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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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/03 | L | DEC 1-0 | P. Allis | Western Colorado | NCAA DII Super Regional VI | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 133 | |
| 03/02 | W | DEC 3-2 | D. Arnold | Nebraska-Kearney | NCAA DII Super Regional VI | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 133 | |
| 03/02 | W | F 8-0 4:16 | K. Honas | Fort Hays State | NCAA DII Super Regional VI | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 133 | |
| 03/02 | L | DEC 9-6 | P. Allis | Western Colorado | NCAA DII Super Regional VI | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 133 | |
| 12/17 | L | DEC 5-0 | R. Salazar | Eap-unatt | 2023 Dollamur Reno Tournament of Champions | Consi of 8 #2 | 133c lbs | |
| 12/17 | L | TF 15-0 5:25 | C. Taylor | Grand View | 2023 Dollamur Reno Tournament of Champions | Quarter-Finals | 133c lbs | |
| 12/17 | W | DEC 8-5 | C. Davis | unattached | 2023 Dollamur Reno Tournament of Champions | Round of 16 | 133c lbs | |
| 12/17 | W | DEC 7-1 | B. Runion | Corban-UNATT | 2023 Dollamur Reno Tournament of Champions | Round of 32 | 133c lbs |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/25 | L | F 0-2 2:04 | A. Jiron | New Mexico Highlands | NCAA DII Super Regional VI | 5th place | 133 | |
| 02/25 | L | DEC 5-3 | W. Diblasi | Colorado School of Mines | NCAA DII Super Regional VI | Cons Semi | 133 | |
| 02/25 | W | DEC 7-0 | C. White | Fort Hays State | NCAA DII Super Regional VI | Semi & 3rd Wb | 133 | |
| 02/25 | W | F 2-0 2:53 | A. Alvarez | Western Colorado | NCAA DII Super Regional VI | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 133 | |
| 02/25 | L | F 2-0 1:46 | W. Diblasi | Colorado School of Mines | NCAA DII Super Regional VI | Round 1 (16 Man) | 133 | |
| 01/07 | L | DEC 6-1 | J. Davis | Minot State (N.D.) | 32nd Tracy Borah Duals | Round 1 (10 Team) | 133 | |
| 01/07 | W | DEC 9-4 | I. DeLaCerda | Adams State | 32nd Tracy Borah Duals | Round 2 (10 Team) | 133 | |
| 01/07 | W | DEC 11-4 | A. Alvarez | Western Colorado | 32nd Tracy Borah Duals | Round 3 (10 Team) | 133 | |
| 11/20 | L | DEC 11-4 | K. Kuenzi | Oregon State | 2022 Roadrunner Open | Semis & 5th WB (32 Man) | 133 | |
| 11/20 | W | DEC 8-7 | N. Messina | Rutgers | 2022 Roadrunner Open | 4th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 133 | |
| 11/20 | L | MD 9-0 | J. Heilman | Rutgers | 2022 Roadrunner Open | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 133 | |
| 11/20 | W | DEC 7-0 | R. McNeal | CA State University Bakersfield | 2022 Roadrunner Open | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 133 | |
| 11/20 | W | TF 19-3 5:51 | J. Woods | Unattached CA | 2022 Roadrunner Open | Round 1 (32 Man) | 133 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/21 | L | DEC 5-1 | G. Villoria | Menlo | Roadrunner Open 2021 | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 125 | |
| 11/21 | W | DEC 1-0 | J. Cruz | Unattached | Roadrunner Open 2021 | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 125 | |
| 11/21 | L | F 4-1 4:04 | E. Flores | CA State University Bakersfield | Roadrunner Open 2021 | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 125 |