Anthony Santos
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/21 | W | MD 8-0 | P. Woloshyn | PA Alliance | 2023 AAU Scholastic Duals | Round 3 (6 Team) | 132 | |
| 06/21 | W | DEC 6-3 | H. Hawkins | SD Renegades | 2023 AAU Scholastic Duals | Round 2 (6 Team) | 132 | |
| 06/21 | W | F 10-0 2:53 | T. Savage | Delaware | 2023 AAU Scholastic Duals | Round 1 (8 Team) | 132 | |
| 06/21 | W | MD 15-3 | D. Mattison | STL Orange | 2023 AAU Scholastic Duals | Round 3 (8 Team) | 132 | |
| 06/21 | W | F 9-1 3:18 | H. Givens | Diamond Fish Pink | 2023 AAU Scholastic Duals | Round 2 (8 Team) | 132 | |
| 06/21 | L | MD 13-2 | T. Ward | Michigan Blue | 2023 AAU Scholastic Duals | Round 4 (6 Team) | 132 | |
| 06/21 | W | F 5-4 4:36 | T. Sharrer | Ohio Titan Gold | 2023 AAU Scholastic Duals | Round 1 (6 Team) | 132 | |
| 06/21 | W | F 10-0 2:26 | G. Elias | Michiana Vice-Blue | 2023 AAU Scholastic Duals | Round 5 (6 Team) | 132 | |
| 06/21 | W | DEC 1-0 | D. Mattison | STL Orange | 2023 AAU Scholastic Duals | Placement Matches (8 Team) | 132 | |
| 06/08 | W | F 2-0 0:46 | H. Davis | Kowboy Jakes | 2023 Knockout Summer Slam | Round 3 (8 Team) | 138 | |
| 06/08 | L | F 2-0 0:33 | R. Ortiz | Team Kombat | 2023 Knockout Summer Slam | Round 1 (8 Team) | 138 | |
| 06/08 | W | F 2-0 1:33 | M. Fox | Funky Monkey | 2023 Knockout Summer Slam | Quarters & WB (16 Team) | 138 | |
| 06/08 | W | F 2-0 1:00 | M. Fox | Funky Monkey | 2023 Knockout Summer Slam | Round 7 (8 Team) | 138 | |
| 06/08 | W | TF 16-0 3:41 | g. watson | A`Dale | 2023 Knockout Summer Slam | Round 5 (8 Team) | 138 | |
| 06/08 | W | F 2-0 0:22 | B. Martin | Deland Bulldog Wrestling Club | 2023 Knockout Summer Slam | Round 2 (8 Team) | 138 | |
| 06/08 | W | F 2-0 1:44 | A. Toro | Maximum Performance | 2023 Knockout Summer Slam | Round 4 (8 Team) | 138 | |
| 06/08 | W | F 5-0 1:11 | R. Himes | Roundtree Wrestling | 2023 Knockout Summer Slam | Champ Round 1 (16 Team) | 138 | |
| 06/08 | L | F 4-12 5:19 | L. Bates | Alpha Dogz Gold | 2023 Knockout Summer Slam | Semis & WB (16 Team) | 138 | |
| 04/29 | W | FOR 0-0 | D. Rozier | Camden Outsiders | Merritt Island ECW | 1st & 3rd (16 Man) | 144 | |
| 04/29 | W | F 2-0 0:19 | C. McDonel | Space Coast WC | Merritt Island ECW | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 144 | |
| 04/29 | W | MD 9-0 | A. Waters | Glynn Coastal Wrestling Club | Merritt Island ECW | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 144 | |
| 04/29 | W | F 0-0 2:05 | M. Rodrigues | Sebastian River | Merritt Island ECW | Round 1 (16 Man) | 144 | |
| 04/16 | L | DEF 0-0 | J. Shores | Outsiders | Tyrant Poseidon Open | 6th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 138 | |
| 04/16 | L | F 3-4 3:00 | R. Ortiz | Whitehouse | Tyrant Poseidon Open | Semis & 5th WB (32 Man) | 138 | |
| 04/15 | W | FOR 0-0 | K. Messner | U2 uprising | Tyrant Poseidon Open | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 138 | |
| 04/15 | W | DEC 3-0 | J. Carbajal | Manatee | Tyrant Poseidon Open | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 138 | |
| 04/15 | L | DEC 3-0 | G. Nolan | Beebe Trained Blue | Tyrant Poseidon Duals High School | Round 2 (6 Team) | 138 | |
