
Trent Mahoney
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/16 | W | MD 15-4 | N. Roulo | Lander | Conference Carolinas Championships | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 02/16 | W | DEC 7-3 | J. Nicolosi | Mount Olive | Conference Carolinas Championships | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 02/05 | W | F 15-3 3:36 | Z. Perkins | Emory & Henry | King @ Emory & Henry | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/30 | W | F 19-7 3:33 | J. Smith | Lincoln Memorial | King @ Lincoln Memorial | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/29 | W | F 10-1 2:37 | J. Ponder | Shorter (Ga.) | Lincoln Memorial/King/Shorter | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/24 | W | F 14-0 3:32 | I. Castro | Emmanuel | Emmanuel @ King | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/16 | W | MD 18-5 | N. Roulo | Lander | Lander @ King | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 7-0 2:44 | C. Freeman | Montevallo | King vs. Montevallo | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/04 | W | F 13-3 6:28 | K. Hall | Bluefield State | Bluefield State @ King | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 12/08 | W | DEC 9-6 SV | R. Vigil | VMI | VMI Duals | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 12/07 | W | DEC 10-3 | M. Kirby | Edinboro | Edinboro @ King | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 12/04 | W | F 9-2 1:50 | Y. Hardaway | Allen | Allen @ King | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 11/21 | W | F 3-0 0:36 | S. Daniels | Limestone | King @ Limestone | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 11/14 | L | F 2-16 3:57 | W. Lowery | UNC Pembroke | King @ UNC Pembroke | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 10/25 | W | DEC 1-0 | J. Bertrand | King | King @ King | Round 1 | --- | |
| 10/24 | L | DEC 14-8 | C. Morrisette | King | King @ King | Round 1 | 157 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/18 | W | DEC 7-6 | P. Wunderlich | Newberry | Conference Carolinas Men`s Wrestling Championship | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 02/18 | L | DEC 7-1 | C. Grau | UNC Pembroke | Conference Carolinas Men`s Wrestling Championship | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 02/10 | W | F 4-6 2:32 | D. Hunsberger | Lander | King @ Lander | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 02/09 | W | F 3-0 0:35 | N. Krauss | Lincoln Memorial | Lincoln Memorial @ King | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 02/01 | W | F 5-0 2:14 | S. Gabarrete | Emory & Henry | Emory & Henry @ King | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 01/27 | W | TF 17-1 4:11 | D. Hussey | Montevallo | Montevallo @ King | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 01/24 | W | DEC 10-9 | C. Trimble | Emmanuel | King @ Emmanuel | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 12/02 | L | MD 9-1 | D. Keane | Pitt-Johnstown | King @ Pitt-Johnstown | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 11/18 | L | MD 14-4 | A. Reed | Newberry | Newberry @ King | Round 1 | 174 | |
| 11/16 | L | F 6-8 5:43 | C. Staub | Mount Olive | King @ Mount Olive | Round 1 | 174 | |
| 11/09 | W | F 3-9 4:47 | J. Crawford | Belmont Abbey | Belmont Abbey @ King | Round 1 | 165 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/11 | L | DEC 5-2 | N. Smith | Pitt-Johnstown | 2023 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships | 5th Place Match | 157 | |
| 03/11 | L | DEC 6-2 | D. Means | Gannon | 2023 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships | Cons. Semi | 157 | |
| 03/11 | W | TF 20-4 6:32 | A. Shay | Shippensburg | 2023 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships | Cons. Round 3 | 157 | |
| 03/11 | W | DEC 10-5 | G. Bernall | Lander | 2023 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships | Cons. Round 2 | 157 | |
