Josh Page
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/12 | L | MD 12-3 | E. Tillery-Mallory | Leesville Road | NCHSAA 4A East Regional | Cons. Round 2 | 170 | |
| 02/12 | W | F 7-3 4:47 | C. Friedman | Millbrook | NCHSAA 4A East Regional | Cons. Round 1 | 170 | |
| 02/12 | L | F 7-1 2:47 | S. Davis | Cardinal Gibbons | NCHSAA 4A East Regional | Champ. Round 1 | 170 | |
| 12/11 | W | F 2-0 0:11 | L. Florio | North Raleigh Christian Academy | SGT Dillon Baldridge Memorial Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 170 | |
| 12/11 | W | F 16-7 5:47 | N. Richardson | Fike | SGT Dillon Baldridge Memorial Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 170 | |
| 12/11 | W | F 4-0 0:22 | K. Gardner | Bunn | SGT Dillon Baldridge Memorial Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 170 | |
| 12/11 | L | DEC 3-2 | J. Strater | Granville Central | SGT Dillon Baldridge Memorial Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 170 | |
| 12/10 | L | DEC 6-1 | E. Kring | --- | Wakefield Tri | Champ. Round 1 | 170 | |
| 12/10 | L | DEC 6-0 | K. Tatro | --- | Wakefield Tri | Champ. Round 1 | 170 | |
| 12/05 | L | F 11-1 2:19 | A. Colantuoni | Cary Academy | 2021 Green Hope Grapple | 3rd Place | 170 | |
| 12/04 | W | DEC 6-4 UTB | J. Nystrom | Fuquay Varina | 2021 Green Hope Grapple | Cons Semis | 170 | |
| 12/04 | L | F 2-0 1:06 | C. Staub | --- | 2021 Green Hope Grapple | Semis | 170 | |
| 12/04 | W | F 9-6 4:34 | K. Stallings | Hillside | 2021 Green Hope Grapple | Quarters and Cons Pigtails | 170 | |
| 12/04 | W | DEC 5-3 | Z. Marjan | Athens Drive | 2021 Green Hope Grapple | Round of 16 | 170 | |
| 11/21 | L | DEC 7-6 | J. Bryant | Trinity | 2021 Wolverine Challenge | Consolation QF | 170 | |
| 11/20 | W | F 5-0 0:24 | L. Ramirez | Rolesville | 2021 Wolverine Challenge | Consolation 4 | 170 | |
| 11/20 | L | F 9-1 4:34 | J. Ellison | Lumberton | 2021 Wolverine Challenge | Quarterfinals | 170 | |
| 11/20 | W | DEC 5-3 | C. Friedman | Millbrook | 2021 Wolverine Challenge | Round of 16 | 170 | |
| 11/19 | W | F 8-2 5:37 | J. Strater | Granville Central | Wakefield @ Granville Central | Round 1 | 170 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/15 | L | DEC 10-4 | A. Tauszky | Corinth Holders | NCHSAA 4A East Regional | Champ. Round 1 (16 Man) | 170 | |
| 06/05 | L | DEC 13-11 | E. Mello | Corinth-Holders | 2021 Northern Athletic 4A Conference | 3rd Place | 170 | |
| 06/05 | L | F 2-1 2:30 | T. McHale | Wake Forest | 2021 Northern Athletic 4A Conference | Semifinals | 170 | |
| 06/05 | W | F 4-3 2:17 | N. Falank | Knightdale | 2021 Northern Athletic 4A Conference | Quarterfinals | 170 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/15 | L | F 3-3 2:07 | C. Hawley | Rolesville | NCHSAA 4A East Regional | Cons 1 | 138 | |
| 02/14 | L | F 5-0 3:51 | J. Stewart | Ashley | NCHSAA 4A East Regional | Round of 16 | 138 | |
| 02/01 | L | DEC 6-4 | C. Hawley | Rolesville | 2020 Northern Athletic 4A Conference | Cons SF and RR2 | 138 | |
| 02/01 | L | F 2-0 0:57 | J. Winstead | Knightdale | 2020 Northern Athletic 4A Conference | Quarterfinals | 138 | |
| 01/25 | L | F 2-0 0:25 | H. Joubert-Stanzel | Orange | 2020 Silver Fox Invitational | Cons Quarters | 138 | |
| 01/25 | L | F 8-2 2:37 | C. Armstrong | NC School of Science and Math | 2020 Silver Fox Invitational | Quarters | 138 | |
| 01/25 | W | TF 17-2 6:00 | J. Jeziorowski | North Davidson | 2020 Silver Fox Invitational | Round of 16 | 138 | |
| 01/18 | W | F 10-5 2:30 | N. Jones | South View | 2020 DASH Classic JV | Round 5 | 133-140 | |
| 01/18 | W | DEC 13-6 | T. Fox | Cape Fear | 2020 DASH Classic JV | Round 4 | 133-140 | |
| 01/18 | W | DEC 11-6 | C. Rodriguez | --- | 2020 DASH Classic JV | Round 2 | 133-140 | |
| 01/16 | W | MD 18-8 | L. Woody | Wake Forest | Wakefield @ Wake Forest | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/11 | L | F 8-0 1:46 | D. Lockridge | Fike | 2020 Jolly Roger Invitational | Cons 2 | 138 | |
| 01/11 | L | F 2-0 1:36 | C. Hawley | Rolesville | 2020 Jolly Roger Invitational | Round of 32 | 138 | |
| 12/20 | W | TF 17-1 3:17 | C. Williams | --- | Wakefield / Northern Durham/Heritage | Champ. Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/19 | L | F 0-0 1:59 | R. Handibode | Heritage | Wakefield / Northern Durham/Heritage | Champ. Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/14 | L | F 7-0 1:30 | T. Trousdale | Fuquay Varina | 2019 WRAL Invitational | Cons 2 | 138 | |
| 12/13 | L | F 2-0 0:31 | J. Mattocks | Clayton | 2019 WRAL Invitational | Round of 32 | 138 | |
| 12/07 | L | F 2-1 0:43 | J. Rives | Overhills | 2019 Green Hope Grapple | Cons 3 | 138 | |
| 12/07 | W | F 2-0 0:25 | N. Crowe | South View | 2019 Green Hope Grapple | Cons 2 | 138 | |
| 12/07 | L | F 13-3 5:33 | N. Williams | --- | 2019 Green Hope Grapple | Round of 16 | 138 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/05 | W | MD 10-2 | F. Perez | --- | 2019 Wildcat JV Invitational | Round 5 | 114-126 | |
| 01/05 | W | DEC 9-5 | C. Boyd | Middle Creek | 2019 Wildcat JV Invitational | Round 4 | 114-126 | |
| 01/05 | W | DEC 6-3 | T. Xia | Green Hope | 2019 Wildcat JV Invitational | Round 3 | 114-126 | |
| 01/05 | L | DEC 9-8 | R. Martinez | --- | 2019 Wildcat JV Invitational | Round 2 | 114-126 | |
| 01/05 | L | DEC 8-6 | G. Francisco | CB Aycock | 2019 Wildcat JV Invitational | Round 1 | 114-126 |