Mihai Necula

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	RESULT	OPPONENT	OPP. TEAM	EVENT	RND.	WT.
02/15	L	DEC 6-3	K. III	Grayson	GHSA State Championships	3rd Place Match	144-6A
02/15	W	TF 17-1 3:54	K. Odimgbe	Archer	GHSA State Championships	Cons. Semi	144-6A
02/14	L	TF 17-1 2:33	D. Gorman	Buford HS	GHSA State Championships	Semifinal	144-6A
02/14	W	F 3-0 1:08	J. Hawkins	Harrison	GHSA State Championships	Quarterfinal	144-6A
02/14	W	TF 17-1 3:43	K. Gim	Mountain View	GHSA State Championships	Champ. Round 1	144-6A
02/09	L	DEC 7-4	R. Zow	Camden County	GHSA Class 6A Section A	1st Place Match	144
02/08	W	F 8-13 4:56	E. Flowers	Colquitt County	GHSA Class 6A Section A	Semifinal	144
02/08	W	TF 17-0 3:41	S. Zheng	Tift County	GHSA Class 6A Section A	Quarterfinal	144
02/08	W	TF 18-1 2:00	D. Uche	South Cobb	GHSA Class 6A Section A	Champ. Round 1	144
02/01	W	DEC 11-5	T. Smith	Marietta	GHSA Class 6A Region 5	1st Place Match	144
02/01	W	TF 17-2 2:20	A. Blessington	North Cobb	GHSA Class 6A Region 5	Semifinal	144
01/17	W	F 3-0 0:43	N. Garcia	Archer	GHSA 6A STATE DUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS	Champ. Round 1	150
01/17	W	F 13-2 2:41	A. Jaradat	Hillgrove	GHSA 6A STATE DUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS	Cons. Round 1	150
01/04	W	F 15-2 2:27	B. Jesus	Denmark	Denmark, Hillgrove and Walton	Round 1	150
12/28	W	F 12-3 1:05	R. Fredriksen	Union Grove	Walton Duals 2024	Round 3	144
12/28	W	F 3-0 0:58	B. Thrailkill	East Coweta HS	Walton Duals 2024	Round 1	144
12/28	W	F 3-0 0:32	J. Horner	Lamar County	Walton Duals 2024	Round 2	144
12/28	W	F 3-0 1:01	K. Odimgbe	Archer	Walton Duals 2024	1st Place Match	144
12/28	W	F 9-2 1:37	K. Redmond	Mountain View	Walton Duals 2024	Semifinal	144
12/21	W	TF 19-4 2:00	M. Prevost	North Cobb	2024 Cobb County Mens Championship	1st Place Match	150
12/21	W	DEC 10-5	T. Smith	Marietta	2024 Cobb County Mens Championship	Semifinal	150
12/21	W	TF 17-0 3:17	F. Manley	Hillgrove	2024 Cobb County Mens Championship	Quarterfinal	150
12/20	W	FOR 0-0	E. Mencia	Pebblebrook	2024 Cobb County Mens Championship	Champ. Round 1	150
12/14	W	F 10-2 2:04	T. Sexton	Knoxville Halls High School	McCallie Invit. Wrestling Tourn. (MIWT)	3rd Place Match	150
12/14	W	M FOR 0-0	c. Ledbetter	McCallie School	McCallie Invit. Wrestling Tourn. (MIWT)	Cons. Semi	150
12/14	W	F 3-3 2:31	C. Loughridge	Trion	McCallie Invit. Wrestling Tourn. (MIWT)	Cons. Round 5	150
12/14	W	TF 16-0 2:17	J. Walker	Heritage-Catoosa	McCallie Invit. Wrestling Tourn. (MIWT)	Cons. Round 4	150
12/14	L	MD 9-1	P. Pennington	Ringgold	McCallie Invit. Wrestling Tourn. (MIWT)	Quarterfinal	150
12/13	W	TF 17-1 2:22	A. Cone	Signal Mountain High School	McCallie Invit. Wrestling Tourn. (MIWT)	Champ. Round 2	150
12/12	W	TF 15-0 4:00	J. Kirkpatrick	North Paulding	Varsity Tri-Meet North Cobbb/ Walton	Round 1	157
12/07	W	F 3-0 0:57	E. Estes	North Paulding	Walton Invitational 2024	1st Place Match	150
12/07	W	F 3-0 1:50	A. Bright	Seckinger	Walton Invitational 2024	Semifinal	150
12/07	W	F 3-0 0:55	W. Green	Mt. Paran Christian School	Walton Invitational 2024	Quarterfinal	150
12/07	W	F 7-0 1:26	I. Soricelli	Blessed Trinity Catholic	Walton Invitational 2024	Champ. Round 1	150
12/04	L	MD 14-2	K. III	Grayson	Archer Scramble	Round 1	150
