Cooper Pontelandolfo
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | W | VSU1 12-2 4:23 | E. Mougalian | Olympic | USAWNJ Freestyle/Greco Championships | 5th Place | 132 lbs | |
| 05/23 | L | VFA 0:49 6-0 | E. Fernandez | RedNose Wrestling School | USAWNJ Freestyle/Greco Championships | Consi-Semis | 132 lbs | |
| 05/23 | L | VSU1 12-2 4:10 | D. Peterson | --- | USAWNJ Freestyle/Greco Championships | Semi-Finals | 132 lbs | |
| 05/23 | W | VPO1 8-2 | J. Fongaro | --- | USAWNJ Freestyle/Greco Championships | Quarter-Finals | 132 lbs | |
| 03/20 | W | DEC 3-1 | P. Stolfa | Red Bank Regional | Red Bank Regional @ Shore Regional | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 03/18 | W | F 0-0 3:01 | D. Conroy | Red Bank Catholic Hs | Red Bank Catholic Hs @ Shore Regional | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 03/17 | W | F 0-0 0:52 | J. Mazzatta | Point Pleasant Beach Hs | Shore Regional @ Point Pleasant Beach Hs | Round 1 | 132 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/11 | W | F 0-0 1:48 | D. Ruiz | Burlington City | Burlington City @ Shore Regional | Round 1 | 120 | |
| 02/04 | W | F 0-0 0:38 | J. Gochez | Keansburg | Keansburg @ Shore Regional | Round 1 | 126 | |
| 12/31 | W | F 0-0 2:59 | B. Hendrix | Haddonfield High Schol | Shore Regional Quad | Champ. Round 1 | 120 | |
| 12/31 | W | TF 18-3 4:00 | C. Gill | Delaware Valley Regional | Shore Regional Quad | Champ. Round 1 | 120 | |
| 12/31 | W | F 0-0 1:18 | V. Bechler | East Brunswick H.S. | Shore Regional Quad | Champ. Round 1 | 126 | |
| 12/29 | W | TF 24-9 4:36 | A. Shaughnessy | Rumson-Fair Haven Regional | Holmdel Christmas Tournament | 1st Place Match | 120 | |
| 12/29 | W | F 0-0 1:51 | J. Pizzaia | Edison | Holmdel Christmas Tournament | Champ. Round 1 | 120 | |
| 12/29 | W | F 0-0 0:51 | P. Berlin | Manasquan | Holmdel Christmas Tournament | Semifinals | 120 | |
| 12/20 | W | F 0-0 1:26 | N. Muso | Pinelands Regional | Pinelands Regional @ Shore Regional | Round 1 | 126 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/13 | L | VFA 2:33 6-6 | E. Taylor | --- | 2019 USMC/USAW 16U Nationals | Cons 16 #1 | 120 lbs | |
| 07/13 | W | VPO1 13-4 | H. Mason | Tennessee | 2019 USMC/USAW 16U Nationals | Cons 32 #2 | 120 lbs | |
| 07/13 | L | VSU1 13-2 3:09 | R. Welsh | --- | 2019 USMC/USAW 16U Nationals | Rnd of 32 | 120 lbs | |
| 07/13 | W | VFA 2:53 10-6 | T. Ackman | --- | 2019 USMC/USAW 16U Nationals | Rnd of 64 | 120 lbs | |
| 07/13 | W | VPO1 13-6 | H. Heistand | Iowa | 2019 USMC/USAW 16U Nationals | Rnd of 128 | 120 lbs | |
| 04/28 | W | VPO1 2-2 | C. Bacchioni | --- | USAWNJ-FS State Championships | 2nd Place | 120 lbs | |
| 04/28 | L | VSU 10-0 2:18 | D. Wask | --- | USAWNJ-FS State Championships | Finals | 120 lbs | |
| 04/28 | W | VPO1 8-4 | E. Wilson | Patriot Wrestling Club | USAWNJ-FS State Championships | Semi-Finals | 120 lbs | |