| 03/11 | L | DEC 5-2 | N. Smith | Pitt-Johnstown | 2023 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships | Quarterfinal | 157 | |
| 03/10 | W | DEC 9-3 | G. Johnson | Central Oklahoma | 2023 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships | Champ. Round 1 | 157 | |
| 02/05 | L | NC 0-0 | D. Reed | Unattached - SIUE | Greyhound Open | 3rd Place Match | 157 | |
| 02/05 | W | DEC 5-2 | B. Doyle | Purdue | Greyhound Open | Cons. Semi | 157 | |
| 02/05 | W | F 7-2 4:26 | B. Sherrill | Dirt | Greyhound Open | Cons. Round 5 | 157 | |
| 02/05 | W | F 3-3 3:35 | G. Stuckman | Unattached | Greyhound Open | Cons. Round 4 | 157 | |
| 02/05 | L | DEC 4-2 SV | K. Law | Unattached - Purdue | Greyhound Open | Quarterfinal | 157 | |
| 02/05 | W | F 10-0 2:24 | B. Sherrill | Dirt | Greyhound Open | Champ. Round 2 | 157 | |
| 02/05 | W | F 2-0 1:52 | I. Tafour | Quincy | Greyhound Open | Champ. Round 1 | 157 | |
| 02/01 | L | DEC 14-9 | A. Dinardi | Limestone | Limestone @ King | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/28 | W | DEC 5-2 | M. Kiel | Belmont Abbey | King @ Belmont Abbey | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/03 | W | TF 15-0 7:00 | N. Wheeler | Newberry | King @ Newberry | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 12/18 | L | F 2-0 2:05 | C. Barnett | Tiffin | 43rd Midwest Classic | Cons. Round 3 | 157 | |
| 12/18 | W | DEC 7-4 | M. Stedeford | Mercyhurst | 43rd Midwest Classic | Cons. Round 2 | 157 | |
| 12/17 | L | MD 13-4 | N. Smith | Pitt.-Johnstown | 43rd Midwest Classic | Champ. Round 2 | 157 | |
| 12/17 | W | DEC 9-6 | M. Vernagallo | Mount Olive | 43rd Midwest Classic | Champ. Round 1 | 157 | |
| 11/19 | L | DEC 12-5 | M. Norman | Unattached | King Open | 1st Place Match | 157 | |
| 11/19 | W | F 10-0 4:20 | P. Moore | Notre Dame (Ohio) | King Open | Semifinal | 157 | |
| 11/19 | W | DEC 8-4 | D. Yetsick | Davidson College | King Open | Quarterfinal | 157 | |
| 11/19 | W | TF 18-0 5:00 | J. Schlossman | Belmont Abbey | King Open | Champ. Round 2 | 157 | |
| 11/13 | W | DEC 9-5 | T. Young | Montreat College | Georgia Open | 1st Place Match | 157 | |
| 11/13 | W | DEC 5-3 SV | H. Heistand | Campbell | Georgia Open | Semifinal | 157 | |
| 11/13 | W | F 2-0 0:42 | G. Wood | LANDER UNATTACHED | Georgia Open | Quarterfinal | 157 | |
| 11/13 | W | F 2-0 0:32 | J. Latimer | University of Central Florida | Georgia Open | Champ. Round 2 | 157 | |
| 11/13 | W | F 10-0 1:48 | O. Rivera-Rosas | Unattached | Georgia Open | Champ. Round 1 | 157 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/13 | W | MD 13-0 | T. Allen | The Citadel - Unattached | 2022 Newberry Open | 3rd Place Match | 157 | |
| 02/13 | W | M FOR 0-0 | W. Lowery | UNCP-Unattached | 2022 Newberry Open | Cons. Semi | 157 | |
| 02/13 | W | TF 22-4 7:00 | J. Dinh | GWU-Unattached | 2022 Newberry Open | Cons. Round 3 | 157 | |
| 02/13 | W | F 2-0 0:52 | E. Barrett | Unattached | 2022 Newberry Open | Cons. Round 2 | 157 | |
| 02/13 | L | DEC 5-4 | N. Roulo | VMI - Unattached | 2022 Newberry Open | Quarterfinal | 157 | |
| 02/13 | W | F 2-0 2:03 | J. Butler | The Citadel | 2022 Newberry Open | Champ. Round 1 | 157 | |
| 11/21 | W | F 8-4 2:19 | W. Houser | Davis & Elkins College | 2021 King Open | 3rd Place Match | 157 | |
| 11/21 | W | DEC 10-9 | D. Boone | King | 2021 King Open | Cons. Semi | 157 | |
| 11/21 | W | DEC 10-4 | W. Evans | Newberry College | 2021 King Open | Cons. Round 5 | 157 | |
| 11/21 | W | M FOR 0-0 | H. Dodson | Davis & Elkins College | 2021 King Open | Cons. Round 4 | 157 | |
| 11/21 | L | DEC 7-1 | W. Wichman | UTC Unattached | 2021 King Open | Quarterfinal | 157 | |
| 11/21 | W | DEC 5-0 | J. Wynn | King | 2021 King Open | Champ. Round 2 | 157 | |
| 11/21 | W | F 2-0 0:38 | B. Creech | Limestone | 2021 King Open | Champ. Round 1 | 157 |