Colton Erickson
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/23 | L | DEC 7-4 | J. Jean | Springfield | NEWA Futures | 3rd-4th | 141 | |
| 02/23 | W | TF 17-0 4:29 | A. Pallaria | Castleton University | NEWA Futures | Consi Semi | 141 | |
| 02/22 | W | DEC 7-5 | N. DeSola | --- | NEWA Futures | Consi Quarter | 141 | |
| 02/22 | W | TF 15-0 3:01 | J. Roberts | --- | NEWA Futures | WB 4 | 141 | |
| 02/22 | L | DEC 3-1 | B. Bariso | Roger Williams | NEWA Futures | Quarter Finals | 141 | |
| 02/22 | W | TF 16-1 2:40 | K. Khan | Wesleyan (CT) | NEWA Futures | Round of 16 | 141 | |
| 02/15 | W | DEC 14-9 | D. Hartman | Williams College | Williams College @ Castleton | Round 1 | 133 | |
| 02/01 | W | DEC 8-3 | C. Cope | Western New England | Western New England @ Castleton | Round 1 | 133 | |
| 01/19 | L | DEC 3-1 TB1 | T. Stetson | Wesleyan (CT) | New England Dual Meet Championships | --- | 133 | |
| 01/19 | L | DEC 4-0 | C. Trelli | --- | New England Dual Meet Championships | --- | 133 | |
| 01/19 | L | DEC 5-0 | A. Lombard | Roger Williams (RI) | New England Dual Meet Championships | --- | 133 | |
| 01/10 | L | MD 12-0 | S. Transue | --- | Budd Whitehill Duals | Round 1 (4 Team) | 133 | |
| 01/10 | W | DEC 9-4 | A. Freidhof | Southern Virginia | Budd Whitehill Duals | Semis (4 Team) | 133 | |
| 01/10 | L | DEC 6-1 | S. Hanley | Lycoming | Budd Whitehill Duals | Placement (4 Team) | 133 | |
| 01/05 | L | FOR 0-0 | O. Kretschmer | Castleton University | Williams Open | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 133 | |
| 01/05 | L | DEC 7-3 | N. Conetta | East Stroudsburg | Williams Open | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 133 | |
| 01/05 | W | DEC 11-4 | D. Hudson | New England College | Williams Open | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 133 | |
| 01/05 | W | TF 15-0 2:46 | J. Archer | Western New England University | Williams Open | Round 1 (16 Man) | 133 | |
| 12/14 | L | MD 12-0 | P. Gallo | --- | Southern Maine @ Castleton | Round 1 | 133 | |
| 12/07 | W | DEC 5-3 | P. Tringali | Roger Williams | Ted Reese Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 133 | |
| 12/07 | W | MD 16-2 | G. Cunningham | --- | Ted Reese Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 133 | |
| 12/07 | L | DEC 5-1 SV | T. Stetson | Wesleyan (CT) | Ted Reese Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 133 | |
| 12/07 | W | DEC 9-5 | A. Beato | Coast Guard | Ted Reese Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 133 | |
| 11/21 | W | F 8-0 1:43 | S. RIng | Norwich | Castleton @ Norwich | Round 1 | 133 | |
| 11/02 | L | DEC 10-4 | W. II | Oswego State | Ithaca Invitational | WB 5 | 133 | |
| 11/02 | W | DEC 5-3 SV | M. Edwards | --- | Ithaca Invitational | WB 4 | 133 | |
| 11/02 | W | DEC 7-5 SV | Z. Anderson | --- | Ithaca Invitational | WB 3 | 133 | |
| 11/01 | L | DEC 4-2 SV | L. Hernandez | Ithaca | Ithaca Invitational | Round of 32 | 133 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/24 | L | DEC 4-0 | D. Yeh | Williams | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | 7th-8th | 125 | |
| 02/24 | L | MD 9-0 | K. Kaiser | Roger Williams | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | Consi Quarters | 125 | |
| 02/23 | W | DEC 6-2 | P. Brunkala | Coast Guard | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | WB 2 | 125 | |
| 02/23 | L | MD 10-0 | P. Gallo | Southern Me. | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | Quarter Finals | 125 | |
| 02/23 | W | F 6-0 1:09 | J. Keltz | NYU | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | Round of 16 | 125 | |
| 02/09 | L | DEC 4-1 | D. Yeh | Williams College | Castleton @ Williams College | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 01/20 | L | DEC 7-3 | K. Kaiser | --- | New England Dual Meet Championships | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Team) | 125 | |
| 01/20 | L | DEC 6-2 | N. Arborio | Western New England | New England Dual Meet Championships | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Team) | 125 | |
