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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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/26 | L | DEF 0-0 4:13 | K. Mauger | Utah Valley | Utah Valley @ NC State | Round 1 | 133 | |
| 11/09 | W | DEC 7-2 | A. Molton | Campbell | Wranglemania | Round 1 | 125 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/18 | W | DEC 5-1 | B. Ungar | Cornell | Cornell @ NC State | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 02/10 | W | TF 21-6 | K. Montaperto | Virginia | Virginia @ NC State | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 01/27 | W | TF 20-5 7:00 | C. McBride | Appalachian State | Appalachian Open | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 01/27 | W | MD 10-2 | V. Robinson | NC State | Appalachian Open | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 01/27 | W | DEC 7-5 | T. Hohman | NC State | Appalachian Open | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 01/08 | L | DEC 7-2 | T. Spratley | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State @ NC State | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 01/02 | L | DEC 4-2 | T. Anderson | Northern Iowa | Collegiate Wrestling Duals | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 01/02 | L | DEC 4-2 | A. Noto | Lock Haven | Collegiate Wrestling Duals | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 01/02 | W | TF 22-5 5:25 | C. Wagner | Binghamton | Arm Bar at the Armory | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 01/02 | W | DEC 8-5 | M. Ramos | Purdue | Wranglemania | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 12/26 | L | F 0-0 0:37 | B. McCrone | Ohio State | Collegiate Wrestling Duals | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 11/17 | W | MD 9-1 | E. Berginc | Army West Point | NC State @ Army West Point | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 11/15 | W | TF 19-4 | B. Garber | Bloomsburg | Wranglemania | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 11/04 | W | TF 18-3 5:42 | C. Bellis | Appalachian State | NC State @ Appalachian State | Round 1 | 125 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/18 | L | DEC 5-1 | E. Barnett | Wisconsin | 2022 NCAA Division I Championships | Cons. Round 3 | 125 | |
| 03/18 | W | DEC 8-5 | D. Ayala | Iowa | 2022 NCAA Division I Championships | Cons. Round 2 (32 Man) | 125 | |
| 03/18 | L | MD 10-2 | P. Glory | Princeton | 2022 NCAA Division I Championships | Champ Round 2 | 125 | |
| 03/17 | W | DEC 8-3 | J. Prata | Oklahoma | 2022 NCAA Division I Championships | Round 1 (32 Man) | 125 | |
| 11/14 | L | FOR | K. Meink | Campbell | Wolfpack Open | Semi-Finals | 125 lbs | |
| 11/14 | W | MD 12-3 | j. fry | --- | Wolfpack Open | Quarter-Finals | 125 lbs | |
| 11/14 | W | TF 19-4 5:44 | R. Billings | King University | Wolfpack Open | Round of 16 | 125 lbs | |
| 11/14 | W | TF 18-3 6:24 | C. Hagler | Virginia Tech | Wolfpack Open | Round of 32 | 125 lbs |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/20 | L | DEC 6-5 TB2 | K. Cardinale | West Virginia | 2021 NCAA Division 1 Championships | Consi of 8 #2 | 125 lbs | |
| 03/20 | L | DEC 6-5 TB2 | K. Cardinale | West Virginia | 2021 NCAA Division I Championships | Cons. Round 4 | 125 | |
| 03/19 | L | DEC 4-2 | B. Courtney | Arizona State | 2021 NCAA Division 1 Championships | Quarter-Finals | 125 lbs | |
| 03/19 | L | DEC 4-2 | B. Courtney | Arizona State | 2021 NCAA Division I Championships | Quarters | 125 | |
| 03/18 | W | DEC 10-8 | D. Ragusin | Michigan | 2021 NCAA Division 1 Championships | Round of 16 | 125 lbs | |
| 03/18 | W | DEC 10-8 | D. Ragusin | Michigan | 2021 NCAA Division I Championships | Champ Round 2 and Consi Round 1 | 125 | |
| 03/18 | W | MD 21-9 | G. Curry | American | 2021 NCAA Division 1 Championships | Round of 32 | 125 lbs | |
| 03/18 | W | MD 21-9 | G. Curry | American | 2021 NCAA Division I Championships | Round 1 | 125 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/02 | W | DEC 9-4 | J. Melendez | North Carolina | 2019 National Collegiate Open | Finals | 125 lbs | |
| 03/02 | W | DEC 6-4 | Z. Storm | NC State | 2019 National Collegiate Open | Semi-Finals | 125 lbs | |
| 03/02 | W | DEC 8-5 TB2 | C. Phippen | Air Force Prep | 2019 National Collegiate Open | Quarter-Finals | 125 lbs | |
| 03/02 | W | DEC 15-9 | R. Chauvin | Army Prep | 2019 National Collegiate Open | Round of 16 | 125 lbs | |
| 03/02 | W | MD 17-7 | R. Koehler | Rider | 2019 National Collegiate Open | Round of 32 | 125 lbs | |
| 01/03 | W | DEC 10-4 | L. Werner | Lock Haven | 2019 Southern Scuffle | 3rd Place | 125 lbs | |
| 01/02 | W | DEC 5-3 | A. Mackall | Iowa State | 2019 Southern Scuffle | Consi-Semis | 125 lbs | |
| 01/02 | W | DEC 9-4 | A. Kilic | United States Naval Academy | 2019 Southern Scuffle | Consi of 4 | 125 lbs | |
| 01/02 | W | DEC 9-7 | F. Guttierrez | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 2019 Southern Scuffle | Consi of 8 #2 | 125 lbs | |
| 01/02 | L | TF 17-0 6:49 | N. Piccininni | Oklahoma State | 2019 Southern Scuffle | Quarter-Finals | 125 lbs | |
| 01/01 | W | DEC 9-7 | J. Tropea | Rider | 2019 Southern Scuffle | Round of 16 | 125 lbs | |
| 01/01 | W | MD 13-0 | S. Bulzomi | Binghamton | 2019 Southern Scuffle | Round of 32 | 125 lbs | |
| 11/11 | W | DEC 6-2 | S. Bulzomi | --- | Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open | 3rd Place | 125 | |
| 11/11 | W | MD 14-4 | N. Hellickson | --- | Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open | Consi-Semis | 125 | |
| 11/11 | W | MD 14-4 | C. Cummings | --- | Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open | Consi-Qtrs | 125 | |
| 11/11 | W | DEC 13-7 | J. Lane | --- | Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open | 4th WB | 125 | |
| 11/11 | L | DEC 10-9 | S. Bulzomi | --- | Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open | Qtr-Finals | 125 | |
| 11/11 | W | TF 22-4 6:12 | M. Rivera | --- | Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open | Round of 16 | 125 |