Nicholas Cook
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/31 | L | F 2-0 4:23 | J. Barlow | Greensboro | Greensboro @ Roanoke College | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 01/25 | W | NC 0-0 | K. Niewadomy | Elizabethtown | D. Kenneth Ober Invitational | 5th Place Match | 285 | |
| 01/25 | L | DEC 4-2 | S. Phillips | Thiel | D. Kenneth Ober Invitational | Cons. Semi | 285 | |
| 01/25 | L | DEC 5-2 SV | N. Cook | Roanoke College | D. Kenneth Ober Invitational | Semifinal | 285 | |
| 01/25 | W | DEC 7-2 | I. Durham | Messiah | D. Kenneth Ober Invitational | Quarterfinal | 285 | |
| 01/25 | W | MD 9-1 | Z. Dillingham | Thiel | D. Kenneth Ober Invitational | Champ. Round 2 | 285 | |
| 01/19 | L | MD 9-1 | R. Dixon | Ferrum | Ferrum vs. Roanoke College | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 01/17 | W | F 3-0 0:26 | R. Hargis | Shenandoah University | Shenandoah University @ Roanoke College | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 01/10 | L | DEC 1-0 | C. Burkhart | Wilkes | Budd Whitehill National Duals | Round 2 | 285 | |
| 01/10 | W | DEC 4-0 | S. Parker | Cortland State | Budd Whitehill National Duals | Round 3 | 285 | |
| 01/10 | W | DEC 4-2 | D. Martin | York (PA) | Budd Whitehill National Duals | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 01/10 | L | DEC 5-3 | B. Katz | Springfield | Budd Whitehill National Duals | Semifinal | 285 | |
| 01/10 | L | MD 9-0 | S. Welch | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | Budd Whitehill National Duals | 1st Place Match | 285 | |
| 12/21 | L | DEC 4-2 | J. Clark | Loras | Gator `Boots` Duals | 1st Place Match | 285 | |
| 11/17 | L | MD 10-0 | C. Stack | Washington & Lee | Roanoke College @ Washington & Lee | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 11/02 | L | F 4-1 7:25 SV | M. Cover | Cleveland State | 2024 Southeast Open | Consi of 8 #2 | 285 lbs | |
| 11/02 | L | TF 19-4 4:42 | M. Wolfgram | West Virginia | 2024 Southeast Open | Round of 16 | 285 lbs |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/01 | L | DEC 5-1 | S. Phillips | Thiel | NCAA DIII Regional Southeast | Cons. Round 4 | 285 | |
| 03/01 | L | DEC 1-0 | T. Ragland | Averett | NCAA DIII Regional Southeast | Quarterfinal | 285 | |
| 03/01 | W | DEC 6-2 | B. Loving | Marymount | NCAA DIII Regional Southeast | Champ. Round 2 | 285 | |
| 03/01 | W | DEC 4-3 | H. Benner | Messiah | NCAA DIII Regional Southeast | Champ. Round 1 | 285 | |
| 02/18 | W | DEC 4-1 | T. Ray | Ferrum | Old Dominion Athletic Conference Championships | 3rd Place Match | 285 | |
| 02/17 | W | F 3-0 2:41 | D. Basil-Barker | Shenandoah University | Old Dominion Athletic Conference Championships | Cons. Semi | 285 | |
| 02/17 | L | DEC 4-1 SV | J. Sedovy | Washington & Lee | Old Dominion Athletic Conference Championships | Semifinal | 285 | |
| 02/17 | W | F 10-1 1:33 | P. Trapp | Southern Virginia | Old Dominion Athletic Conference Championships | Quarterfinal | 285 | |
| 02/09 | L | DEC 4-0 | T. Ragland | Averett | Roanoke College @ Averett | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 02/02 | L | DEC 7-1 | R. Dixon | Ferrum | Ferrum @ Roanoke College | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 01/26 | L | DEC 3-1 TB1 | T. Lunt | John Carroll University | 2024 Pete Willson Invitational | Cons. Round 1 | 285 | |
