Thomas Tolbert
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/17 | L | F 3-0 0:56 | G. Mettler | San Francisco State | San Francisco State vs. New Mexico Highlands | Round 1 | 174 | |
| 02/08 | L | DEC 4-1 SV | S. Loera | Adams State | New Mexico Highlands @ Adams State | Round 1 | 174 | |
| 02/02 | L | TF 19-4 6:19 | C. Hernandez | Western Colorado | Western Colorado @ New Mexico Highlands | Round 1 | 174 | |
| 01/06 | L | F 4-0 2:14 | P. Mccrackin | Simon Fraser (B.C.) | 33rd Tracy Borah Duals | Finals (2 Team) | 174 | |
| 01/06 | W | F 8-1 2:31 | K. Farrington | Minot State (N.D.) | 33rd Tracy Borah Duals | Finals (2 Team) | 174 | |
| 01/06 | L | MD 11-1 | A. Dalton | Colorado Mesa | 33rd Tracy Borah Duals | Finals (2 Team) | 174 | |
| 11/04 | L | F 15-4 2:21 | A. Rix-McElhinney | Northern Colorado | UNC Tri Dual | Round 1 | 174 | |
| 11/03 | L | MD 14-3 | J. Urbina | Fort Hays State | UNC Tri Dual | Round 1 | 174 | |
| 11/01 | W | F 14-0 4:29 | L. Gordon | Trinidad State | Trinidad State @ New Mexico Highlands | Round 1 | 174 | |
| 11/01 | W | MD 16-3 | e. frank | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | Wayland Baptist (Texas) @ New Mexico Highlands | Round 1 | 174 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/25 | L | TF 20-3 4:37 | T. Baumgartner | Colorado Mesa | NCAA DII Super Regional VI | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 174 | |
| 02/25 | L | F 6-0 1:21 | A. Eldredge | Nebraska-Kearney | NCAA DII Super Regional VI | Round 1 (16 Man) | 174 | |
| 02/02 | L | F 2-0 0:28 | R. Rochford | Adams State | Adams State @ New Mexico Highlands | Round 1 | 174 | |
| 01/28 | L | MD 13-2 | B. Lewis | Colorado Mesa | New Mexico Highlands @ Colorado Mesa | Round 1 | 174 | |
| 01/22 | L | F 3-1 4:15 | T. Coombs | CSU-Pueblo | CSU-Pueblo @ New Mexico Highlands | Round 1 | 174 | |
| 01/15 | L | DEC 6-3 | L. Farris | Colorado School of Mines | Colorado School of Mines @ New Mexico Highlands | Round 1 | 174 | |
| 01/14 | L | DEC 3-1 | R. Pfeil | Chadron State | Chadron State @ New Mexico Highlands | Round 1 | 174 | |
| 01/07 | W | DEC 8-1 | B. Mohr | Minot State (N.D.) | 32nd Tracy Borah Duals | Round 3 (10 Team) | 174 | |
| 01/07 | L | F 8-2 4:52 | P. Mccrackin | Simon Fraser (B.C.) | 32nd Tracy Borah Duals | Round 2 (10 Team) | 174 | |
| 01/05 | W | MD 13-2 | D. Vigil-Reyes | Otero Junior College | Otero Junior College vs. New Mexico Highlands | Round 1 | 174 | |
| 12/18 | L | TF 23-5 4:58 | A. McElhinney | --- | New Mexico Highlands @ Northern Colorado | Round 1 | 174 | |
| 12/18 | W | F 5-1 5:56 | J. Carr | Northwest Kansas Technical College | UNC Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 174 | |
| 12/10 | W | F 8-5 6:19 | A. Schulz | Otero Junior College | New Mexico Highlands @ Otero Junior College | Round 1 | 174 | |
| 11/20 | L | F 2-0 0:57 | I. Anderson | Oregon State | 2022 Roadrunner Open | 2nd Wrestleback (32 Man) | 174 | |
| 11/20 | L | DEC 7-0 | C. Uhlenhopp | Utah Valley | 2022 Roadrunner Open | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 174 | |
| 11/20 | W | DEC 7-1 | L. Childers | MWC | 2022 Roadrunner Open | Round 1 (32 Man) | 174 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/05 | L | F 14-2 2:58 | H. Mullin | Western Colorado | Western Colorado @ New Mexico Highlands | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 02/04 | L | F 3-2 2:38 | A. Holguin | --- | Colorado Mesa @ New Mexico Highlands | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 12/19 | L | DEC 9-4 | M. McCrackin | Simon Fraser (B.C.) | Desert Duals | Round 1 (10 Team) | 165 | |
| 12/19 | W | TF 16-1 3:24 | J. Bernal | ottawa | Desert Duals | Round 5 (10 Team) | 165 | |
