Elijah Martin
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/13 | L | F 17-3 3:29 | B. Kmak | Ursinus | 2024 Will Abele Invitational | Consi of 16 #2 | 149 lbs | |
| 01/13 | W | F 13-16 5:17 | K. McCarvill | Scranton | 2024 Will Abele Invitational | Consi of 16 #1 | 149 lbs | |
| 01/13 | L | F 9-0 1:32 | A. Bourgeois | RIT | Will Abele Invitational | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 01/13 | L | F 17-3 3:29 | B. Kmak | Ursinus | Will Abele Invitational | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 01/13 | W | F 13-16 5:17 | K. McCarvill | Scranton | Will Abele Invitational | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 01/13 | L | F 9-0 1:32 | A. Bourgeois | Rochester Institute of Technology | 2024 Will Abele Invitational | Round of 32 | 149 lbs |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/04 | W | F 10-8 | D. Miller | Greensboro | Shenandoah University @ Greensboro | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/27 | W | DEC 15-9 | W. Hirschi | Southern Virginia | Southern Virginia @ Shenandoah University | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/22 | L | DEC 11-6 | H. Funck | Ferrum | Ferrum @ Shenandoah University | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 01/20 | L | F 2-0 0:35 | C. Bridges | Washington & Lee | Shenandoah University @ Washington & Lee | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 01/14 | L | M FOR | Z. Lewis | East Stroudsburg | Will Abele Invitational | Consi of 8 #2 | 149 lbs | |
| 01/14 | L | F 6-0 1:22 | M. Glynn | Rochester Institute of Technology | Will Abele Invitational | Quarter-Finals | 149 lbs | |
| 01/14 | W | MD 16-6 | T. Gentzel | East Stroudsburg | Will Abele Invitational | Round of 16 | 149 lbs | |
| 01/14 | L | F 6-0 1:22 | M. Glynn | RIT | Will Abele Invitational | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 01/14 | W | DEC 9-3 | J. Sam | RIT | Will Abele Invitational | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 01/14 | L | M FOR 0-0 | Z. Lewis | East Stroudsburg | Will Abele Invitational | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 01/14 | W | MD 16-6 | T. Gentzel | East Stroudsburg | Will Abele Invitational | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 01/14 | W | DEC 9-3 | J. Sam | Rochester Institute of Technology | Will Abele Invitational | Round of 32 | 149 lbs | |
| 01/11 | L | F 4-1 1:08 | H. Siu | Averett | Averett @ Shenandoah University | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 11/19 | W | F 8-5 6:18 | S. Nadir | Scranton | Shenandoah Duals | Round 1 | 141 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/30 | L | TF 16-1 3:00 | C. Cunningham | Washington & Lee | Washington & Lee @ Shenandoah University | Round 1 | 141 | |
| 01/15 | L | F 4-1 2:55 | C. Reilly | Western New England | Will Abele Invitational | Round 1 | 141 | |
| 01/15 | W | F 3-2 3:19 | D. Choi | Washington & Jefferson | Will Abele Invitational | Round 1 | 141 | |
| 01/15 | L | F 3-6 2:55 | C. Logan | Washington & Jefferson | Will Abele Invitational | Round 1 | 141 | |
| 01/15 | W | F 9-11 6:33 | J. Keesal | Camden County College | Will Abele Invitational | Round 1 | 141 |