| 01/26 | L | F 10-1 4:47 | G. Garriques | University of Chicago | 2024 Pete Willson Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 285 | |
| 01/21 | L | DEC 2-1 TB1 | J. Sedovy | Washington & Lee | Washington & Lee vs. Roanoke College | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 01/19 | W | F 10-1 1:10 | P. Trapp | Southern Virginia | Southern Virginia @ Roanoke College | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 01/12 | L | DEC 4-1 SV | J. Sedovy | Washington & Lee | Budd Whitehill Duals | 3rd Place Match | 285 | |
| 01/12 | L | DEC 2-0 | N. Nieberle | MSOE | Budd Whitehill Duals | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 01/06 | W | DEC 4-1 SV | T. Ray | Ferrum College | JIM CRYTZER Invitational | 1st Place Match | 285 | |
| 01/06 | W | F 4-1 5:58 | T. Manley | Washington & Jefferson College | JIM CRYTZER Invitational | Semifinal | 285 | |
| 01/06 | W | MD 12-1 | I. Payne | Washington & Jefferson College | JIM CRYTZER Invitational | Quarterfinal | 285 | |
| 12/16 | W | DEC 4-2 | K. Bills | Trine | Gator Boots Duals | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 12/01 | L | F 3-0 1:12 | N. Franco | Brockport | New Standard Corporation Invitational | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 12/01 | L | F 3-3 3:48 | D. Uribes | Apprentice School | New Standard Corporation Invitational | Round 1 | 285 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/03 | L | F 2-0 2:54 | R. Dixon | Ferrum | Roanoke College @ Ferrum | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 01/28 | W | FOR 0-0 | Z. Brown | Norwich | D. Kenneth Ober Memorial Invite | Cons. Round 3 | 285 | |
| 01/28 | L | DEC 8-3 TB1 | T. Manley | Washington & Jefferson | D. Kenneth Ober Memorial Invite | Cons. Round 4 | 285 | |
| 01/28 | L | MD 13-3 | t. Barfield | Norwich | D. Kenneth Ober Memorial Invite | Champ. Round 2 | 285 | |
| 01/13 | W | DEC 7-1 SV | j. Dunn | John Hopkins | 2023 Virginia Duals American College | 3rd Place Match | 285 | |
| 12/07 | L | MD 12-0 | D. Green | Elmira College | Blue Jay Classic | Cons. Round 3 | 285 | |
| 12/07 | L | DEC 3-0 | T. Gitski | Wilkes | Blue Jay Classic | Champ. Round 2 | 285 | |
| 11/20 | L | M FOR 0-0 | C. Emmert | Thomas More | Star City Classic presented by USMC | Cons. Round 1 | 285 | |
| 11/20 | L | FOR 0-0 | G. Mitchell | Ferrum | Star City Classic presented by USMC | Quarterfinal | 285 | |
| 11/20 | L | DEC 3-2 | S. Carlton | Mount Olive | Star City Duals presented by USMC | Round 2 | 285 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/13 | L | MD 10-2 | T. Baldwin | --- | Roanoke College @ Averett | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 02/05 | L | F 12-1 6:39 | K. Lewis | University of the Ozarks | Southeast Wrestling Conference Championships | Cons. Round 3 | 285 | |
| 02/05 | W | DEC 3-1 SV | M. Thomas | Greensboro | Southeast Wrestling Conference Championships | Cons. Round 2 | 285 | |
| 02/05 | L | F 2-0 1:10 | N. Ramirez | Southern Virginia | Southeast Wrestling Conference Championships | Quarterfinal | 285 | |
| 02/05 | W | DEC 7-2 | C. Calhoun | Averett University | Southeast Wrestling Conference Championships | Champ. Round 1 | 285 | |
