
Hayden Williams
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. |
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02/24 | W | TF 15-0 | c. hamel | Glenville State | Fairmont State Open | Champ. Round 2 | --- | |
02/14 | L | DEC 4-2 | M. Kaufmann | Lake Erie | Lake Erie @ West Liberty | Round 1 | 157 | |
02/08 | L | DEC 8-2 | E. Davis | Ashland | West Liberty @ Ashland | Round 1 | 157 | |
01/25 | W | DEC 8-5 | C. Scheller | Gannon | Gannon @ West Liberty | Round 1 | 165 | |
01/23 | W | F 3-0 1:00 | M. Colligan | Midway University | Fairmont State Open | Champ. Round 3 | 174 | |
01/09 | W | DEC 13-6 | J. Bartee | University of Rio Grande | Fairmont State Open | Champ. Round 3 | 174 | |
12/02 | W | DEC 14-9 | M. Powell | Fairmont State | Fairmont State @ West Liberty | Round 1 | 174 | |
11/02 | L | DEC 7-2 | C. Weingarther | West Liberty | Mount Union Invitational | 3rd Place (32 Man-16 Man-8 Man) | 174 | |
11/02 | W | DEC 6-1 | O. Turnbow | Albion | Mount Union Invitational | Rnd 7 Consi Semis (32 Man-16 Man-8 Man) | 174 | |
11/02 | L | MD 13-1 | P. Jackson | Gannon University | Mount Union Invitational | Rnd 6 Semis & Consi (32 Man-16Man 8Man) | 174 | |
11/02 | W | F 6-1 2:58 | K. Margraf | Ohio Northern Univerity | Mount Union Invitational | Rnd 4 Quarters (32 Man-16 Man-8 Man) & Consis | 174 | |
11/02 | W | MD 11-2 | W. Melton | Ferrum College | Mount Union Invitational | Rnd 2 (32 Man & 16 Man) | 174 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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12/16 | L | MD 11-1 | B. Connor | Millersville | Hilltopper Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 165 | |
12/16 | W | MD 10-2 | B. Galassi | --- | Hilltopper Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 165 | |
12/16 | W | F 8-0 3:31 | K. Gray | Emory & Henry College | Hilltopper Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 165 | |
11/12 | W | MD 9-1 | t. hendricks | Ohio Northern 2 | Adrian Mens Duals 2022 | Round 3 (10 Team) | 157 | |
11/12 | W | MD 12-2 | T. Rector | Adrian | Adrian Mens Duals 2022 | Round 2 (10 Team) | 157 | |
11/12 | W | F 13-0 5:44 | A. Gundrum | University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point | Adrian Mens Duals 2022 | Round 4 (10 Team) | 157 |