
Zeke Alleman
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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02/23 | L | DEC 7-4 | L. Dains | --- | FHSAA 2A D3 | Placement Matches | 182 | |
02/23 | W | F 0-0 1:42 | C. Conaway | --- | FHSAA 2A D3 | Round 4 (semis and WB) | 182 | |
01/20 | W | DEC 11-10 | T. Washburn | Lincoln | Trojan Invitational | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 182 | |
01/19 | W | DEC 6-1 | J. Beyer | --- | Trojan Invitational | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 182 | |
01/19 | W | TF 19-4 3:30 | Z. Laurin | Ponte Vedra | Trojan Invitational | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 182 | |
01/19 | W | F 2-0 1:31 | B. Hudson | Chiles | Trojan Invitational | Round 1 (16 Man) | 182 | |
12/23 | W | F 2-0 0:45 | T. Scheltz | Matanzas | St. John`s River Conference | Champ. Round 1 | 182 | |
12/23 | L | F 0-0 1:36 | A. Breeden | Fleming Island | St. John`s River Conference | Champ. Round 1 | 182 | |
12/22 | W | F 5-0 0:57 | D. Fields | Bartram Trail H.S. | St. John`s River Conference | Champ. Round 1 | 195 | |
12/14 | W | F 8-3 1:24 | D. Fields | Bartram Trail H.S. | Raiders 6-Way Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 195 | |
12/14 | W | F 6-2 1:30 | E. Lenhardt | Terry Parker | Raiders 6-Way Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 195 | |
12/08 | L | TF 17-1 | L. Dains | --- | Optimist Invitational | 1st & 3rd (16 Man) | 182 | |
12/08 | W | F 0-0 4:37 | N. Manning | Fernandina Beach | Optimist Invitational | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 182 | |
12/08 | W | F 0-0 0:59 | S. Augustin | Englewood | Optimist Invitational | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 182 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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06/24 | W | F 2-0 0:50 | A. Perusek | 35. Land o` Lakes Wild Things | 2018 AAU Scholastic Duals Developmental | Round 3 (8 Team) | 182 | |
06/24 | W | DEC 1-0 | K. Tran | 71. Nebraska War | 2018 AAU Scholastic Duals Developmental | Round 1 (16 Team) | 182 | |
06/24 | W | DEC 8-5 | D. Sweat | 31. Team STL Captain America | 2018 AAU Scholastic Duals Developmental | Round 7 (8 Team) | 182 | |
06/24 | L | DEC 15-11 | A. Williams | --- | 2018 AAU Scholastic Duals Developmental | Round 5 (8 Team) | 182 | |
06/24 | L | DEC 12-9 | E. Anderson | --- | 2018 AAU Scholastic Duals Developmental | Round 2 (8 Team) | 182 | |
06/24 | W | F 4-4 2:27 | E. Vega | 32. Bulldog Wrestling | 2018 AAU Scholastic Duals Developmental | Round 4 (8 Team) | 182 | |
06/24 | W | F 9-3 4:40 | E. Detemple | 37. Westerville North Cardinal | 2018 AAU Scholastic Duals Developmental | Round 1 (8 Team) | 182 | |
06/24 | W | F 2-1 1:57 | E. Pippin | --- | 2018 AAU Scholastic Duals Developmental | Round 6 (8 Team) | 182 | |
02/24 | L | F 0-0 1:24 | J. Newhall | Lincoln | FHSAA 2A R1 | Round 5 (consi semis) | 182 | |
02/24 | W | F 0-0 5:24 | J. Case | Nease | FHSAA 2A R1 | Round 4 (semis and WB) | 182 | |
02/24 | W | F 0-0 1:04 | T. Scheltz | Matanzas | FHSAA 2A R1 | Round 3 (16 man) | 182 | |
02/23 | L | DEC 10-4 | Z. James | --- | FHSAA 2A R1 | Round 2 (quarters and WB) | 182 | |
02/23 | W | F 0-0 1:38 | D. Bundy | Milton | FHSAA 2A R1 | Round 1 (16 Man) | 182 | |
02/17 | W | F 0-0 0:47 | K. Avery | Ridgeview | FHSAA 2A-D3 | Placement Matches | 182 | |
02/16 | W | F 0-0 1:01 | E. Moore | Englewood | FHSAA 2A-D3 | Round 4 (semis and WB) | 182 | |
02/16 | W | F 0-0 3:54 | J. Reed | --- | FHSAA 2A-D3 | Round 2 (quarters and WB) | 182 | |
01/26 | W | F 2-0 | A. Harris | Florida | Orange Park @ Florida | Round 1 | 182 | |
12/23 | L | DEC 5-3 | J. Henry | --- | SJRC/Robert `Bob` Jordan Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 182 | |
12/23 | W | F 2-0 0:27 | S. Russo | --- | St John`s River Conference | Champ. Round 1 | 182 | |
12/15 | L | DEC 7-6 | B. Bolesta | --- | Bobcat Holiday Duals 2017 | Round 3 (6 Team) | 182 | |
12/15 | W | F 2-0 0:25 | G. Adams | Keystone | Bobcat Holiday Duals 2017 | Round 5 (6 Team) | 182 | |
12/15 | W | F 2-0 0:34 | n. Kaiser | Buchholz B | Bobcat Holiday Duals 2017 | Round 1 (6 Team) | 182 | |
12/15 | L | TF 16-1 2:20 | B. Dickman | Creekside | Bobcat Holiday Duals 2017 | Round 4 (6 Team) | 182 | |
12/15 | W | F 6-4 | d. vuncannon | Harmony | Bobcat Holiday Duals 2017 | Round 2 (6 Team) | 182 | |
12/15 | W | F 2-0 0:40 | B. Welch | Sandalwood | Bobcat Holiday Duals 2017 | Round 5 (6 Team) | 182 | |
12/08 | L | F 2-0 1:00 | L. Dains | Terry Parker | Raider 6 Way | Champ. Round 1 | 182 |