
Will Vucetic
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. |
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02/25 | L | F 4-0 3:53 | C. Boyd | Stow-Munroe Falls | Wadsworth D1 Sectionals 2023 | 5th Place | 165 | |
02/25 | L | F 0-0 1:36 | D. Coram | Mass. Washington | Wadsworth D1 Sectionals 2023 | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 165 | |
02/25 | W | MD 11-2 | A. Bruno | Aurora | Wadsworth D1 Sectionals 2023 | 3rd WB (16 Man) | 165 | |
02/25 | L | MD 10-0 | B. Barlett | Wadsworth | Wadsworth D1 Sectionals 2023 | Quarters | 165 | |
01/21 | W | MD 11-3 | J. Wise | North Royalton | Joshua Hephner Memorial | Day 2- Round 2 | 165 | |
01/20 | L | F 11-3 1:42 | T. Lintner | Austintown Fitch | Joshua Hephner Memorial | Round 4 | 165 | |
01/20 | L | TF 15-0 4:19 | C. Boyd | Stow | Joshua Hephner Memorial | Round 3 | 165 | |
01/20 | L | DEC 7-3 | N. Holmes | Springfield (Akron) | Joshua Hephner Memorial | Round 2 | 165 | |
01/17 | W | F 0-0 0:48 | B. Logan | HUBBARD | John Mateucci Memorial Tournament | Round 2 | 165 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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01/22 | W | DEC 4-0 | T. Dennison | Hudson | Joshua Hephner Memorial | Day 2- Round 2 | 157 | |
01/22 | L | MD 13-0 | I. Perry | Medina | Joshua Hephner Memorial | Day 2- Round 1 | 157 | |
01/21 | L | DEC 7-3 | J. Yeager | Louisville | Joshua Hephner Memorial | Round 4 | 157 | |
01/21 | L | F 9-0 2:52 | C. Matthews | Highland (Marengo) | Joshua Hephner Memorial | Round 3 | 157 | |
01/21 | W | DEC 7-4 | N. Holmes | Springfield (Akron) | Joshua Hephner Memorial | Round 2 | 157 | |
12/11 | W | F 2-0 1:08 | S. Justice | Lutheran West | The North Coast Classic | Round 7 (32 Man) | 165 | |
12/11 | W | F 2-0 2:55 | B. Predovic | Nordonia | The North Coast Classic | Round 6 (32 Man) | 165 | |
12/10 | L | F 2-0 1:17 | E. Hicks | Perry(Perry) | The North Coast Classic | Round 3 (32 Man) | 165 | |
12/10 | L | DEC 8-3 | E. Brickman | Padua | The North Coast Classic | Round 2 (32 Man) | 165 | |
12/10 | L | F 7-5 4:00 | C. Brownlee | Revere | The North Coast Classic | Round 1 (32 Man) | 165 | |
12/04 | W | F 4-2 5:18 | C. Holden | WEST GEAUGA | Hawken Invitational Tournament 2021 | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 165 | |
12/04 | W | DEC 11-4 | L. Martinez | Independence | Hawken Invitational Tournament 2021 | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 165 | |
12/04 | W | DEC 10-3 | C. Bell | Villa Angela St. Joseph | Hawken Invitational Tournament 2021 | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 165 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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01/25 | L | F 0-0 3:34 | C. Mauch | --- | Joshua Hephner Memorial | Day 2- Round 2 | 145 | |
01/25 | L | DEC 9-2 | M. Riaz | Austintown Fitch Blue | Joshua Hephner Memorial | Day 2- Round 1 | 145 | |
01/25 | L | TF 15-0 | G. Fortseras | Tallmadge | Joshua Hephner Memorial | Round 4 (32 Man) | 145 | |
01/24 | L | F 0-0 1:22 | J. Starkey | South Range | Joshua Hephner Memorial | Round 2 | 145 | |
01/24 | L | F 0-0 0:54 | D. Chapman | --- | Joshua Hephner Memorial | Round 1 | 145 | |
12/14 | L | DEC 3-1 | J. Grafton | Solon | The North Coast Classic | Finals (8 Man) | 138 D | |
12/14 | W | F 4-0 2:41 | M. O`Carz | Perry | The North Coast Classic | Semis & 1st Wrestleback (8 Man) | 138 D | |
12/14 | W | F 2-0 2:03 | J. Thompson | Belle Vernon Area (PA) | The North Coast Classic | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 138 D | |
12/14 | L | F 2-0 1:55 | J. Hlifka | Hawken | The North Coast Classic | Round 7 (32 Man) | 138 | |
12/14 | W | FOR 0-0 | C. Schroeder | Solon | The North Coast Classic | Round 6 (32 Man) | 138 | |
12/14 | L | F 12-1 3:03 | C. Simon | --- | The North Coast Classic | Round 5 (32 Man) | 138 | |
12/14 | L | F 14-0 3:15 | S. Infante | St. Ignatius | The North Coast Classic | Round 4 (32 Man) | 138 | |
12/14 | L | F 2-0 0:33 | I. Armstrong | Tri-Valley | The North Coast Classic | Round 3 (32 Man) | 138 | |
12/14 | L | F 0-4 2:52 | Q. Clark | Mentor | The North Coast Classic | Round 2 (32 Man) | 138 | |
12/13 | L | TF 17-1 2:55 | W. Davis | Hudson | The North Coast Classic | Round 1 (32 Man) | 138 |