
Jaden Roberts
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 | DEC 8-2 | C. Russell | Branch County Wrestling | 2018 MYWAY State Championship | 2nd Wrestleback (32 Man) | 95 | |
| 03/23 | L | DEC 4-3 | G. Chapates | --- | 2018 MYWAY State Championship | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 95 | |
| 12/17 | W | F 6-1 0:39 | B. Hammer | West Michigan Pursuit | Rockford Open & Novice | Round 5 (5 Man) | 85/90 | |
| 12/17 | L | F 4-0 1:53 | H. 85 | TK WC | Rockford Open & Novice | Round 4 (5 Man) | 85/90 | |
| 12/17 | W | F 6-0 2:28 | B. Samdal | Fruitport | Rockford Open & Novice | Round 3 (5 Man) | 85/90 | |
| 12/17 | L | DEC 10-4 | A. Wagner | Wayland WC | Rockford Open & Novice | Round 2 (5 Man) | 85/90 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/05 | L | F 0-0 0:45 | A. Lamkin | Fulton WC | Lakeview | Cons. Semis (16 Man) | 85 | |
| 02/05 | L | F 0-0 1:43 | C. O`Boyle | Shepherd WC | Lakeview | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 85 | |
| 02/05 | W | F 0-0 0:43 | B. McDonald | Ignition WC | Lakeview | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 85 | |
| 01/22 | W | DEC 7-2 | E. Dexter | --- | Lowell Open & Novice | 2nd Place Match (16 Man) | 80/85 | |
| 01/22 | W | F 6-2 2:33 | D. Wolf | Portland WC | Lowell Open & Novice | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 80/85 | |
| 01/22 | W | TF 18-1 4:15 | B. Pickard | Fremont Wrestling | Lowell Open & Novice | Cons. Semis (16 Man) | 80/85 | |
| 01/22 | W | F 2-0 0:33 | B. McDonald | Ignition WC | Lowell Open & Novice | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 80/85 | |
| 01/22 | W | F 4-0 0:25 | C. 80 | Greenville WC | Lowell Open & Novice | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 80/85 | |
| 01/22 | L | DEC 9-4 | D. Wolf | Portland WC | Lowell Open & Novice | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 80/85 | |
| 01/15 | L | F 0-0 1:28 | C. Riedel | St Johns WC | Central Montcalm | Cons. Semis (8 Man) | 85 | |
| 01/15 | L | F 0-0 0:57 | J. Boone | Lowell WC | Central Montcalm | Semis & WB (8 Man) | 85 | |
| 01/15 | W | FOR 0-0 | .. . | --- | Central Montcalm | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 85 | |
| 01/08 | L | MD 13-2 | K. Hill | Central Michigan WC | Big Rapids | Semis & WB (8 Man) | 85 | |
| 01/08 | L | F 0-0 1:04 | B. Jacobs | Wildcat WC - Lakeview | Big Rapids | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 85 | |
| 12/11 | W | F 0-0 1:00 | B. Jacobs | Wildcat WC - Lakeview | Montabella | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 80/85 | |
| 12/11 | W | F 0-0 0:47 | A. Korytkowski | Wildcat WC - Lakeview | Montabella | Semis & WB (8 Man) | 80/85 | |
| 12/11 | W | F 0-0 1:03 | T. Saxton | Chippewa Hills Youth | Montabella | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 80/85 |