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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	RESULT	OPPONENT	OPP. TEAM	EVENT	RND.	WT.
11/02	L	MD 18-6	S. McLaughlin	Roger Williams	The Ned McGinley Invitational	Consi of 8 #2	141 lbs
11/02	W	DEC 10-4	A. Bistany	Stevens	The Ned McGinley Invitational	Consi of 8 #1	141 lbs
11/02	W	F 9-0 1:53	A. Avalos	Kings College	The Ned McGinley Invitational	Consi of 16 #2	141 lbs
11/02	W	F 3-0 0:55	T. Kaupp	Roger Williams	The Ned McGinley Invitational	Consi of 16 #1	141 lbs
11/02	L	TF 20-5 5:14	T. Kadish	New York University	The Ned McGinley Invitational	Round of 32	141 lbs

DATE	W/L	RESULT	OPPONENT	OPP. TEAM	EVENT	RND.	WT.
11/04	L	DEF 6-1 1:46	C. Haney	US Merchant Marine Academy	The Ned McGinley Invitational	5th Place	133 lbs
11/04	L	DEC 9-6	L. Patterson	Rochester Institute of Technology	The Ned McGinley Invitational	Consi-Semis	133 lbs
11/04	L	MD 9-1	T. Kurachi	New York University	The Ned McGinley Invitational	Semi-Finals	133 lbs
11/04	W	DEC 6-4	W. Wydick	US Merchant Marine Academy	The Ned McGinley Invitational	Quarter-Finals	133 lbs
11/04	W	F 7-0 4:32	C. Michaels	Waynesburg	The Ned McGinley Invitational	Round of 16	133 lbs
11/04	W	MD 13-3	G. Bhangu	Rochester Institute of Technology	The Ned McGinley Invitational	Round of 32	133 lbs

DATE	W/L	RESULT	OPPONENT	OPP. TEAM	EVENT	RND.	WT.
11/05	L	M FOR	R. Horan	Rochester Institute of Technology	The Ned McGinley Invitational	Consi of 8 #2	133 lbs
11/05	L	MD 20-6	N. Diaz	Stevens	The Ned McGinley Invitational	Quarter-Finals	133 lbs
11/05	W	DEC 3-0	A. Finateri	Stevens	The Ned McGinley Invitational	Round of 16	133 lbs

DATE	W/L	REPLAY	RESULT	OPPONENT	OPP. TEAM	EVENT	RND.	WT.
11/20	L		M FOR	J. Amadio	Gettysburg	Penn College Wildcat Invitation	Consi of 8 #1	141 lbs
11/20	L		DEF 0-4 5:08	V. Jr.	Castleton	Penn College Wildcat Invitation	Round of 16	141 lbs