| 04/15 | W | F 4-1 1:58 | L. Bates | Spec Ops | Tyrant Poseidon Duals High School | Round 3 (6 Team) | 138 | |
| 11/19 | W | F 0-0 3:17 | R. Theilacker | Palm Bay | Merritt Island Preseason Open | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 145 | |
| 11/19 | W | TF 17-2 | E. Bennett | Viera Hammers | Merritt Island Preseason Open | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 145 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/02 | W | DEC 9-7 | C. Mullins | North Paulding | Georgia 7A State Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/05 | L | DEC 7-3 | J. Crawford | Richmond Hill HS | May River Invitational | Quarterfinals | 138 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/22 | W | F 8-1 3:00 | T. Rodier | Mojo Mafia | 2021 AAU Scholastic Duals | Quarters & WB (16 Team) | 120 | |
| 06/22 | W | F 8-0 3:09 | K. Ballinger | Charlotte | 2021 AAU Scholastic Duals | Semis & WB (16 Team) | 120 | |
| 06/22 | W | F 14-0 4:59 | H. Holland | Mill Creek High | 2021 AAU Scholastic Duals | Round 5 (10 Team) | 120 | |
| 06/22 | L | MD 20-8 | N. Rodriguez | --- | 2021 AAU Scholastic Duals | Round 6 (10 Team) | 120 | |
| 06/22 | W | DEC 3-2 | H. Clyde | Wasatch | 2021 AAU Scholastic Duals | Placement (16 Team) | 120 | |
| 06/22 | W | F 6-0 3:33 | B. Wagner | Fight Barn WC Orange | 2021 AAU Scholastic Duals | Round 7 (10 Team) | 120 | |
| 06/22 | W | F 11-5 5:46 | K. Leavell | Warrior Elite | 2021 AAU Scholastic Duals | Round 4 (10 Team) | 120 | |
| 06/22 | W | F 3-0 3:08 | K. Ballinger | Charlotte | 2021 AAU Scholastic Duals | Round 8 (10 Team) | 120 | |
| 06/22 | W | TF 20-2 4:24 | J. Escarra | --- | 2021 AAU Scholastic Duals | Round 3 (10 Team) | 120 | |
| 06/22 | W | DEC 9-6 | H. Clyde | Wasatch | 2021 AAU Scholastic Duals | Round 1 (10 Team) | 120 | |
| 06/22 | W | F 2-0 1:39 | D. Echeverria | Treasure Coast Tropics | 2021 AAU Scholastic Duals | Round 9 (10 Team) | 120 | |
| 03/27 | L | DEC 6-1 | C. Kist | Tyrant | Poseidon Duals High School | Round 5 (8 Team) | 132 | |
| 03/27 | L | DEC 7-2 | J. Marvel | Wellington | Poseidon Duals High School | Round 6 (8 Team) | 132 | |
| 03/27 | W | DEC 6-0 | D. Huckelberry | Kame Style | Poseidon Duals High School | Round 1 (8 Team) | 132 | |
| 03/27 | W | F 8-1 1:30 | A. Zoratti | Backyard Blue | Poseidon Duals High School | Round 2 (8 Team) | 132 | |
| 03/27 | L | DEC 9-3 | A. Whittenburg | CFWA@LHP-Blue | Poseidon Duals High School | Round 4 (8 Team) | 132 | |
| 01/30 | W | MD 11-0 | M. Maze | Archer | GHSA STATE DUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS | Quarterfinals (8 Team) | 126 | |
| 01/09 | W | DEC 6-0 | T. Martinez | --- | Yulee Joe Bees battle of the border | 1st & 3rd (16 Man) | 126 | |
| 01/09 | W | TF 17-2 | J. Carter | Baker County | Yulee Joe Bees battle of the border | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 126 | |
| 01/08 | W | TF 15-0 | J. Gadson | --- | Yulee Joe Bees battle of the border | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 126 | |
| 01/02 | L | FOR 0-0 | R. Dahlgren | Camden County | Bobcat Round Robin | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 128 | |
| 01/02 | W | DEC 7-1 | D. Huckelberry | Clay | Bobcat Round Robin | Cross Bracket (8 Man) | 128 | |
| 01/02 | W | DEC 1-0 | V. Mirel | Buchholz | Bobcat Round Robin | Round 3 (8 Man) | 128 | |