| 02/04 | L | F 9-0 6:45 | N. Ramirez | Southern Virginia | Southern Virginia @ Roanoke College | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 01/28 | L | DEC 3-2 | R. Villa | Defiance College | Pete Willson Wheaton Invite 2022 | Cons. Round 2 | 285 | |
| 01/28 | L | F 2-0 1:48 | M. Hawkins | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | Pete Willson Wheaton Invite 2022 | Champ. Round 2 | 285 | |
| 01/14 | L | F 0-0 2:04 | R. Weaver | Liberty University | 2022 Virginia Duals American College | Consolation Bracket | 285 | |
| 01/14 | W | DEC 8-2 | J. Sanders | Davis & Elkins | 2022 Virginia Duals American College | 1st Place Match | 235 | |
| 01/14 | L | F 3-2 2:32 | G. Eddy | Davis & Elkins | 2022 Virginia Duals American College | Championship Bracket | 235 | |
| 12/30 | L | F 1-0 5:34 | B. Bonilla | Castleton | Citrus Invitational | 7th Place Match | 285 | |
| 12/30 | L | F 2-0 3:05 | A. Abdulrahman | Castleton | Citrus Invitational | Cons. Round 5 | 285 | |
| 12/29 | W | M FOR 0-0 | Z. Finn | Cornell College | Citrus Invitational | Cons. Round 4 | 285 | |
| 12/29 | W | DEC 5-0 | L. Padilla | Castleton | Citrus Invitational | Cons. Round 3 | 285 | |
| 12/29 | W | DEC 3-1 SV | A. Voigt | St. Johns (MN) | Citrus Invitational | Cons. Round 2 | 285 | |
| 12/29 | L | DEC 8-2 | D. Fox | Cornell College | Citrus Invitational | Champ. Round 2 | 285 | |
| 12/09 | L | DEC 8-2 | B. Williams | --- | Roanoke College @ Greensboro | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 12/09 | L | DEC 8-2 | B. Williams | --- | Roanoke College @ Greensboro | Round 1 | 285 | |
| 12/04 | L | DEC 3-1 | D. Green | Elmira College | Elizabethtown Blue Jay Invite | Round 7 | 285 | |
| 12/04 | W | DEC 6-3 | K. Driscoll | Elizabethtown | Elizabethtown Blue Jay Invite | Round 6 | 285 | |
| 12/04 | W | DEC 5-0 | J. Sanders | Davis & Elkins | Elizabethtown Blue Jay Invite | Round 5 | 285 | |
| 12/04 | L | DEC 5-2 | S. McCurdy | Wilkes | Elizabethtown Blue Jay Invite | Round 4 | 285 | |
| 12/04 | W | MD 10-2 | r. quinn | Keystone College | Elizabethtown Blue Jay Invite | Round 2 | 285 | |
| 11/20 | L | F 0-0 0:40 | N. Ramirez | Southern Virginia | Star City Duals presented by USMC | Round 3 | 285 | |
| 11/20 | L | DEC 7-2 | R. Dixon | Ferrum | Star City Duals presented by USMC | Round 4 | 285 | |
| 11/20 | W | DEC 10-3 | R. Iban | University of the Ozarks | Star City Duals presented by USMC | Round 2 | 285 | |
| 11/15 | L | F 2-0 2:44 | H. Cooper | Coker University | Averett Cougar Open | 5th Place Match | 285 | |
| 11/15 | W | DEC 7-3 | T. Blankenship | Southwest Virginia Community College | Averett Cougar Open | Cons. Semi | 285 | |
| 11/14 | W | DEC 5-1 | Z. Kuneff | Wheeling University | Averett Cougar Open | Cons. Round 4 | 285 | |
| 11/14 | L | MD 9-0 | T. Ragland | Averett University | Averett Cougar Open | Quarterfinal | 285 | |
| 11/14 | W | F 9-4 7:00 | T. Blankenship | Southwest Virginia Community College | Averett Cougar Open | Champ. Round 2 | 285 | |
| 11/14 | W | DEC 4-0 | J. Avery | Liberty | Averett Cougar Open | Champ. Round 1 | 285 | |
| 11/11 | L | DEC 6-0 | C. Chadwick | Washington & Lee | Washington & Lee @ Roanoke College | Round 1 | 285 |