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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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/26 | W | DEC 5-2 | D. Birchmeier | Flint Tropics | 2024 NHSCA National Duals | RR Rnd 3 | 160 lbs | |
| 05/26 | W | DEC 9-2 | R. Smith | D3Primus Blue | 2024 NHSCA National Duals | RR Rnd 2 | 160 lbs | |
| 05/26 | W | MD 10-2 | S. Wayland | Kraken Elite | 2024 NHSCA National Duals | RR Rnd 1 | 160 lbs | |
| 05/26 | W | DEC 10-6 | R. Spiro | ALIEN Spaceship | 2024 NHSCA National Duals | RR Rnd 3 | 160 lbs | |
| 05/25 | W | DEC 5-0 | J. Huelbig | Iron Horse Wrestling Club Blue | 2024 NHSCA National Duals | RR Rnd 2 | 160 lbs | |
| 05/25 | W | MD 11-2 | C. Willen | Owen Valley | 2024 NHSCA National Duals | RR Rnd 1 | 160 lbs |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/28 | L | DEF 0-0 1:25 | N. Marck | Terps Xtreme | 2023 NHSCA National Duals | RR Rnd 3 | 152 lbs | |
| 05/28 | W | F 4-2 0:00 | S. Gentile | Camp Reynolds Wrestling Club | 2023 NHSCA National Duals | RR Rnd 2 | 152 lbs | |
| 05/28 | L | DEC 6-3 | T. Barrett | Shore Thing Surf | 2023 NHSCA National Duals | RR Rnd 1 | 152 lbs | |
| 05/27 | L | DEC 5-3 | T. Parker | Attrition Wrestling Gold | 2023 NHSCA National Duals | RR Rnd 3 | 152 lbs | |
| 05/27 | W | F 2-0 1:17 | M. Mcnulty | Triumph Blue | 2023 NHSCA National Duals | RR Rnd 2 | 152 lbs | |
| 05/27 | W | DEC 6-0 | C. Nesbitt | Blacksheep WC | 2023 NHSCA National Duals | RR Rnd 1 | 152 lbs |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/29 | L | MD 8-0 | M. Washington | MF Purge | 2022 NHSCA National Duals | RR Rnd 3 | 145 lbs | |
| 05/29 | W | MD 14-6 | E. Polacek | Ragin Raisins Niagara | 2022 NHSCA National Duals | RR Rnd 2 | 145 lbs | |
| 05/29 | L | F 2-0 1:10 | J. Lamson | Pit Crew 2 | 2022 NHSCA National Duals | RR Rnd 1 | 145 lbs | |
| 05/28 | L | DEC 6-4 SV | e. rodriguez | The Fort Hammers | 2022 NHSCA National Duals | RR Rnd 3 | 145 lbs | |
| 05/28 | W | MD 13-0 | P. Carmody | Team Nauman Black | 2022 NHSCA National Duals | RR Rnd 2 | 145 lbs | |
| 05/28 | L | F 18-7 4:24 | J. Price | Combat Athletics Black | 2022 NHSCA National Duals | RR Rnd 1 | 145 lbs |