
Devon Harrison
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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12/29 | L | MD 13-4 | X. Daniely | Canandaigua Academy | 2021 Penfield Wrestling Tournament | 5th Place | 172 | |
12/29 | W | F 2-0 0:21 | H. Macneal | Williamson-Marion-Sodus Sr HS | 2021 Penfield Wrestling Tournament | Round 5 | 172 | |
12/29 | L | DEC 6-4 | X. Daniely | Canandaigua Academy | 2021 Penfield Wrestling Tournament | Round 4 | 172 | |
12/29 | L | F 8-0 1:38 | B. Cranmer | Wellsville Sr HS | 2021 Penfield Wrestling Tournament | Round 3 | 172 | |
12/29 | L | F 7-0 3:23 | R. Dietz | Eastridge | 2021 Penfield Wrestling Tournament | Round 2 | 172 | |
12/10 | L | F 0-0 1:40 | A. Anthony | North Rose-Wolcott | Williamson-Marion-Sodus Sr HS @ North Rose-Wolcott | Round 1 | 172 | |
12/05 | L | F 0-0 0:52 | T. Pestle | Arkport Sr HS | Avoca Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 126 | |
12/03 | L | DEC 8-4 | C. Church | South Seneca Sr High Sch | Williamson-Marion-Sodus Sr HS @ South Seneca Sr High Sch | Round 1 | 172 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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03/13 | L | F 0-0 1:25 | A. Anthony | North Rose-Wolcott | NYSPHSAA Section V Class B2 | Qtrs | 172 | |
03/05 | L | F 0-0 0:42 | E. Ferro | Palmyra Macedon Sr HS | Williamson-Marion-Sodus Sr HS @ Palmyra Macedon Sr HS | Round 1 | 172 | |
02/24 | L | F 0-0 1:14 | J. Armstrong | --- | Wayne Sr HS @ Williamson-Marion-Sodus Sr HS | Round 1 | 172 | |
02/19 | L | F 0-0 0:34 | D. Morales | --- | Williamson-Marion-Sodus Sr HS @ East Rochester HS | Round 1 | 172 | |
02/16 | L | F 0-0 0:35 | Z. Coleman | --- | Williamson-Marion-Sodus Sr HS @ Waterloo Sr HS | Round 1 | 172 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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01/25 | L | F 2-0 1:00 | E. Chavez | --- | Chadron Invitational Wrestling 2020 | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 170 | |
01/25 | L | F 6-2 2:51 | B. Skinner | --- | Chadron Invitational Wrestling 2020 | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 170 | |
01/25 | W | F 2-2 1:52 | D. Miller | Garden County | Chadron Invitational Wrestling 2020 | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 170 | |
01/25 | W | F 5-0 2:52 | A. Hahn | Bennett County | Chadron Invitational Wrestling 2020 | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 170 | |
01/25 | L | F 2-0 1:36 | G. Battershaw | --- | Chadron Invitational Wrestling 2020 | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 170 | |
01/24 | L | F 2-0 1:26 | G. Battershaw | Valentine | 2020 Chadron Duals | Round 1 | 170 | |
01/24 | W | MD 16-2 | A. Hahn | Bennett County | 2020 Chadron Duals | Round 4 | 170 | |
01/24 | W | F 16-2 4:59 | A. Neefe | Hemingford | 2020 Chadron Duals | 7th Place Match | 170 | |
01/24 | L | F 6-0 2:44 | B. Skinner | Ogallala | 2020 Chadron Duals | Round 2 | 170 | |
01/24 | L | F 8-7 3:59 | R. Merwin | Sturgis Brown | Sturgis Brown vs. Campbell County | Round 1 | 182 | |
01/17 | W | F 4-2 1:36 | A. Wagenor | Sheridan | 2020 11th Annual Newcastle Dogie | Placement Matches | 170 | |
01/17 | W | F 2-2 1:51 | J. Skovgard | Buffalo | 2020 11th Annual Newcastle Dogie | Round 3 | 170 | |
01/17 | W | F 2-0 0:14 | B. Miller | Niobrara County | 2020 11th Annual Newcastle Dogie | Round 2 | 170 | |
01/15 | W | DEC 8-6 | A. Mitchell | Thunder Basin High School | Campbell County @ Thunder Basin High School | Round 1 | 170 | |
01/12 | L | F 0-0 | C. Smith | --- | Marcus Whitman-Penn Yan Sr HS @ Williamson-Marion-Sodus Sr HS | Round 1 | 160 | |
01/10 | L | F 9-9 3:45 | A. Mitchell | Thunder Basin | 2020 Shane Shatto Memorial Tournament | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 170 | |
01/10 | L | F 7-0 2:59 | N. Lundberg | Central | 2020 Shane Shatto Memorial Tournament | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 170 | |
01/07 | L | F 0-0 2:35 | L. Osborn | Wayne Sr HS | Williamson-Marion-Sodus Sr HS @ Wayne Sr HS | Round 1 | 170 | |
12/14 | L | DEC 4-2 | P. Kramer | Pavilion-York | 2019 LYNDONVILLE FRED LARGE MEMORIAL | Consi Semi | 170 | |
12/14 | L | F 2-0 0:33 | J. Vales | LIVONIA/WAYCO | 2019 LYNDONVILLE FRED LARGE MEMORIAL | SF & WB | 170 | |
12/09 | L | F 0-0 0:53 | A. Hartman | Avoca Sr HS | Avoca Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 170 | |
