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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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/18 | L | F 2-0 1:13 | D. WALLACE | --- | Mat Classic XXXIV | 3rd Place | 2A 285 | |
| 02/18 | W | F 8-2 4:22 | C. Sears | Pullman | Mat Classic XXXIV | Round 7 Cons Semis | 2A 285 | |
| 02/18 | W | DEC 3-1 | K. Hudson | Olympic | Mat Classic XXXIV | Round 6 WB w/ Semis | 2A 285 | |
| 02/17 | W | DEC 6-4 SV | D. Tausa | Shelton | Mat Classic XXXIV | Round 5 Cons Only | 2A 285 | |
| 02/17 | W | DEC 1-0 | H. Smalls | Archbishop Murphy | Mat Classic XXXIV | Round 4 Quarters | 2A 285 | |
| 02/17 | L | F 8-2 3:22 | G. Garner | Kingston | Mat Classic XXXIV | Round 2 | 2A 285 | |
| 01/21 | L | DEC 2-1 | A. White | Cle Elum/Roslyn | Mat Animal Invitational | Wrestlebacks (32 Man) | 285 | |
| 01/21 | W | F 2-0 1:25 | E. Chavez | Connell | Mat Animal Invitational | Semis & WB (32 Man) | 285 | |
| 01/21 | L | F 2-0 4:00 | N. Bigboy-Gribble | Omak | Mat Animal Invitational | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 285 | |
| 01/13 | W | F 2-0 5:38 | D. Riess | Bonners Ferry | River City Duals | Round 1 (6 Team) | 285 | |
| 01/13 | W | F 2-0 1:17 | S. Martin | Post Falls 3 | River City Duals | Round 4 (6 Team) | 285 | |
| 01/13 | L | DEC 3-1 | Q. Flores | Lewis and Clark | River City Duals | Round 3 (6 Team) | 285 | |
| 01/13 | L | F 2-0 1:07 | R. Hume | eureka | River City Duals | Round 5 (6 Team) | 285 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/12 | W | DEC 2-1 | C. Sears | Pullman | WIAA 2A Region 4 | 5th Place | 285 | |
| 02/12 | L | DEC 4-1 | M. Perez | Othello | WIAA 2A Region 4 | 2nd Wrestleback (8 Man) | 285 | |
| 02/12 | W | F 2-1 2:21 | G. Perez | Othello | WIAA 2A Region 4 | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 285 | |
| 02/12 | L | F 2-0 1:18 | M. Ray | Selah | WIAA 2A Region 4 | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 285 | |
| 02/05 | W | DEC 2-1 TB1 | J. Marks | Prosser | 2A CWAC District | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 285 | |
| 02/05 | L | F 3-4 1:55 | G. Perez | Othello | 2A CWAC District | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 285 | |
| 02/05 | L | DEC 1-0 | M. Perez | --- | 2A CWAC District | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 285 | |
| 02/05 | W | F 2-0 1:13 | E. Martin | Selah | 2A CWAC District | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 285 | |
| 01/15 | L | DEC 3-1 | E. Lopez | Cashmere | Tonasket Apple Pie | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 285 | |
| 01/15 | W | F 3-0 4:29 | C. Warman | Cascade (Leavenworth) | Tonasket Apple Pie | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 285 | |
| 01/15 | W | F 6-1 3:55 | A. Contreras | Warden | Tonasket Apple Pie | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 285 | |
| 01/15 | L | F 7-0 2:44 | L. Jensen | Omak | Tonasket Apple Pie | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 285 | |
| 01/15 | W | DEC 8-3 | D. Jenks | Royal | Tonasket Apple Pie | Round 1 (16 Man) | 285 | |
| 12/18 | L | DEC 2-0 | W. Price | Naches Valley | Eisenhower Cadet Classic | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 285 | |
| 12/18 | W | DEC 4-0 | L. Kiedrowski | Eastmont | Eisenhower Cadet Classic | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 285 | |
| 12/18 | L | DEC 3-2 | M. Galvez | Davis | Eisenhower Cadet Classic | Round 1 (16 Man) | 285 | |
| 12/16 | W | F 0-0 0:48 | O. Hernandez | Quincy | Quincy @ Ephrata | Round 1 | 285 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/28 | W | F 2-0 3:43 | K. Barajas | Royal | Royal Christmas Tournament | Up to First | 285 | |
| 12/28 | L | F 2-0 0:34 | D. Coughlin | Hermiston | Royal Christmas Tournament | Semis, WB, & 2nd Cons (16 Man) | 285 | |
| 12/28 | W | F 2-2 4:00 | S. Rangel | Wahluke | Royal Christmas Tournament | Quarters & 1st Cons (16 Man) | 285 | |
| 12/17 | W | F 0-0 0:50 | A. Mckinnon | West Valley (Spokane) | West Valley Extra Matches | Champ. Round 2 | 285 |