| 12/19 | L | F 2-0 1:14 | M. Lackman | Alvernia University | Desert Duals | Round 2 (10 Team) | 165 | |
| 12/04 | W | F 9-3 3:31 | A. Aguilera | Arizona Christian University | Doug Moses NMHU Open | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 165 | |
| 12/04 | L | F 3-1 5:42 | C. Castagnaro | --- | Doug Moses NMHU Open | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 165 | |
| 12/04 | L | TF 20-5 5:55 | J. Williams | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | Doug Moses NMHU Open | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 165 | |
| 12/04 | W | DEC 7-2 | C. Ginther | Western Colorado | Doug Moses NMHU Open | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 165 | |
| 12/03 | W | DEC 3-2 | J. Damenti | --- | New Mexico Highlands @ Colorado School of Mines | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 11/20 | L | FOR 0-0 | O. Diaz | Colorado State University - Pueblo | Younes Hospitality Open 2021 | 2nd Wrestleback (32 Man) | 165 | |
| 11/20 | L | DEC 7-2 | P. Renner | Chadron State | Younes Hospitality Open 2021 | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 165 | |
| 11/20 | W | DEC 5-3 | S. Enkhbold | Doane University | Younes Hospitality Open 2021 | Round 1 (32 Man) | 165 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/29 | L | TF 16-0 4:00 | P. Renner | Chadron St. | NCAA DII Super Regional VI | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 165 | |
| 02/29 | L | F 6-0 1:37 | F. Green | Colorado Mesa | NCAA DII Super Regional VI | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 165 | |
| 02/13 | L | F 6-0 3:40 | F. Green | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa @ New Mexico Highlands | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 02/10 | L | DEC 3-2 | M. Thelen | --- | Western Colorado @ New Mexico Highlands | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 02/06 | L | F 6-0 | E. Valdez | --- | CSU-Pueblo @ New Mexico Highlands | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 01/23 | L | F 2-0 1:28 | R. Rochford | Adams State | New Mexico Highlands @ Adams State | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 01/17 | L | F 8-2 3:21 | S. Lykins | Colorado School of Mines | New Mexico Highlands @ Colorado School of Mines | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 01/17 | W | DEC 3-1 | E. Rosales | San Francisco State | New Mexico Highlands vs. San Francisco State | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 01/17 | L | F 3-1 6:01 | T. Allison | Chadron State | New Mexico Highlands @ Chadron State | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 01/11 | L | F 3-0 2:42 | K. Warner | UNC Pembroke | 30th Tracy Borah Duals | Round 1 (8 Team) | 165 | |
| 01/11 | L | F 7-2 6:03 | H. Reed | Findlay | 30th Tracy Borah Duals | Round 2 (8 Team) | 165 | |
| 01/11 | L | DEC 7-1 | B. Lowery | --- | 30th Tracy Borah Duals | Round 4 (8 Team) | 165 | |
| 01/11 | W | DEC 8-2 | C. Vajnar | Fort Hays State | 30th Tracy Borah Duals | Round 3 (8 Team) | 165 | |
| 11/10 | W | MD 14-1 | V. Cherry | Northeast Oklahoma | OCU Open 2019 | Semis & 5th WB (32 Man) | 165 | |
| 11/10 | L | F 1-3 3:46 | A. DeArmond | Barton | OCU Open 2019 | Placement Matches (32 Man) | 165 | |
| 11/10 | W | DEC 3-2 | J. Vizcarrondo | Williams Baptist University | OCU Open 2019 | 6th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 165 | |
| 11/09 | W | MD 14-4 | Z. Suniga | Ottawa - Unattached | OCU Open 2019 | 4th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 165 | |
| 11/09 | L | DEC 6-5 | J. Trowbridge | Northeast Oklahoma | OCU Open 2019 | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 165 | |
| 11/09 | W | DEC 11-4 | J. Redmond | --- | OCU Open 2019 | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 165 |