12/05 | L | F 0-0 0:30 | C. Grimes | Midlakes | Midlakes @ Williamson-Marion-Sodus Sr HS | Round 1 | 182 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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03/02 | L | F 6-6 2:07 | B. Clem | --- | WAWA Junior & Female Jr State Freestyle | Semifinals | 170 | |
03/02 | L | F 14-4 2:11 | B. Clayson | Burns WC | WAWA Junior & Female Jr State Freestyle | Quarterfinals | 170 | |
03/02 | L | F 6-0 0:47 | S. Erhart | Greybull Basin Athletic Club | WAWA Junior State Greco | Consi Semis | 170 | |
03/02 | L | F 4-4 0:47 | W. Peters | Moorcroft Mat Masters | WAWA Junior State Greco | Quarterfinals | 170 | |
02/22 | L | F 4-0 1:39 | L. Eldridge | Cheyenne East | WHSAA State Championships | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 4A-160 | |
02/22 | W | DEC 5-2 | A. Wagenor | Sheridan | WHSAA State Championships | First Round Wrestlebacks (16 man) | 4A-160 | |
02/22 | L | F 3-0 3:44 | N. Lundberg | Cheyenne Central | WHSAA State Championships | Round 1 (16 Man) | 4A-160 | |
02/16 | L | MD 13-5 | L. Eldridge | Cheyenne East | WHSAA 4A East Regional | Consi Semis | 160 | |
02/16 | W | DEC 7-5 | R. Hines | Thunder Basin | WHSAA 4A East Regional | Semis and WB3 | 160 | |
02/16 | W | TF 15-0 2:18 | A. Vezina | Thunder Basin | WHSAA 4A East Regional | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 160 | |
02/16 | L | F 4-3 2:44 | B. Clem | --- | WHSAA 4A East Regional | Quarters and WB1 | 160 | |
02/07 | L | F 2-2 | B. Clem | --- | Sheridan @ Campbell County | Round 1 | 170 | |
02/05 | L | F 2-0 | D. Read | Douglas | Campbell County @ Douglas | Round 1 | 170 | |
02/02 | L | F 9-2 2:43 | A. Gauthier | Central | Campbell County @ Central | Round 1 | 170 | |
02/01 | W | DEC 10-3 | M. Mickelson | Laramie | Campbell County @ Laramie | Round 1 | 182 | |
02/01 | L | F 2-4 2:00 | J. Wood | --- | Campbell County @ South | Round 1 | 182 | |
01/30 | L | F 2-0 0:37 | W. Jungclaus | --- | Campbell County @ Rapid City Central | Round 1 | 170 | |
01/25 | L | F 5-0 2:50 | J. Harvey | Thermopolis | 2019 Ron Thon Memorial Varsity | 2nd and 4th WB | 160 | |
01/25 | W | DEC 11-4 | L. Norskog | Sheridan | 2019 Ron Thon Memorial Varsity | Round 4 Champ & WB (64 Man) | 160 | |
01/25 | L | F 10-2 3:25 | K. Kunz | Star Valley | 2019 Ron Thon Memorial Varsity | Round 2 | 160 | |
01/18 | L | F 2-0 3:22 | T. Coffield | Sturgis Brown | Campbell County @ Sturgis Brown | Round 1 | 182 | |
12/08 | W | F 1-2 2:15 | V. Genatone | Natrona County | Powell Invitational Wrestling Tournament | Round 3 | 160B | |
12/07 | L | F 6-1 1:13 | S. Horton | --- | Powell Invitational Wrestling Tournament | Round 2 | 160B | |
12/07 | L | F 4-2 1:03 | T. Hyatt | --- | Powell Invitational Wrestling Tournament | Round 1 | 160B |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/23 | L | F 0-1 2:11 | L. Kettering | Rock Springs | 2018 WHSAA State Championships | First Round Wrestlebacks (16 man) | 4A-160 | |
02/23 | L | F 0-0 2:24 | J. Leininger | --- | 2018 WHSAA State Championships | Round 1 (16 Man) | 4A-160 | |
02/17 | L | F 4-0 1:35 | N. Lundberg | Cheyenne Central | WHSAA 4A East Regional | Semis and WB3 | 160 | |
02/17 | L | F 6-0 2:16 | D. Grube | Cheyenne East | WHSAA 4A East Regional | Quarters and WB1 | 160 | |
02/05 | W | DEC 7-2 | B. Whitright | Cheyenne East | Cheyenne East @ Thunder Basin High School | Round 1 | 160 | |
01/06 | W | F 6-0 1:20 | T. Ross | --- | 2018 JV Shane Shatto Memorial Tournament | Round 5 | 154-161 | |
01/06 | W | F 2-0 0:44 | E. Cielo | Saratoga | 2018 JV Shane Shatto Memorial Tournament | Round 4 | 154-161 | |
01/05 | W | F 2-0 0:59 | M. Lopez | Laramie | 2018 JV Shane Shatto Memorial Tournament | Round 3 | 154-161 | |
01/05 | L | DEC 4-0 | B. Whitright | Cheyenne East | 2018 JV Shane Shatto Memorial Tournament | Round 2 | 154-161 | |
01/05 | L | DEC 5-0 | C. Stinson | Alliance | 2018 JV Shane Shatto Memorial Tournament | Round 1 | 154-161 | |
12/21 | W | DEC 14-8 | I. Doe | Kelly Walsh jv | Thunder Basin High School @ Kelly Walsh jv | Round 1 | 160 | |
12/13 | W | DEC 7-0 | J. Skovgard | Buffalo | Powell Invite | Champ. Round 1 | 160 | |
12/08 | W | F 2-0 0:56 | D. Something | Nc | Powell Invite | Champ. Round 1 | 160 | |
12/08 | W | F 4-3 2:50 | S. Something | Cody | Powell Invite | Champ. Round 1 | 160 |