Joseph Davis
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 | W | DEC 6-0 | J. Sharma | Delbarton | NJSIAA Region 3 | 3rd Place | 132 | |
| 02/23 | W | DEC 5-3 SV | C. Banks | Irvington | NJSIAA Region 3 | Cons. Semis (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 02/23 | W | MD 9-1 | F. Bellomo | Whippany Park | NJSIAA Region 3 | Cons. Round 1 (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 02/23 | L | F 0-0 3:32 | C. Jr | Columbia | NJSIAA Region 3 | Quarters (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 02/16 | W | F 0-0 3:37 | F. Bellomo | Whippany Park | NJSIAA District 11 | First Place | 132 | |
| 02/16 | W | F 0-0 1:25 | K. Boyd | --- | NJSIAA District 11 | Semis (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 02/16 | W | F 0-0 0:39 | D. Rodgers | James Caldwell | NJSIAA District 11 | Quarters (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 02/02 | W | F 6-0 0:37 | S. Haas | Caldwell | West Morris ( Mendham) @ Caldwell | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/31 | W | DEC 4-2 | J. Sharma | Delbarton School | West Morris ( Mendham) @ Delbarton School | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/26 | W | DEC 6-3 | J. Wemmlinger | Morris Knolls | Morris County Championships 2019 | Placement (32 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/26 | L | DEC 5-3 SV | E. Shepard | West Morris Central | Morris County Championships 2019 | Semis & WB (32 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/26 | W | DEC 6-2 | J. Chrostowski | Butler | Morris County Championships 2019 | Quarters & WB (32 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/26 | W | DEC 7-1 | S. Silva | Roxbury | Morris County Championships 2019 | Round 2 Champ (32 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/23 | W | TF 22-7 5:17 | M. Borgia | West Morris Central | West Morris Central @ West Morris ( Mendham) | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/11 | W | MD 15-7 | N. Gentile | Montville | West Morris ( Mendham) @ Montville | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/09 | W | DEC 8-2 | S. Silva | Roxbury | Roxbury @ West Morris ( Mendham) | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 12/27 | W | MD 11-2 | N. Mattar | Kittatinny Regional Jr/Sr | Linn Crawn Memorial Wrestling Tournament | 1st & 3rd (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 12/27 | W | F 0-0 1:03 | J. Recto | Morris Hills | Linn Crawn Memorial Wrestling Tournament | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 12/27 | W | F 0-0 0:42 | G. Ameti | Pequannock Township | Linn Crawn Memorial Wrestling Tournament | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 12/22 | W | DEC 4-0 | H. Gutierrez | Lacey Township | Hackettstown Quad | Champ. Round 1 | 132 | |
| 12/22 | W | F 6-0 0:13 | J. Menjivar | Orange | Hackettstown Quad | Champ. Round 1 | 132 | |
| 12/21 | W | DEC 6-2 | C. Hwang | Sparta | Sparta @ West Morris ( Mendham) | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 12/18 | W | F 6-0 0:51 | D. Pagach | Belvidere | West Morris ( Mendham) @ Belvidere | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 12/15 | W | DEC 5-3 SV | M. Rosa | --- | Bayonne Battle of the Bay | Championship Match | 132 | |
| 12/15 | W | DEC 5-2 | N. Pujols | Middletown North | Bayonne Battle of the Bay | Semi Finals | 132 | |
| 12/15 | W | F 0-0 0:59 | W. Parente | Parsippany Hills | Bayonne Battle of the Bay | Quarterfinals (12 Man) | 132 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/03 | L | F 2-0 0:16 | L. Mazzeo | --- | NJSIAA State Championships | Wrestleback 2 | 132 | |
| 03/03 | W | DEC 3-2 | C. Cook | --- | NJSIAA State Championships | Wrestleback 1 | 132 | |
| 03/02 | L | DEC 7-1 | B. Miraglia | Delran | NJSIAA State Championships | Preliminaries | 132 | |
| 02/24 | L | F 0-0 2:46 | J. Cantor | North Bergen | NJSIAA Region 3 | 3rd Place | 132 | |
| 02/24 | W | MD 12-4 | D. Rocha | Columbia | NJSIAA Region 3 | Cons. Semis (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 02/24 | L | DEC 5-3 | K. Tino | Phillipsburg | NJSIAA Region 3 | Semis (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 02/24 | W | DEC 4-2 | S. Cornejo | Morris Catholic | NJSIAA Region 3 | Quarters (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 02/22 | W | DEC 6-4 | J. Vazquez | West Morris Central | NJSIAA Region 3 | Round 1 (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 02/17 | L | DEC 8-3 | K. Tino | Phillipsburg | NJSIAA District 9 | First Place | 132 | |