| 01/11 | W | DEC 4-1 | J. Marley | --- | Budd Whitehill Duals | Round 3 (4 Team) | 125 | |
| 01/11 | W | DEC 9-2 | B. llyod | SUNY-Cortland | Budd Whitehill Duals | Placement (4 Team) | 125 | |
| 01/11 | W | DEC 3-1 | S. Casey | Lycoming | Budd Whitehill Duals | Round 2 (4 Team) | 125 | |
| 01/11 | L | DEC 4-2 | D. Ortega | --- | Budd Whitehill Duals | Round 1 (4 Team) | 125 | |
| 01/05 | W | DEC 8-2 SV | D. Santiago | New England College | Williams Open | 1st & 3rd (16 Man) | 125 | |
| 01/05 | W | DEC 3-2 | D. Yeh | Williams | Williams Open | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 125 | |
| 01/05 | W | F 4-0 2:00 | G. Pasqualini | SUNY Ulster | Williams Open | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 125 | |
| 11/03 | W | MD 13-2 | C. Trelli | --- | Ithaca Invitational | 3rd-4th | 125 | |
| 11/03 | W | F 0-0 3:37 | N. Arborio | WNE | Ithaca Invitational | Consi Semi | 125 | |
| 11/03 | L | DEC 8-1 | F. Mase | Ithaca | Ithaca Invitational | Semi Finals | 125 | |
| 11/03 | W | DEC 6-2 | A. Prunoske | RIT | Ithaca Invitational | Quarter Finals | 125 | |
| 11/02 | W | DEC 14-11 | J. Ferigne | --- | Ithaca Invitational | Round of 16 | 125 | |
| 11/02 | W | TF 19-1 2:20 | J. Hernandez | Johnson & Wales | Ithaca Invitational | Round of 32 | 125 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/24 | L | F 4-3 6:34 | B. Morton | Williams College | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | 3rd WB (1st 16-Man) | 133 | |
| 02/24 | L | DEC 10-6 | Z. Murillo | Wesleyan University (Connecticut) | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | Round of 16 | 133 | |
| 01/28 | W | FOR 0-0 | C. Caban | Johnson & Wales (RI) | Wildcat Open sponsored by USC | 5-6 | 133 | |
| 01/28 | L | FOR 0-0 | A. Day | New York University | Wildcat Open sponsored by USC | Consi Semi | 133 | |
| 01/28 | L | DEC 6-0 | T. Wetzel | USMAPS | Wildcat Open sponsored by USC | Semis | 133 | |
| 01/28 | W | DEC 5-2 | D. Murray | Rhode Island College | Wildcat Open sponsored by USC | Quarter Finals | 133 | |
| 01/21 | L | DEC 3-2 | S. Jendritz | Worcester Polytechnic (MA) | New England Dual Meet Championships | Quarters & WB (16 Team) | 133 | |
| 01/21 | W | MD 15-3 | C. Austin | Southern Maine (ME) | New England Dual Meet Championships | Placement (16 Team) | 133 | |
| 01/21 | L | DEC 3-1 | N. DeRosa | --- | New England Dual Meet Championships | Semis & WB (16 Team) | 133 | |
| 01/21 | W | DEC 11-6 | T. McLinden | Western New England (MA) | New England Dual Meet Championships | Champ Round 1 (16 Team) | 133 | |
| 01/13 | L | F 10-2 5:30 | A. Desousa | Oneonta State | Will Abele Invitational | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 133 | |
| 01/13 | W | DEC 4-1 | D. Carter | --- | Will Abele Invitational | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 133 | |
| 01/13 | W | MD 14-4 | C. Rex | Elizabethtown | Will Abele Invitational | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 133 | |
| 01/13 | W | MD 9-0 | L. Davidson | Oneonta State | Will Abele Invitational | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 133 | |
| 01/13 | L | F 2-0 2:20 | A. Desousa | Oneonta State | Will Abele Invitational | Round 1 (16 Man) | 133 | |
| 01/06 | L | DEC 6-3 | T. McLinden | Western New England University | Williams Open | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 133 | |
| 01/06 | W | DEC 8-6 | N. DeRosa | Springfield College | Williams Open | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 133 | |
| 01/06 | W | TF 20-5 6:00 | K. Gordon | New England College | Williams Open | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 133 | |
| 12/16 | L | MD 15-2 | P. Gallo | --- | Southern Maine @ Castleton University | Round 1 | 133 | |
| 12/10 | W | MD 8-0 | B. llyod | SUNY-Cortland | Oneonta Northeast Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 133 | |
