
Joseph Airola
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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02/07 | W | F 3-0 2:03 | C. Neil | Penn State Behrend | Gannon @ Penn State Behrend | Round 1 | 141 | |
01/18 | W | F 3-0 1:20 | A. Micheli | Millersville | Gannon Quad | Round 1 | 141 | |
01/12 | W | F 3-0 1:30 | N. Daerr | Seton Hill | Seton Hill @ Gannon | Round 1 | 141 | |
11/23 | W | DEC 6-2 | J. Badiu | Lake Erie | Lake Erie @ Gannon | Round 1 | 141 | |
11/02 | W | DEC 2-1 TB1 | J. Wright | Gannon University | Mount Union Invitational | 3rd Place (32 Man-16 Man-8 Man) | 141 | |
11/02 | W | F 5-0 0:50 | R. Massengale | Gannon University | Mount Union Invitational | Rnd 7 Consi Semis (32 Man-16 Man-8 Man) | 141 | |
11/02 | W | TF 16-0 2:58 | R. Barkley | Mount Union | Mount Union Invitational | Rnd 6 Semis & Consi (32 Man-16Man 8Man) | 141 | |
11/02 | W | F 3-0 0:24 | M. McCarty | Mount Union | Mount Union Invitational | Round 5 (32 Man & 16 Man Consi) | 141 | |
11/02 | L | MD 9-0 | J. Reed | Ohio Northern Univerity | Mount Union Invitational | Rnd 4 Quarters (32 Man-16 Man-8 Man) & Consis | 141 | |
11/02 | W | TF 15-0 2:47 | D. Baker | Ohio Northern Univerity | Mount Union Invitational | Rnd 2 (32 Man & 16 Man) | 141 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/03 | L | DEC 4-1 SV | Z. Zeamer | Lock Haven | Edinboro Open | Round 1 | 141 | |
02/03 | L | DEC 7-2 | A. Turley | Hofstra | Edinboro Open | Round 1 | 141 | |
02/03 | W | TF 15-0 2:26 | I. Piatek | Gannon | Edinboro Open | Round 1 | 141 | |
01/09 | L | M FOR 0-0 | C. Bashor | Clarion | Bobby Kauffman Open | Round 1 | 133 | |
01/07 | W | DEC 9-8 | L. Aikey | Edinboro | Bobby Kauffman Open | Round 1 | 133 | |
01/07 | L | DEC 7-4 | B. Christian | Gannon | Bobby Kauffman Open | Round 1 | 133 | |
01/07 | W | TF 16-0 2:38 | K. Ali | Morgan State | Bobby Kauffman Open | Round 1 | 133 | |
12/03 | L | MD 17-6 SV | A. Gonzalez | Ohio State | 2023 Storm Open | Finals | 133 lbs | |
12/03 | W | MD 10-0 | C. French | Buffalo | 2023 Storm Open | Semi-Finals | 133 lbs | |
12/03 | W | F 3-0 0:55 | P. Woo | Ohio | 2023 Storm Open | Quarter-Finals | 133 lbs | |
12/03 | W | F 3-0 0:55 | P. Woo | Ohio | Storm Open | Round 1 | 133 | |
12/03 | W | MD 10-0 | C. French | Buffalo | Storm Open | Round 1 | 133 | |
12/03 | L | MD 17-6 | A. Gonzales | Ohio State | Storm Open | Round 1 | 133 | |
11/12 | L | TF 17-2 4:45 | G. Quiocho | Glenville State University | 2023 Bob Del Rosa Ohio Open | Finals | 133 lbs | |
11/12 | W | DEC 8-1 SV | C. Wells | Cleveland State | 2023 Bob Del Rosa Ohio Open | Semi-Finals | 133 lbs | |
11/12 | W | F 3-0 2:37 | B. Hamilton | Lake Erie | 2023 Bob Del Rosa Ohio Open | Quarter-Finals | 133 lbs | |
11/12 | W | F 3-0 2:37 | B. Hamilton | Lake Erie | Bob Del Rosa Ohio Intercollegiate Open | Round 1 | 133 | |
11/12 | L | TF 17-2 4:45 | G. Quiocho | Glenville State University | Bob Del Rosa Ohio Intercollegiate Open | Round 1 | 133 | |
11/12 | W | DEC 8-1 SV | C. Wells | Cleveland State | Bob Del Rosa Ohio Intercollegiate Open | Round 1 | 133 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/25 | W | MD 11-1 | N. Pelesky | Fairmont State | NCAA DII Super Regional I | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 133 | |
02/25 | L | DEC 7-2 | B. Daubert | Pitt-Johnstown | NCAA DII Super Regional I | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 133 | |
02/25 | L | DEC 4-2 | D. Flannery | Millersville | NCAA DII Super Regional I | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 133 | |
02/25 | W | DEF 2-0 0:15 | C. Enriquez | East Stroudsburg | NCAA DII Super Regional I | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 133 | |
01/06 | L | F 7-2 4:47 | B. Bailey | Indianapolis | 2023 NWCA National Duals - Men`s Divisions | Round 1 (16 Team) | 133 | |
