Austin Hopkins
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/18 | L | DEC 8-2 | T. Gendreau | Montana Gold | 2025 Lee Pamulak MS National Duals | Round 4 | 140 | |
| 04/18 | L | F 3-0 1:46 | P. Tamas | Tennessee Red | 2025 Lee Pamulak MS National Duals | Round 3 (6 Team) | 140 | |
| 04/18 | L | F 9-2 1:17 | J. Milder | Iowa Black | 2025 Lee Pamulak MS National Duals | Finals (2 Team) | 140 | |
| 04/18 | L | F 6-0 2:43 | C. Green | Iowa Silver | 2025 Lee Pamulak MS National Duals | Round 5 | 140 | |
| 04/18 | L | F 3-0 1:45 | H. Hardeback | Indiana Outlaws | 2025 Lee Pamulak MS National Duals | Round 1 (3 Team) | 140 | |
| 04/18 | L | F 3-0 0:56 | C. Jenny | Nebraska Pizza Dudes | 2025 Lee Pamulak MS National Duals | Round 1 | 140 | |
| 04/18 | L | F 14-0 1:47 | D. Karron | Oklahoma Rampage | 2025 Lee Pamulak MS National Duals | Round 2 (3 Team) | 140 | |
| 04/18 | L | MD 15-3 | C. Colton | Iowa Red | 2025 Lee Pamulak MS National Duals | Round 2 (6 Team) | 140 | |
| 04/12 | L | F 16-7 4:28 | P. Havemeier | No Nonsense Wrestling | Midwest Youth Wrestling Duals 2025 | Round 1 | 140 | |
| 04/12 | L | F 16-1 2:25 | D. Sessler | Dakota Boyz | Midwest Youth Wrestling Duals 2025 | Round 2 | 140 | |
| 04/12 | W | MD 15-5 | B. Trautman | AOW Grey | Midwest Youth Wrestling Duals 2025 | 3rd Place Match | 140 | |
| 04/12 | W | F 13-1 2:10 | C. Severson | Groton | Midwest Youth Wrestling Duals 2025 | Round 3 | 140 | |
| 04/12 | L | F 0-0 3:48 | T. Bender | AOW Red | Midwest Youth Wrestling Duals 2025 | Semifinal | 140 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/09 | W | F 5-0 4:34 | O. Pasek | HOOVER | 2023 Lee`s Chicken Findlay Duals | Round 3 | 144 | |
| 12/09 | W | DEC 8-5 | G. Kaplan | AURORA | 2023 Lee`s Chicken Findlay Duals | Round 1 | 144 | |
| 12/09 | L | MD 10-2 | J. Cook | WAUSEON | 2023 Lee`s Chicken Findlay Duals | Round 3 | 144 | |
| 12/09 | W | MD 11-3 | J. Smith | HARRISON | 2023 Lee`s Chicken Findlay Duals | Round 2 | 144 | |
| 12/09 | L | DEC 4-3 | E. DeTray | OAK HARBOR | 2023 Lee`s Chicken Findlay Duals | Round 1 | 144 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/25 | L | F 2-0 0:38 | Z. King | Celina | 2023 Division 2 Defiance Sectional | 5th Place Match | 138 | |
| 02/25 | L | DEC 5-3 SV | M. Walz | Defiance | 2023 Division 2 Defiance Sectional | Cons. Semi | 138 | |
| 02/25 | W | DEC 4-0 | Q. Tracy | St. Marys Memorial | 2023 Division 2 Defiance Sectional | Cons. Round 3 | 138 | |
| 02/25 | W | DEC 9-5 | S. Smith | Elida | 2023 Division 2 Defiance Sectional | Cons. Round 2 | 138 | |
| 02/25 | L | DEC 11-5 | A. Torres | Wauseon | 2023 Division 2 Defiance Sectional | Champ. Round 1 | 138 | |
| 02/18 | L | TF 16-0 | D. Chavez | PERRYSBURG | Northern Lakes League Championships | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 02/07 | L | DEC 4-2 SV | C. Calderon | PERKINS | OHSWCA State Duals | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/26 | W | MD 14-2 | J. Rumschlag | LIBERTY-BENTON | NAPOLEON @ LIBERTY-BENTON | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/14 | W | DEC 1-0 | L. Batty | VERSAILLES | Napoleon Gold Medals | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/14 | L | DEC 8-3 | L. Walz | DEFIANCE | Napoleon Gold Medals | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/13 | W | F 6-0 4:36 | C. Stokes | GENOA AREA | Napoleon Gold Medals | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/13 | L | DEC 3-2 | A. Adams | WAPAKONETA | Gold Medal Duals | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/07 | L | MD 13-4 | G. Mercurio | ARCHBISHOP MOELLER | 2023 Perrysburg Invitational Tournament | Cons. Round 4 | 138 | |
| 01/07 | W | DEC 9-4 | P. Cone | DELTA | 2023 Perrysburg Invitational Tournament | Cons. Round 3 | 138 | |
| 01/07 | W | DEC 2-1 | A. Smith | WAITE | 2023 Perrysburg Invitational Tournament | Cons. Round 2 | 138 | |
| 01/06 | W | F 7-4 4:56 | D. Graziani | TINORA | 2023 Perrysburg Invitational Tournament | Cons. Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/06 | L | DEC 7-1 | J. Stubleski | EVERGREEN | 2023 Perrysburg Invitational Tournament | Champ. Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/30 | L | MD 8-0 | M. Walz | DEFIANCE | 2022 Defiance Tri-State Border War | Cons. Round 5 | 138 | |
