
Angela Vitiritti
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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12/11 | W | DEC 10-6 | G. Leo-Esparolini | Johnson & Wales (RI) | Johnson & Wales (RI) @ TCNJ | Round 1 | 141 | |
12/02 | L | DEC 6-4 | G. Leo-Esparolini | Johnson & Wales (RI) | New Standard Corporation Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 141 | |
12/02 | W | F 10-1 6:20 | M. Hernandez | --- | New Standard Corporation Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 141 | |
12/02 | W | F 12-1 2:34 | Z. Weiner | --- | New Standard Corporation Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 141 | |
12/02 | W | F 7-7 5:49 | V. Perlleshi | Johnson & Wales (RI) | New Standard Corporation Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 141 | |
11/19 | W | F 2-0 0:16 | Q. Laflin | Worcester Polytechnic | Duals at Castleton | Champ. Round 1 | 141 | |
11/19 | W | DEC 8-2 | J. Rodriguez | Castleton | TCNJ vs. Castleton | Round 1 | 141 | |
11/15 | W | DEC 3-0 | J. Bauer | Wilkes | Wilkes @ TCNJ | Round 1 | 141 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/12 | W | F 0-0 3:43 | M. Casey | Messiah | TCNJ @ Messiah | Round 1 | 141 | |
02/07 | W | MD 13-0 | Q. Tobin | Alvernia University | TCNJ/Alvernia/Elizabethtown | Champ. Round 1 | 141 | |
02/07 | W | TF 18-1 | Z. Rupp | Elizabethtown | TCNJ/Alvernia/Elizabethtown | Champ. Round 1 | 141 | |
01/29 | W | F 10-0 2:07 | T. Jones | Ithaca | Ithaca Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 141 | |
01/29 | L | DEC 6-0 | K. Slendorn | Stevens Tech | Ithaca Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 141 | |
01/21 | W | F 0-0 0:28 | D. Merola | New Jersey City University | New Jersey City University @ TCNJ | Round 1 | 141 | |
12/03 | W | DEC 10-4 SV | E. Pinc | Merchant Marine | New Standard Corporation Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 141 | |
12/03 | L | DEC 16-9 | M. Conklin | TCNJ | New Standard Corporation Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 141 | |
12/03 | L | DEC 9-2 | H. Brown | Johnson & Wales (RI) | New Standard Corporation Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 141 | |
12/03 | W | F 2-0 0:14 | W. Tosto | Ursinus | New Standard Corporation Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 141 | |
12/03 | W | F 10-1 4:20 | E. Pinc | Merchant Marine | New Standard Corporation Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 141 | |
11/22 | W | DEF 5-0 2:35 | B. Shalbert | York (PA) | York (PA) @ TCNJ | Round 1 | 141 | |
11/13 | W | MD 13-2 | K. Tino | Wilkes | TCNJ @ Wilkes | Round 1 | 149 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/21 | W | DEC 5-2 | J. Rodriguez | Castleton | Castleton @ TCNJ | Round 1 | 141 | |
02/19 | L | DEC 7-4 | P. Vizzoni | Stevens Tech | TCNJ @ Stevens Tech | Round 1 | 149 | |
02/16 | W | DEC 6-4 | T. Mastorio | Stevens Tech | Stevens Tech @ TCNJ | Round 1 | 141 | |
02/16 | L | MD 17-8 | K. Slendorn | Stevens Tech | Stevens Tech @ TCNJ | Round 1 | 141 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/17 | L | DEC 22-15 | J. Gehr | Messiah | TCNJ @ Messiah | Round 1 | 133 | |
01/10 | W | MD 15-2 | A. Freidhof | Southern Virginia | Budd Whitehill Duals | Round 1 (4 Team) | 133 | |
11/23 | W | MD 10-0 | B. McDonough | --- | TCNJ @ York (PA) | Round 1 | 133 | |
11/16 | W | DEF 4-0 3:30 | F. Eckles | JWU | 2019 Roger Williams Invitational | 3rd Place | 133 lbs | |
11/16 | W | F 4-1 1:48 | R. Manahan | The College of New Jersey | 2019 Roger Williams Invitational | Consi-Semis | 133 lbs | |
11/16 | L | DEC 9-3 | H. Brown | JWU | 2019 Roger Williams Invitational | Semi-Finals | 133 lbs | |
11/16 | W | F 5-3 4:19 | T. Haviland | Roger Williams | 2019 Roger Williams Invitational | Quarter-Finals | 133 lbs | |
11/16 | W | F 6-2 4:41 | S. Wieck | Roger Williams | 2019 Roger Williams Invitational | Round of 16 | 133 lbs | |
11/15 | W | F 8-10 7:00 | F. Eckles | JWU | 2019 Roger Williams Invitational | Round of 32 | 133 lbs | |
11/15 | W | F 7-1 4:01 | C. Hwang | Wesleyan | 2019 Roger Williams Invitational | Round of 64 | 133 lbs |