| 02/17 | W | F 0-0 2:32 | B. Vitacco | Lyndhurst/No. Arlington | NJSIAA District 9 | Semis (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 02/17 | W | F 0-0 1:30 | M. Goldbach | --- | NJSIAA District 9 | Quarters (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 02/06 | W | F 2-0 1:37 | S. Hammer | Wayne Valley | West Morris ( Mendham) @ Wayne Valley | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/27 | W | MD 11-3 | J. Vazquez | West Morris Central | Morris County Championships 2018 | Placement (32 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/27 | W | DEC 9-3 | N. Gentile | Montville | Morris County Championships 2018 | Semis & WB (32 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/27 | L | DEC 7-3 | S. Gentile | Parsippany | Morris County Championships 2018 | Quarters & WB (32 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/27 | W | DEC 5-1 | R. Tripodi | Jefferson | Morris County Championships 2018 | Round 2 Champ (32 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/06 | W | DEC 7-4 | N. Gentile | Montville | West Morris ( Mendham) @ Montville | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 12/27 | W | DEC 7-1 | B. Hanna | Kittatinny Regional Jr/Sr | Linn Crawn Memorial Tournament | 1st & 3rd (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 12/27 | W | F 0-0 3:53 | K. Panetta | Belvidere | Linn Crawn Memorial Tournament | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 12/27 | L | F 0-0 4:52 | C. Greiner | Minisink Valley | Linn Crawn Memorial Tournament | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 12/27 | W | TF 15-0 5:58 | B. Casey | North Warren Reg | Linn Crawn Memorial Tournament | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 12/27 | W | F 0-0 2:51 | K. Panetta | Belvidere | Linn Crawn Memorial Tournament | Round 1 (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 12/23 | W | F 0-0 1:23 | E. Garcia | --- | Bloomfield, Mendham, Lyndhurst Quad | Champ. Round 1 | 132 | |
| 12/23 | W | F 6-0 1:23 | E. Garcia | --- | Hackettstown Quad | Champ. Round 1 | 132 | |
| 12/22 | W | MD 12-0 | K. Panetta | Belvidere | Belvidere @ West Morris ( Mendham) | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 12/16 | W | DEC 11-10 | N. Pujols | Middletown North | Battle at the Bay | Placement Matches (12 Man) | 132 | |
| 12/16 | W | DEC 8-2 | A. Gallipoli | Pequannock Township | Battle at the Bay | Semis & 2nd WB (12 Man) | 132 | |
| 12/16 | W | F 0-0 1:06 | J. Deiss | Ridgewood | Battle at the Bay | Quarterfinals (12 Man) | 132 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/23 | L | DEC 4-3 | M. Rubin | Hanover Park | NJSIAA Region 3 | Round 1 (16 Man) | 120 | |
| 02/18 | W | F 0-0 1:19 | S. Nicotra | Hackettstown | NJSIAA District 9 | 3rd Place | 120 | |
| 02/18 | L | DEC 5-2 | M. | --- | NJSIAA District 9 | Semis (16 Man) | 120 | |
| 02/18 | W | F 0-0 5:06 | M. DeAngelis | --- | NJSIAA District 9 | Quarters (16 Man) | 120 | |
| 02/12 | L | DEC 7-2 | T. Manley | Phillipsburg | 2017 NJSIAA State Dual Championships | 1st Place Match | 120 | |
| 02/12 | W | DEC 5-1 | K. Hogan | Jackson Memorial Hs | 2017 NJSIAA State Dual Championships | Semifinal | 120 | |
| 02/04 | W | DEC 4-0 | E. Valentin | Piscataway | Piscataway @ West Morris ( Mendham) | Round 1 | 120 | |
| 02/03 | W | F 2-0 1:29 | M. Goldbach | --- | West Morris ( Mendham) @ Caldwell | Round 1 | 120 | |
| 01/28 | W | DEC 6-1 | J. Murphy | --- | 2017 Morris County Championships | Placement (32 Man) | 120 | |
| 01/28 | W | DEC 13-7 | K. Boyd | Morris Catholic | 2017 Morris County Championships | Semis & WB (32 Man) | 120 | |
| 01/28 | L | DEC 4-3 | M. Rubin | Hanover Park | 2017 Morris County Championships | Quarters & WB (32 Man) | 120 | |
| 01/28 | W | MD 8-0 | E. Shepard | West Morris Central | 2017 Morris County Championships | Round 2 Champ (32 Man) | 120 | |
| 01/25 | L | F 6-2 1:09 | P. Glory | Delbarton School | West Morris ( Mendham) @ Delbarton School | Round 1 | 120 | |
