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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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/12 | W | F 0-0 1:45 | F. Mckeon | St. Benedicts Prep School | Bergen Catholic vs. St. Benedicts Prep School | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 02/12 | W | DEC 6-2 | R. Gavrish | Saint John Vianney | Bergen Catholic @ Saint John Vianney | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 02/11 | W | F 0-0 1:24 | F. Mckeon | St. Benedicts Prep School | NJSIAA Non Public A: St John Vianney, Bergen Catholic, St Benedict`s Prep, Pingry | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 02/03 | W | F 0-0 | B. Dransfield | Indian Hills | 2025 BCCA George Jockish Tournament | Quarterfinals | 157 | |
| 02/03 | W | F 0-0 | E. Guarquila | Hackensack | 2025 BCCA George Jockish Tournament | Quarterfinals | 157 | |
| 02/03 | W | F 0-0 | L. Schulmann | Northern Highlands Regional Sc | 2025 BCCA George Jockish Tournament | Quarterfinals | 157 | |
| 02/03 | W | F 0-0 2:32 | L. Schulmann | Northern Highlands Regional Sc | 2025 BCCA George Jockish Tournament | Champ. Round 2 | 157 | |
| 02/03 | W | TF 15-0 3:08 | T. Griffin | Cresskill | 2025 BCCA George Jockish Tournament | Champ. Round 2 | 157 | |
| 02/03 | W | F 0-0 0:13 | M. Shahinian | Emerson/Park Ridge | 2025 BCCA George Jockish Tournament | Champ. Round 2 | 157 | |
| 01/29 | W | F 0-0 0:18 | L. Piwowarski | Don Bosco Prep School | Don Bosco Prep School @ Bergen Catholic | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/29 | W | F 0-0 | B. Dransfield | Indian Hills | 2025 BCCA George Jockish Tournament | 1st Place Match | 157 | |
| 01/21 | W | F 0-0 1:24 | L. Schulmann | Northern Highlands Regional Sc | 2025 BCCA George Jockish Tournament | Quarterfinals | 157 | |
| 01/16 | W | TF 19-3 1:52 | A. Zaretski | Paramus Catholic | Bergen Catholic @ Paramus Catholic | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 01/11 | W | F 0-0 1:00 | H. Pollio | St Joseph (Montvale) HS | St Joseph (Montvale) HS @ Bergen Catholic | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/05 | W | F 0-0 0:20 | L. Piwowarski | Don Bosco Prep School | 2025 Catholic School Duals | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/04 | W | F 0-0 0:20 | L. Piwowarski | Don Bosco Prep School | Catholic School Duals | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/04 | W | DEC 5-2 | M. Nevlin | St Peters Preparatory School | 2025 Catholic School Duals | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/04 | W | DEC 5-2 | M. Nevlin | St Peters Preparatory School | Catholic School Duals | Round 1 | 157 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/21 | W | VSU 10-0 1:17 | J. Bush | Fortify Wrestling Club | 2024 USAWNJ FS/GR Developmental/Ranking #4 Lacey Twp. | Finals | 157 lbs | |
| 04/21 | W | VSU 10-0 0:35 | J. Machnik | Shore Thing WC | 2024 USAWNJ FS/GR Developmental/Ranking #4 Lacey Twp. | Semi-Finals | 157 lbs |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/21 | W | VFA 1:00 12-0 | B. Boyer | Triumph Trained | 2023 USAWNJ FS/GR State Championships | Finals | 152 lbs | |
| 05/21 | W | VSU 10-0 0:34 | D. Skinner | Immortals wrestling | 2023 USAWNJ FS/GR State Championships | Semi-Finals | 152 lbs | |
| 05/21 | W | VSU 10-0 0:37 | E. O'Hara | Apex | 2023 USAWNJ FS/GR State Championships | Quarter-Finals | 152 lbs |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/10 | L | M FOR | G. Bouyssou | Mayo Quanchi Judo and Wrestling | 2022 WOW Reno Worlds | 3rd Place | 135 lbs | |
