Samuel Balderston

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.
02/12	L	NC 0-0	J. Brower	Snow	NJCAA West Region	4th Place Match	165
02/12	L	DEC 8-4	J. Brower	Snow	NJCAA West Region	Cons. Semi	165
02/12	L	F 2-1 3:30	I. Toomey	Southwestern Oregon Community College	NJCAA West Region	Quarterfinal	165
01/22	L	F 0-0	J. Nelson	Southwestern Oregon Community College	Southwestern Oregon Community College @ Umpqua Community College	Round 1	157
01/07	L	F 2-0 0:44	B. Mitchell	North Idaho College	North Idaho College @ Umpqua Community College	Round 1	157
12/18	L	F 13-1 4:30	C. Voorhees	UNATT-Wyoming	2022 Dollamur Reno Tournament of Champions	Consi of 32 #2	157 lbs
12/18	L	TF 16-1 2:30	j. mora	California Baptist University	2022 Dollamur Reno Tournament of Champions	Round of 64	157 lbs
11/20	L	F 2-0 1:39	Z. Burnison	Providence (Mont)	Spokane Open	Cons. Round 3	157
11/20	W	F 6-1 4:46	K. Huard	Western Washington University	Spokane Open	Cons. Round 2	157
11/20	L	F 4-1 3:00	A. Dalton	Eastern Oregon University	Spokane Open	Champ. Round 1	157
11/13	L	F 2-0 1:23	V. Scanlan	Southern Oregon	Mike Clock Open 2022	Cons. Round 2	157
11/13	W	DEC 12-8	N. Melendez	University of Oregon	Mike Clock Open 2022	Cons. Round 1	157
11/13	L	F 8-3 4:38	N. Peterson	---	Mike Clock Open 2022	Champ. Round 1	157
11/06	L	F 6-3 6:01	D. Enriquez	Grays Harbor	Mountaineer Open	Cons. Round 3	157
11/06	W	F 8-0 2:40	G. Westergard	Washington State University	Mountaineer Open	Cons. Round 2	157
11/06	L	F 2-0 0:54	A. Scott	Oregon State	Mountaineer Open	Champ. Round 1	157
10/29	L	F 2-2 2:06	C. Harrison	Shasta College	Simpson Duals	Round 5	157
10/29	W	DEC 7-1	J. Madding	Simpson University	Simpson Duals	Round 4	157
10/29	L	F 2-0 2:47	P. Sutter	Sierra College	Simpson Duals	Round 3	157
10/29	W	F 2-0 1:01	E. McAtee	Santa Rosa JC	Simpson Duals	Round 1	157
10/29	L	F 6-0 1:50	J. Morgan	Fresno City College	Simpson Duals	Round 2	157

DATE	W/L	RESULT	OPPONENT	OPP. TEAM	EVENT	RND.	WT.
02/12	L	F 8-1 2:45	B. Bollinger	North Idaho College	NJCAA West Region Tournament	3rd Place Match	149
02/12	L	F 12-0 2:27	V. Jacinto	Clackamas Community College	NJCAA West Region Tournament	Semifinal	149
12/19	L	F 2-0 0:50	C. Silverthorn	---	Reno Tournament of Champions	Champ. Round 1	149
12/19	L	MD 15-4	G. Moraga	Montana State-Northern	Reno Tournament of Champions	Champ. Round 1	149
12/11	L	TF 18-2 3:00	V. Jacinto	---	Umpqua Community College @ Clackamas Community College	Round 1	149
11/21	L	F 8-1 1:46	B. Anderson	---	Spokane Open - Mens	round 3	149
11/21	L	DEC 6-6	M. Fear	---	Spokane Open - Mens	32 man round 1 & 64 man round 2	149
11/14	L	F 8-7 6:35	J. Bunn	Big Bend Community College	Mike Clock Open	ROUND 2- 32,64 conso/champ 16 champ	149
11/14	L	TF 17-2 6:14	J. Alexander-Torres	Simon Fraser (B.C.)	Mike Clock Open	ROUND 1- 32,64	149
11/05	L	F 0-0	A. Hansen	Southwestern Oregon Community College	Umpqua Community College @ Southwestern Oregon Community College	Round 1	157