Alec Cook
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/17 | W | DEC 9-6 | N. Bennet | Millersville | Hilltopper Duals | Finals (2 Team) | 157 | |
| 12/17 | W | DEC 7-2 | N. Nettleton | Mount Union | Hilltopper Duals | Finals (2 Team) | 157 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/28 | W | DEC 10-4 | T. Pugh | Glenville State University | MEC Championships | Championship | 157 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 6-1 2:34 | N. Taylor | Alderson Broaddus | MEC Championships | Round 3 Semis | 157 | |
| 01/19 | W | MD 12-4 | T. Pugh | Glenville State College | West Liberty Tri | Champ. Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/13 | W | MD 11-3 | T. Barry | Ashland | West Liberty @ Ashland | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 12/11 | W | DEF 6-2 6:35 | L. Sanom | Findlay | Findlay @ West Liberty | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 12/03 | W | DEC 6-1 | B. Ethington | Lander | Carolina Clash Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 157 | |
| 12/03 | W | DEC 6-2 | M. Vernagallo | Mount Olive | Carolina Clash Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 157 | |
| 12/03 | W | DEC 5-2 | M. Kiel | Belmont Abbey | Carolina Clash Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 157 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/27 | L | FOR 0-0 | J. Parrilla | Millersville | NCAA DII Super Regional I | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 157 | |
| 02/26 | L | DEC 1-0 | M. Stedeford | Mercyhurst | NCAA DII Super Regional I | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 157 | |
| 02/26 | W | DEC 5-3 | K. Mcnair | Kutztown | NCAA DII Super Regional I | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 157 | |
| 02/26 | L | DEC 6-4 | N. Smith | Pitt-Johnstown | NCAA DII Super Regional I | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 157 | |
| 01/29 | L | DEC 5-3 | A. Ramirez | Notre Dame | Mountain East Conference Championships | Championship | 157 | |
| 01/29 | W | DEC 6-2 | C. Rivera | --- | Mountain East Conference Championships | Round 3 Semis | 157 | |
| 01/22 | W | MD 14-4 | T. Pugh | Glenville | Jim White Duals | --- | 157 | |
| 01/08 | W | DEC 6-4 | J. Kuehnlein | ALMA | Waynesburg Invitational | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 157 | |
| 01/08 | W | TF 24-8 | A. Coleman | Delaware Valley | Waynesburg Invitational | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 157 | |
| 01/08 | W | TF 17-1 6:15 | A. Jablonski | Fairmont State | Waynesburg Invitational | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 157 | |
| 01/08 | W | TF 17-0 | M. Gatton | Case Western | Waynesburg Invitational | Round 1 (16 Man) | 157 | |
| 12/04 | L | FOR 0-0 | A. Dewar | --- | Messiah Petrofes Invite | Placement Matches (64 Man) | 157 | |
| 12/04 | L | DQ 0-0 | R. Lawlor | Alvernia | Messiah Petrofes Invite | 8th Wrestleback (64 Man) | 157 | |
| 12/04 | L | DQ 0-0 | G. Cornell | Messiah | Messiah Petrofes Invite | Semis & 7th WB (64 Man) | 157 | |
| 12/04 | W | DEC 4-3 | A. Dewar | --- | Messiah Petrofes Invite | Quarters & 5th WB (64 Man) | 157 | |
| 12/03 | W | F 0-0 4:05 | J. Doyle | McDaniel | Messiah Petrofes Invite | Round 4 Champ & WB (64 Man) | 157 | |
| 12/03 | W | F 0-0 0:30 | S. Pabon-William | Thaddeus Stevens | Messiah Petrofes Invite | Round 2 - Champ & WB (64 Man) | 157 | |
| 12/03 | W | MD 18-8 | J. Cornelius | --- | Messiah Petrofes Invite | Round 1 (64 Man) | 157 | |
| 11/20 | W | DEC 2-1 | R. Whitten | Otterbein | Albion College Men`s Invitational | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 157 | |
| 11/20 | W | F 20-6 3:01 | J. Martinez | Aurora | Albion College Men`s Invitational | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 157 | |
| 11/20 | W | TF 18-3 1:19 | A. Bradsher | Cleary | Albion College Men`s Invitational | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 157 | |
| 11/07 | W | F 23-7 3:36 | J. everette | --- | Battler Royale | Round 3 (4 Man) | 157 | |
| 11/07 | W | TF 22-6 5:18 | C. Saul | Davis & Elkins | Battler Royale | Round 2 (4 Man) | 157 | |
| 11/07 | W | DEC 6-1 | G. Quiocho | Glenville State | Battler Royale | Round 1 (4 Man) | 157 | |
| 11/01 | W | F 20-7 1:30 | C. Sinnett | WVU Tech (W.Va.) | WVU Tech (W.Va.) @ Alderson Broaddus | Round 1 | 165 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/28 | L | DEF 12-2 5:24 | A. Farenchak | Gannon | NCAA DII Super Regional I | 2nd Place Match (8 Man) | 165 | |
| 02/28 | W | DEC 5-4 | D. Keane | Pitt-Johnstown | NCAA DII Super Regional I | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 165 | |
| 02/28 | W | F 2-0 1:22 | J. Breeden | Mercyhurst | NCAA DII Super Regional I | 2nd Wrestleback (8 Man) | 165 | |
| 02/28 | L | DEC 8-4 | B. Gonzalez | American Int`l | NCAA DII Super Regional I | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 165 | |
| 02/07 | W | DEC 5-3 | C. Morgan | West Liberty | Mountain East Conference Championship | Finals | 165 | |
| 02/06 | W | DEC 4-3 | C. Houser | Glenville State College | Mountain East Conference Championship | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 165 | |
| 01/11 | L | DEC 6-5 | C. Morgan | West Liberty | West Liberty vs. Alderson Broaddus | Round 1 | 165 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/02 | L | DEC 5-4 | C. Dailey | Franklin and Marshall | Messiah Open | Round 6-Semis | 149 | |
| 02/02 | W | DEC 8-6 | T. Sparks | York (PA) | Messiah Open | Round 5 | 149 | |
| 02/02 | W | TF 26-11 7:00 | M. Bellerose | Messiah | Messiah Open | Round 4-Quarters | 149 | |
| 02/02 | W | DEC 11-8 | N. Smith | Gettysburg | Messiah Open | Round 3 | 149 | |
| 02/02 | L | DEC 5-0 | C. Dailey | Franklin and Marshall | Messiah Open | Round 2 | 149 | |
| 12/09 | L | M FOR | z. feight | --- | 2018 George Mason Patriots Open | Consi of 8 #1 | 149 lbs | |
| 12/09 | L | DEC 5-4 TB2 | J. Benner | Rutgers | 2018 George Mason Patriots Open | Round of 16 | 149 lbs | |
| 12/09 | L | FOR 0-0 | Z. Feight | --- | Patriots Open | Champ. Round 1 | 149 | |
| 12/09 | L | DEC 5-4 TB2 | J. Benner | Rutgers | Patriots Open | Champ. Round 1 | 149 |