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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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/07 | W | F 8-2 2:14 | A. Sykes | Cowgirls Black | 2021 WOW National Youth Duals | RR Rnd 7 | 285 lbs | |
| 03/06 | W | F 2-0 0:38 | A. Gallegos | New Mexico | 2021 WOW National Youth Duals | RR Rnd 5 | 285 lbs | |
| 03/06 | W | F 0-0 1:18 | B. West | Cowgirls Orange | 2021 WOW National Youth Duals | RR Rnd 4 | 285 lbs | |
| 03/06 | W | F 6-1 2:19 | A. Dennis | Oregon Womens | 2021 WOW National Youth Duals | RR Rnd 2 | 285 lbs | |
| 01/23 | W | TF 23-7 4:17 | K. Cornine | Tipton | Osage Girls `Warpath` | round 5 | 235 | |
| 01/23 | W | F 2-0 0:24 | S. Huffman | Versailles | Osage Girls `Warpath` | round 4 | 235 | |
| 01/23 | W | F 2-0 2:17 | C. Rathmann | Camdenton | Osage Girls `Warpath` | round3 | 235 | |
| 01/23 | W | F 2-0 0:41 | M. Riner | Osage | Osage Girls `Warpath` | round 2 | 235 | |
| 01/08 | W | F 2-0 0:33 | M. Bynum | Inola | Inola Tournament- Girls | Round 3 (4 Man) | 215 | |
| 01/08 | W | F 3-0 1:35 | T. French | --- | Inola Tournament- Girls | Round 2 (4 Man) | 215 | |
| 01/08 | W | F 4-0 2:27 | T. Anderson | Will Rogers | Inola Tournament- Girls | Round 1 (4 Man) | 215 | |
| 12/19 | W | F 2-0 2:43 | T. Anderson | Will Rogers High School | 2020 TULSA BATTLE FOR THE BELT | RR Rnd 2 | HWT lbs | |
| 12/19 | W | F 2-0 1:22 | T. Anderson | Will Rogers High School | 2020 TULSA BATTLE FOR THE BELT | RR Rnd 1 | HWT lbs | |
| 11/22 | W | FOR 0-0 | K. Cathey | --- | 2020 WOW Open and Girls Kickoff Classic | RR Rnd 5 | 185-240 lbs | |
| 11/22 | W | F 8-2 5:03 | M. Esera | Team Pride | 2020 WOW Open and Girls Kickoff Classic | RR Rnd 2 | 185-240 lbs | |
| 11/22 | W | FOR | K. Ganey | Greenfield Academy | 2020 WOW Open and Girls Kickoff Classic | RR Rnd 4 | 185-240 lbs | |
| 11/22 | L | DEC 3-2 UTB | H. Francis | --- | 2020 WOW Open and Girls Kickoff Classic | RR Rnd 1 | 185-240 lbs |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/01 | W | F 6-2 1:35 | T. French | Warner | OSSAA State Championships | Placement Matches (8 Man) | G-215 | |
| 02/29 | W | F 2-0 0:37 | T. Anderson | Will Rogers | OSSAA State Championships | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | G-215 | |
| 02/28 | W | F 2-0 3:38 | S. Milligan | Owasso | OSSAA State Championships | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | G-215 | |
| 01/11 | W | F 12-0 5:48 | A. Miles | --- | 2020 Trojan Classic Varsity Girls | 1st/2nd place | 215 | |
| 01/11 | W | F 2-0 2:55 | K. Allen | Lewisville (Girls) | 2020 Trojan Classic Varsity Girls | Round 8 Semis and Cons Quarters | 215 | |
| 01/10 | W | F 2-0 0:23 | R. Fuentes | Irving (Girls) | 2020 Trojan Classic Varsity Girls | Round 6 Quarters and 5th cons(64) | 215 | |