| 04/10 | W | DEC 3-2 | K. MacKenzie | Grizzly Wrestling Club | 2022 WOW Reno Worlds | Consi-Semis | 135 lbs | |
| 04/10 | L | DEC 5-0 | J. Everitt | Mat Assassins | 2022 WOW Reno Worlds | Semi-Finals | 135 lbs | |
| 04/10 | W | DEC 5-2 TB2 | K. Zuniga | --- | 2022 WOW Reno Worlds | Quarter-Finals | 135 lbs | |
| 04/09 | W | DEC 3-2 | H. Dillingham | All-Phase Wrestling | 2022 WOW Reno Worlds | Round of 16 | 135 lbs | |
| 04/09 | W | F 2-0 0:55 | M. Rogers | --- | 2022 WOW Reno Worlds | Round of 32 | 135 lbs | |
| 04/09 | W | F 12-0 3:22 | A. Aguilar | Sheldon | 2022 WOW Reno Worlds | Round of 64 | 135 lbs | |
| 04/08 | W | F 9-0 1:47 | B. Otley | Crane Mat Club | 2022 WOW Reno Worlds | Round of 128 | 135 lbs |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | W | DEC 2-0 | H. Peterson | --- | 2020 Tulsa Nationals | Finals | 84 lbs | |
| 01/18 | W | DEC 5-0 | N. Carrillo | Sunkist Kids/Monster Garage | 2020 Tulsa Nationals | Semi-Finals | 84 lbs | |
| 01/18 | W | DEC 3-0 | R. Carey | Sarbacker Wrestling Academy | 2020 Tulsa Nationals | Quarter-Finals | 84 lbs | |
| 01/18 | W | F 2-0 0:53 | K. Woodbury | Sanderson Wrestling Academy | 2020 Tulsa Nationals | Round of 16 | 84 lbs | |
| 01/17 | W | F 5-0 0:54 | D. Hall | Greater Heights | 2020 Tulsa Nationals | Round of 32 | 84 lbs | |
| 01/17 | W | F 14-1 2:08 | S. Luce | Keystone Kids | 2020 Tulsa Nationals | Round of 64 | 84 lbs | |
| 11/17 | L | DEC 3-2 | H. Peterson | --- | 2019 WOW Kickoff Classic | Finals | 84 lbs | |
| 11/17 | W | DEC 6-2 | N. Carrillo | Sunkist Kids/Monster Garage | 2019 WOW Kickoff Classic | Semi-Finals | 84 lbs | |
| 11/16 | W | DEC 8-2 | J. Knight | Sebolt Wrestling Academy | 2019 WOW Kickoff Classic | Quarter-Finals | 84 lbs | |
| 11/16 | W | F 5-0 0:38 | E. Loya | Maverick Elite Wrestling | 2019 WOW Kickoff Classic | Round of 16 | 84 lbs | |
| 11/16 | W | TF 16-0 3:00 | T. Shipman | Team Tulsa | 2019 WOW Kickoff Classic | Round of 32 | 84 lbs |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/07 | W | F 6-2 1:21 | D. Pecunia | Payette Wrestling Club | 2019 Reno Worlds | Finals | 80 lbs | |
| 04/06 | W | F 5-0 1:03 | C. Lamping | Big Game Wrestling Club Mt | 2019 Reno Worlds | Semi-Finals | 80 lbs | |
| 04/05 | W | F 4-0 1:18 | S. Stanton | Nebraska Boyz | 2019 Reno Worlds | Quarter-Finals | 80 lbs | |
| 04/05 | W | F 2-0 0:35 | C. Bickmore | Pomolita | 2019 Reno Worlds | Round of 16 | 80 lbs | |
| 04/05 | W | F 4-0 0:21 | J. Zuccarini | Nevada Elite | 2019 Reno Worlds | Round of 32 | 80 lbs | |
| 01/20 | W | MD 11-1 | C. Stivers | Wamego Wrestling Club | 2019 Tulsa Nationals | Finals | 76 lbs | |
| 01/19 | W | TF 17-1 3:32 | C. Aaberg | Advance School of Wrestling | 2019 Tulsa Nationals | Semi-Finals | 76 lbs | |
| 01/18 | W | F 10-2 2:39 | J. Puller | Us Strong | 2019 Tulsa Nationals | Quarter-Finals | 76 lbs | |
| 01/18 | W | F 2-0 0:50 | D. Graff | Raw | 2019 Tulsa Nationals | Round of 16 | 76 lbs | |
| 01/18 | W | F 2-0 0:21 | K. Ingram | Blackwell Wrestling club | 2019 Tulsa Nationals | Round of 32 | 76 lbs | |
| 11/17 | W | F 0:29 | K. Mead | Pinnacle | 2018 Kickoff Classic | Finals | 76 lbs | |
| 11/17 | W | F 2:04 | A. Conn | Hammer Time | 2018 Kickoff Classic | Semi-Finals | 76 lbs | |
| 11/17 | W | F 0:28 | D. Wescott | Sherman challengers | 2018 Kickoff Classic | Quarter-Finals | 76 lbs | |
| 11/16 | W | F 0:15 | C. Wilmes | Team Hammer Academy | 2018 Kickoff Classic | Round of 16 | 76 lbs | |
| 11/16 | W | F 0:23 | R. Sisel | Camel kids | 2018 Kickoff Classic | Round of 32 | 76 lbs |