | |
| 01/15 | L | F 2-0 0:53 | A. Cvetanovski | Romeo WC | Anchor Bay Open & Novice | Round 4 (5 Man) | 75 | |
| 01/15 | L | F 5-0 2:13 | A. Polk | --- | Anchor Bay Open & Novice | Round 3 (5 Man) | 75 | |
| 01/15 | L | F 2-0 0:57 | T. Baker | Beat The Streets Detroit / Warren Lincoln WC | Anchor Bay Open & Novice | Round 1 (5 Man) | 75 | |
| 01/07 | L | F 2-0 0:58 | C. Ambrose | Warren Pride WC | Warren Lincoln Open & Novice | Semis & WB (8 Man) | 75 | |
| 01/07 | L | F 5-0 0:40 | A. Polk | Pontiac Huskies WC | Warren Lincoln Open & Novice | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 75 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/25 | L | F 2-0 0:45 | D. Jones | --- | MYWAY Future Stars - | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 71 | |
| 03/25 | W | F 2-0 0:37 | J. May | Eagles WC | MYWAY Future Stars - | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 71 | |
| 03/25 | L | F 2-0 1:24 | D. Brewer | Hartland WC | MYWAY Future Stars - | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 71 | |
| 03/25 | W | DEC 12-8 | A. Billiu | Little Huskies WC | MYWAY Future Stars - | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 71 | |
| 03/12 | L | DEC 6-0 | M. Cieplik | Team Collegiate | East Detroit Open & HS | Cons. Semis (8 Man) | 71 | |
| 03/12 | L | TF 30-14 4:10 | C. Hannah | Beat The Streets Detroit / Warren Lincoln WC | East Detroit Open & HS | Semis & WB (8 Man) | 71 | |
| 03/06 | W | F 5-2 1:04 | J. May | Eagles WC | Pontiac Open & Novice | Round 5 (5 Man) | 71 | |
| 03/06 | W | F 6-7 4:23 | M. Cieplik | Team Collegiate | Pontiac Open & Novice | Round 3 (5 Man) | 71 | |
| 03/06 | W | FOR 0-0 | .. . | --- | Pontiac Open & Novice | Round 2 (5 Man) | 71 | |
| 03/06 | W | F 4-2 2:10 | S. Villanueva | Beat The Streets Detroit / Warren Lincoln WC | Pontiac Open & Novice | Round 1 (5 Man) | 71 | |
| 02/19 | L | F 2-0 0:30 | B. Ulmer | Motor City WC | Chris Orlando Roseville Open & Novice | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 71 | |
| 02/19 | W | F 0-2 2:13 | M. Cieplik | Team Collegiate | Chris Orlando Roseville Open & Novice | Cons. Semis (8 Man) | 71 | |
| 02/19 | L | F 6-6 4:05 | A. Felesky | St. Matthew WC | Chris Orlando Roseville Open & Novice | Semis & WB (8 Man) | 71 | |
| 02/12 | W | F 2-0 1:18 | L. Capps | Roseville Eagles WC | Ferndale Open & Novice | Round 3 (4 Man) | 71 | |
| 02/12 | W | F 2-0 0:21 | J. Galloway | North Side WC | Ferndale Open & Novice | Round 1 (4 Man) | 71 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/25 | L | F 10-0 2:38 | D. Pullen | West Tennessee Takedown Club | Tennessee Pride Ironman - Folkstyle | 2nd Wrestleback (8 Man) | 70 / 75 | |
| 04/25 | L | F 4-0 0:19 | C. Fowler | Eagleville Wrestling Club | Tennessee Pride Ironman - Folkstyle | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 70 / 75 | |
| 04/25 | L | F 6-0 0:40 | C. Ohnesorge | SIWA | Tennessee Pride Ironman - Freestyle | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 70 / 75 | |
| 04/25 | L | F 6-0 0:58 | C. Stahley | knuckleheads wrestling club | Tennessee Pride Ironman - Freestyle | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 70 / 75 |