11/26	W	F 3-0 0:37	S. Sanchez	St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School	Down By the River Duals	Semifinal	150
11/26	L	MD 15-6	M. Persons	Columbus	Down By the River Duals	1st Place Match	150
11/26	W	TF 18-0 3:44	M. Storm	Pike County	Down By the River Duals	Round 2	150
11/26	W	F 3-0 0:41	E. Smallman	Columbus Team B	Down By the River Duals	Round 1	150
11/25	W	TF 17-1 2:48	C. Heraty	Milton	Buford Invitational	Cons. Round 5	150
11/23	W	DEC 7-0	D. Naish	St. Francis	2024 Buford Invitational	5th Place	150 lbs
11/23	W	TF 17-1 2:48	C. Heraty	Milton	2024 Buford Invitational	Consi of 4	150 lbs
11/23	W	TF 21-4 1:29	J. MITCHELL	Madison County	2024 Buford Invitational	Consi of 8 #2	150 lbs
11/23	L	TF 22-6 3:33	C. Doherty	Mt. Pisgah Christian	2024 Buford Invitational	Quarter-Finals	150 lbs
11/23	W	TF 16-0 2:45	M. Keith	Lassiter	2024 Buford Invitational	Round of 16	150 lbs
11/16	L	DEC 12-11	D. Johnson	Valdosta	Trojan Invitational	Cons. Round 3	150
11/16	L	DEC 12-9	H. Sims	Commerce Hs	Trojan Invitational	Quarterfinal	150
11/16	W	DEC 16-14	l. Arave	Creekview	Trojan Invitational	Round 2	150
11/09	W	F 5-0 0:56	J. Brickley	Lassiter	Archer Scramble	Round 5	150 Varsity (A)
11/09	W	DEC 14-7	J. Turley	Sequoyah	Archer Scramble	Round 3	150 Varsity (A)
11/09	L	TF 21-6 3:50	C. Doherty	Mt Pisgah	Archer Scramble	Round 2	150 Varsity (A)
11/09	L	MD 14-2	K. III	Grayson	Archer Scramble	Round 1	150 Varsity (A)
09/28	L	MD 8-0	X. Albo	Tampa Bay Tigers Wrestling	2024 Grappler Fall Classic	Cons. Round 2	140
09/28	W	DEC 12-5	J. Beltran	Wrestling Factory	2024 Grappler Fall Classic	Champ. Round 1	140
09/07	L	MD 13-1	R. Romano	Independence wrestling club	2024 Grappler Fall Classic	Champ. Round 2	140

DATE	W/L	RESULT	OPPONENT	OPP. TEAM	EVENT	RND.	WT.
12/08	L	DEC 6-4 SV	E. Ornelas	Cali Red	VACW MS National Holiday Duals	Round 7	140
12/08	L	DEC 6-2	M. Firestine	POWA	VACW MS National Holiday Duals	Round 2	140
12/08	W	F 7-0 2:51	G. Orlandi	PA Silver	VACW MS National Holiday Duals	Round 3	140
12/08	L	DEC 4-2	M. Rowland	Nebraska Elite	VACW MS National Holiday Duals	Round 2	140
12/08	L	DEC 7-3	B. Pickett	Gotcha	VACW MS National Holiday Duals	Round 6	140
12/08	L	F 2-0 1:10	K. Verbais	Mat Assassins	VACW MS National Holiday Duals	Round 4	140
12/08	L	MD 17-6	J. Adams	Oklahoma Elite	VACW MS National Holiday Duals	Round 3	140
12/08	W	MD 9-1	D. MACK	West Coast Riders	VACW MS National Holiday Duals	Round 1	140
12/08	W	F 14-0 2:51	D. Shaffer	PA Gold	VACW MS National Holiday Duals	Round 5	140
11/04	L	DEC 6-1	K. Verbais	Gotcha National	National Middle School Duals 2023	Semifinal	139
11/04	W	MD 16-5	J. Perry	Rebellion	National Middle School Duals 2023	1st Place Match	139
11/04	L	DEC 9-7 SV	C. Sackett	Team Missouri (MO)	National Middle School Duals 2023	Round 2	139
11/04	W	DEC 5-1	T. Pacheco	Dundee Wrestling (MI)	National Middle School Duals 2023	Quarterfinal	139
11/04	W	DEC 5-2	J. Perry	Rebellion	National Middle School Duals 2023	3rd Place Match	139
11/04	L	DEC 6-4 SV	P. Hunter	Beast Mode	National Middle School Duals 2023	Cons. Semi	139
11/04	L	DEC 2-0	D. Moro	CP Wrestling Academy	National Middle School Duals 2023	Round 1	139
11/04	W	MD 11-3	L. Banas	Short Time	National Middle School Duals 2023	Round 3	139
09/17	W	F 7-0 3:31	C. Johnson	Virginia Team Predator	Ultimate Club Duals	7th Place	141 lbs

DATE	W/L	RESULT	OPPONENT	OPP. TEAM	EVENT	RND.	WT.