| 01/02 | W | F 4-0 2:36 | J. Thomas | --- | Bobcat Round Robin | Round 2 (8 Man) | 128 | |
| 01/02 | W | TF 15-0 4:46 | M. Ventre | --- | Bobcat Round Robin | Round 1 (8 Man) | 128 | |
| 12/20 | L | FOR 0-0 | E. Solis | Somerset Academy | Lyman Bill Scott 47th Annual | Placement (16 Man) | 126 | |
| 12/19 | W | DEC 7-0 | J. Gonzalez | Winter Park | Lyman Bill Scott 47th Annual | Cons. Semis (16 Man) | 126 | |
| 12/19 | W | F 0-0 1:49 | E. Sears | Merritt Island | Lyman Bill Scott 47th Annual | Semis & WB (16 Man) | 126 | |
| 12/19 | W | F 0-0 2:00 | J. Dowell | Edgewater | Lyman Bill Scott 47th Annual | Cons. Round 1 (16 Man) | 126 | |
| 12/19 | L | F 0-0 1:30 | O. Corrales | Doral Academy | Lyman Bill Scott 47th Annual | Quarters (16 Man) | 126 | |
| 12/19 | W | F 0-0 2:30 | M. Bourst | Olympia | Lyman Bill Scott 47th Annual | Champ Round 1 (16 Man) | 126 | |
| 12/12 | L | DEC 10-7 | E. Sellers | Colquitt County | DANNY BYRON DAY 2 | Round 5 (6 Man) | 126 Gold | |
| 12/12 | L | F 2-0 1:51 | O. Corrales | Doral Academy | DANNY BYRON DAY 2 | Round 4 (6 Man) | 126 Gold | |
| 12/12 | L | DEC 7-3 | K. Davis | Valdosta | DANNY BYRON DAY 2 | Round 1 (6 Man) | 126 Gold | |
| 12/12 | L | DEC 4-1 | A. Walker | Lake Gibson | DANNY BYRON DAY 2 | Round 3 (6 Man) | 126 Gold | |
| 12/12 | L | TF 16-0 5:19 | H. Whidden | Lake Gibson | DANNY BYRON DAY 2 | Round 2 (6 Man) | 126 Gold |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/08 | L | F 0-0 2:00 | G. Ivey | --- | Clay IOF | 1st & 3rd (16 Man) | 135 | |
| 12/08 | W | F 0-0 1:00 | B. Sullivan | NSB Oceanside Wrestling club | Clay IOF | Round 4 | 135 | |
| 12/08 | W | TF 24-6 | E. Judd | Oakleaf Knights Attack | Clay IOF | Round 2 | 135 | |
| 11/16 | W | F 10-4 4:10 | C. Newton | --- | Camden Aina Memorial | Round 4 | 129 | |
| 11/16 | W | F 4-0 1:19 | L. Garcia | --- | Camden Aina Memorial | Round 5 | 129 | |
| 11/16 | W | F 9-0 2:04 | R. Morris | Ridgeview wrestling | Camden Aina Memorial | Round 3 | 129 | |
| 11/16 | W | F 2-0 0:35 | R. Browning | Middleburg High School | Camden Aina Memorial | Round 2 | 129 | |
| 11/16 | W | DEC 12-7 | S. Knight | The Outsiders | Camden Aina Memorial | Round 1 | 129 | |
| 11/16 | W | TF 18-2 4:14 | T. Johnson | Charlton | Camden Aina Memorial | Round 4 | 125 | |
| 11/16 | W | F 2-0 0:31 | D. Beck | Clay High | Camden Aina Memorial | Round 2 | 125 | |
| 11/16 | W | F 5-0 1:15 | J. Lee | --- | Camden Aina Memorial | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 10/19 | L | DEC 7-0 | R. Wilder | --- | Palm Bay Fall Classic 2 | Round 5 | 126 & 132 | |
| 10/19 | L | MD 9-1 | R. Beirne | Team Kombat Wrestling | Palm Bay Fall Classic 2 | Round 4 | 126 & 132 | |
| 10/19 | L | TF 16-0 | C. Armstrong | Okeechobee wrestling | Palm Bay Fall Classic 2 | Round 3 | 126 & 132 | |
| 10/19 | W | F 4-0 1:11 | L. Cassidy | Fort Pierce Central | Palm Bay Fall Classic 2 | Round 2 | 126 & 132 | |
| 10/19 | L | DEC 10-8 SV | M. Pierce-walker | --- | Palm Bay Fall Classic 2 | Round 3 | 125 | |
| 10/19 | W | F 2-0 0:49 | E. Sears | Island Style | Palm Bay Fall Classic 2 | Round 2 | 125 | |
| 10/19 | W | DEC 10-7 | C. Rodriquez | Team Kombat Wrestling | Palm Bay Fall Classic 2 | Round 1 | 125 |