| 04/28 | W | VSU 10-0 2:18 | B. Bauer | Pope John XXIII | USAWNJ-FS State Championships | Quarter-Finals | 120 lbs | |
| 04/28 | W | VSU 10-0 0:58 | c. zanella | Seagull Wrestling Club | USAWNJ-FS State Championships | Round of 16 | 120 lbs | |
| 04/14 | W | VSU 10-0 1:19 | K. Kappes | Patriot Wrestling Club | USAWNJ-Ranking Tournament | Finals | 120 lbs | |
| 04/14 | W | VSU 10-0 0:50 | R. Struss | Seagull Wrestling Club | USAWNJ-Ranking Tournament | Semi-Finals | 120 lbs | |
| 04/14 | W | VSU1 12-2 2:15 | C. Luzua | --- | USAWNJ-Ranking Tournament | Quarter-Finals | 120 lbs | |
| 02/23 | L | DEC 6-0 | B. Ungar | Hunterdon Central | NJSIAA Region 5 | Championship | 106 | |
| 02/23 | W | MD 15-2 | N. DIAZ | --- | NJSIAA Region 5 | Semis (16 Man) | 106 | |
| 02/22 | W | F 0-0 1:11 | V. Nadera | Old Bridge | NJSIAA Region 5 | Quarters (16 Man) | 106 | |
| 02/17 | W | F 10-0 2:51 | N. DeLorenzo | No. Hunterdon | NJSIAA District 20 | First Place | 106 | |
| 02/16 | W | F 2-0 1:05 | J. | South Brunswick | NJSIAA District 20 | Semis (16 Man) | 106 | |
| 02/16 | W | F 2-0 0:24 | V. Garcia | New Brunswick | NJSIAA District 20 | Quarters (16 Man) | 106 | |
| 02/10 | W | DEC 7-0 | M. Nelson | --- | 2019 NJSIAA State Dual Championships | Semifinals (4 Team) | 120 | |
| 02/01 | W | F 0-0 1:20 | D. Hall | --- | Jackson Liberty @ Shore Regional | Round 1 | 120 | |
| 01/27 | W | DEC 6-2 | S. Smith | --- | Shore Conference Individual Championship | QTF | 106 | |
| 01/26 | L | F 10-2 4:46 | T. Klinsky | Middletown North | Shore Conference Individual Championship | Finals | 106 | |
| 01/26 | W | DEC 4-2 | L. Gagliardo | Toms River North | Shore Conference Individual Championship | Semis Finals | 106 | |
| 01/26 | W | F 8-1 2:50 | B. Tarnowski | Ocean Township | Shore Conference Individual Championship | Prelims (Round 2) | 106 | |
| 01/24 | W | F 0-0 2:23 | B. Bedoshvili | Middlesex | Middlesex @ Shore Regional | Round 1 | 113 | |
| 01/15 | W | F 0-0 2:22 | K. Lambert | Pinelands Regional | Pinelands Regional @ Shore Regional | Round 1 | 120 | |
| 01/11 | W | F 0-0 2:45 | B. Caze | Manalapan | Manalapan @ Shore Regional | Round 1 | 113 | |
| 01/09 | W | MD 16-4 | B. Tarnowski | Ocean Township | Ocean Township @ Shore Regional | Round 1 | 106 | |
| 01/04 | W | F 0-0 1:10 | M. Storino | Point Pleasant Beach Hs | Point Pleasant Beach Hs @ Shore Regional | Round 1 | 106 | |
| 12/29 | W | F 0-0 3:11 | N. Schultes | West Deptford | Central Regional Quad w/ Pt. Boro, Shore Regional, West Deptford | Champ. Round 1 | 120 | |
| 12/28 | W | DEC 9-3 | N. Ammirati | Holmdel | Holmdel Holiday | 1st Place Match | 113 | |
| 12/28 | W | F 0-0 1:35 | N. DiGiantomasso | Donovan Catholic | Holmdel Holiday | Semifinals | 113 | |
| 12/27 | W | F 0-0 1:35 | N. DiGiantomasso | Donovan Catholic | Holmdel Tournament | Cons. Semis | 113 | |
