
Daryl Mills
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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02/22 | L | TF 20-3 6:23 | D. Chavez | Texas Wesleyan University | NAIA American Midwest Conference/SAC | 1st Place Match | 133 | |
02/22 | W | DEC 7-5 | D. Witt | Missouri Baptist University | NAIA American Midwest Conference/SAC | Semifinal | 133 | |
02/22 | W | F 7-0 1:00 | R. Braswell | Central Christian College | NAIA American Midwest Conference/SAC | Quarterfinal | 133 | |
02/08 | L | DEC 9-3 | K. Mendoza | Grand View (Iowa) | GV Duals | Round 1 | 133 | |
01/25 | L | DEC 11-9 | M. Terrence | Doane University | Missouri Valley Invite | 3rd Place Match | 133 | |
01/25 | W | DEC 5-3 | R. cruz | University of Saint Mary (KS) | Missouri Valley Invite | Cons. Semi | 133 | |
01/25 | W | F 4-1 3:26 | B. Woolsey | Providence (Mont.) | Missouri Valley Invite | Cons. Round 7 | 133 | |
01/25 | W | DEC 17-10 | W. Hinton | Campbellsville (Ky.) | Missouri Valley Invite | Cons. Round 6 | 133 | |
01/25 | L | DEC 6-1 | F. Barajas | University of Saint Mary (KS) | Missouri Valley Invite | Quarterfinal | 133 | |
01/25 | W | DEC 11-5 | J. Ramirez | Arizona Christian University | Missouri Valley Invite | Champ. Round 3 | 133 | |
01/24 | W | TF 20-3 3:50 | A. Piaia | Ottawa University | Missouri Valley Invite | Champ. Round 2 | 133 | |
01/18 | W | F 10-1 2:05 | G. Garcia | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | AMC/SAC Duals | Round 1 | 133 | |
12/14 | W | MD 15-6 | I. Perez | Friends | Eagle Duals | Round 1 | 133 | |
12/14 | W | F 10-1 2:41 | R. McNeel | Avila | Eagle Duals | Round 3 | 133 | |
11/21 | W | TF 15-0 1:17 | H. Karr | William Woods University | Missouri Baptist University @ William Woods University | Round 1 | 149 | |
11/21 | W | TF 23-8 4:42 | K. Glenn | William Woods University | Missouri Baptist University @ William Woods University | Round 1 | 141 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/17 | W | F 12-3 1:49 | C. Abney | Jarvis Christian College | NAIA American Midwest Conference/SAC | 5th Place Match | 133 | |
02/17 | L | MD 10-2 | A. Pena | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | NAIA American Midwest Conference/SAC | Cons. Semi | 133 | |
02/17 | W | F 9-2 1:48 | J. Galvan | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | NAIA American Midwest Conference/SAC | Cons. Round 3 | 133 | |
02/17 | L | DEC 5-3 | C. Mahaffey | Oklahoma City | NAIA American Midwest Conference/SAC | Quarterfinal | 133 | |
01/29 | W | MD 13-4 | C. Mahaffey | Oklahoma City | Missouri Baptist University @ Oklahoma City | Round 1 | 133 | |
01/20 | L | DEC 2-1 SV | F. Barajas | University of Saint Mary (KS) | Missouri Valley College Invitational | Cons. Round 4 | 133 | |
01/19 | W | MD 17-7 | a. Cruz | Dickinson State (N.D.) | Missouri Valley College Invitational | Cons. Round 3 | 133 | |
01/19 | W | DEC 7-6 | C. Evens | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | Missouri Valley College Invitational | Cons. Round 2 | 133 | |
01/19 | L | TF 19-3 6:15 | J. Cockrell | Grand View (Iowa) | Missouri Valley College Invitational | Champ. Round 2 | 133 | |
12/16 | W | TF 22-6 6:14 | S. Shiwoko | Waldorf | Eagle Duals | Round 4 | 141 | |
12/16 | L | TF 17-2 4:34 | D. Parn | Missouri Valley | Eagle Duals | Round 6 | 141 | |
12/16 | W | DEC 11-7 | L. Scorpil | William Penn | Eagle Duals | Round 1 | 133 | |
12/16 | W | MD 18-10 | G. Henderson | Friends | Eagle Duals | Round 5 | 141 | |
12/09 | W | TF 20-5 5:36 | N. Noda | Westminster | Westminster @ Missouri Baptist University | Round 1 | 141 | |
12/09 | W | F 3-0 1:47 | K. Mima | Trinidad State | Trinidad State @ Missouri Baptist University | Round 1 | 141 | |
11/14 | W | TF 17-2 2:42 | P. Lake | Quincy | Missouri Baptist University @ Quincy | Round 1 | 133 | |
11/02 | W | MD 19-6 | A. Arguelles | William Woods University | William Woods University @ Missouri Baptist University | Round 1 | 141 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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01/21 | L | DEC 11-8 | A. Pena | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | Missouri Valley College Invitational | Cons. Round 4 | 133 | |
01/20 | L | DEC 3-2 | C. Watson | Briar Cliff (Iowa) | Missouri Valley College Invitational | Champ. Round 3 | 133 | |
01/20 | W | TF 16-0 4:14 | C. Mizzell | Hastings (Neb.) | Missouri Valley College Invitational | Champ. Round 2 | 133 | |
01/15 | W | DEC 12-5 | T. Johnson | Avila University | 2023 CBC Invite | 3rd Place Match | 133 | |
01/15 | W | F 12-1 3:10 | T. Simms | Midway University | 2023 CBC Invite | Cons. Semi | 133 | |
01/14 | L | MD 10-0 | D. Witt | Missouri Baptist University | 2023 CBC Invite | Semifinal | 133 | |
01/14 | W | DEC 13-7 | T. Johnson | Avila University | 2023 CBC Invite | Quarterfinal | 133 | |
01/14 | W | F 0-0 2:47 | C. Meraz | Friends University | 2023 CBC Invite | Champ. Round 1 | 133 | |
12/17 | L | MD 14-4 | B. Ledford | Ottawa | Eagle Duals | Round 3 | 133 | |
12/17 | W | DEC 8-4 | L. Ward | Avila | Eagle Duals | Round 6 | 141 | |
12/03 | L | DEC 6-1 | J. Thelwell | Friends University | Doane Conner/Oppenheim Open | Cons. Round 4 | 133 | |
12/03 | L | DEC 2-0 | Z. Ourada | Nebraska-Kearney | Doane Conner/Oppenheim Open | Quarterfinal | 133 | |
12/03 | W | DEC 5-2 | N. Lucero | William Penn (Iowa) | Doane Conner/Oppenheim Open | Champ. Round 2 | 133 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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11/07 | L | F 6-0 2:39 | D. Chavez | Colorado School of Mines | Mines Open - Rookie Only | 5th Place Match | 125 | |
11/07 | L | DEC 4-1 | M. Santiago | Northern Colorado | Mines Open - Rookie Only | Cons. Semi | 125 | |
11/07 | L | F 6-0 5:00 | N. Gonzalez | Air Force Prep | Mines Open - Rookie Only | Quarterfinal | 125 |