01/06 | L | DEC 3-1 SV | J. Babineau | Augustana (SD) | 2023 NWCA National Duals - Men`s Divisions | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Team) | 133 | |
01/06 | L | DEC 8-2 | J. Airola | Nebraska-Kearney | 2023 NWCA National Duals - Men`s Divisions | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Team) | 133 | |
12/17 | L | DEC 7-5 | J. Collins | Tiffin | 43rd Midwest Classic | 2nd Wrestleback | 133 | |
12/17 | W | TF 16-0 6:58 | T. Krause | Colorado School of Mines | 43rd Midwest Classic | Round 2 Champ and WB | 133 | |
12/17 | W | F 4-1 1:57 | C. Creach | Newman | 43rd Midwest Classic | Prelim 2 | 133 | |
12/17 | L | DEC 3-1 | B. Daubert | Pitt.-Johnstown | 43rd Midwest Classic | Round 1 | 133 | |
11/14 | W | TF 16-0 1:54 | C. Gehring | Gannon University | Bob Del Rosa Ohio Intercollegiate Open | Fifth Place | 133 | |
11/13 | L | MD 12-3 | H. Ross | Unattached | Bob Del Rosa Ohio Intercollegiate Open | Cons. Semi | 133 | |
11/13 | L | MD 12-2 | G. Quiocho | Glenville State | Bob Del Rosa Ohio Intercollegiate Open | Quarters (16 Man) (32 Man) | 133 | |
11/05 | L | DEC 7-6 | M. Caccamise | --- | Mount Union Invitational | 1st Place (32 Man-16 Man-8 Man) | 133 | |
11/05 | W | DEC 7-4 | D. Le | Ohio Northern Univerity | Mount Union Invitational | Rnd 6 Semis & Consi (32 Man-16Man 8Man) | 133 | |
11/05 | W | DEC 3-1 | D. Magness | Mount Union | Mount Union Invitational | Rnd 4 Quarters (32 Man-16 Man-8 Man) & Consis | 133 | |
11/05 | W | F 6-0 1:05 | M. Englehardt | West Liberty | Mount Union Invitational | Rnd 2 (32 Man & 16 Man) | 133 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/27 | L | MD 9-0 | M. Myers | Pitt-Johnstown | NCAA DII Super Regional I | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 133 | |
02/26 | L | DEC 4-2 | W. Burgess | Seton Hill | NCAA DII Super Regional I | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 133 | |
02/26 | W | F 10-0 2:39 | J. Jackson | Shippensburg | NCAA DII Super Regional I | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 133 | |
02/26 | W | FOR 0-0 | C. Barthelemy | Alderson Broaddus | NCAA DII Super Regional I | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 133 | |
02/26 | L | DEC 7-1 | M. Myers | Pitt-Johnstown | NCAA DII Super Regional I | Round 1 (16 Man) | 133 | |
01/16 | L | DEC 5-3 | K. Reeves | Ohio State | Purple Raider Open | Round 5 (32 Man & 16 Man Consi) | 141 | |
01/16 | L | DEC 5-3 | K. Reeves | Ohio State | Purple Raider Open | Round 5 (32 Man & 16 Man Consi) | 141 | |
01/16 | W | F 2-0 0:19 | M. Laguna | Michigan State University | Purple Raider Open | Rnd 4 Quarters (32 Man-16 Man-8 Man) & Consis | 141 | |
01/16 | W | F 2-0 0:19 | M. Laguna | Michigan State University | Purple Raider Open | Rnd 4 Quarters (32 Man-16 Man-8 Man) & Consis | 141 | |
01/16 | L | MD 11-3 | B. Herman | --- | Purple Raider Open | Rnd 2 (32 Man & 16 Man) | 141 | |
01/16 | L | MD 11-3 | B. Herman | --- | Purple Raider Open | Rnd 2 (32 Man & 16 Man) | 141 | |
12/05 | L | DEC 2-0 | D. Evans | --- | Storm Open | Semis & WB (32 Man) | 141 | |
12/05 | W | F 2-0 1:09 | J. Sharron | --- | Storm Open | Quarters & WB (32 Man) | 141 | |
12/05 | L | MD 11-2 | E. Hunter | --- | Storm Open | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 141 | |
11/20 | L | DEC 6-1 | K. Kantola | --- | Findlay Open | Placement Matches | 141 | |
11/20 | W | NC 0-0 | S. Umar | Wisconsin - Parkside | Findlay Open | cons semi | 141 | |
11/20 | L | DEC 10-3 | A. Soriano | Mercyhurst | Findlay Open | Semis & WB | 141 | |
11/20 | W | FOR 8-1 | A. Ohl | Edinboro | Findlay Open | Quarters & WB | 141 | |
11/20 | W | F 6-2 2:58 | H. Cottingham | Indianapolis | Findlay Open | Champ Rd & WB | 141 | |
11/20 | W | DEC 4-1 | S. Umar | Wisconsin - Parkside | Findlay Open | Round 1 | 141 |