Liam Alberti
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/25 | L | DEC 7-2 | J. Kszywanos | Stratford | 2023 CIAC State Open (CT) | Consi of 4 | 195 lbs | |
| 02/25 | W | DEC 5-4 | C. Dunn | Newtown | 2023 CIAC State Open (CT) | Consi of 8 #2 | 195 lbs | |
| 02/18 | L | DEC 5-4 | G. Clay | New Canaan | 2023 CIAC Divisional Class L (CT) | 5th Place | 195 lbs | |
| 02/18 | L | DEC 5-1 | C. Dunn | Newtown | 2023 CIAC Divisional Class L (CT) | Consi-Semis | 195 lbs | |
| 02/18 | L | DEC 7-5 | A. Oberc | New Milford | 2023 CIAC Divisional Class L (CT) | Semi-Finals | 195 lbs | |
| 02/18 | W | DEC 9-4 | G. Clay | New Canaan | 2023 CIAC Divisional Class L (CT) | Quarter-Finals | 195 lbs | |
| 02/17 | W | MD 10-0 | J. Nunez | Newington | 2023 CIAC Divisional Class L (CT) | Round of 16 | 195 lbs | |
| 02/11 | L | DEC 10-5 | J. Toth | East Haven | 2023 SCC League Tournament | Finals | 195 lbs | |
| 02/11 | W | DEC 8-2 | B. Virgulak | Fairfield Prep | 2023 SCC League Tournament | Semi-Finals | 195 lbs | |
| 02/11 | W | F 2-0 1:56 | M. Parsell | Branford | 2023 SCC League Tournament | Quarter-Finals | 195 lbs | |
| 02/04 | W | F :26 | J. Chang | Ridgefield | Ridgefield @ Guilford | Dual | 195 lbs | |
| 02/04 | W | DEC 8-2 | A. Taliadouros | Londonderry | Londonderry @ Guilford | Dual | 195 lbs | |
| 02/04 | W | F 0:17 | A. Gutierrez | New Fairfield | Guilford @ New Fairfield | Dual | 195 lbs | |
| 02/03 | W | F 1:11 | B. Childs | Jonathan Law | Guilford @ Jonathan Law | Dual | 195 lbs | |
| 02/01 | W | F 4:46 | b. cozean | Xavier | Xavier @ Guilford | Dual | 195 lbs | |
| 01/28 | L | DEC 5-2 | C. Dunn | Newtown | Newtown @ Guilford | Dual | 195 lbs | |
| 01/28 | W | F 1:24 | J. Suriel | New London | New London @ Guilford | Dual | 195 lbs | |
| 01/22 | L | DEC 5-4 | J. Rios | Bristol Central | 2023 Colter Abely Mid Season Classic [CT] | 3rd Place | 195 lbs | |
| 01/21 | L | F 2:33 | S. Montovani | East Hartford | 2023 Colter Abely Mid Season Classic [CT] | Semi-Finals | 195 lbs | |
| 01/21 | W | MD 11-3 | A. Kiswani | Burlington | 2023 Colter Abely Mid Season Classic [CT] | RR Rnd 3 | 195 lbs | |
| 01/21 | W | F 1:17 | R. Mwangi | Chelmsford | 2023 Colter Abely Mid Season Classic [CT] | RR Rnd 2 | 195 lbs | |
| 01/21 | W | F 0:33 | R. Alfonso | Hall | 2023 Colter Abely Mid Season Classic [CT] | RR Rnd 1 | 195 lbs | |
| 01/17 | W | F :33 | H. Rodriguez | Fairfield Prep | Guilford @ Fairfield Prep | Dual | 195 lbs | |
| 01/14 | W | F 0:10 | Z. Lund | Foran | Foran @ Guilford | Dual | 195 lbs | |
| 01/14 | W | F 0:57 | M. Abraham | Stratford | Stratford @ Guilford | Dual | 195 lbs | |
| 01/14 | W | DEC 7-3 | B. Virgulak | Fairfield Prep | Fairfield Prep @ Guilford | Dual | 195 lbs | |
| 01/14 | W | F 5:42 | M. Wrobel | Fairfield Ludlowe | Fairfield Ludlowe @ Guilford | Dual | 195 lbs | |
| 01/11 | W | MD 12-3 | J. Lowman | Notre Dame-West Haven | Notre Dame-West Haven @ Guilford | Dual | 195 lbs | |
| 01/07 | L | F 6-1 2:03 | J. Rios | Bristol Central | Bristol Central Invitational 2023 | Consi of 4 | 195 lbs | |
| 01/07 | W | F 2-0 2:07 | D. Pullis | Farmington | Bristol Central Invitational 2023 | Consi of 8 #2 | 195 lbs | |
| 01/07 | L | F 0-0 1:12 | J. Baldwin | Middletown | Bristol Central Invitational 2023 | Quarter-Finals | 195 lbs | |
| 01/07 | W | F 2-5 1:58 | W. Crawford | Ledyard | Bristol Central Invitational 2023 | Round of 16 | 195 lbs | |
| 01/04 | W | F 1:40 | N. Boynton | Haddam-Killingworth | Haddam-Killingworth @ Guilford | Dual | 195 lbs | |
