Ahmed Hernandez
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | W | F 0-0 2:25 | A. Riordan | Catamount Wrestling Club | 2023 Spartan Duals/Individual | RR Rnd 1 | 175 lbs | |
| 04/22 | W | MD 13-3 | P. Cheverie | Riptide Wrestling Club | 2023 Spartan Duals/Individual | RR Rnd 5 | 175 lbs | |
| 04/22 | W | F 5-3 3:20 | J. Perkins | Wednesday Warriors/Journeymen Red | 2023 Spartan Duals/Individual | RR Rnd 4 | 175 lbs | |
| 04/22 | W | F 5-2 1:06 | J. Crabtree | Doughboy | 2023 Spartan Duals/Individual | RR Rnd 2 | 175 lbs | |
| 04/22 | L | F 2-0 0:53 | S. Degl | Empire Wrestling Academy 1 | 2023 Spartan Duals/Individual | RR Rnd 1 | 175 lbs | |
| 02/25 | W | FOR 0-0 | C. Sammarco | Lyman Mem/Windham Tech | 2023 CIAC State Open (CT) | 5th Place | 170 lbs | |
| 02/25 | L | MD 16-5 | C. Mairano | Simsbury | 2023 CIAC State Open (CT) | Consi-Semis | 170 lbs | |
| 02/25 | W | F 3-5 3:37 | W. Little | Trumbull | 2023 CIAC State Open (CT) | Consi of 4 | 170 lbs | |
| 02/25 | W | MD 8-0 | T. Harris | Manchester | 2023 CIAC State Open (CT) | Consi of 8 #2 | 170 lbs | |
| 02/18 | L | F 2-0 0:55 | C. Sammarco | Lyman Mem/Windham Tech | 2023 CIAC Divisional Class M (CT) | Finals | 170 lbs | |
| 02/18 | W | F 9-1 2:40 | G. Kealey | Branford | 2023 CIAC Divisional Class M (CT) | Semi-Finals | 170 lbs | |
| 02/18 | W | F 8-1 2:59 | D. Aguirre | Notre Dame-West Haven | 2023 CIAC Divisional Class M (CT) | Quarter-Finals | 170 lbs | |
| 02/17 | W | TF 17-2 4:00 | R. Ciampa | Rockville | 2023 CIAC Divisional Class M (CT) | Round of 16 | 170 lbs | |
| 02/08 | W | F 2:14 | C. Sweeney | Maloney | Maloney @ Platt | Dual | 182 lbs | |
| 02/04 | L | F 1:34 | C. Mairano | Simsbury | CCC Conference Tournament 2023 | Finals | 170 lbs | |
| 02/04 | W | DEC 6-2 | A. Savvides | --- | CCC Conference Tournament 2023 | Semi-Finals | 170 lbs | |
| 02/04 | W | F 1:59 | B. Swanson | RHAM | CCC Conference Tournament 2023 | Quarter-Finals | 170 lbs | |
| 02/04 | W | F 0:59 | R. Mcdonough | Wethersfield | CCC Conference Tournament 2023 | Round of 16 | 170 lbs | |
| 02/01 | W | F 5:36 | A. DeJesus | Berlin | Berlin @ Platt | Dual | 170 lbs | |
| 01/28 | W | F 10-5 5:23 | C. Light | Stonington* | Jonathan Law Invitational 2023 | Finals | 170 lbs | |
| 01/28 | W | F 4-0 1:22 | M. Nitsche | Shelton | Jonathan Law Invitational 2023 | Semi-Finals | 170 lbs | |
| 01/28 | W | F 4-1 0:47 | A. III | Bunnell | Jonathan Law Invitational 2023 | Quarter-Finals | 170 lbs | |
| 01/28 | W | F 9-1 2:35 | J. Wojtowicz | Shelton | Jonathan Law Invitational 2023 | Round of 16 | 170 lbs | |
| 01/26 | W | F 3:27 | J. Colon | Bristol Central | Platt @ Bristol Central | Dual | 182 lbs | |
| 01/21 | W | F :54 | T. Beach | Nonnewaug | Nonnewaug @ Platt | Dual | 170 lbs | |
| 01/21 | W | TF 17-2 | M. Gargano | East Haven | East Haven @ Platt | Dual | 170 lbs | |
| 01/21 | W | F :58 | S. Rodriguez | Windham | Platt @ Windham | Dual | 170 lbs | |
| 01/18 | W | F 1:14 | J. Fore | Bristol Eastern | Bristol Eastern @ Platt | Dual | 170 lbs | |
| 01/14 | L | F 7-3 3:16 | F. Stites | Newtown | 2023 Greater Hartford Open | Finals | 170 lbs | |
| 01/14 | W | F 10-1 5:14 | C. Pitts | Haddam-Killingworth | 2023 Greater Hartford Open | Semi-Finals | 170 lbs | |
| 01/14 | W | F 8-2 2:25 | p. jensen | Hall | 2023 Greater Hartford Open | Quarter-Finals | 170 lbs | |