03/04	W	F 5-0 1:16	D. Lindsey	Guerrilla Wrestling Academy	2023 Georgia Kids State/Novice	Finals	140 lbs
03/04	W	F 0-0 0:26	H. Carnine	Hornet Wrestling Club	2023 Georgia Kids State/Novice	Semi-Finals	140 lbs
03/04	W	F 2-0 0:40	B. Martinez	Georgia	2023 Georgia Kids State/Novice	Quarter-Finals	140 lbs
03/04	W	F 2-0 0:23	H. Ogletree	Troup Wrestling	2023 Georgia Kids State/Novice	Round of 16	140 lbs
02/25	W	F 10-1 3:26	E. Estes	North Paulding Takedown Club	Georgia State Qualifier - Paulding	Finals	140 lbs
02/25	W	FOR 0-0	E. Ledford	Troup Wrestling	Georgia State Qualifier - Paulding	Semi-Finals	140 lbs
02/25	W	F 10-0 2:14	J. Scott	Georgia	Georgia State Qualifier - Paulding	Quarter-Finals	140 lbs
12/18	W	F 7-0 2:25	I. Martinez	Icon Wrestling Club	Wolfpack Battle for the Belt	Finals	140 lbs
12/17	W	FOR 0-0	F. Massey	Cambridge Bears Youth Wrestling	Wolfpack Battle for the Belt	Semi-Finals	140 lbs
12/17	W	F 4-0 2:13	S. Lopes	Georgia	Wolfpack Battle for the Belt	Quarter-Finals	140 lbs
12/09	L	TF 20-5 3:30	G. Logan	Double Champs	VACW MS National Holiday Duals	Round 6	140
12/09	W	DEC 7-0	M. Laishley	Olympia	VACW MS National Holiday Duals	Round 1	140
12/09	L	MD 13-1	M. Basile	VA Team Predator	VACW MS National Holiday Duals	Round 2	140
12/09	L	F 7-0 3:44	J. Mastny	Dynasty Death Row	VACW MS National Holiday Duals	Round 7	140
12/09	L	DEC 8-2	S. Seja	Cali Red	VACW MS National Holiday Duals	Round 3	140
12/09	L	MD 13-5	B. Sendele	POWA	VACW MS National Holiday Duals	Round 2	140
12/09	L	MD 12-0	R. Fitzgerald	PA Gold	VACW MS National Holiday Duals	Round 5	140
12/09	L	MD 15-2	N. Haas	California National Team	VACW MS National Holiday Duals	Round 4	140
12/09	L	TF 15-0 3:30	Z. Aquila	Terps Xtreme	VACW MS National Holiday Duals	Round 3	140
12/09	L	MD 10-2	G. Sartain	Oklahoma Outlaws	VACW MS National Holiday Duals	Round 1	140
11/12	L	DEC 7-4	A. KINKAIDE	Elite Ath Club DZ (IN)	National Middle School Duals	Round 2	139
11/12	L	TF 17-2 2:57	J. Mastny	Dynasty Death Row (NJ)	National Middle School Duals	Semifinal	139
11/12	L	DEC 4-2	C. Winemiller	Team Ohio (OH)	National Middle School Duals	Cons. Semi	139
11/12	W	DEC 4-2	C. Gipson	Indiana Outlaws	National Middle School Duals	7th Place Match	139

DATE	W/L	RESULT	OPPONENT	OPP. TEAM	EVENT	RND.	WT.
