Alex Alvarez

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	RESULT	OPPONENT	OPP. TEAM	EVENT	RND.	WT.
03/01	L	F 12-3 2:44	M. MARTINEZ	Pinellas Park H.S.	FHSAA 3A R2	Round 1 WB	132
03/01	L	TF 15-0 2:41	Z. Mitchell	Osceola	FHSAA 3A R2	Round 1 (16 Man)	132
02/23	L	F 0-0 3:36	R. Bennett	Freedom (Tampa)	FHSAA 3A D7	Placement Matches	132
02/23	W	F 0-0 1:15	A. Stotts	Sickles	FHSAA 3A D7	Round 5 (consi semis)	132
02/23	L	F 0-0 3:31	C. Felix	Riverview (Riverview)	FHSAA 3A D7	Round 4 (semis and WB)	132
02/22	W	F 0-0 1:41	C. Santana	---	FHSAA 3A D7	Round 2 (quarters and WB)	132
01/04	W	F 0-0	C. Vedder	Weeki Wachee	Gulf Holiday Duals	Champ. Round 1	132
01/04	L	TF 17-2 5:30	K. Batey	River Ridge	Gulf Holiday Duals	Champ. Round 1	132
01/04	W	F 0-0	M. Martinez	---	Gulf Holiday Duals	Champ. Round 1	132
01/04	W	F 0-0	C. Murray	---	Gulf Holiday Duals	Champ. Round 1	132
01/04	W	F 0-0	D. Snitko	Gulf	Gulf Holiday Duals	Champ. Round 1	132
12/23	L	F 0-0 5:31	T. Knowlton	Pasco	Gulf Holiday Duals	Champ. Round 1	132
12/21	L	F 0-0	T. Lane	---	Gulf Holiday Duals	Champ. Round 1	132
12/18	L	DEC 1-0	F. Pissarides	Tarpon Springs	2018 Pinellas-Pasco Dual Championships	Champ. Round 1	132
12/18	W	DEC 16-10	D. Palmer	Palm Harbor University	2018 Pinellas-Pasco Dual Championships	Champ. Round 1	132
12/18	W	F 0-0	A. Bryant	---	2018 Pinellas-Pasco Dual Championships	Champ. Round 1	132
12/17	W	F 0-0	N. MARTINEZ	St Petersburg	2018 Pinellas-Pasco Dual Championships	Champ. Round 1	132
12/17	W	F 0-0	M. Martinez	---	2018 Pinellas-Pasco Dual Championships	Champ. Round 1	132
12/15	W	F 2-0 0:30	J. Cabrera	John Wesley North	Norco Tournament	Champ. Round 1	106
12/15	L	F 0-0 1:26	K. Batey	River Ridge	37th Annual Kiwanis Invitational	2nd Wrestleback (32 Man)	132
12/14	L	TF 18-3	E. Butler	Lake Gibson	37th Annual Kiwanis Invitational	Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man)	132
12/10	L	F 0-0 3:00	S. Chopek	---	2018 Pinellas-Pasco Dual Championships	Champ. Round 1	132
12/09	W	F 0-0 0:39	H. Sullivan	Land O`Lakes	Land O`Lakes @ Wiregrass Ranch	Round 1	132

DATE	W/L	RESULT	OPPONENT	OPP. TEAM	EVENT	RND.	WT.
01/27	L	DEC 14-10 SV	R. Mosquera	---	GJHS IBT	4th Wrestleback (32 Man)	126
01/27	W	F 0-0 1:43	C. Lamadine	Sebring	GJHS IBT	Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man)	126
01/26	W	F 0-0 2:03	D. Gonzalez	Mater Academy	GJHS IBT	2nd Wrestleback (32 Man)	126
01/26	L	TF 18-2	S. Pierre	Freedom	GJHS IBT	Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man)	126
01/26	W	F 0-0 0:53	D. Sineath	Mckeel Academy	GJHS IBT	Round 1 (32 Man)	126
01/13	L	DEC 5-2	J. Lisk	Hernando	Citrus-Ed Kilpatrick Classic IBT	4th Wrestleback (16 Man)	126
01/13	L	F 10-2 3:51	T. Brady	Lemon Bay	Citrus-Ed Kilpatrick Classic IBT	Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man)	126
01/13	W	F 9-4 3:24	J. Creech	The Villages	Citrus-Ed Kilpatrick Classic IBT	Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man)	126

DATE	W/L	RESULT	OPPONENT	OPP. TEAM	EVENT	RND.	WT.
02/18	L	MD 20-7	J. Moran	Steinbrenner	FHSAA 3A-D7	Round 5 (consi semis)	120
02/18	L	DEC 12-5	M. Chappell	East Bay	FHSAA 3A-D7	Round 2 (quarters and WB)	120
02/11	L	F 0-0 2:22	B. Arlt	Anclote	Pasco County Championship	Placement Matches (8 Man)	122
02/11	W	F 0-0 2:42	J. Fadil	Wesley Chapel	Pasco County Championship	2nd Wrestleback (8 Man)	122
02/11	L	F 0-0 3:40	J. Kinney	---	Pasco County Championship	Semis & 1st Wrestleback (8 Man)	122
01/28	L	F 0-0 2:12	R. Lamothe	Auburndale Senior High School	GJHS IBT	2nd Wrestleback (32 Man)	120
01/28	W	F 0-0 4:55	T. Haworth	Tenoroc Senior HS	GJHS IBT	Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man)	120
01/27	L	F 0-0 1:05	A. Reyes	South Dade High School	GJHS IBT	Round 1 (32 Man)	120
01/14	L	DEC 5-2	J. Lisk	Hernando	Citrus-Ed Kilpatrick Classic IBT	Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man)	120
01/14	W	F 0-0 0:35	J. Swanson	Deltona	Citrus-Ed Kilpatrick Classic IBT	2nd Wrestleback (16 Man)	120
01/14	W	F 0-0 0:40	B. Glorious	Trinity Catholic	Citrus-Ed Kilpatrick Classic IBT	Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man)	120
01/14	L	F 0-0 0:22	Z. Minkler	Ocala Forest	Citrus-Ed Kilpatrick Classic IBT	Round 1 (16 Man)	120
12/03	L	MD 14-0	N. Lahens	Immokalee	Peter Barker Memorial Invitational	4th Wrestleback (32 Man)	120
12/03	W	F 0-0 0:41	R. TURRI	Lakewood	Peter Barker Memorial Invitational	Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man)	120
12/03	W	F 0-0 1:00	M. (NS)	Countryside	Peter Barker Memorial Invitational	2nd Wrestleback (32 Man)	120
12/03	L	F 0-0 1:06	H. Gast	Dunedin	Peter Barker Memorial Invitational	Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man)	120
12/03	W	F 0-0 0:16	W. Nelson	Bradenton Christian	Peter Barker Memorial Invitational	Round 1 (32 Man)	120

DATE	W/L	RESULT	OPPONENT	OPP. TEAM	EVENT	RND.	WT.
02/20	L	F 0-0 4:21	J. Serrano	Riverview (Riverview)	FHSAA 3A-D7	Round 5 (consi semis)	126
02/20	W	F 0-0 4:29	M. Martin	Alonso (Tampa)	FHSAA 3A-D7	Round 4 (semis and WB)	126
02/20	L	F 0-0 2:33	C. Okula	Wharton (Tampa)	FHSAA 3A-D7	Round 2 (quarters and WB)	126