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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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02/15 | W | F 12-2 2:19 | S. Ingalls | Southern Maine | Southern Maine @ Norwich | Round 1 | 174 | |
02/09 | W | TF 24-8 4:03 | K. Stickel | Maine Maritime | Norwich @ Maine Maritime | Round 1 | 174 | |
02/07 | W | TF 19-4 3:58 | R. Tarasuk | Plymouth State | Norwich @ Plymouth State | Round 1 | 174 | |
01/18 | L | MD 10-1 | N. Rogers | Springfield | Springfield @ Norwich | Round 1 | 174 | |
01/14 | W | F 0-0 2:06 | I. Harris | Hunter | Mariner Duals | Round 1 | 174 | |
01/13 | L | TF 17-1 4:10 | N. Bell | NYU | Mariner Duals | Round 1 | 174 | |
01/11 | W | DEC 5-2 | T. Badiu | Merchant Marine | Mariner Duals | Round 1 | 174 | |
11/23 | L | DQ 2-3 | M. Forte | Roger Williams | WPI Nov Duals | Round 1 | 184 | |
11/23 | W | MD 16-5 | R. Hsu | Worcester Polytechnic | WPI Nov Duals | Round 1 | 184 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/18 | W | F 0-0 | T. Cherival | Western New England | Norwich @ Western New England | Round 1 | 184 | |
02/17 | W | MD 14-4 | N. Rogers | Springfield | Norwich @ Springfield | Round 1 | 184 | |
02/10 | W | TF 19-4 2:50 | M. Sanchez | Southern Maine | Norwich @ Southern Maine | Round 1 | 184 | |
02/08 | W | F 19-4 2:03 | C. Barrios | Plymouth State | Plymouth State @ Norwich | Round 1 | 184 | |
02/03 | W | TF 21-5 4:39 | M. Bremner | American International | American International @ Norwich | Round 1 | 184 | |
01/13 | W | DEC 21-18 | N. Philion | New England College | NEC/CGA/NU | Round 1 | 184 | |
11/18 | L | F 14-12 4:58 | J. Tully | Worcester Polytechnic | Norwich @ Worcester Polytechnic | Round 1 | 184 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/26 | L | F 7-6 4:36 | D. Cowley | U.S. Merchant Marine Academy | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | WB4 | 184 | |
02/25 | W | MD 17-9 | J. Reiter | Rhode Island College | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | Quarters and WB3 | 184 | |
02/25 | L | F 3-2 1:50 | R. DeVivo | Johnson & Wales University (Rhode Island) | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | Round 2 | 184 | |
02/25 | W | TF 22-7 5:53 | G. Ostrom | Western New England University | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | Prelim Round 1 | 184 | |
01/28 | L | DEC 8-6 | W. Davis | Elizabethtown | D. Kenneth Ober Memorial Invite | 3rd Place | 184 | |
01/28 | W | NC 0-0 | V. Pryor | McDaniel | D. Kenneth Ober Memorial Invite | Round 7 Consi Semis | 184 | |
01/28 | L | MD 19-5 | M. Bromley | McDaniel | D. Kenneth Ober Memorial Invite | Round 6 Semi Top | 184 | |
01/28 | W | MD 16-8 | E. Martin | RIT | D. Kenneth Ober Memorial Invite | Round 4 Quarters | 184 | |
01/28 | W | DEC 15-11 | S. Martinos | Roanoke College | D. Kenneth Ober Memorial Invite | Round 2 - 32 Ch 2 WB 1 / 16 Ch 1 | 184 |