
Rylan Cox
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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02/24 | L | DEC 3-2 | C. Cunningham | Heppner | OSAA/OnPoint State Championships | Conso Quarter | 2A/1A-220 | |
02/24 | L | DEC 6-5 | C. Vance | Toledo | OSAA/OnPoint State Championships | Quarters | 2A/1A-220 | |
01/29 | L | F 4-0 5:40 | L. Wolf | Grant Union | Grant Union Tornament | Round 3 (3 Man) | 285 | |
01/29 | W | F 2-0 1:26 | G. Gallegas | Heppner | Grant Union Tornament | Round 1 (3 Man) | 285 | |
01/28 | L | F 2-0 1:41 | L. Wolf | Grant Union | Bank of Eastern Oregon Invitational | Finals 1st and 2nd | 285 | |
01/28 | W | F 2-0 0:20 | D. Taylor | Culver | Bank of Eastern Oregon Invitational | Championship Round 3 (Semi Finals) | 285 | |
01/28 | W | F 4-0 1:22 | G. Harter | Imbler | Bank of Eastern Oregon Invitational | Championship Round 2 and Consolation Round 1 | 285 | |
01/12 | W | F 2-0 1:17 | I. Boise-LeClaire | Madras | Grant Union/Prairie City @ Madras | Round 1 | 285 | |
01/08 | W | DEC 9-2 | A. Rodriguez | Riverside | JO-HI | Finals | 285 | |
01/07 | W | F 2-0 0:30 | A. Cuevas | Riverside | JO-HI | Semi Top | 285 | |
01/07 | W | F 2-0 2:14 | L. Campos-Mendoza | Umatilla | JO-HI | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 285 | |
01/06 | W | F 2-0 0:49 | J. Johnson | Alsea | JO-HI | Round 1 (16 Man) | 285 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/27 | L | F 0-0 2:55 | W. Johnson | Culver | OSAA/OnPoint 2A/1A State Championships | Finals | 285 | |
02/26 | W | DEC 1-0 | C. Moody | Rogue River | OSAA/OnPoint 2A/1A State Championships | Semifinals | 285 | |
02/26 | W | F 2-0 1:06 | H. Shamir | Oakland | OSAA/OnPoint 2A/1A State Championships | Quarters | 285 | |
02/26 | W | F 3-0 2:31 | A. Parker | Illinois Valley | OSAA/OnPoint 2A/1A State Championships | Round 1 | 285 | |
01/15 | W | F 2-0 3:15 | C. Shaw | 2/1A Central Linn | Oregon Classic HS 2022 | Round 2 (4 Team) | 285 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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06/27 | W | F 1-0 3:36 | B. Tackett | Oakland | OWA 2A/1A State Championship | Round 6 3rd WB | 285 | |
06/26 | W | DEC 5-3 | B. Snell | Kennedy | OWA 2A/1A State Championship | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 285 | |
06/26 | L | F 4-1 2:45 | K. Johnson | Toledo | OWA 2A/1A State Championship | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 285 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/28 | L | DEC 6-3 | M. Ollenhauer | Adrian | OSAA/OnPoint State Championships | Last Friday Conso | 2A/1A-285 | |
02/28 | L | F 2-0 0:17 | D. Herinckx | Rogue River | OSAA/OnPoint State Championships | Friday First Full Round | 2A/1A-285 | |
12/14 | L | F 4-1 1:17 | I. Pena | Mazama High School | Culver Invitational | #6 | 285 | |
12/14 | W | DEC 3-1 TB1 | S. Beymer | Madras High School | Culver Invitational | #5 | 285 | |
12/14 | L | F 2-0 0:40 | D. Underwood | La Pine High School | Culver Invitational | #4 | 285 | |
12/13 | W | F 2-0 0:41 | B. Anderson | Lowell High School | Culver Invitational | #2 | 285 |