| 12/30 | W | DEC 5-1 | M. Rukieh | SWANTON | 2022 Defiance Tri-State Border War | Cons. Round 4 | 138 | |
| 12/29 | L | DEC 8-5 | C. Calderon | PERKINS | 2022 Defiance Tri-State Border War | Champ. Round 3 | 138 | |
| 12/29 | W | MD 13-3 | R. Johnson | AYERSVILLE | 2022 Defiance Tri-State Border War | Champ. Round 2 | 138 | |
| 12/21 | L | F 7-1 5:01 | M. Walz | DEFIANCE | NAPOLEON @ DEFIANCE | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/16 | W | F 2-0 0:54 | C. Szczepanski | Liberty Center | 2022 Fricker`s Duals | Round 3 | 138 | |
| 12/16 | W | F 2-0 1:32 | B. Studenka | Evergreen | 2022 Fricker`s Duals | Round 2 | 138 | |
| 12/16 | L | DEC 8-3 | D. Brewer | Detroit Catholic Central HS | 2022 Fricker`s Duals | Round 2 | 138 | |
| 12/16 | W | F 7-0 5:15 | B. III | Richmond | 2022 Fricker`s Duals | 1st Place Match | 138 | |
| 12/16 | W | DEC 9-2 | T. Dodson | Ashland | 2022 Fricker`s Duals | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/16 | W | F 2-0 0:58 | A. Spears | Richmond B | 2022 Fricker`s Duals | Round 4 | 138 | |
| 12/16 | W | F 3-0 0:45 | B. Baker | Clay | 2022 Fricker`s Duals | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/16 | W | DEC 4-1 | B. Samuel | Anthony Wayne | 2022 Fricker`s Duals | Round 3 | 138 | |
| 12/16 | W | F 2-4 1:54 | M. Betz | Fairview (Sherwood) | 2022 Fricker`s Duals | Round 5 | 138 | |
| 12/16 | L | MD 13-5 | A. Marry | Hudson | 2022 Fricker`s Duals | Round 4 | 138 | |
| 12/03 | L | DEC 3-1 | A. Torres | WAUSEON | 2022 Lee`s Chicken Findlay Duals | 3rd Place Match | 138 | |
| 12/03 | W | DEC 7-4 | J. Moyer | COLUMBIAN | 2022 Lee`s Chicken Findlay Duals | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/03 | L | MD 10-1 | A. Connelly | OLMSTED FALLS | 2022 Lee`s Chicken Findlay Duals | Round 2 (10 Team) | 138 | |
| 12/03 | W | DEC 6-4 | S. Dorland | HOOVER | 2022 Lee`s Chicken Findlay Duals | Round 3 | 138 | |
| 12/03 | L | F 5-1 4:50 | B. Bauman | PERRYSBURG | 2022 Lee`s Chicken Findlay Duals | Round 5 | 138 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/08 | L | DEC 3-1 | C. Calderon | PERKINS | OHSAA District Tournament | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 02/26 | L | DEC 2-1 | D. Sudduth | Van Wert | 2022 Division 2 Defiance Sectional | 3rd Place Match | 138 | |
| 02/26 | W | DEC 3-1 | P. Guth | Elida | 2022 Division 2 Defiance Sectional | Cons. Semi | 138 | |
| 02/26 | L | MD 11-2 | Z. King | Celina | 2022 Division 2 Defiance Sectional | Semifinal | 138 | |
| 02/26 | W | F 15-4 5:47 | D. Bush | Bryan | 2022 Division 2 Defiance Sectional | Quarterfinal | 138 | |
| 02/19 | L | MD 11-3 | A. Denkins | PERRYSBURG | NLL Championships | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/24 | W | F 0-0 2:37 | R. Thomas | Conner | Wapakoneta Invitational | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/15 | W | DEC 6-5 | L. Batty | VERSAILLES | Gold Medal Duals | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 3-5 3:46 | M. Simmons | DEFIANCE | Gold Medal Duals | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/14 | L | DEC 7-5 | X. Arriaga | GENOA AREA | Gold Medal Duals | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/12 | L | F 0-0 | J. Sparent | WEST GEAUGA | Revere Duals | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/08 | W | F 5-0 1:24 | D. Garren | MARLINGTON | revere duals | Round 1 | 138 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/08 | L | MD 10-2 | T. Tyson | ELMWOOD | 2021 Perrysburg Inv. Dual Tournament | Round 4 | 126 | |
| 01/08 | W | F 5-7 3:56 | C. Loparo | BELLEVUE | 2021 Perrysburg Inv. Dual Tournament | Round 5 | 126 | |
| 01/08 | W | DEC 3-2 UTB | W. Rahm | OAK HARBOR | 2021 Perrysburg Inv. Dual Tournament | Round 3 | 126 | |
| 01/08 | L | F 7-0 3:37 | L. Acuna | CENTERVILLE | 2021 Perrysburg Inv. Dual Tournament | Round 5 | 126 | |
| 12/19 | W | DEC 8-6 SV | J. MEGGITT | PERKINS | 2020 Lee`s Chicken Findlay Duals #2 | Round 3 | 126 | |
| 12/19 | L | F 2-0 0:30 | C. Cunningham | WESTERN BROWN | 2020 Lee`s Chicken Findlay Duals #2 | Round 4 | 126 | |
| 12/19 | L | MD 12-4 | T. Barnes | FINDLAY | 2020 Lee`s Chicken Findlay Duals #2 | Round 2 | 126 | |
| 12/19 | L | F 4-1 1:47 | A. STEVENS | LICKING VALLEY | 2020 Lee`s Chicken Findlay Duals #2 | Round 5 | 126 |