| 12/10 | W | DEC 3-1 | J. Bell | --- | Oneonta Northeast Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 133 | |
| 12/09 | L | MD 10-2 | K. Knox | Oneonta State | Oneonta Northeast Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 133 | |
| 12/07 | W | MD 14-1 | K. Gordon | New England College | New England College @ Castleton University | Round 1 | 133 | |
| 12/07 | W | MD 13-1 | K. Gordon | New England College | New England College Dual | Champ. Round 1 | 133 | |
| 12/02 | L | MD 14-4 | O. McClave | --- | Ted Reese Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 133 | |
| 12/02 | W | DEC 4-0 | S. Goldberg | Plymouth State | Ted Reese Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 133 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 0-0 2:36 | M. Chun | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Ted Reese Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 133 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 0-0 6:46 | C. Austin | --- | Ted Reese Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 133 | |
| 11/04 | W | FOR 0-0 | T. McLinden | Western New England | Ithaca Invitational | 5th-6th | 133 | |
| 11/04 | L | DEC 6-1 | J. Forsman | Norwich | Ithaca Invitational | Consi Semi | 133 | |
| 11/04 | W | MD 14-4 | S. Nadera | Johnson & Wales (RI) | Ithaca Invitational | Consi Quarters | 133 | |
| 11/04 | W | DEC 8-4 | J. Zambrano | Springfield | Ithaca Invitational | WB 6 | 133 | |
| 11/04 | L | TF 15-0 5:13 | T. Stanich | Stevens Institute Of Technology | Ithaca Invitational | Quarter Finals | 133 | |
| 11/04 | W | DEC 4-3 | J. DeLucia | --- | Ithaca Invitational | Round of 16 | 133 | |
| 11/03 | W | DEC 10-5 | N. Hansen | Ithaca | Ithaca Invitational | Round of 32 | 133 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/12 | L | DEC 7-3 | B. Morton | Williams College | Castleton University @ Williams College | Round 1 | 133 | |
| 01/22 | W | DEC 8-2 | A. Valdina | (15) Bridgewater State (MA) | 2017 New England Dual Meet Championships | Quarters & WB (16 Team) | 133 | |
| 01/22 | L | DEC 3-1 SV | S. Masi | (11) Rhode Island College (RI) | 2017 New England Dual Meet Championships | Semis & WB (16 Team) | 133 | |
| 01/22 | W | MD 10-2 | C. Abshire | (7) Southern Maine (ME) | 2017 New England Dual Meet Championships | Champ Round 1 (16 Team) | 133 | |
| 01/22 | L | F 2-0 1:29 | J. Forsman | (9) Norwich (VT) | 2017 New England Dual Meet Championships | Placement (16 Team) | 133 | |
| 01/14 | W | FOR 0-0 | G. Murray | Springfield Tech Community College | Jim Aguiar Invitational | Finals | 133 | |
| 01/14 | W | MD 17-3 | A. Calvano | New York University | Jim Aguiar Invitational | Semis | 133 | |
| 01/07 | L | DEC 10-6 | G. Murray | STCC | Williams Open | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 133 | |
| 01/07 | W | DEC 6-3 | B. Morton | Williams College | Williams Open | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 133 | |
| 01/07 | W | DEC 6-2 | A. Starr | Western New England | Williams Open | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 133 | |
| 12/10 | L | DEC 10-5 | A. Sisco | Oneonta State | Northeast Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 133 | |
| 12/10 | L | TF 20-3 | f. eckles | Niagara Community College | Northeast Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 133 | |
| 12/10 | L | F 0-0 2:20 | J. Anoine | SUNY-Cortland | Northeast Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 133 | |
| 12/09 | L | F 2-2 2:03 | g. murray | Springfield Tech CC | Springfield Tech CC @ Castleton University | Round 1 | 133 | |
| 11/17 | L | MD 12-2 | J. Forsman | Norwich | Norwich @ Castleton University | Round 1 | 133 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/01 | L | DEC 8-7 | J. Forsman | Norwich | Norwich @ Castleton | Round 1 | 125 | |
| 01/01 | W | DEC 6-5 | T. McLinden | Western New England | Western New England @ Castleton University | Round 1 | 133 | |
| 01/01 | W | MD 10-1 | D. Murray | Rhode Island College | Rhode Island College @ Castleton | Round 1 | 125 |