Cameron Cook
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/28 | L | F 3-1 3:36 | D. Marre | Central | NCAA DIII Region VI | Cons. Round 2 | 125 | |
| 02/28 | W | F 6-1 1:29 | T. Japp | Buena Vista | NCAA DIII Region VI | Cons. Round 1 | 125 | |
| 02/28 | L | DEC 7-0 | T. Klein | University Of Dubuque | NCAA DIII Region VI | Champ. Round 1 | 125 | |
| 01/24 | W | F 0-0 1:10 | D. McCormick | Fontbonne | Fontbonne @ Eureka | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 01/11 | W | F 0-0 2:20 | C. Gardner | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan @ Eureka | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 12/19 | L | F 3-0 1:59 | T. Evitts | Aurora Universtiy | Eureka @ Aurora Universtiy | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 12/07 | W | F 6-0 2:21 | M. Borden | Chicago | MSOE Invite | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 125 | |
| 12/07 | W | DEC 13-6 | M. Littman | Chicago | MSOE Invite | Semis, WB, & 2nd Cons (16 Man) | 125 | |
| 12/07 | L | F 7-0 1:49 | A. Ramirez | MSOE | MSOE Invite | Round 1 (16 Man) | 125 | |
| 11/17 | L | TF 19-4 2:40 | D. Guanajuato | SIU Edwardsville | Eureka @ SIU Edwardsville | Round 1 | 125 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/02 | W | DEC 4-1 SV | D. Gore | Concordia (WI) | MSOE Invite | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 125 | |
| 12/02 | L | MD 10-2 | J. Edwards | Wisconsin-Whitewater | MSOE Invite | Semis, WB, & 2nd Cons (16 Man) | 125 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 5-0 2:46 | M. Perez | Chicago | MSOE Invite | Quarters & 1st Cons (16 Man) | 125 | |
| 12/02 | W | TF 17-1 4:00 | J. Johnson | MSOE | MSOE Invite | Round 1 (16 Man) | 125 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/15 | L | DEC 12-8 | B. Rea | Harper college | Al Hanke Invitiational | Wrestlebacks (32 Man) | 125 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 3-3 4:36 | D. Gore | Concordia University | Al Hanke Invitiational | Semis & WB (32 Man) | 125 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 3-2 2:47 | M. Perez | University of Chicago | Al Hanke Invitiational | Quarters & WB (32 Man) | 125 | |
| 01/14 | L | F 7-2 5:24 | J. Hamulak | University of Chicago | Al Hanke Invitiational | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 125 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 8-6 6:43 | C. Lee | Millikin University | Al Hanke Invitiational | Round 1 (32 Man) | 125 | |
| 12/16 | W | F 6-0 2:49 | T. Evitts | Aurora Universtiy | Eureka @ Aurora Universtiy | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 11/12 | L | DEC 5-2 | K. Heinz | Loras | Luther College Open | 4th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 125 | |
| 11/12 | L | TF 19-3 5:35 | C. Aguilar | North Iowa Area Community College | Luther College Open | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 125 | |
| 11/12 | W | F 2-0 2:09 | D. Gikes | Wartburg | Luther College Open | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 125 | |
| 11/10 | W | F 0-0 0:14 | J. Kwiatkowski | Morton College | Morton College @ Eureka | Round 1 | 125 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/18 | L | MD 11-0 | C. Haney | Millikin | Lincoln College @ Millikin | Round 1 | 125 |