Jalen King
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/06 | W | DEC 8-2 | J. Ibarra | Trine | Fairmont State Invitational | Round 1 | 174 | |
| 01/06 | L | MD 11-0 | J. Wilson | Waynesburg | Fairmont State Invitational | Round 1 | 174 | |
| 01/06 | L | MD 12-1 | E. Baney | Kutztown | Fairmont State Invitational | Round 1 | 174 | |
| 11/04 | L | DEC 6-2 | C. Casilio | Gannon University | Mount Union Invitational | Round 5 (32 Man & 16 Man Consi) | 174 | |
| 11/04 | L | TF 16-0 2:19 | S. Slone | Campbellsville | Mount Union Invitational | Rnd 2 (32 Man & 16 Man) | 174 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/04 | L | MD 10-2 | P. Hearn | Thiel | John Summa Invite | 3rd Place (32 Man-16 Man-8 Man) | 149 | |
| 02/04 | W | DEC 11-5 | C. Vanderhorst | Ohio Northern | John Summa Invite | Rnd 7 Consi Semis (32 Man-16 Man-8 Man) | 149 | |
| 02/04 | W | DEC 13-7 | C. Deboe | Baldwin Wallace | John Summa Invite | Rnd 6 Consi (32 Man-16Man 8Man) | 149 | |
| 02/04 | W | FOR 0-0 | J. Simpson | West Liberty | John Summa Invite | Round 5 (32 Man & 16 Man Consi) | 149 | |
| 02/04 | W | MD 14-1 | M. Dewitz | Ohio Northern | John Summa Invite | Rnd 4 Quarters (32 Man-16 Man-8 Man) & Consis | 149 | |
| 02/04 | L | F 2-0 0:59 | C. Sumner | Ohio Northern | John Summa Invite | Rnd 2 (32 Man & 16 Man) | 149 | |
| 02/04 | W | DEC 11-2 SV | E. Morrison | Alfred State | John Summa Invite | Rnd 1 (32 Man) | 149 | |
| 01/20 | L | F 6-3 3:21 | C. Stoneking | Fairmont State | West Liberty Tri | Champ. Round 1 | 149 | |
| 01/14 | L | DEC 3-1 SV | A. Lutes | Wabash | Spartan Mat Classic | 4th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 149 | |
| 01/14 | L | DEC 8-1 | D. Uribe | Wabash | Spartan Mat Classic | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 149 | |
| 01/14 | W | TF 17-0 3:47 | C. Buckmaster | Heidelberg | Spartan Mat Classic | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 149 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 4-0 3:41 | M. Cortez | Lourdes University | Spartan Mat Classic | Round 1 (32 Man) | 149 | |
| 12/16 | L | DEC 6-4 | J. Tuckey | Millersville | Hilltopper Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 149 | |
| 12/16 | W | TF 16-0 4:45 | A. Bendinelli | Millersville | Hilltopper Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 149 | |
| 12/11 | W | F 8-2 4:24 | J. Mullinax | --- | Findlay @ West Liberty | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 12/03 | L | DEC 11-5 | I. Heath | Marian University (IN) | Indiana Little State | WB 2/4 | 149 | |
| 12/03 | W | MD 20-9 | D. Litchfield | Wabash | Indiana Little State | Quarters/WBs 1/3 | 149 | |
| 12/03 | W | DEC 8-1 | J. Nixon | --- | Indiana Little State | 2nd Wrestleback (32 Man) | 149 | |
| 12/03 | L | DEC 5-0 | R. Hegedus | Marian University (IN) | Indiana Little State | Round 1 Full | 149 | |
| 11/12 | W | DEC 6-2 | Z. Platte | Adrian | Adrian Mens Duals 2022 | Round 2 (10 Team) | 149 | |
| 11/12 | W | MD 13-5 | M. Abbosov | University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point | Adrian Mens Duals 2022 | Round 4 (10 Team) | 149 | |
| 11/12 | W | MD 15-1 | G. Sultzbach | Alma | Adrian Mens Duals 2022 | Round 1 (10 Team) | 149 | |
| 11/12 | W | F 8-0 3:45 | M. Dewitz | Ohio Northern 2 | Adrian Mens Duals 2022 | Round 3 (10 Team) | 149 | |
| 11/05 | L | DEC 10-6 | C. Filer | Gannon University | Mount Union Invitational | Rnd 4 Quarters (32 Man-16 Man-8 Man) & Consis | 149 | |
| 11/05 | L | TF 15-0 3:46 | N. Young | --- | Mount Union Invitational | Rnd 2 (32 Man & 16 Man) | 149 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/08 | L | MD 13-4 | R. Orr | Baldwin Wallace | John Summa Invite | WB 4 | 165 | |
| 02/08 | L | F 4-1 3:49 | P. Hearn | Thiel | John Summa Invite | Quarter Finals | 165 | |
| 02/08 | W | DEC 10-3 | C. Blake | --- | John Summa Invite | Round of 16 | 165 | |
| 01/19 | L | TF 18-3 | S. Mondello | --- | Purple Raider Open | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 165 | |
| 01/19 | W | MD 15-2 | C. Fetterman | University of Akron | Purple Raider Open | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 165 | |
| 01/19 | L | DEC 3-1 | B. Laird | Mount Union | Purple Raider Open | Round 1 (16 Man) | 165 | |
| 01/10 | L | DEC 7-5 | J. Leonard | NYU | NUWAY College Men`s Open | WB 2 | 165 | |
| 01/10 | L | DEC 10-6 | I. Newberry | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | NUWAY College Men`s Open | Round of 32 | 165 | |
| 01/10 | W | FOR 0-0 | R. Clemons | Washington & Jefferson | NUWAY College Men`s Open | Round of 64 | 165 | |
| 11/23 | L | FOR 0-0 | P. Kelley | Wilmington | BW Open | Consi Round 4 | 165 | |
| 11/23 | L | DEF 0-0 2:08 | J. Walker | Washington & Jefferson | BW Open | Round of 16 | 165 | |
| 11/16 | L | F 2-0 1:49 | A. Turner | Notre Dame (Ohio) | Findlay Open | Wrestlebacks | 165 | |
| 11/16 | L | TF 15-0 5:06 | D. Combest | University of Indianapolis | Findlay Open | Quarters & Wrestlebacks | 165 | |
| 11/16 | W | M FOR 0-0 | L. Ewing | Seton Hill | Findlay Open | Championship Rd & Wrestlebacks | 165 |