Colin Ford
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/17 | W | DEC 10-7 | M. McNeil | Liberty | VHSL Class 1, 2, 3 State Championships | 3rd Place Match | 2 - 165 | |
| 02/17 | W | F 4-0 1:31 | L. Brown | Southampton | VHSL Class 1, 2, 3 State Championships | Consolation Semi-Finals | 2 - 165 | |
| 02/17 | W | DEC 5-0 | C. Martin | Chatham | VHSL Class 1, 2, 3 State Championships | 3rd Round Consolations | 2 - 165 | |
| 02/17 | W | TF 16-1 3:56 | A. Crews | Graham | VHSL Class 1, 2, 3 State Championships | 2nd Round Consolations | 2 - 165 | |
| 02/16 | L | MD 14-3 | D. Burks | Strasburg | VHSL Class 1, 2, 3 State Championships | Quarter-Finals | 2 - 165 | |
| 02/16 | W | F 14-3 3:46 | R. Vicente-Gomez | Nandua | VHSL Class 1, 2, 3 State Championships | Round 1 (16 Man) | 2 - 165 | |
| 02/11 | L | MD 16-4 | M. McNeil | Liberty | 2024 VHSL Class 2 Region C Championship | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 165 | |
| 02/10 | W | F 2-0 0:13 | C. Hernandez | Glenvar | 2024 VHSL Class 2 Region C Championship | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 165 | |
| 01/30 | W | F 2-0 0:56 | J. Howard | Patrick County | 2024 Three Rivers District | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 165 | |
| 01/30 | W | F 9-0 1:48 | C. Hernandez | Glenvar | 2024 Three Rivers District | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 165 | |
| 01/25 | W | DEC 8-5 | J. Tatoute | William Fleming | Alleghany Duals | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 01/13 | L | M FOR 0-0 | H. Wagner | Fishburne Military School | Ed Cressel Classic 2024 | 3rd place | 165 | |
| 01/13 | W | DEC 7-3 | A. Hall | Central (Wise) | Ed Cressel Classic 2024 | Saturday 2 | 165 | |
| 01/13 | L | DEC 10-5 | T. Potter | Union | Ed Cressel Classic 2024 | Saturday 1 | 165 | |
| 01/13 | W | F 2-0 0:53 | O. Stroupe | Rural Retreat | Ed Cressel Classic 2024 | Friday 4 | 165 | |
| 01/12 | W | F 2-0 0:27 | A. Taylor | Abingdon | Ed Cressel Classic 2024 | Friday 2 | 165 | |
| 01/06 | W | F 0-0 | J. Osborne | Alleghany | Alleghany Duals | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 01/06 | W | DEC 8-3 | N. Ross | Riverheads | Alleghany Duals | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 01/06 | W | F 0-0 | J. Osborne | Alleghany | Alleghany Duals | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 01/05 | W | F 7-0 1:53 | C. Deaver | Buffalo Gap | Alleghany Duals | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 01/05 | W | DEC 8-5 | J. Tatoute | William Fleming | Alleghany Duals | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 01/05 | W | F 0-0 | P. Corbeil | Monticello | Alleghany Duals | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 01/03 | W | MD 11-1 | S. Mello | George Wythe | 2024 Bobcat Brawl | Round 3 (8 Team) | 165 | |
| 01/03 | W | F 2-0 0:19 | K. McClure | Lord Botetourt | 2024 Bobcat Brawl | Round 2 (8 Team) | 165 | |
| 01/03 | W | F 2-0 0:58 | L. Reed | Giles | 2024 Bobcat Brawl | Placement Matches (8 Team) | 165 | |
| 01/03 | W | F 2-0 0:47 | J. Sapp | Martinsville | 2024 Bobcat Brawl | Round 1 (8 Team) | 165 | |
| 01/03 | W | F 5-0 0:32 | A. Taylor | Abingdon | 2024 Bobcat Brawl | Cross Bracket (8 Team) | 165 | |
| 12/09 | L | DEC 10-4 | T. Piluso | Lord Botetourt | 2023 Titan Toughman | Placement Matches (32 Man) | 165 | |
| 12/09 | W | F 2-0 2:00 | Y. Llave | Bassett | 2023 Titan Toughman | Semis & 5th WB (32 Man) | 165 | |
| 12/09 | W | TF 16-1 2:33 | I. Graves | Brookville | 2023 Titan Toughman | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 165 | |
| 12/08 | W | DEC 11-5 | S. Underwood | William Byrd | 2023 Titan Toughman | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 165 | |
| 12/04 | W | DEC 6-0 | O. Stroupe | Rural Retreat | Tri vs Radford, Richlands | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 12/04 | W | F 0-0 | H. Blankenship | Richlands | Tri vs Radford, Richlands | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 11/29 | W | F 0-0 1:20 | M. Jones | Carroll County | CAVS Tri | Round 1 | 175 | |