| 01/11 | W | F 0-0 5:34 | E. Shepard | West Morris Central | West Morris ( Mendham) @ West Morris Central | Round 1 | 120 | |
| 01/07 | W | DEC 6-2 | C. BROUWER | Emerson JR/SR | Emerson JR/SR @ West Morris ( Mendham) | Round 1 | 120 | |
| 01/05 | W | MD 10-0 | R. Kahwaty | Montville | Montville @ West Morris ( Mendham) | Round 1 | 120 | |
| 12/30 | L | DEC 6-4 | K. Wulff | Warren Hill | Warren Hills Quad | Champ. Round 1 | 120 | |
| 12/30 | W | DEC 5-2 | R. Gigantelli | Sparta | Warren Hills Quad | Champ. Round 1 | 120 | |
| 12/30 | L | DEC 4-3 | A. Lacey | Middletown North | Warren Hills Quad | Champ. Round 1 | 120 | |
| 12/27 | L | F 0-0 0:50 | J. Carmichael | Pequannock Township | Linn Crawn Memorial Wrestling Tournament | 1st & 3rd (16 Man) | 120 | |
| 12/27 | W | DEC 6-0 | N. Mattar | Kittatinny Regional Jr/Sr | Linn Crawn Memorial Wrestling Tournament | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 120 | |
| 12/27 | L | F 0-0 3:59 | T. Lynch | Minisink Valley | Linn Crawn Memorial Wrestling Tournament | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 120 | |
| 12/27 | W | F 7-2 | R. Lensi | Belvidere | Linn Crawn Memorial Wrestling Tournament | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 120 | |
| 12/22 | W | DEC 5-0 | R. Lensi | Belvidere | West Morris ( Mendham) @ Belvidere | Round 1 | 120 | |
| 12/19 | L | DEC 3-1 | B. Wyble | Butler | Marauder Invitational | 1st Place Match | 120 | |
| 12/19 | L | DEC 3-1 | B. Wyble | Butler | Mt. Olive Tournament | 1st Place Match | 120 | |
| 12/19 | W | DEC 5-1 | A. Joskowitz | Kinnelon | Mt. Olive Tournament | Semifinals | 120 | |
| 12/19 | W | F 0-0 3:29 | A. Mercado | Bloomfield | Mt. Olive Tournament | Quarterfinals | 120 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/24 | L | DEC 13-6 | B. Wyble | Butler | NJSIAA Region 1 | Round 1 (16 Man) | 113 | |
| 02/20 | W | DEC 4-3 | S. Nicotra | Hackettstown | NJSIAA District 1 | Placement (16 Man) | 113 | |
| 02/20 | L | DEC 7-3 | K. Wulff | Warren Hills | NJSIAA District 1 | Semis (16 Man) | 113 | |
| 02/20 | W | TF 15-0 5:50 | S. Skuropacki | North Warren | NJSIAA District 1 | Quarters (16 Man) | 113 | |
| 02/16 | W | DEC 6-3 | J. Provenzano | Middletown North | Mt. Olive Tournament | 3rd Place Match | 113 | |
| 02/09 | L | DEC 4-3 | K. Wulff | Warren Hill | West Morris ( Mendham) @ Warren Hill | Round 1 | 113 | |
| 02/06 | W | MD 8-0 | J. Bazaral | Parsippany | West Morris ( Mendham) @ Parsippany | Round 1 | 113 | |
| 01/30 | L | F 0-0 3:17 | S. Jarosz | Roxbury | Morris County Championships 2016 | Round 2 Champ (32 Man) | 113 | |
| 01/29 | W | DEC 6-0 | D. Perrault | Morris Knolls | Morris County Championships 2016 | Round 1 (32 Man) | 113 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 4-4 5:54 | A. Hill | West Morris Central | West Morris Central @ West Morris ( Mendham) | Round 1 | 113 | |
| 01/23 | L | DEC 5-0 | L. Santos | Middletown North | Mt. Olive Tournament | Champ. Round 1 | 120 | |
| 01/21 | L | F 6-1 5:10 | R. Rumsby | Montville | Montville @ West Morris ( Mendham) | Round 1 | 113 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 0-0 3:28 | A. Joel | Chatham | West Morris ( Mendham) @ Chatham | Round 1 | 113 | |
| 12/28 | L | DEC 4-0 | M. Higgins | Shawnee | Linn Crawn Memorial Wrestling Tournament | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 113 | |
| 12/28 | W | DEC 8-1 | R. Lensi | Belvidere | Linn Crawn Memorial Wrestling Tournament | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 113 | |
| 12/28 | L | DEC 9-3 | S. Jarosz | Roxbury | Linn Crawn Memorial Wrestling Tournament | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 113 | |
| 12/23 | W | DEC 2-0 SV | G. Campana | Belvidere | Belvidere @ West Morris ( Mendham) | Round 1 | 113 | |
| 12/21 | L | DEC 5-3 | R. Wyble | Butler | Mt. Olive Tournament | Semifinals | 113 | |
| 12/21 | W | DEC 6-2 | A. Dippolito | Northern Valley Regional (Old Tappan) HS | Mt. Olive Tournament | Quarterfinals | 113 | |
| 12/20 | W | DEC 6-3 | J. Provenzano | Middletown North | Marauder Invitational | 3rd Place Match | 113 | |
| 12/20 | L | DEC 5-3 | R. Wyble | Butler | Marauder Invitational | Semifinals | 113 | |
| 12/20 | W | DEC 6-2 | A. Dippolito | Northern Valley Regional (Old Tappan) HS | Marauder Invitational | Quarterfinals | 113 |