Donovan Ortiz

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.

DATEW/LREPLAYRESULTOPPONENTOPP. TEAMEVENTRND.WT.
02/04WDEC 5-0I. GonzalezWest LibertyJohn Summa Invite5th Place Match125
02/04LDEC 10-4K. MajcherLycomingJohn Summa InviteCons. Semi125
02/04WF 4-0 2:23C. WolfingbargerOhio WesleyanJohn Summa InviteCons. Round 3125
02/04WF 2-0 1:49E. McCarthyThielJohn Summa InviteCons. Round 2125
02/04LDEC 6-2J. NovakBaldwin WallaceJohn Summa InviteQuarterfinal125
02/04WF 6-0 1:27H. CrouseThielJohn Summa InviteChamp. Round 1125
01/14LM FOR 0-0M. TharpeIndiana TechSpartan Mat Classic7th Place Match125
01/14WDEC 16-10A. SturtevantMuskegon Community CollegeSpartan Mat ClassicCons. Round 4125
01/14LM FOR 0-0J. BlawatMuskegon Community CollegeSpartan Mat ClassicCons. Semi125
01/14LDEC 3-1J. NovakBaldwin WallaceSpartan Mat ClassicQuarterfinal125
01/14WDEC 6-3I. GonzalezWest LibertySpartan Mat ClassicChamp. Round 2125
DATEW/LREPLAYRESULTOPPONENTOPP. TEAMEVENTRND.WT.
02/26LF 2-0 0:45B. KamaliAlbion CollegeNCAA DIII Regional Central5th Place Match125
02/26LF 5-1 6:45K. MurrayJohn Carroll UniversityNCAA DIII Regional CentralCons. Semi125
02/26WTF 17-2 6:06H. HadleyHeidelberg UniversityNCAA DIII Regional CentralCons. Round 3125
02/25WDEC 8-2J. ZigoMount St. Joseph UniversityNCAA DIII Regional CentralCons. Round 2125
02/25LF 13-3 4:06J. DecaturBaldwin Wallace UniversityNCAA DIII Regional CentralChamp. Round 1125
02/05LDEC 8-3J. NovakBaldwin WallaceJohn Summa Invitational5th Place (32 Man-16 Man-8 Man)125
02/05LF 17-4 6:13D. PandaBaldwin WallaceJohn Summa InvitationalRnd 7 Consi Semis (32 Man-16 Man-8 Man)125
02/05WF 2-0 0:57C. WolfingbargerOhio WesleyanJohn Summa InvitationalRnd 6 Semis & Consi (32 Man-16Man 8Man)125
02/05LDEC 5-0B. BlaessBaldwin WallaceJohn Summa InvitationalRnd 4 Quarters (32 Man-16 Man-8 Man) & Consis125
01/30LF 19-3 5:41T. KuhnNiagaraJamestown Open1st Place Match125
01/30WMD 9-1J. AmendolaCortlandJamestown OpenSemifinal125
01/30WF 6-0 0:33W. LichtNiagaraJamestown OpenQuarterfinal125
12/30LDEC 3-0O. KretschmerCastletonCitrus InvitationalPlacement Matches (32 Man)125
12/30LDEC 8-2W. KaczrowskiAugsburgCitrus Invitationalwarrior 2/ semi/ cons Q125
12/29WMD 10-0T. Proctor---Citrus Invitational4th Wrestleback (32 Man)125
12/29LF 15-5 5:24N. Rankin---Citrus InvitationalQuarters & 3rd WB (32 Man)125
12/29WTF 15-0 5:54N. BednarczykCornell CollegeCitrus InvitationalRound 2 Champ & WB (32 Man)125
12/04LF 2-0 0:33C. HemmingMuskingumOhio Northern InvitationalPlacement Matches (32 Man)133
12/04LDEC 10-8 SVB. D`Egidio---Ohio Northern InvitationalSemis & 5th WB (32 Man)133
12/04WDEC 8-4I. Nunez---Ohio Northern Invitational4th Wrestleback (32 Man)133
12/04WMD 12-2C. Cline---Ohio Northern InvitationalQuarters & 3rd WB (32 Man)133
12/04WF 3-8 4:58C. DickmanTiffin UniversityOhio Northern Invitational2nd Wrestleback (32 Man)133
12/04LDEC 9-3J. Collins---Ohio Northern InvitationalRound 2 Champ & WB (32 Man)133
11/06LDEC 3-2K. FansonHeidelbergAdrian InviteRnd 5141
11/06LF 6-0 1:26T. DriessensWabashAdrian InviteRnd 4141
11/06WDEC 6-4J. KwiatkowskiHenry Ford CollegeAdrian InviteRnd 2141
11/06WDEC 9-3T. CowenAlbionAdrian InviteRnd 1141
DATEW/LREPLAYRESULTOPPONENTOPP. TEAMEVENTRND.WT.
02/28LF 5-4 6:38E. PhillipsManchesterNCAA DIII Regional CentralQuarters and WB3133
02/28LF 4-0 3:25T. LashuayAlmaNCAA DIII Regional CentralRound 2133
02/16LF 6-1 1:37C. McCrone---JCU Open2nd Wrestleback (16 Man)133 Gold
02/16LF 6-0 4:41J. Sherman---JCU OpenRound 1 (16 Man)133 Gold
01/26LF 2-0 2:54T. Maddox---Jamestown OpenPlaces133
01/26WDEC 7-5J. CantwellBrockportJamestown OpenCons Semi`s133
01/26WDEC 4-0C. MaierGannonJamestown OpenSemi`s & WB`s133
01/26WFOR 0-0S. OrseneUnattachedJamestown OpenWB`s133
01/26WTF 18-2 6:39M. SantillanesMercyhurst NEJamestown OpenQuarters & WB`s133
01/26LDEC 7-3R. VollmerGannonJamestown OpenRound 2133
12/07LDEC 12-5J. BucklandOtterbeinOhio Northern InvitationalQuarters & 3rd WB (32 Man)133
12/07WF 12-1 4:22C. SotoDefiance CollegeOhio Northern Invitational2nd Wrestleback (32 Man)133
12/07LMD 10-2C. WiegersAdrian CollegeOhio Northern InvitationalRound 2 Champ & WB (32 Man)133
11/23WFOR 0-0D. ClaytonCase Western ReserveBW OpenConsi Semi133
11/23LTF 18-2 4:26H. Derry---BW Open3rd-4th133
11/23LF 4-0 2:26C. CraftBaldwin Wallace UniversityBW OpenSemi Finals133
11/23WMD 12-1D. GiovengoThielBW OpenQuarter Finals133
11/23WDEC 6-5D. DrumhellerMercyhurst NorthEastBW OpenRound of 16133
11/10LDEC 10-7J. BrennemanOhio WesleyanOhio Intercollegiate OpenWB 4133
11/10WTF 16-0 6:06C. DickmanTiffinOhio Intercollegiate OpenRound of 16133
11/10LDEC 6-5N. OldhamOhio StateOhio Intercollegiate OpenQuarter Finals133