
Brendan Barton
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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01/13 | W | F 15-3 4:32 | L. Ciampa | East Stroudsburg | 2024 Will Abele Invitational | Finals | 165 lbs | |
01/13 | W | TF 19-2 2:52 | N. Baccala | Western New England | 2024 Will Abele Invitational | Semi-Finals | 165 lbs | |
01/13 | W | MD 9-0 | D. Molina | Wesleyan | 2024 Will Abele Invitational | Quarter-Finals | 165 lbs | |
01/13 | W | TF 16-0 1:39 | J. Barrett | Western New England | 2024 Will Abele Invitational | Round of 16 | 165 lbs | |
01/13 | W | TF 15-0 2:06 | L. Schirmacher | East Stroudsburg | 2024 Will Abele Invitational | Round of 32 | 165 lbs |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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11/12 | W | M FOR | B. Schneider | Elizabethtown | Racich Rumble | 3rd Place | 165 lbs | |
11/12 | W | F 6-2 4:59 | G. Giacolona | Alvernia | Racich Rumble | Consi-Semis | 165 lbs | |
11/12 | L | DEC 3-0 | M. Lackman | Alvernia | Racich Rumble | Semi-Finals | 165 lbs | |
11/12 | W | TF 17-1 4:53 | Z. Needles | Messiah | Racich Rumble | Quarter-Finals | 165 lbs | |
11/12 | W | DEC 10-4 | A. Asatrian | New York University | Racich Rumble | Round of 16 | 165 lbs | |
11/12 | W | F 4-1 1:42 | J. Hoffman | Johns Hopkins | Racich Rumble | Round of 32 | 165 lbs |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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11/13 | L | DEC 7-4 | T. Furman | New York University | Racich Rumble | 3rd Place | 157 lbs | |
11/13 | W | NC | E. Hay | Worcester Polytechnic | Racich Rumble | Consi-Semis | 157 lbs | |
11/13 | L | TF 21-4 6:21 | G. Cornell | Messiah | Racich Rumble | Semi-Finals | 157 lbs | |
11/13 | W | DEC 15-14 | C. Roybal | --- | Racich Rumble | Quarter-Finals | 157 lbs | |
11/13 | W | F 6-0 4:25 | E. Hay | Worcester Polytechnic | Racich Rumble | Round of 16 | 157 lbs | |
11/13 | W | F 2-0 1:56 | C. Mann | Wilkes | Racich Rumble | Round of 32 | 157 lbs |