| 09/30 | W | F 2-0 0:45 | J. Turner | Rustburg wrestling club | PWC FALL BRAWL | Round 3 | 161-173 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/18 | W | DEC 8-6 SV | T. Black | King William | VHSL Class 1, 2, 3 State Championships | 3rd Place Match | 2 - 175 | |
| 02/18 | W | F 6-0 1:39 | S. Curtis | Madison County | VHSL Class 1, 2, 3 State Championships | Consolation Semi-Finals | 2 - 175 | |
| 02/18 | W | MD 12-4 | G. Anderson | --- | VHSL Class 1, 2, 3 State Championships | 3rd Round Consolations | 2 - 175 | |
| 02/18 | W | F 4-0 1:36 | T. Pollock | Bruton | VHSL Class 1, 2, 3 State Championships | 2nd Round Consolations | 2 - 175 | |
| 02/17 | L | DEC 7-0 | J. Satterfield | Union | VHSL Class 1, 2, 3 State Championships | Quarter-Finals | 2 - 175 | |
| 02/17 | W | F 5-0 1:49 | W. Honaker | Strasburg | VHSL Class 1, 2, 3 State Championships | Round 1 (16 Man) | 2 - 175 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 0-0 | S. Warren | Carroll County | Crooked Road Duals | Round 1 | 175 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 0-0 0:22 | D. Ledbetter | Pulaski County | Crooked Road Duals | Round 1 | 190 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 0-0 | T. Sparks | George Wythe (Wytheville) | Crooked Road Duals | Round 1 | 175 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 0-0 | C. Caden | Galax | Crooked Road Duals | Round 1 | 175 | |
| 01/24 | W | F 0-0 | Y. Singh | Salem (Salem) | Radford / Giles / Salem | Champ. Round 1 | 175 | |
| 01/24 | W | F 0-0 | L. Martin | Giles High School | Radford / Giles / Salem | Champ. Round 1 | 175 | |
| 01/21 | W | F 4-0 1:10 | G. Castleberry | William Byrd | 2023 Big Blue Invitational | 7th Place Match | 175 | |
| 01/21 | L | F 5-1 3:22 | C. Crutchley | Washington | 2023 Big Blue Invitational | 5th WB | 175 | |
| 01/21 | W | F 4-2 2:01 | I. Blankenship | Grayson County | 2023 Big Blue Invitational | 4th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 175 | |
| 01/21 | L | F 4-0 2:50 | X. Preston | William Byrd | 2023 Big Blue Invitational | Quaters | 175 | |
| 01/20 | W | F 6-1 1:46 | T. Miranda`Angeles | Glenvar | 2023 Big Blue Invitational | Round 2 Champ (32 Man) | 175 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 2-0 0:21 | G. Jones | Fishburne Military School | Ed Cressel Classic | Placement Matches (32 Man) | 175 | |
| 01/14 | L | DEC 6-2 | J. Olender | Rural Retreat | Ed Cressel Classic | 6th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 175 | |
| 01/14 | L | F 7-0 5:57 | J. Satterfield | Union | Ed Cressel Classic | Semis & 5th WB (32 Man) | 175 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 2-2 1:11 | C. Cole | Richlands | Ed Cressel Classic | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 175 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 2-1 2:45 | K. Orsby | Union | Ed Cressel Classic | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 175 | |
| 01/13 | W | FOR 0-0 | A. Sowards | Central (Wise) | Ed Cressel Classic | Round 1 (32 Man) | 175 | |
| 01/03 | W | DEC 6-0 | R. Tucker | Alleghany | 2023 Bobcat Brawl Duals Tournament | Round 1 | 175 | |
| 01/03 | W | F 0-0 | T. Sparks | George Wythe (Wytheville) | 2023 Bobcat Brawl Duals Tournament | Round 1 | 175 | |
| 01/03 | W | F 0-0 | G. Anderson | Floyd County | 2023 Bobcat Brawl Duals Tournament | Round 1 | 175 | |
| 01/03 | W | F 0-0 | T. Hodge | Martinsville | 2023 Bobcat Brawl Duals Tournament | Round 1 | 175 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/22 | W | F 2-2 2:24 | C. Shaw | Strasburg | VHSL Class 1, 2, 3 State Championships | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 2 - 170 | |
| 02/22 | L | MD 11-2 | J. Satterfield | Union | VHSL Class 1, 2, 3 State Championships | 2nd Wrestleback (8 Man) | 2 - 170 | |
| 02/22 | W | DEC 4-0 | L. Haslacker | Bruton | VHSL Class 1, 2, 3 State Championships | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 2 - 170 | |
| 02/22 | L | MD 19-6 | F. Martin | Lebanon | VHSL Class 1, 2, 3 State Championships | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 2 - 170 |