| 01/10 | W | F 2-0 1:34 | C. Gaddy | Frisco Independence (Girls) | 2020 Trojan Classic Varsity Girls | Round 4 Champ (64/32/16) & WB (64/32) | 215 | |
| 01/10 | W | F 2-0 0:44 | L. Mackey | Plano West (Girls) | 2020 Trojan Classic Varsity Girls | Round 2 Champ 1cons rd 1(64) champ rd 1 (32) | 215 | |
| 01/04 | W | F 0-0 | T. Littleyellowman | Watonga | Battle at B.A. | Round 3 (3 Man) | 215 | |
| 01/04 | W | F 0-0 | R. Plummer | Broken Arrow | Battle at B.A. | Round 2 (3 Man) | 215 | |
| 12/21 | W | F 4-1 1:38 | M. Rosson | Broken Arrow | 2019 TULSA BATTLE FOR THE BELT | RR Rnd 2 | HWT lbs | |
| 12/21 | W | F 2-0 1:38 | M. Rosson | Broken Arrow | 2019 TULSA BATTLE FOR THE BELT | RR Rnd 1 | HWT lbs | |
| 11/09 | W | F 2-0 0:27 | K. Kleck | BAHS | Joe Zamora/Skyler Holman BA Open | Round 2 (4 Man) | 215 | |
| 11/09 | W | F 2-0 0:33 | R. Plummer | BAHS | Joe Zamora/Skyler Holman BA Open | Round 1 (4 Man) | 215 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/17 | W | VPO 8-0 | J. Bolli | California | 2019 USMC/USAW Junior Nationals | 3rd Place | 200 lbs | |
| 07/17 | W | VPO1 5-1 | T. Heikkila | --- | 2019 USMC/USAW Junior Nationals | Cons Semis | 200 lbs | |
| 07/17 | L | VSU 10-0 1:16 | A. Buenrrostro | California | 2019 USMC/USAW Junior Nationals | Semis | 200 lbs | |
| 07/17 | W | VFA 2:09 7-0 | H. Espinoza | California | 2019 USMC/USAW Junior Nationals | Quarters | 200 lbs | |
| 07/16 | W | VPO 4-0 | Z. Norris | Colorado | 2019 USMC/USAW Junior Nationals | Rnd of 16 | 200 lbs | |
| 07/14 | W | VFA 3:45 10-0 | R. Herzog | Oregon | 2019 USMC/USAW 16U Nationals | Finals | 200 lbs | |
| 07/13 | W | VPO 8-0 | M. Peach | Iowa | 2019 USMC/USAW 16U Nationals | Semis | 200 lbs | |
| 07/13 | W | VFA 0:46 5-0 | M. Dunham | Missouri | 2019 USMC/USAW 16U Nationals | Quarters | 200 lbs | |
| 06/19 | W | DEC 5-1 | F. Tuttle | Minnesota | 2019 Junior Women National Dual FS | 4th Wrestleback (16 Team) | 200 | |
| 06/19 | W | F 2-0 1:31 | S. Pgouda | --- | 2019 Junior Women National Dual FS | Placement Matches (16 Team) | 200 | |
| 06/19 | W | F 4-0 0:37 | B. Bennett | --- | 2019 Junior Women National Dual FS | Round 1 (4 Team) | 200 | |
| 06/19 | L | DEC 7-7 | S. Pgouda | --- | 2019 Junior Women National Dual FS | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Team) | 200 | |
| 06/19 | W | F 6-0 1:42 | A. Evans | Texas Red | 2019 Junior Women National Dual FS | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Team) | 200 | |
| 06/19 | W | F 6-0 3:41 | T. Heikkila | --- | 2019 Junior Women National Dual FS | Round 3 (4 Team) | 200 | |
| 03/23 | L | MD 10-2 | G. Hamilton | --- | 2019 USAW/USMC Girls Folkstyle Nationals | Finals | 200 lbs | |