| 01/14 | W | F 17-3 2:23 | K. Irizarry | Norwich Free Academy | 2023 Greater Hartford Open | Round of 16 | 170 lbs | |
| 01/11 | W | DEC 6-4 | C. Theriault-Dinielli | Plainville | Platt @ Plainville | Dual | 170 lbs | |
| 01/07 | W | F 6-1 1:29 | H. Rodriguez | Fairfield Prep | Platt @ Fairfield Prep | Dual | 182 lbs | |
| 01/07 | L | F 1:12 | C. Snider | Branford | Platt @ Branford | Dual | 182 lbs | |
| 01/07 | W | F :30 | W. Williams | Daniel Hand | Daniel Hand @ Platt | Dual | 182 lbs | |
| 01/07 | W | F 7-1 1:03 | N. Herman | Greenwich | Platt @ Greenwich | Dual | 182 lbs | |
| 01/04 | L | F 1:09 | J. Baldwin | Middletown | Platt @ Middletown | Dual | 195 lbs | |
| 12/27 | W | F :37 | L. Eschert | Masuk | Masuk @ Platt | Dual | 182 lbs | |
| 12/20 | W | F 3:29 | R. Alfonso | Hall | Hall @ Platt | Dual | 182 lbs | |
| 12/17 | W | F 1:32 | J. Ross | Newington | Newington vs Platt | Dual | 182 lbs | |
| 12/17 | W | F :28 | N. Palmer | Rockville | Platt vs Rockville | Dual | 182 lbs | |
| 12/17 | W | F 2:56 | H. Krystock | Plainville | Plainville @ Platt | Dual | 182 lbs | |
| 12/14 | W | F :32 | B. Evans | Windsor | Windsor @ Platt | Round 1 | 182 lbs | |
| 10/16 | W | F 17-4 4:00 | C. Posniewski | Curby 3-style | 2022 Castleton Fall Classic | RR Rnd 5 | HS V lbs | |
| 10/16 | W | FOR 7-1 | J. Clancy | Mindset Wrestling Amherst NH | 2022 Castleton Fall Classic | RR Rnd 4 | HS V lbs | |
| 10/16 | L | DEC 8-6 SV | a. Hashimee | Journeymen | 2022 Castleton Fall Classic | RR Rnd 3 | HS V lbs | |
| 10/16 | W | F 6-2 2:11 | Z. Waters | Keene Gladiators | 2022 Castleton Fall Classic | RR Rnd 2 | HS V lbs | |
| 10/16 | W | F 2-0 0:42 | O. Parker | Blackstone Valley Prep | 2022 Castleton Fall Classic | RR Rnd 1 | HS V lbs |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/26 | L | F 2-0 0:58 | A. Marshall | Bristol Eastern | 2022 CIAC State Open (CT) | Consi of 16 #2 | 160 lbs | |
| 02/26 | L | MD 13-2 | J. Long | Hall | 2022 CIAC State Open (CT) | Round of 32 | 160 lbs | |
| 02/19 | L | F 6-4 4:37 | C. Sammarco | Lyman Mem/Windham Tech | 2022 CIAC Divisional Class M (CT) | 5th Place | 160 lbs | |
| 02/19 | L | MD 19-6 | C. Casey | Avon | 2022 CIAC Divisional Class M (CT) | Consi-Semis | 160 lbs | |
| 02/19 | W | F 8-7 1:43 | M. Malinauskas | Berlin | 2022 CIAC Divisional Class M (CT) | Consi of 4 | 160 lbs | |
| 02/19 | W | F 8-0 2:19 | D. Bouchard | Brookfield | 2022 CIAC Divisional Class M (CT) | Consi of 8 #2 | 160 lbs | |
| 02/19 | L | F 6-2 2:00 | P. Zdunek | Branford | 2022 CIAC Divisional Class M (CT) | Quarter-Finals | 160 lbs | |
| 02/18 | W | F 4-4 1:36 | k. irrig | --- | 2022 CIAC Divisional Class M (CT) | Round of 16 | 160 lbs | |
| 02/09 | W | F 1:34 | M. Rivera | Maloney | Maloney @ Platt | Dual | 160 lbs | |
| 02/05 | W | F 1:59 | P. Scarangella | Glastonbury | Glastonbury @ Platt | Dual | 170 lbs | |
| 02/05 | W | F 3:35 | M. Malinauskas | Berlin | Platt @ Berlin | Dual | 160 lbs | |
| 02/02 | L | DEC 15-12 | M. Malinauskas | Berlin | Platt @ Berlin | Dual | 160 lbs | |
| 01/29 | W | F 3:45 | M. Bates | Conard | Conard @ Platt | Dual | 160 lbs | |
| 01/29 | W | F 4:35 | A. Quezada | Wethersfield | Wethersfield @ Platt | Dual | 160 lbs | |
| 01/27 | L | M FOR | A. Pratt | Bristol Central | Bristol Central @ Platt | Dual | 160 lbs | |
| 01/22 | W | M FOR | A. Palacios-Mendoza | Windham | Windham @ Platt | Dual | 160 lbs | |
