Trent Layton
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/14 | L | MD 16-5 | J. Eckerle | JWU (Providence) | 2025 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships | 2nd Wrestleback (32 Man) | 141 | |
| 03/14 | L | DEC 7-5 | L. Hoerle | Stevens | 2025 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships | Round 1 (32 Man) | 141 | |
| 03/01 | W | DEC 1-0 | K. Kurtz | Coe | NCAA DIII Region VI | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 141 | |
| 03/01 | W | DEC 10-8 | J. Gallub | Nebraska Wesleyan | NCAA DIII Region VI | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 141 | |
| 03/01 | W | DEC 10-7 | G. Owens | Eureka | NCAA DIII Region VI | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 141 | |
| 02/28 | W | F 3-0 2:42 | A. Keller | Schreiner | NCAA DIII Region VI | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 141 | |
| 02/28 | L | DEC 7-1 | K. Kurtz | Coe | NCAA DIII Region VI | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 141 | |
| 02/28 | W | F 6-1 0:46 | D. Brown | Buena Vista | NCAA DIII Region VI | Round 1 (16 Man) | 141 | |
| 12/21 | W | MD 11-0 | M. Reyes | Averett | Gator `Boots` Duals | Finals (2 Team) | 141 | |
| 12/21 | L | F 3-0 3:10 | M. Samuel | Roanoke College | Gator `Boots` Duals | Finals (2 Team) | 141 | |
| 12/21 | W | MD 12-3 | R. Arndt | Delaware Valley | Gator `Boots` Duals | Finals (2 Team) | 141 | |
| 12/06 | L | DEC 11-4 | C. Willis | Augsburg | Augsburg @ Loras | Round 1 | 141 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/01 | L | DEC 3-2 | J. Dado | University of the Ozarks | NCAA DIII Regional Lower Midwest | Placement Matches (32 Man) | 141 | |
| 03/01 | L | DEC 4-1 | K. Romero | Wartburg | NCAA DIII Regional Lower Midwest | Semis & 5th WB (32 Man) | 141 | |
| 02/29 | W | DEC 5-2 | J. Dado | University of the Ozarks | NCAA DIII Regional Lower Midwest | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 141 | |
| 02/29 | W | F 3-0 0:32 | E. Riesselman | Simpson | NCAA DIII Regional Lower Midwest | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 141 | |
| 02/10 | L | DEC 6-4 | k. Romero | Wartburg | Wartburg @ Loras | Round 1 | 141 | |
| 01/20 | W | DEC 5-0 | R. Cripe | Luther | A-R-C Duals | Round 1 | 141 | |
| 01/20 | W | F 3-0 2:03 | D. Grimm | Coe | A-R-C Duals | Round 1 | 141 | |
| 01/20 | W | F 3-0 0:44 | M. Barretto | Nebraska Wesleyan | A-R-C Duals | Round 1 | 141 | |
| 12/16 | L | DEC 6-5 | M. Macias | Augustana (IL) | Kalahari Duals | Round 4 (6 Team) | 149 | |
| 12/16 | W | DEC 13-10 | A. Leonard | Alvernia University | Kalahari Duals | Round 3 (6 Team) | 141 | |
| 12/01 | L | MD 11-2 | S. Stuhl | Augsburg | Loras @ Augsburg | Round 1 | 141 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/04 | W | MD 8-0 | D. Diaz | Dubuque | Dubuque @ Loras | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 01/25 | W | DEC 6-3 | R. Wright | Coe | ARC Duals @ Loras College | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 01/21 | W | DEC 6-3 | R. Wright | Coe College | ARC Duals @ Loras College | Round 4 (6 Team) | 149 | |
| 01/21 | W | MD 12-3 | S. McCoy | Simpson | ARC Duals @ Loras College | Round 3 (6 Team) | 149 | |
| 01/13 | W | DEC 6-2 | R. Areyano | Central | Loras @ Central | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 01/06 | L | DEC 7-3 | J. Burford | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 2023 NWCA National Duals - Men`s Divisions | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Team) | 149 | |
| 01/06 | L | DEC 10-4 | C. Stuhl | Augsburg | 2023 NWCA National Duals - Men`s Divisions | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Team) | 149 | |
| 01/06 | L | DEC 8-6 | R. Burgbacher | Cortland State | 2023 NWCA National Duals - Men`s Divisions | Finals (2 Team) | 149 | |
| 01/06 | L | DEC 5-2 | Z. Sato | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 2023 NWCA National Duals - Men`s Divisions | Round 1 (16 Team) | 149 | |
