
Cael Happel
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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02/15 | W | DEC 10-3 | E. Thompson | Southwest Minnesota State | Southwest Minnesota State @ Wisconsin-Parkside | Round 1 | 285 | |
02/08 | W | DEC 8-4 | L. Babitt | Minnesota State Moorhead | Minnesota State Moorhead @ Wisconsin-Parkside | Round 1 | 285 | |
01/31 | W | DEC 2-1 SV | L. Parks | St. Cloud State | Wisconsin-Parkside @ St. Cloud State | Round 1 | 285 | |
01/31 | W | DEC 1-0 | C. Smithpeter | Minnesota State | Wisconsin-Parkside @ Minnesota State | Round 1 | 285 | |
01/26 | L | MD 14-4 | N. Schauer | Northern State | Northern State @ Wisconsin-Parkside | Round 1 | 285 | |
01/18 | W | MD 21-8 | I. Smith | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Wisconsin-Whitewater @ Wisconsin-Parkside | Round 1 | 285 | |
12/21 | W | DEC 5-1 | L. Tweeton | UMary | Wisconsin-Parkside @ UMary | Round 1 | 285 | |
12/20 | W | DEC 2-1 TB1 | J. Swirple | Minot State (N.D.) | Wisconsin-Parkside @ Minot State (N.D.) | Round 1 | 285 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/24 | L | DEC 4-1 SV | T. Gaffey | Minnesota State | Minnesota State @ Wisconsin-Parkside | Round 1 | 285 | |
02/10 | L | DEC 4-3 | E. Novak | St. Cloud State | St. Cloud State @ Wisconsin-Parkside | Round 1 | 285 | |
02/03 | W | DEC 9-5 | N. Schauer | Northern State | Wisconsin-Parkside @ Northern State | Round 1 | 285 | |
02/03 | W | TF 17-2 4:06 | C. Vacura | Minnesota State Moorhead | Wisconsin-Parkside @ Minnesota State Moorhead | Round 1 | 285 | |
01/20 | L | F 3-0 6:29 | J. Dykes | Southwest Minnesota State | Wisconsin-Parkside @ Southwest Minnesota State | Round 1 | 285 | |
01/14 | L | DEC 5-0 | J. Swirple | Minot State (N.D.) | Minot State (N.D.) @ Wisconsin-Parkside | Round 1 | 285 | |
01/13 | L | DEC 3-2 | L. Tweeton | Mary | UMary @ Wisconsin-Parkside | Round 1 | 285 | |
12/10 | W | TF 20-5 6:59 | L. Huckfelt | Sioux Falls | Wisconsin-Parkside @ Sioux Falls | Round 1 | 285 | |
12/09 | W | DEC 5-1 | M. Balow | Augustana (SD) | Wisconsin-Parkside @ Augustana (SD) | Round 1 | 285 | |
11/02 | W | TF 20-5 5:00 | J. Lewis | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Wisconsin-Parkside @ Wisconsin-Whitewater | Round 1 | 285 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/11 | W | DEC 2-1 | D. Mason | --- | Minnesota State Mankato @ Wisconsin-Parkside | Round 1 | 285 | |
02/10 | L | DEC 3-2 | A. Baguma | Minnesota State Moorhead | Minnesota State Moorhead @ Wisconsin-Parkside | Round 1 | 285 | |
02/05 | L | F 1-1 6:55 | J. Baumler | Upper Iowa | Wisconsin-Parkside @ Upper Iowa | Round 1 | 285 | |
01/28 | L | DEC 3-2 | J. Swirple | Minot State (N.D.) | Wisconsin-Parkside @ Minot State (N.D.) | Round 1 | 285 | |
01/28 | W | DEC 3-1 SV | L. Tweeton | Mary | Wisconsin-Parkside @ Mary | Round 1 | 285 | |
01/21 | L | DEC 4-3 | J. Dykes | Southwest Minnesota State | Southwest Minnesota State @ Wisconsin-Parkside | Round 1 | 285 | |
01/21 | W | DEC 3-1 | E. Hajas | Augustana (SD) | Augustana (SD) @ Wisconsin-Parkside | Round 1 | 285 | |
01/13 | W | DEC 3-1 SV | E. Novak | St. Cloud State | Wisconsin-Parkside @ St. Cloud State | Round 1 | 285 | |
12/11 | W | DEC 5-1 | R. Baker | --- | Wisconsin-Parkside vs. McKendree | Round 1 | 285 | |
12/03 | W | MD 15-5 | N. Schauer | Northern State | Northern State @ Wisconsin-Parkside | Round 1 | 285 | |
11/11 | W | DEC 2-1 | S. Jones | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Wisconsin-Whitewater @ Wisconsin-Parkside | Round 1 | 285 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/13 | W | DEC 5-2 | J. Haglund | Augustana (SD) | Wisconsin-Parkside @ Augustana (SD) | Round 1 | 285 | |
02/12 | W | F 7-6 6:48 | N. Hanson | Southwest Minnesota State | Wisconsin-Parkside @ Southwest Minnesota State | Round 1 | 285 | |
12/04 | L | DEC 4-2 | J. Ramirez | McKendree University | Jim Koch Wisconsin Open | QFs | HWT | |
12/04 | W | MD 11-1 | F. Shaaban | Harper College | Jim Koch Wisconsin Open | 2nd Wrestleback (32 Man) | HWT | |
12/04 | L | DEC 5-2 | C. Koeppel | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Jim Koch Wisconsin Open | Rd2 | HWT | |
12/04 | W | DEC 7-3 | J. Schmidtke | Wisconsin | Jim Koch Wisconsin Open | Round 1 (32 Man) | HWT | |
11/20 | L | DEC 4-2 | L. Parks | Notre Dame (Ohio) | Findlay Open | 2nd Wrestleback (32 Man) | 285 | |
11/20 | W | F 6-0 4:12 | S. Robles | Tiffin University | Findlay Open | Champ Rd & WB | 285 | |
11/20 | L | F 2-0 2:15 | K. Yuhas | Findlay | Findlay Open | Round 1 | 285 | |
11/11 | L | DEC 4-2 | C. Koeppel | --- | Wisconsin-Parkside @ Wisconsin-Whitewater | Round 1 | 285 | |
11/06 | W | DEC 3-1 SV | S. Zook | Central (IA) | Pointer Open | 3rd Place | 285 | |
11/06 | W | DEC 4-1 | B. Gunderson | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Pointer Open | Round 5 Wrestlebacks | 285 | |
11/06 | W | DEC 11-4 | N. Wieczorek | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Pointer Open | Round 4 Semis | 285 | |
11/06 | L | DEC 3-1 SV | A. Bejarano | North Central | Pointer Open | Round 3 | 285 | |
11/06 | W | F 5-1 4:01 | G. Simmons | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Pointer Open | Round 2 | 285 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/12 | L | DEC 4-2 | D. Griffet | --- | Wisconsin-Parkside @ Minnesota State Mankato | Round 1 | 285 | |
01/09 | W | DEC 3-2 | S. Detert | --- | Augustana (SD) @ Wisconsin-Parkside | Round 1 | 285 |