| 01/22 | W | F :44 | A. White | Plainville | Plainville @ Platt | Dual | 160 lbs | |
| 01/22 | W | F :47 | A. Coy | Nonnewaug | Nonnewaug @ Platt | Dual | 160 lbs | |
| 01/19 | L | F 4:44 | A. Marshall | Bristol Eastern | Platt @ Bristol Eastern | Dual | 160 lbs | |
| 01/15 | W | F 3:27 | B. Lah | Amity | Amity @ Platt | Dual | 160 lbs | |
| 01/15 | W | F :20 | B. Rochefort | Cheshire | Cheshire @ Platt | Dual | 160 lbs | |
| 01/15 | L | DEC 7-5 | B. VanSteen | Brien McMahon | Brien McMahon @ Platt | Dual | 170 lbs | |
| 01/12 | W | F 1:09 | A. White | Plainville | Plainville @ Platt | Dual | 160 lbs | |
| 01/08 | L | F :59 | C. Chieppo | Daniel Hand | Daniel Hand @ Platt | Dual | 160 lbs | |
| 01/08 | W | F 2:45 | K. Hicks | Morgan | Morgan @ Platt | Dual | 160 lbs | |
| 01/08 | W | F :37 | J. Dickens | Conard | Platt @ Conard | Dual | 160 lbs | |
| 01/05 | L | DEC 5-3 | J. Baldwin | Middletown | Middletown @ Platt | Dual | 160 lbs | |
| 12/23 | W | F 1:45 | N. Gamache | Rocky Hill | Platt vs Rocky Hill | Dual | 170 lbs | |
| 12/23 | L | DEC 11-6 | R. Bahre | Canton | Canton vs Platt | Dual | 170 lbs | |
| 12/23 | L | F 1:20 2-2 | J. Gearin | Rockville | Platt @ Rockville | Dual | 170 lbs | |
| 12/23 | W | F 1:26 | M. Burns | Bacon Academy | Platt vs Bacon Academy | Dual | 170 lbs | |
| 12/23 | W | M FOR | A. Johnson | Portland | Portland vs Platt | Dual | 170 lbs | |
| 12/15 | L | F 13-0 | X. Quiles | East Hartford | Platt @ East Hartford | Dual | 170 lbs | |
| 11/07 | W | F 13-2 2:57 | L. Raisanen | South Side Wrestling Club | Danbury Folk Style Wrestling Tournament | RR Rnd 3 | 150-160 lbs | |
| 11/07 | L | F 9-3 3:58 | A. Grabinski | South Side Wrestling Club | Danbury Folk Style Wrestling Tournament | RR Rnd 2 | 150-160 lbs | |
| 11/07 | W | F 17-14 5:38 | A. Gilchrist | Team Tugman | Danbury Folk Style Wrestling Tournament | RR Rnd 1 | 150-160 lbs |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/22 | L | F 9-2 3:10 | H. Barnes | RHAM | 2020 CIAC Divisional Class M [CT] | Consi of 8 #1 | 160 lbs | |
| 02/21 | L | F 2-0 0:29 | G. White | Ellis Tech | 2020 CIAC Divisional Class M [CT] | Round of 16 | 160 lbs | |
| 02/21 | W | F 2-2 1:28 | D. Pompa | Masuk | 2020 CIAC Divisional Class M [CT] | Round of 32 | 160 lbs | |
| 02/17 | W | F 1:43 | J. Prezch | Farmington | JV WORLDS (Simsbury CT) | RR Rnd 3 | 162a lbs | |
| 02/17 | W | MD 12-0 | N. Hoskins | Conard | JV WORLDS (Simsbury CT) | RR Rnd 2 | 162a lbs | |
| 02/17 | W | F 4:05 | A. Blanco | Berlin | JV WORLDS (Simsbury CT) | RR Rnd 1 | 162a lbs | |
| 02/13 | L | F 2:23 | K. Talento | Maloney | Maloney @ Platt | Dual | 160 lbs | |
| 02/09 | L | F Fall 2:23 | B. Strand | Guilford | Guilford vs Platt | Dual | 160 lbs | |
| 02/09 | L | DEC 7-2 | A. Asatourian | --- | Berlin vs Platt | Dual | 160 lbs | |
| 02/09 | W | F :43 | A. Jano | Glastonbury | Platt @ Glastonbury | Dual | 160 lbs | |
| 02/06 | W | DEC 5-4 | A. Asatourian | --- | Berlin @ Platt | Dual | 160 lbs | |
| 02/01 | W | F 2:58 | W. Regan | Amity | Amity @ Platt | Dual | 160 lbs | |
| 02/01 | L | F 3:20 | J. Kszywanos | Stratford | Platt vs Stratford | Dual | 160 lbs | |
| 01/29 | L | F 1:46 | M. Duquette | --- | Platt @ Bristol Central | Dual | 160 lbs | |
| 01/25 | L | F 1:55 | P. Chesanek | Thomaston/Holy Cross | Platt @ Thomaston/Holy Cross | Dual | 160 lbs |