Blake Wolf
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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06/03 | W | TF 17-1 3:22 | K. Terry | N/a | BATTLE AT THE BALLPARK | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 125-135 | |
06/03 | W | F 2-0 0:27 | B. Smith | --- | BATTLE AT THE BALLPARK | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 125-135 | |
03/31 | L | DEC 3-1 SV | T. Holzer | WI | 2023 USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals | Rd 7 | 132 | |
03/31 | L | TF 17-2 5:02 | N. Bierma | IA | 2023 USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals | Round 6 | 132 | |
03/31 | W | DEC 11-8 | D. Joiner | MO | 2023 USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals | Round 4 | 132 | |
02/17 | L | DEC 3-2 | H. Yeager | --- | IHSAA (IN) State Finals | Champ. Round 1 (16 Man) | 126 | |
02/11 | W | DEC 8-6 SV | H. Brady | Garrett | IHSAA Semi-State @ Fort Wayne/New Haven | Placement (16 Man) | 126 | |
02/11 | W | DEC 7-1 | J. Bradley | --- | IHSAA Semi-State @ Fort Wayne/New Haven | Semis (16 Man) | 126 | |
02/11 | W | F 2-0 1:09 | S. Sharp | Fort Wayne Snider | IHSAA Semi-State @ Fort Wayne/New Haven | Quarters (16 Man) | 126 | |
02/11 | W | F 2-0 0:59 | B. Daniels | Union City | IHSAA Semi-State @ Fort Wayne/New Haven | Champ. Round 1 (16 Man) | 126 | |
02/04 | W | MD 16-5 | G. Beasley | --- | IHSAA Regional @ Goshen | Placement (8 Man) | 126 | |
02/04 | W | F 4-1 1:50 | C. Wiese | Goshen | IHSAA Regional @ Goshen | Semis (8 Man) | 126 | |
02/04 | W | F 7-3 1:39 | L. Ratcliff | Northwood | IHSAA Regional @ Goshen | Quarters (8 Man) | 126 | |
01/28 | L | DEF 3-4 4:00 | B. Meyer | Dekalb | IHSAA Sectional @ West Noble | Placement Matches | 126 | |
01/28 | W | F 4-1 1:33 | T. Maggart | Angola | IHSAA Sectional @ West Noble | Semis and WB | 126 | |
01/28 | W | F 2-0 0:35 | I. Moore | Westview | IHSAA Sectional @ West Noble | Quarters | 126 | |
01/21 | W | DEF 0-0 | H. Brady | Garrett | NECC 2023 Championships | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 126 | |
01/21 | W | TF 20-4 5:26 | Z. Pica | Fremont | NECC 2023 Championships | Semis (16 Man) | 126 | |
01/21 | W | F 2-0 0:15 | K. Glasgo | Prairie Heights | NECC 2023 Championships | Quarters (16 Man) | 126 | |
01/14 | W | DEC 5-1 | Z. Pica | Fremont | Garrett Invitational | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 126 | |
01/14 | W | TF 16-1 2:25 | T. Maggart | Angola | Garrett Invitational | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 126 | |
01/14 | W | F 2-0 1:10 | J. Stevens-DeWitt | Garrett | Garrett Invitational | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 126 | |
01/14 | W | F 2-0 0:19 | K. Rcihardson | Southern Wells | Garrett Invitational | Round 1 (16 Man) | 126 | |
01/07 | W | DEC 5-0 | Z. Pica | Fremont | East Noble Invitational | Placement (12 Man) | 126 | |
01/07 | W | F 10-1 2:54 | B. Mock | Elkhart | East Noble Invitational | Semis & WB (12 Man) | 126 | |
01/07 | W | F 7-0 2:11 | A. Niblack | South Side | East Noble Invitational | Quarters (12 Man) | 126 | |
09/11 | L | DEC 9-3 | J. Sarabia | Whitmer high school | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Consi 2,4,6 vs. Quarters | 123 | |
09/11 | W | F 2-0 1:53 | C. Lausch | Michigan West Wrestling Club | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Consi1,3,5 and 128 Round 4 | 123 | |
09/11 | W | DEC 1-0 | K. Parker | Indy West Wrestling Club | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Round 4 Ch 16 | 123 | |
09/11 | W | F 13-2 3:14 | T. Cano | Warhawk Wrestling | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Round 4 Champ & WB (128 Man) | 123 | |
09/11 | L | DEC 14-9 | K. Nowaczyk | Region Wrestling Academy | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Round 2 - Champ & WB (128 Man) | 123 | |
09/11 | W | F 7-0 3:06 | A. Bermudez | Beat The Streets Cleveland | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Round 1 | 123 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/29 | L | MD 15-1 | J. Buttler | Whiteland Community | Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships | Consi 2/4/6 | 113 | |
02/29 | W | DEC 8-2 | I. Padgett | Bloomington South | Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships | Consi 3 | 113 | |
02/29 | W | MD 11-2 | B. Joseph | Laporte | Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships | Round 4 | 113 | |
02/29 | L | TF 16-0 6:00 | B. Hooper | Carmel USA WC | Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships | Round 3 | 113 | |
02/29 | W | F 2-2 3:18 | H. Pitts | --- | Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships | Round 2 | 113 | |
02/17 | W | DEC 12-6 | N. Christion | --- | Indiana Frosh-Soph State North Qualifier | Placement | 113 | |
02/17 | L | MD 13-1 | C. Solomey | Kankakee Valley | Indiana Frosh-Soph State North Qualifier | Round 8 | 113 | |
02/17 | W | DEC 7-2 | C. Keller | Benton Central | Indiana Frosh-Soph State North Qualifier | Round 7 | 113 | |
02/16 | L | DEC 4-1 | B. Joseph | Laporte Wrestling Club | Indiana Frosh-Soph State North Qualifier | Round 6 | 113 | |
02/16 | W | F 2-0 1:20 | J. Espinosa | Morton | Indiana Frosh-Soph State North Qualifier | Round 3 | 113 | |
02/16 | W | F 7-0 3:58 | J. Collazo | Goshen RedHawks | Indiana Frosh-Soph State North Qualifier | Round 2 | 113 | |
02/08 | L | MD 12-2 | N. Eberhart | --- | IHSAA Regional @ Goshen | Quarters (8 Man) | 113 | |
02/01 | L | DEC 9-4 | G. Roberts | Prairie Heights | IHSAA Sectional @ Westview | Placement Matches | 113 | |
02/01 | W | DEC 7-1 | E. Kamer | Fremont | IHSAA Sectional @ Westview | Consi Semis | 113 | |
02/01 | W | F 0-0 0:28 | K. DeWitt | Central Noble | IHSAA Sectional @ Westview | Semis and WB | 113 | |
02/01 | L | DEC 2-0 | G. Roberts | Prairie Heights | IHSAA Sectional @ Westview | Quarters | 113 | |
12/21 | L | F 2-0 0:54 | B. Kinney | --- | New Haven Super Duals | Round 3 (6 Team) | 113 | |
12/21 | W | F 6-0 1:54 | E. Ola | New Haven | New Haven Super Duals | Round 4 (6 Team) | 113 | |
12/21 | W | DEC 10-3 | C. Ley | Bishop Dwenger | New Haven Super Duals | Round 1 (6 Team) | 113 | |
09/08 | L | DEC 5-2 | C. Keller | Unattached | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Round 3 | 109 | |
09/08 | L | DEC 5-2 | J. Stall | --- | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Round 1 64 Champ | 109 |