| 01/06 | L | DEC 3-2 | M. Conklin | TCNJ | 2023 NWCA National Duals - Men`s Divisions | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Team) | 149 | |
| 12/09 | W | MD 10-2 | L. Card | Cornell College | Loras @ Cornell College | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 11/19 | L | DEC 5-2 | T. Goebel | UW-LaCrosse | CUW Open | Consol with Semis | 149 | |
| 11/19 | L | MD 10-1 | H. Gutierrez | Stevens Institute of Technology | CUW Open | Quarters & WB (32 Man) | 149 | |
| 11/19 | W | DEC 3-1 | J. Gervey | Wartburg | CUW Open | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 149 | |
| 11/19 | W | TF 16-0 4:03 | J. Ahern | UW-Stevens Point | CUW Open | Round 1 (32 Man) | 149 | |
| 11/12 | W | DEC 10-8 | L. Paulson | Augsburg | Luther College Open | Placement Matches (32 Man) | 149 | |
| 11/12 | W | DEC 2-2 SV | B. Parker | Wisconsin-Platteville | Luther College Open | Semis & 5th WB (32 Man) | 149 | |
| 11/12 | W | MD 14-0 | D. Schams | Upper Iowa | Luther College Open | 4th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 149 | |
| 11/12 | W | DEC 6-0 | J. Gervey | Wartburg | Luther College Open | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 149 | |
| 11/12 | L | DEC 5-0 | C. Stuhl | Augsburg | Luther College Open | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 149 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/26 | L | DEC 5-1 | B. Henderson | Coe College | NCAA DIII Regional Lower Midwest | Placements | 141 | |
| 02/26 | W | DEC 1-0 | J. Dado | University Of The Ozarks (Arkansas) | NCAA DIII Regional Lower Midwest | Consi Semis | 141 | |
| 02/26 | W | DEC 4-3 | R. Cripe | Luther College | NCAA DIII Regional Lower Midwest | Semis and WB5 | 141 | |
| 02/26 | W | MD 8-0 | A. Hernandez | Buena Vista University | NCAA DIII Regional Lower Midwest | WB4 | 141 | |
| 02/25 | L | DEC 3-1 | B. Henderson | Coe College | NCAA DIII Regional Lower Midwest | Quarters and WB3 | 141 | |
| 02/25 | W | MD 12-1 | A. Urrea | University Of Dubuque | NCAA DIII Regional Lower Midwest | Round 2 | 141 | |
| 02/12 | L | DEC 3-2 | Z. Terukina | Wartburg | Wartburg @ Loras | Round 1 | 141 | |
| 01/14 | W | DEC 3-0 | B. Beck | Central | Central @ Loras | Round 1 | 141 | |
| 12/18 | W | DEC 3-0 | M. Brown | --- | Gator Boots Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 141 | |
| 12/18 | W | F 2-0 0:30 | G. Simmons | Wilmington | Gator Boots Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 141 | |
| 12/11 | W | TF 15-0 6:28 | G. Harbour | Cornell College | Cornell College @ Loras | Round 1 | 141 | |
| 12/03 | W | DEC 7-1 | B. Gross | --- | Loras @ Augsburg | Round 1 | 141 | |
| 11/20 | L | MD 12-2 | K. Slendorn | Stevens Institute of Technology | CUW Open | 3rd Place | 141 | |
| 11/20 | W | DEC 3-1 SV | D. Clay | UW-Whitewater | CUW Open | Wrestlebacks (32 Man) | 141 | |
| 11/20 | L | DEC 5-0 | Z. Terukina | Wartburg | CUW Open | Semis | 141 | |
| 11/20 | W | DEC 6-4 SV | T. Driessens | Wabash | CUW Open | Quarters & WB (32 Man) | 141 | |
| 11/20 | W | F 2-2 1:40 | C. Nelson | Carthage College | CUW Open | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 141 | |
| 11/20 | W | F 2-0 1:09 | A. Urrea | University of Dubuque | CUW Open | Round 1 (32 Man) | 141 | |
| 11/18 | W | MD 9-1 | A. Hernandez | --- | Loras @ Buena Vista | Round 1 | 141 | |
| 11/06 | W | F 1-0 5:30 | Z. Licht | Wisconsin-Platteville | UW-Platteville Invitational | 1st Place | 141 | |
| 11/06 | W | FOR 0-0 | A. Urrea | Dubuque | UW-Platteville Invitational | round semi | 141 | |
| 11/06 | W | F 8-0 1:16 | N. Boulton | Wisconsin-Platteville | UW-Platteville Invitational | Round 2,2 | 141 | |
| 11/06 | W | F 14-0 3:28 | K. Henderson | Cornell College | UW-Platteville Invitational | Round 2 | 141 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/10 | L | DEC 11-4 | N. James | --- | Loras vs. Nebraska-Kearney | Round 1 | 141 | |
| 01/10 | L | TF 17-1 6:29 | I. Parker | Iowa State | Loras @ Iowa State | Round 1 | 141 |