| 12/21 | W | F 0-0 4:24 | R. Killmer | Barnegat | Barnegat @ Shore Regional | Round 1 | 113 | |
| 12/19 | W | F 0-0 1:56 | B. Serrano | Manasquan | Shore Regional @ Manasquan | Round 1 | 113 | |
| 12/15 | W | F 3-2 1:15 | J. Hastings | Shawnee | Pine Barrens Tournament | Round 4 - Finals | 106 | |
| 12/15 | W | F 16-2 2:48 | S. Stichler | Deptford | Pine Barrens Tournament | Round 2 - Semis & Cons. Semis | 106 | |
| 12/15 | W | F 12-0 1:44 | S. Baur | Hightstown | Pine Barrens Tournament | Round 1 - Quarterfinals | 106 | |
| 09/15 | W | MD 13-0 | M. Garcia | Cordoba Trained | The North Jersey Duals-HS | Round 2 (6 Team) | 108 | |
| 09/15 | W | DEC 2-0 | K. Dunnigan | --- | The North Jersey Duals-HS | Round 4 (6 Team) | 108 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/03 | L | DEC 10-4 | N. Fea | Dark Knights | 2018 NUWAY Summer HS Duals | Round 2 (6 Team) | 108 | |
| 08/03 | W | TF 16-0 4:30 | K. Francois | Southwest Arsenal | 2018 NUWAY Summer HS Duals | Round 3 (6 Team) | 108 | |
| 07/16 | W | VPO1 15-6 | D. Wask | New Jersey | 2018 USMC/USAW Cadet & Junior FS Nationals | 7th Place | 106 lbs | |
| 07/15 | L | VFA 3:17 10-4 | S. Seymour | Pennsylvania | 2018 USMC/USAW Cadet & Junior FS Nationals | Consi of 4 | 106 lbs | |
| 07/15 | W | VPO1 9-4 | E. Roggie | Virginia | 2018 USMC/USAW Cadet & Junior FS Nationals | Consi of 8 #2 | 106 lbs | |
| 07/15 | L | VPO1 18-13 | D. Ayala | Iowa | 2018 USMC/USAW Cadet & Junior FS Nationals | Quarter-Finals | 106 lbs | |
| 07/14 | W | VPO1 6-4 | J. Gurule | New Mexico | 2018 USMC/USAW Cadet & Junior FS Nationals | Round of 16 | 106 lbs | |
| 07/14 | W | VPO 4-0 | J. Couch | Maryland | 2018 USMC/USAW Cadet & Junior FS Nationals | Round of 32 | 106 lbs | |
| 07/14 | W | VSU 12-0 2:52 | C. Murphy | Minnesota | 2018 USMC/USAW Cadet & Junior FS Nationals | Round of 64 | 106 lbs | |
| 03/03 | L | F 5-2 4:06 | C. Giumarello | Clearview | NJSIAA State Championships | Wrestleback 2 | 106 | |
| 03/03 | W | DEC 5-3 | C. Aretz | Buena Reg. | NJSIAA State Championships | Wrestleback 1 | 106 | |
| 03/02 | L | F 4-0 3:56 | Q. Melofchik | Belvidere | NJSIAA State Championships | Preliminaries | 106 | |
| 02/24 | L | DEC 2-1 | T. Kotelnicki | --- | NJSIAA Region 6 | 3rd Place | 106 | |
| 02/24 | W | DEC 6-3 | D. Poniros | Ocean Twp. | NJSIAA Region 6 | Cons. Semis (16 Man) | 106 | |
| 02/24 | L | DEC 1-0 | V. Santaniello | Brick Memorial | NJSIAA Region 6 | Semis (16 Man) | 106 | |
| 02/23 | W | DEC 14-7 | L. Waller | Colts Neck | NJSIAA Region 6 | Quarters (16 Man) | 106 | |
| 02/21 | W | DEC 5-0 | K. Lovgren | Pt. Pleasant Beach | NJSIAA Region 6 | Round 1 (16 Man) | 106 | |
| 02/17 | L | DEC 12-10 | D. Poniros | Ocean Twp. | NJSIAA District 24 | First Place | 106 | |
| 02/17 | W | DEC 9-4 | J. Schifter | Freehold Twp. | NJSIAA District 24 | Semis (16 Man) | 106 | |
| 02/17 | W | FOR 0-0 | F. Forfeit | --- | NJSIAA District 24 | Quarters (16 Man) | 106 |