
Cale Coppess
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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02/28 | L | DEC 10-3 | M. Kallimani | Manchester | NCAA DIII Region V | Cons. Round 2 | 141 | |
02/28 | W | FOR 0-0 | F. ADR | Adrian | NCAA DIII Region V | Cons. Round 1 | 141 | |
02/28 | L | TF 21-4 6:27 | E. Onstad | Wisconsin-Whitewater | NCAA DIII Region V | Champ. Round 1 | 141 | |
01/31 | L | DEC 13-6 | D. Le | Ohio Northern | 2025 Pete Willson Wheaton Invitational | Cons. Round 2 | 141 | |
01/31 | L | TF 18-0 3:47 | T. Schutte | Wisconsin - Lacrosse | 2025 Pete Willson Wheaton Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 141 | |
01/18 | L | M FOR 0-0 | M. DiBenedetto | Triton college | Al Hanke Invitational | Cons. Round 3 | 141 | |
01/18 | L | TF 17-2 4:23 | D. Jones | Harper College | Al Hanke Invitational | Champ. Round 2 | 141 | |
12/14 | L | DEC 8-3 | S. Sino | Millikin | Wheaton (IL) @ Millikin | Round 1 | 141 | |
12/11 | L | TF 19-4 5:53 | R. Cavey | North Central | Wheaton (IL) @ North Central | Round 1 | 141 | |
11/16 | W | F 14-1 3:10 | W. Harrier | Concordia (WI) | Wheaton (IL) @ Concordia (WI) | Round 1 | 141 | |
11/16 | W | F 7-0 3:49 | C. Leiber | Carthage College | Wheaton (IL) @ Carthage College | Round 1 | 141 | |
11/08 | W | F 12-0 3:40 | Z. Carter | Elmhurst University | Wheaton (IL) @ Elmhurst University | Round 1 | 141 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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03/02 | L | F 3-0 2:40 | A. Kested | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | NCAA DIII Regional Upper Midwest | 5th Place Match | 141 | |
03/02 | L | F 7-0 1:49 | S. Lorenz | Wisconsin-La Crosse | NCAA DIII Regional Upper Midwest | Cons. Semi | 141 | |
03/02 | W | DEC 6-0 | C. Krueger | St. Johns (MN) | NCAA DIII Regional Upper Midwest | Cons. Round 5 | 141 | |
03/02 | W | MD 16-3 | J. Penzato | Aurora Universtiy | NCAA DIII Regional Upper Midwest | Cons. Round 4 | 141 | |
03/01 | W | TF 19-3 6:36 | A. Schad | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | NCAA DIII Regional Upper Midwest | Cons. Round 3 | 141 | |
03/01 | W | DEC 3-1 | C. Peterson | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | NCAA DIII Regional Upper Midwest | Cons. Round 2 | 141 | |
03/01 | L | TF 15-0 2:54 | S. Stuhl | Augsburg | NCAA DIII Regional Upper Midwest | Champ. Round 1 | 141 | |
02/09 | W | DEC 8-7 | T. Mock | Elmhurst University | Elmhurst University @ Wheaton (IL) | Round 1 | 141 | |
01/26 | L | MD 10-2 | B. Niewiadomski | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 2024 Pete Willson Invitational | Cons. Round 2 | 141 | |
01/26 | W | DEC 1-0 | A. Schmacht | Wisconsin - Platteville | 2024 Pete Willson Invitational | Cons. Round 1 | 141 | |
01/26 | L | MD 13-1 | M. Sanderfoot | Milwaukee School of Engineering | 2024 Pete Willson Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 141 | |
01/20 | L | DEC 4-2 | J. Burg | Lakeland | CCIW Duals | Round 1 | 141 | |
01/20 | W | MD 17-5 | C. Roque | Augustana (IL) | CCIW Duals | Round 1 | 141 | |
01/12 | W | F 3-0 1:48 | R. Budederi | Concordia (WI) | Wheaton (IL) @ Concordia (WI) | Round 1 | 141 | |
12/16 | L | MD 17-6 | A. Abitua | Aurora Universtiy | Aurora Universtiy @ Wheaton (IL) | Round 1 | 149 | |
12/11 | W | MD 10-0 | C. Claffey | Millikin | Millikin @ Wheaton (IL) | Round 1 | 149 | |
12/08 | W | MD 12-0 | R. | Carthage College | Carthage Tri- Dual | Round 1 | 149 | |
12/08 | L | DEC 4-1 | C. Nagela | MSOE | Carthage Tri- Dual | Round 1 | 149 | |
