
Myles Leonard
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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02/15 | W | F 3-0 1:17 | E. Edmondson | Worcester Polytechnic | Worcester Polytechnic @ Springfield | Round 1 | 184 | |
02/03 | W | F 0-0 2:11 | R. Martinez | Wesleyan (CT) | Springfield @ Wesleyan (CT) | Round 1 | 184 | |
01/26 | W | F 3-0 0:22 | E. Edmondson | Worcester Polytechnic | NEWA Dual Championships | Cons. Round 2 | 184 | |
01/26 | W | F 3-0 0:39 | R. Martinez | Wesleyan (CT) | NEWA Dual Championships | 5th Place Match | 184 | |
01/18 | W | F 6-1 0:58 | C. Galvin | Norwich | Springfield @ Norwich | Round 1 | 184 | |
01/10 | W | F 3-0 0:39 | J. Martsinovsky | Stevens | Budd Whitehill National Duals | Round 3 | 184 | |
01/10 | W | F 3-1 2:04 | H. Moore | Roanoke | Budd Whitehill National Duals | Semifinal | 184 | |
01/10 | W | F 7-0 0:57 | P. Takeuchi | McDaniel | Budd Whitehill National Duals | Round 2 | 184 | |
01/10 | W | F 5-4 4:26 | E. Crum | Lycoming | Budd Whitehill National Duals | Round 1 | 184 | |
01/10 | W | DEC 12-8 | X. Pommells | Ithaca | Budd Whitehill National Duals | 3rd Place Match | 184 | |
12/13 | W | F 0-0 3:11 | M. Forte | Roger Williams | Springfield @ Roger Williams | Round 1 | 184 | |
11/23 | W | F 3-1 3:40 | J. Evarts | Williams | 2024 Doug Parker | Finals | 184 lbs | |
11/23 | W | DEC 5-4 | G. Monroe | Coast Guard | 2024 Doug Parker | Semi-Finals | 184 lbs | |
11/23 | W | TF 16-1 7:00 | N. Crotty | Trinity | 2024 Doug Parker | Quarter-Finals | 184 lbs | |
11/23 | W | F 6-1 2:08 | T. Noble | Coast Guard | 2024 Doug Parker | Round of 16 | 184 lbs | |
11/09 | W | F 0-0 0:39 | N. Baccala | Western New England | Springfield City Championships | Round 1 | 184 | |
11/09 | W | F 0-0 | M. Lissaint | American International | Springfield City Championships | Round 1 | 184 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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03/03 | L | DEC 4-1 | N. Roeger | Castleton | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | 3rd Place Match | 165 | |
03/03 | W | DEC 4-3 | S. Monteiro | Western New England | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | Cons. Semi | 165 | |
03/03 | W | F 7-0 0:52 | H. Khan | NYU | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | Cons. Round 5 | 165 | |
03/02 | W | F 3-0 2:21 | C. McCarthy | Rhode Island College | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | Cons. Round 4 | 165 | |
03/02 | L | DEC 7-1 | S. Rochard | Coast Guard | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | Quarterfinal | 165 | |
03/02 | W | DEC 4-2 | A. Maiorini | Wesleyan (CT) | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | Champ. Round 2 | 165 | |
02/17 | W | F 0-0 2:29 | K. Merritt | Norwich | Norwich @ Springfield | Round 1 | 165 | |
02/10 | W | F 3-0 4:26 | R. Hsu | Worcester Polytechnic | Springfield @ Worcester Polytechnic | Round 1 | 165 | |
01/28 | L | DEC 10-4 | K. Parker | Ithaca | John Reese Duals | Round 1 | 165 | |
01/28 | W | MD 22-12 | C. Bomboy | Keystone | John Reese Duals | Round 3 | 165 | |
01/28 | W | F 11-0 2:25 | m. coffey | Oneonta | John Reese Duals | Round 2 | 165 | |
01/27 | W | DEC 5-3 | D. Molina | Wesleyan (CT) | Wesleyan (CT) @ Springfield | Round 1 | 165 | |
01/21 | W | DEC 8-5 | N. Roeger | Castleton | 2024 NEWA Duals | 3rd Place | 165 lbs | |