| 03/23 | W | DEC 3-2 UTB | B. Rosales | Team Texas | 2019 USAW/USMC Girls Folkstyle Nationals | Semi-Finals | 200 lbs | |
| 03/23 | W | DEC 6-2 | I. Shalack | Team Illinois | 2019 USAW/USMC Girls Folkstyle Nationals | Quarter-Finals | 200 lbs | |
| 03/23 | W | F 8-0 4:47 | K. Staggs | Team Texas | 2019 USAW/USMC Girls Folkstyle Nationals | Round of 16 | 200 lbs | |
| 03/22 | W | F 2-0 1:43 | M. Bell | Team Kansas | 2019 USAW/USMC Girls Folkstyle Nationals | Finals | 200 lbs | |
| 03/22 | W | DEC 4-0 | E. Bommarito | Team Michigan | 2019 USAW/USMC Girls Folkstyle Nationals | Semi-Finals | 200 lbs | |
| 03/22 | W | F 2-0 1:27 | A. Miller | --- | 2019 USAW/USMC Girls Folkstyle Nationals | Quarter-Finals | 200 lbs | |
| 02/17 | W | F 10-4 2:18 | B. Axe | Little Axe Takedown Club | OKWA 41st Annual State Championships | Finals | 285 lbs | |
| 02/16 | W | F 9-2 2:00 | B. Axe | Little Axe Takedown Club | OKWA 41st Annual State Championships | RR Rnd 3 | 285 | |
| 02/15 | W | F 4-1 0:56 | K. Cathey | --- | OKWA 41st Annual State Championships | RR Rnd 2 | 285 | |
| 01/21 | L | F 0-0 3:30 | M. Clover | Checotah | Holland Hall @ Checotah | Round 1 | 195 | |
| 01/19 | W | F 10-2 2:33 | B. Voice | Wagoner High School | 2019 Tulsa Girls Nationals | RR Rnd 3 | 175 lbs | |
| 01/19 | W | F 6-0 3:40 | E. Kremer | Takedown Express Wrestling Club | 2019 Tulsa Girls Nationals | RR Rnd 2 | 175 lbs | |
| 01/19 | W | F 0-0 2:48 | J. Ziegler | --- | 2019 Tulsa Girls Nationals | RR Rnd 1 | 175 lbs | |
| 01/12 | W | F 1-0 2:51 | N. Sobh | Southlake Carroll (Girls) | 2019 Trojan Classic - Varsity Girls | Finals | 215 | |
| 01/12 | W | DEC 6-5 | G. Jackson | Weatherford (Girls) | 2019 Trojan Classic - Varsity Girls | Rd 6 Semis and cons qrts | 215 | |
| 01/11 | W | F 9-3 1:18 | K. McCommons | Fort Worth Trimble Tech (Girls) | 2019 Trojan Classic - Varsity Girls | Round 4 Quarters | 215 | |
| 01/11 | W | F 3-9 3:01 | L. DURAN | Fort Worth Chisholm Trail (Girls) | 2019 Trojan Classic - Varsity Girls | Round 2 | 215 | |
| 11/17 | W | F 2:41 | E. Kremer | --- | 2018 Kickoff Classic | RR Rnd 3 | 240 lbs | |
| 11/17 | W | F 2:18 | M. Barker | Brushy WC | 2018 Kickoff Classic | RR Rnd 2 | 240 lbs | |
| 10/14 | W | F 2-0 0:35 | E. Burk | North Dakota | Midwest Mat of Dreams Girls HS Duals | Placement (4 Team) | 191 | |
| 10/14 | W | F 9-0 3:40 | M. Peach | TeamIowa | Midwest Mat of Dreams Girls HS Duals | Semis (4 Team) | 191 | |
| 10/14 | W | F 4-0 3:36 | Z. Norris | Colorado | Midwest Mat of Dreams Girls HS Duals | Round 1 (6 Team) | 191 | |
| 10/14 | W | DEC 8-4 | A. Stewart | Texas Green | Midwest Mat of Dreams Girls HS Duals | Round 4 (6 Team) | 191 | |
| 10/14 | W | F 4-0 0:32 | E. Burk | North Dakota | Midwest Mat of Dreams Girls HS Duals | Round 2 (6 Team) | 191 |