Connor Thorsten
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/05 | L | DEC 5-2 | W. Ingham | Rochester Community & Tech. College | Augsburg @ Rochester Community & Tech. College | Round 1 | 174 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/05 | L | MD 10-0 | N. Leisgang | UW-La Crosse | Don Parker Open | Quarters & WB (32 Man) | 165 | |
| 02/05 | L | DEC 8-5 | S. Miller | St. Cloud State | Don Parker Open | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 165 | |
| 02/05 | W | F 8-1 4:28 | L. Edwards | St. Johns (MN) | Don Parker Open | Round 1 (32 Man) | 165 | |
| 01/23 | L | F 0-0 6:39 | P. Morgan | UW-Oshkosh | North Country Open | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 165 | |
| 01/23 | W | DEC 6-4 | C. Leuer | Augsburg | North Country Open | Semis, WB, & 2nd Cons (16 Man) | 165 | |
| 01/23 | L | DEC 8-3 | B. Wilson | Concordia-Moorhead | North Country Open | Round 1 (16 Man) | 165 | |
| 12/30 | W | F 2-0 1:54 | E. Palanca | Castleton | Citrus Invitational | Placement (16 Man) | 165W | |
| 12/30 | L | DEC 6-1 | A. Salek | John Carroll | Citrus Invitational | warrior semi/ cons semi | 165W | |
| 12/30 | W | F 9-2 2:46 | C. Tesnow | Ohio Wesleyan | Citrus Invitational | warrior 2/ semi/ cons Q | 165W | |
| 12/29 | L | DEC 6-6 | D. Over | Liberty | Citrus Invitational | 4th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 165 | |
| 12/29 | L | DEC 11-5 | P. McGraw | John Carroll | Citrus Invitational | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 165 | |
| 12/29 | W | DEC 4-3 | A. McDougal | --- | Citrus Invitational | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 165 | |
| 12/11 | L | DEC 5-0 | N. Leisgang | Wisconsin-La Crosse | North Central Men`s Invitational | Placement Matches | 165 | |
| 12/11 | W | F 10-1 3:32 | M. Sokolski | Augsburg University | North Central Men`s Invitational | Round 6 (Semis-ALL & WBs-3rd Rd-16 man/5th Rd-32 m | 165 | |
| 12/11 | W | F 5-1 6:42 | D. Palmer | Baldwin Wallace | North Central Men`s Invitational | Round 5 (WBs ONLY (2nd Rd 16 man/4th Rd 32 man)) | 165 | |
| 12/11 | L | DEC 3-1 SV | C. Manley | Wheaton (IL) | North Central Men`s Invitational | Round 4 (Quarters-ALL & WBs-ALL) | 165 | |
| 12/11 | W | DEC 6-2 | J. Otte | Wabash | North Central Men`s Invitational | Round 2 (Round of 16-ALL & 1st Rd WBs (32 man)) | 165 | |
| 12/11 | W | DEC 4-2 SV | P. Geigner | North Central (IL) | North Central Men`s Invitational | Round 1 (32 Man) ONLY | 165 | |
| 12/05 | L | DEC 4-2 | A. Smiley | Triton College | MSOE Invite | Semis and consos | 165 | |
| 12/04 | W | DEC 9-2 | R. Lawrence | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | MSOE Invite | 4th wrestleback | 165 | |
| 12/04 | L | DEC 4-1 | N. Wynsma | Wisconsin-Platteville | MSOE Invite | Quarters and 3rd WB | 165 | |
| 12/04 | W | TF 19-2 5:54 | P. Boyle | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | MSOE Invite | Round 1 (16 Man) | 165 | |
| 12/04 | W | F 4-0 3:28 | L. Tucker | Chicago | MSOE Invite | Round 1 (32 Man) | 165 | |
| 11/20 | L | DEC 5-2 | Z. Gerkensmeyer | Nebraska Wesleyan | Auggie Invite 2021 | Round 6 | 165 | |
| 11/20 | W | DEC 6-4 SV | K. O`Reilly | UW - La Crosse | Auggie Invite 2021 | Round 5 | 165 | |
| 11/20 | W | M FOR 0-0 | N. Wynsma | UW - Platteville | Auggie Invite 2021 | Round 4 | 165 | |
| 11/20 | L | F 0-0 3:36 | N. Leisgang | UW - La Crosse | Auggie Invite 2021 | Round 2 | 165 | |
| 11/20 | W | TF 17-0 4:10 | S. Daves | Central | Auggie Invite 2021 | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 11/13 | L | FOR 0-0 | C. Leuer | Augsburg | UD Jim Fox Invite | Round 5 (6 Man) | 165 - Gold | |
| 11/13 | W | F 9-0 4:21 | W. Veiga | Chicago | UD Jim Fox Invite | Round 4 (6 Man) | 165 - Gold | |
| 11/13 | W | DEC 4-1 | Z. Gerkensmeyer | Nebraska Wesleyan | UD Jim Fox Invite | Round 3 (6 Man) | 165 - Gold | |
| 11/13 | L | DEC 6-3 | L. Corbett | Dubuque | UD Jim Fox Invite | Round 1 (6 Man) | 165 - Gold |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/23 | L | DEC 5-2 | S. Brossard | Rochester Community & Tech. College | Rochester Community & Tech. College @ Augsburg | Round 1 | 165 |