08/26	W	F 7-0 2:20	I. Martinez	ICON	Coach Carr`s Cat 5 Chaos 15u Duals	Round 4	136
08/26	W	F 4-2 1:16	L. Quales	Alabama Elite	Coach Carr`s Cat 5 Chaos 15u Duals	Round 3	136
08/26	W	F 4-0 2:44	S. Bright	Assassins	Coach Carr`s Cat 5 Chaos 15u Duals	Round 2	136
08/26	W	F 9-0 3:44	J. Stuckey	Steel Valley Renegades	Coach Carr`s Cat 5 Chaos 15u Duals	Round 1	136
08/26	W	DEC 1-0	A. Martin	Storm	Coach Carr`s Cat 5 Chaos 15u Duals	Round 7	136
08/26	L	DEC 4-2	H. Lee	Team Palmetto	Coach Carr`s Cat 5 Chaos 15u Duals	Round 5	136
04/30	W	VPO1 16-13	A. Cox	The Glasgow Wrestling Academy	2022 Georgia Games (GA-USA)	RR Rnd 2	136 lbs
04/30	W	VSU 8-0 0:50	A. Cox	The Glasgow Wrestling Academy	2022 Georgia Games (GA-USA)	RR Rnd 1	136 lbs
04/30	W	VPO1 11-5	A. Cox	The Glasgow Wrestling Academy	2022 Georgia Games (GA-USA)	RR Rnd 3	136 lbs
04/30	W	VSU 10-0 0:23	K. Kinsey	Unattached	2022 Georgia Games (GA-USA)	RR Rnd 2	136 lbs
04/23	L	VFA	E. Secoy	---	North Paulding FS/GR Fargo Qualifier (GA-USA)	RR Rnd 3	136-149 lbs
04/23	W	VFA	T. Anderson	Coahulla Creek High School	North Paulding FS/GR Fargo Qualifier (GA-USA)	RR Rnd 1	136-149 lbs
04/23	W	NC	W. Wight	Lumpkin County Park and Rec	North Paulding FS/GR Fargo Qualifier (GA-USA)	RR Rnd 1	136 lbs
04/23	W	NC	W. Wight	Lumpkin County Park and Rec	North Paulding FS/GR Fargo Qualifier (GA-USA)	RR Rnd 3	136 lbs
04/09	W	VFA 0:45 2-0	J. Turley	---	Lassiter Freestyle/Greco (GA-USAW)	RR Rnd 2	130-136 lbs
04/09	W	VSU 10-0 1:05	D. Anderson	---	Lassiter Freestyle/Greco (GA-USAW)	RR Rnd 1	130-136 lbs
12/10	L	MD 9-0	C. Hetrick	PA Gold	2021 VACW ES National Holiday Duals	Round 4	130
12/10	L	DEC 5-4	A. Palko	PA Blue	2021 VACW ES National Holiday Duals	Round 5	130
12/10	W	F 2-0 0:33	Z. Landis	Maryland GOLD	2021 VACW ES National Holiday Duals	Round 4	130
12/10	W	F 2-0 0:29	S. Terrillion	Virginia Elite	2021 VACW ES National Holiday Duals	Round 2	130
12/10	W	F 5-0 3:16	B. Thomason	Team USA	2021 VACW ES National Holiday Duals	Round 2	130
12/10	W	DEC 10-3	K. McNeil	Team New Mexico	2021 VACW ES National Holiday Duals	Round 3	130
12/10	L	DEC 4-3	M.	Agression Legionaries	2021 VACW ES National Holiday Duals	Round 5	130
12/10	W	DEC 6-0	M. Young	Oklahoma Outlaws	2021 VACW ES National Holiday Duals	Round 3	130
12/10	L	F 5-0 1:50	M. Firestine	POWA	2021 VACW ES National Holiday Duals	Round 1	130
10/24	W	F 2-0 1:17	L. Thompson	OH	2021 Defense Soap Super 32	Finals	120 lbs
10/24	W	F 2-0 1:05	G. Hayden	OH	2021 Defense Soap Super 32	Semi-Finals	120 lbs
10/24	W	F 6-2 0:55	B. Davis	NC	2021 Defense Soap Super 32	Quarter-Finals	120 lbs

DATE	W/L	RESULT	OPPONENT	OPP. TEAM	EVENT	RND.	WT.