12/01 | W | DEC 8-5 SV | C. Sperin | Midway University | Blithe Memorial Duals | Round 2 (4 Team) | 149 | |
12/01 | W | TF 15-0 3:00 | K. Joseph | Siena Heights University | Blithe Memorial Duals | Round 3 (4 Team) | 149 | |
11/10 | L | F 0-0 | C. Smetana | North Central | North Central @ Wheaton (IL) | Round 1 | 149 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/24 | L | F 4-6 6:10 | J. Eismueller | Carthage College | NCAA DIII Regional Upper Midwest | Quarters and WB3 | 149 | |
02/24 | L | F 2-0 1:27 | M. Worthington | Linfield University | NCAA DIII Regional Upper Midwest | Round 2 | 149 | |
02/24 | W | F 8-9 5:31 | B. Parker | University Of Wisconsin-Platteville | NCAA DIII Regional Upper Midwest | Prelim Round 1 | 149 | |
01/28 | L | DEC 4-1 | N. Rice | Messiah College | Pete Willson Wheaton Invite | Round 4 QF and WB | 149 | |
01/27 | W | DEC 3-2 | T. Donathan | Muskingum University | Pete Willson Wheaton Invite | Round 3 | 149 | |
01/27 | W | MD 13-2 | N. Rowden | Nebraska Wesleyan University | Pete Willson Wheaton Invite | Round 2 | 149 | |
01/27 | L | F 2-0 1:39 | J. Burford | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Pete Willson Wheaton Invite | Round 1 | 149 | |
01/21 | W | DEC 6-4 SV | K. Hanel | Augustana (IL) | 2023 CCIW Duals | Round 1 | 149 | |
01/21 | W | DEC 10-8 | M. Sanderfoot | MSOE | 2023 CCIW Duals | Round 1 | 149 | |
01/14 | L | F 12-1 2:35 | R. Fleck | University of Chicago | Al Hanke Invitiational | Cons. Round 3 | 149 | |
01/14 | W | F 2-3 2:05 | J. Pierre | Millikin University | Al Hanke Invitiational | Cons. Round 2 | 149 | |
01/14 | L | F 2-0 0:46 | J. Penchi | UW Lacrosse | Al Hanke Invitiational | Champ. Round 2 | 149 | |
01/14 | W | F 4-0 4:27 | B. Flores-Gardner | North Central college | Al Hanke Invitiational | Champ. Round 1 | 149 | |
01/07 | W | F 0-0 4:07 | R. Budederi | Concordia (WI) | Concordia (WI) @ Wheaton (IL) | Round 1 | 149 | |
01/07 | L | DEC 4-1 | Z. Kolb | Elmhurst University | Wheaton (IL) @ Elmhurst University | Round 1 | 149 | |
12/17 | W | DEC 10-4 | E. Reilly | Aurora Universtiy | Wheaton Tri | Champ. Round 1 | 149 | |
12/10 | L | DEC 6-0 | C. Deboe | --- | North Central College Invitational | Round 4 (Quarters-ALL & WBs-ALL) | 149 | |
12/10 | W | DEC 8-2 | E. Reilly | Aurora Universtiy | North Central College Invitational | Round 3 (2nd WBs (32 Man ONLY)) | 149 | |
12/10 | L | F 2-0 1:41 | K. Casper | Augsburg | North Central College Invitational | Round 2 (Round of 16-ALL & 1st Rd WBs (32 man)) | 149 | |
12/10 | W | DEC 5-3 | N. Flores | North Central | North Central College Invitational | Round 1 (32 Man) ONLY | 149 | |
12/09 | L | TF 17-1 6:38 | P. Mccusker | --- | Wheaton (IL) @ Millikin | Round 1 | 149 | |
12/02 | W | DEC 5-2 | S. Bryant | Defiance College | Blithe Duals | Semis & 1st Wrestleback (8 Team) | 149 | |
12/02 | L | F 2-0 0:38 | P. Terronez | St. Ambrose University | Blithe Duals | Finals (2 Team) | 149 | |
12/02 | W | DEC 9-3 | D. McLean | Siena Heights University | Blithe Duals | Round 1 (4 Team) | 149 | |
12/02 | L | F 6-0 3:00 | C. Hudson | Liberty University | Blithe Duals | Round 2 (4 Team) | 149 | |
12/02 | L | DEC 4-0 | L. Jaworski | Cornerstone University | Blithe Duals | Round 3 (4 Team) | 149 | |
12/02 | L | DEC 7-2 | M. Honiss | Albion College | Blithe Duals | Quarterfinals (8 Team) | 149 | |
11/19 | L | MD 14-5 | T. Willett | North Central College | CUW Open | Prelims Rd 2 | 149 | |
11/19 | L | F 2-0 0:25 | S. Lee | Loras | CUW Open | Prelims Rd1 | 149 | |
11/11 | L | F 14-5 6:18 | J. Estrada | --- | Wheaton (IL) @ North Central | Round 1 | 149 |