| 12/30 | L | F 3:12 | M. Fowler | Windham | Windham @ Guilford | Dual | 195 lbs | |
| 12/30 | W | F 0:52 | N. Sullivan | Waterford | Waterford @ Guilford | Dual | 195 lbs | |
| 12/30 | W | DEC 8-6 | J. Harms | East Lyme/Norwich Tech | East Lyme/Norwich Tech @ Guilford | Dual | 195 lbs | |
| 12/30 | W | F 0:34 | D. Beebe | Fitch | Fitch @ Guilford | Dual | 195 lbs | |
| 12/21 | W | F 0:37 | M. Jakober | Morgan | Morgan @ Guilford | Dual | 195 lbs | |
| 12/18 | L | DEC 10-5 | J. Lowman | Notre Dame-West Haven | Guilford Invitational 2022 | Finals | 195 lbs | |
| 12/17 | W | FOR | J. Rios | Bristol Central | Guilford Invitational 2022 | Semi-Finals | 195 lbs | |
| 12/17 | W | DEC 10-7 | C. Dunn | Newtown | Guilford Invitational 2022 | Quarter-Finals | 195 lbs | |
| 12/17 | W | F 2:52 | W. Crawford | Ledyard | Guilford Invitational 2022 | Round of 16 | 195 lbs | |
| 12/15 | L | F 3:23 | C. Snider | Branford | Guilford @ Branford | Dual | 195 lbs |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/21 | W | F 2:45 | L. Rosa | Trumbull | JV WORLDS 2022 ( Simsbury CT) | RR Rnd 3 | JV - 69 lbs | |
| 02/21 | W | F 5:49 | G. Fallon | Avon | JV WORLDS 2022 ( Simsbury CT) | RR Rnd 2 | JV - 69 lbs | |
| 02/21 | W | MD 8-0 | T. Appleton | Simsbury | JV WORLDS 2022 ( Simsbury CT) | RR Rnd 1 | JV - 69 lbs | |
| 02/01 | L | F :57 | R. Moynihan | Xavier | Xavier @ Guilford | Dual | 182 lbs | |
| 12/30 | W | MD 12-3 | J. Gearin | Rockville | Rockville @ Guilford | Dual | 170 lbs | |
| 12/30 | L | F 1:05 | A. Running | Bacon Academy | Bacon Academy @ Guilford | Dual | 170 lbs | |
| 12/29 | W | F 1:49 | N. Vance | East Haven | East Haven @ Guilford | Dual | 170 lbs | |
| 12/18 | L | F 0:56 | G. O'Dell | --- | Guilford Invitational 2021 | Round of 16 | 170 lbs |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/09 | W | F Pin 1:22 | M. Morley | Berlin | Berlin vs Guilford | Dual | 126 lbs | |
| 02/09 | W | F Fall 3:16 | M. Bishop | Platt | Guilford vs Platt | Dual | 126 lbs | |
| 02/09 | L | F Pin 1:13 | M. Sutton | Glastonbury | Guilford @ Glastonbury | Dual | 126 lbs | |
| 02/06 | L | F 1:08 | T. Manganiello | Xavier | Guilford @ Xavier | Dual | 126 lbs | |
| 02/01 | L | F 0:18 | C. Morissette | Killingly | Killingly @ Guilford | Dual | 126 lbs | |
| 02/01 | L | F 2:33 | M. Paskins | Ellis Tech | Guilford @ Ellis Tech | Dual | 126 lbs | |
| 01/25 | W | F 2:59 | J. Carpenter | Terryville | Terryville @ Guilford | Dual | 126 lbs | |
| 01/25 | L | F 1:02 | T. Krystopa | Wethersfield | Wethersfield @ Guilford | Dual | 132 lbs | |
| 01/18 | L | F 2-0 1:52 | A. Burns | Trumbull | 2020 Colter Abely Mid-Season Classic | RR Rnd 3 | 126 lbs | |
| 01/18 | L | F 2-0 1:13 | J. Iacobucci | Bishop Hendricken | 2020 Colter Abely Mid-Season Classic | RR Rnd 1 | 126 lbs | |
| 01/16 | W | F 4:55 | J. Lorenti | Amity | Guilford @ Amity | Dual | 126 lbs | |
| 01/10 | L | F 1:01 | K. Shabazz | Middletown | Middletown @ Guilford | Dual | 126 lbs | |
| 01/08 | W | F 1:19 | C. Mager | Foran | Foran @ Guilford | Dual | 126 lbs | |
| 01/05 | L | DEC 7-4 | H. Pomales | Windham | Guilford @ Windham | Dual | 126 lbs | |
| 01/04 | L | F 0:28 | A. Baron | --- | EO Smith vs Guilford | Dual | 126 lbs | |
| 01/04 | W | F 2:36 | W. Namwar | Waterford | Waterford @ Guilford | Dual | 126 lbs | |
| 01/02 | L | F 1:18 | M. Divito | East Haven | Guilford @ East Haven | Dual | 126 lbs | |
| 12/21 | L | MD 14-2 | J. Foster | Ledyard | Guilford Invitational | Consi of 8 #2 | 132 lbs | |
| 12/21 | L | DEC 3-2 | D. Santarsiero | Xavier | Guilford Invitational | Round of 16 | 132 lbs |