12/20	L	F 9-0 4:22	M. Dhabolt	Barn Boys	Christmas Sparty 12U Duals	Quarterfinal	100
12/20	L	DEC 6-1	R. Woods	Michigan Grappler RTC	Christmas Sparty 12U Duals	Quarterfinal	100
12/20	W	F 4-0 2:09	C. Worrick	Team Gotcha 3	Christmas Sparty 12U Duals	Semifinal	100
12/20	L	DEC 3-0	C. Zvonar	Midwest Battleground	Christmas Sparty 12U Duals	3rd Place Match	100
12/20	W	F 2-0 1:30	H. Hoiness	Team Gotcha 4	Christmas Sparty 12U Duals	Cons. Semi	100
12/20	W	DEC 5-2	A. Dack	Steel Valley Renegades 2	Christmas Sparty 12U Duals	5th Place Match	100
12/18	L	DEC 4-0	E. Gosz	Illinois Battle	Christmas Sparty 13U Duals	Round 3	100
12/18	L	TF 19-4 4:00	C. Trevino	Iowa Hammers	Christmas Sparty 13U Duals	Round 1	100
12/18	L	DEC 5-2 SV	B. Swenson	Team Wisco	Christmas Sparty 13U Duals	Round 2	100
12/18	W	DEC 2-0	Q. Everett	Steel Valley Renegades	Christmas Sparty 13U Duals	Round 5	100
12/18	L	F 9-1 2:46	K. Walters	JJ Trained	Christmas Sparty 13U Duals	1st Place Match	100
12/18	L	F 2-0 1:26	J. Herm	Honey Badgers	Christmas Sparty 13U Duals	Round 4	100
09/04	L	DEC 4-2	M. Puckett	TN Young Guns	Coach Carrs Category 5 Chaos 12U Duals	Round 1	95
09/04	L	DEC 2-0	C. Worrick	Icon	Coach Carrs Category 5 Chaos 12U Duals	Round 5	95
09/04	L	MD 14-5	A. Ortiz	Storm Center	Coach Carrs Category 5 Chaos 12U Duals	Round 4	95
09/04	W	MD 12-0	J. Sierra	Roundtree Wrestling Academy	Coach Carrs Category 5 Chaos 12U Duals	Round 3	95
09/04	W	F 2-0 1:20	N. Chekklowsky	Alabama Elite	Coach Carrs Category 5 Chaos 12U Duals	Round 2	95

DATE	W/L	RESULT	OPPONENT	OPP. TEAM	EVENT	RND.	WT.
07/24	L	DEC 4-0	Z. Bosken	Higher Warrior	Deep South Nationals K-8 Duals	Round 5	95
07/24	L	DEC 5-2	I. Thephavong	Southern Illinois Gunslingers	Deep South Nationals K-8 Duals	Round 3	95
07/24	W	F 2-0 0:18	C. Stiles	Praetorian Wrestling Club	Deep South Nationals K-8 Duals	Round 2	95
07/24	W	MD 8-0	K. Stiffler	Assassins Wrestling Club	Deep South Nationals K-8 Duals	Round 5	95
12/06	L	F 4-0 3:51	V. Gutierrez	Cali Gold	2019 VACW ES National Holiday Duals	Round 2	88
12/06	L	MD 8-0	R. Booth	Team VAWA	2019 VACW ES National Holiday Duals	Round 3	88
12/06	L	MD 16-4	M. Firestine	PA Avengers	2019 VACW ES National Holiday Duals	Round 2	88
12/06	L	F 2-0 0:24	K. Walters	PINnacle	2019 VACW ES National Holiday Duals	Round 1	88
12/06	L	DEC 2-1	B. Swanson	The Bandits	2019 VACW ES National Holiday Duals	Round 5	88
12/06	L	DEC 6-2	Z. Garvin	TNT Elite Midwest	2019 VACW ES National Holiday Duals	Round 3	88
12/06	L	MD 9-1	W. Tahan	MF1	2019 VACW ES National Holiday Duals	Round 1	88
12/06	L	F 11-0 2:07	N. Kauffman	Triumph Wrestling	2019 VACW ES National Holiday Duals	Round 4	88

DATE	W/L	REPLAY	RESULT	OPPONENT	OPP. TEAM	EVENT	RND.	WT.
11/17	L		DEC 6-2	J. Bussell	Sand Springs	2018 Kickoff Classic	Consi of 8 #2	75 lbs
11/16	L		DEC 7-2	M. Powell	Bristow	2018 Kickoff Classic	Round of 16	75 lbs

DATE	W/L	RESULT	OPPONENT	OPP. TEAM	EVENT	RND.	WT.
07/26	L	DEC 8-4	J. Bacon	MF1	Deep South K-8 Duals	Round 1	65
07/26	L	F 2-0 0:25	K. Vines	Yellowhammer	Deep South K-8 Duals	Round 3	65
07/26	L	TF 20-5 2:42	N. DeSalvo	Bayou Elite A	Deep South K-8 Duals	Round 5	65
07/26	W	F 10-0 2:17	L. Kronable	Oak Grove Black	Deep South K-8 Duals	Round 4	65
07/26	L	F 2-0 0:26	D. Davis	SIWA	Deep South K-8 Duals	Round 2	65