01/21 | L | DEC 10-5 | S. Monteiro | Western New England | 2024 NEWA Duals | Quarter-Finals | 165 lbs | |
01/21 | W | F 7-5 6:34 | W. Smith | Williams | 2024 NEWA Duals | Round of 16 | 174 lbs | |
11/18 | W | F 2-3 2:46 | S. Monteiro | Western New England | 2023 Doug Parker | 3rd Place | 165 lbs | |
11/18 | L | DEC 8-2 | S. Rochard | Coast Guard | 2023 Doug Parker | Semi-Finals | 165 lbs | |
11/18 | W | F 3-0 0:38 | A. Maiorini | Wesleyan | 2023 Doug Parker | Quarter-Finals | 165 lbs | |
11/18 | W | F 5-4 1:11 | S. Tansey | Williams | 2023 Doug Parker | Round of 16 | 165 lbs | |
11/18 | W | F 7-0 1:32 | J. Carozzi | Plymouth | 2023 Doug Parker | Round of 32 | 165 lbs | |
11/18 | W | F 2-3 2:46 | S. Monteiro | Western New England | Doug Parker Invitational | Round 1 | 165 | |
11/18 | W | F 3-0 0:38 | A. Maiorini | Wesleyan (CT) | Doug Parker Invitational | Round 1 | 165 | |
11/18 | L | DEC 8-2 | S. Rochard | Coast Guard | Doug Parker Invitational | Round 1 | 165 | |
11/18 | W | F 7-0 1:32 | J. Carrozzi | Plymouth State | Doug Parker Invitational | Round 1 | 165 | |
11/18 | W | F 5-4 1:11 | S. Tansey | Williams College | Doug Parker Invitational | Round 1 | 165 | |
11/11 | W | MD 11-2 | A. MacNeill | American International | City Duals | Round 1 | 165 | |
11/11 | L | DEC 14-10 | S. Monteiro | Western New England | City Duals | Round 1 | 165 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/26 | W | F 6-6 4:43 | M. Barberio | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | Placements | 165 | |
02/26 | L | DEC 5-3 | M. Angers | Castleton University | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | Consi Semis | 165 | |
02/26 | W | F 2-2 2:11 | S. Rochard | U.S. Coast Guard Academy | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | Semis and WB5 | 165 | |
02/26 | W | F 2-0 0:55 | T. Miller | Plymouth State University | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | WB4 | 165 | |
02/25 | L | TF 16-0 6:15 | C. Pontelandolfo | New York University | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | Quarters and WB3 | 165 | |
02/25 | W | F 2-0 1:46 | J. Cardozo | Roger Williams University | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | Round 2 | 165 | |
01/28 | W | DEC 5-3 | J. Reusing | Wesleyan (CT) | Wesleyan (CT) @ Springfield | Round 1 | 165 | |
01/22 | L | DEC 9-7 | J. Holmes | Castleton | 2023 NEWA Duals | 3rd Place | 165 lbs | |
01/22 | W | F 2-0 1:22 | P. Wisniewski | Johnson & Wales | 2023 NEWA Duals | Semi-Finals | 165 lbs | |
01/22 | W | F 2-0 2:00 | J. Cardozo | Roger Williams | 2023 NEWA Duals | Quarter-Finals | 165 lbs | |
01/22 | W | F 2-0 1:28 | J. Ducharme | Norwich | 2023 NEWA Duals | Round of 16 | 165 lbs | |
01/13 | W | F 2-0 0:19 | N. Semon | Penn College | Budd Whitehill Duals | Round 2 (4 Team) | 157 | |
11/19 | W | F 2-0 1:11 | J. Carrozzi | Plymouth | 2022 Doug Parker | 5th Place | 165 lbs | |
11/19 | W | F 3-6 2:29 | C. Ludwig | New England College | 2022 Doug Parker | Consi of 4 | 165 lbs | |
11/19 | W | F 2-0 2:56 | N. Crotty | Trinity | 2022 Doug Parker | Consi of 8 #2 | 165 lbs | |
11/19 | L | MD 13-3 | S. Monteiro | Western New England | 2022 Doug Parker | Quarter-Finals | 165 lbs | |
11/19 | W | MD 18-4 | E. Rokus | --- | 2022 Doug Parker | Round of 16 | 165 lbs |