Nicholas Campagna
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/02 | L | F 3-0 2:18 | K. Smith | USMAPS | Zingo Nationals (The Open) | Placement Matches (32 Man) | 157 | |
| 03/02 | W | DEC 10-9 | H. Coy | Unattatched | Zingo Nationals (The Open) | Semis & 5th WB (32 Man) | 157 | |
| 03/02 | W | DEC 9-7 | R. Iwanicki | Columbia-Unattached | Zingo Nationals (The Open) | 4th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 157 | |
| 03/02 | W | TF 20-4 4:30 | K. Deisley | Franklin and Marshall | Zingo Nationals (The Open) | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 157 | |
| 03/02 | L | DEC 8-6 | J. Brown | Binghamton | Zingo Nationals (The Open) | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 157 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/01 | L | DEC 3-2 | F. DiBella | St Joseph (Montvale) HS | NJSIAA State Championships | Quarterfinals | 157 | |
| 02/29 | W | F 2-1 4:59 | L. Wiecoreck | Voorhees (Glen Gardner) | NJSIAA State Championships | Pre-Quarterfinals | 157 | |
| 02/24 | L | MD 13-4 | M. Henrich | Southern Regional | NJSIAA Region 7 | Championship | 157 | |
| 02/24 | W | DEC 6-2 | R. Onorato | Paulsboro H.S. | NJSIAA Region 7 | Semis (16 Man) | 157 | |
| 02/24 | W | MD 15-5 | C. Jackson | West Deptford | NJSIAA Region 7 | Quarters (16 Man) | 157 | |
| 02/18 | W | F 14-3 3:22 | C. Tyson | Cherry Hill West | NJSIAA District 27 | First Place | 157 | |
| 02/17 | W | F 2-0 1:07 | N. Schmied | Seneca | NJSIAA District 27 | Semis (16 Man) | 157 | |
| 02/17 | W | F 5-0 1:23 | N. Stanton | Maple Shade | NJSIAA District 27 | Quarters (16 Man) | 157 | |
| 02/09 | W | DEC 6-5 | C. Betz | Delbarton School | Christian Brothers Academy @ Delbarton School | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 0-0 2:30 | N. Bracho | Freehold Township | TRE-Tri | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 10-4 3:01 | D. | Long Branch | TRE-Tri | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 6-0 0:40 | S. Snyder | Toms River East H.S. | TRE-Tri | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/25 | W | F 0-0 0:45 | D. Sciarappa | Shore Regional | Shore Regional @ Christian Brothers Academy | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/24 | W | F 13-3 1:44 | A. Avanesyan | Marlboro | Marlboro @ Christian Brothers Academy | Round 1 | 157 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/18 | L | VSU1 12-2 4:31 | B. Jr. | Iowa | 2023 US Marine Corps 16U & Junior Nationals | Cons 32 #2 | 160 lbs | |
| 07/18 | W | VSU 10-0 1:58 | R. Clink | California | 2023 US Marine Corps 16U & Junior Nationals | Cons 32 #1 | 160 lbs | |
| 07/18 | W | VPO1 16-12 | A. Craft | New Jersey | 2023 US Marine Corps 16U & Junior Nationals | Cons 64 #2 | 160 lbs | |
| 07/17 | L | VSU1 15-4 5:03 | J. Dailey | Pennsylvania | 2023 US Marine Corps 16U & Junior Nationals | Rnd of 64 | 160 lbs | |
| 07/17 | W | VPO1 7-1 | G. Davis | Indiana | 2023 US Marine Corps 16U & Junior Nationals | Rnd of 128 | 160 lbs | |
| 05/21 | W | VPO1 5-2 | Z. Ballante | Unattached1 | 2023 USAWNJ FS/GR State Championships | Finals | 160 lbs | |
| 05/21 | W | VSU 10-0 3:53 | F. DiBella | Buxton | 2023 USAWNJ FS/GR State Championships | Semi-Finals | 160 lbs | |
| 05/21 | W | VSU1 13-2 3:12 | B. Garcia | Olympic | 2023 USAWNJ FS/GR State Championships | Quarter-Finals | 160 lbs | |
| 03/04 | L | DEC 3-1 SV | T. Barrett | Christian Brothers Academy | NJSIAA State Championships | Wrestleback 4 | 150 | |
| 03/03 | W | DEC 11-4 | A. Laboy | Middle Township | NJSIAA State Championships | Wrestleback 3 | 150 | |
| 03/03 | W | DEC 9-4 | J. Wacha | Pascack Hills | NJSIAA State Championships | Wrestleback 2 | 150 | |
| 03/02 | L | DEC 10-9 | D. Roskos | Delran | NJSIAA State Championships | Pre-Quarterfinals | 150 | |
| 03/02 | W | DEC 10-5 | C. Colasurdo | Delaware Valley Regional | NJSIAA State Championships | Preliminaries | 150 | |
| 02/25 | W | DEC 5-2 | L. Kearns | Saint Thomas Aquinas | NJSIAA Region 4 @ Union HS Feb 24-25, 2023 | Championship | 150 | |
| 02/25 | W | DEC 11-6 | J. Ortega | Arthur Johnson | NJSIAA Region 4 @ Union HS Feb 24-25, 2023 | Semis (16 Man) | 150 | |
| 02/25 | W | DEC 9-2 | J. Ruiz | St Peters Preparatory School | NJSIAA Region 4 | Quarters (16 Man) | 150 | |
| 02/11 | W | DEC 7-3 | R. Boos | Delsea | NJSIAA Group III State Semifinals | Round 1 | 150 | |
| 02/07 | W | F 0-0 0:33 | N. O`Grady | Robbinsville | NJSIAA Central Jersey Group 3 Quarter-finals and Semi-finals | Round 1 | 150 | |
| 02/02 | W | F 0-0 0:57 | J. Howarth | Saint Thomas Aquinas | South Plainfield @ Saint Thomas Aquinas | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/23 | L | DEC 5-1 | M. Henrich | Southern Regional | South Plainfield @ Southern Regional | Round 1 | 150 | |
| 01/21 | L | DEC 5-1 | M. Henrich | Southern Regional | South Plainfield @ Southern Regional | Round 1 | 150 | |
| 01/19 | W | F 0-0 2:37 | J. DeCastro | Perth Amboy | South Plainfield @ Perth Amboy | Round 1 | 150 | |
| 01/17 | W | F 0-0 1:25 | A. Miller | Old Bridge | Old Bridge @ South Plainfield | Round 1 | 150 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 0-0 1:25 | A. Miller | Old Bridge | Old Bridge @ South Plainfield | Round 1 | 150 | |
| 01/07 | W | DEC 10-5 | s. marchese | Delsea | Boresch Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/07 | W | F 0-0 0:28 | D. Hetzel | Newton | Boresch Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 150 | |
| 01/05 | W | MD 10-2 | E. Mendez | St. Joseph Metuchen | South Plainfield @ St. Joseph Metuchen | Round 1 | 150 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/30 | W | MD 15-5 | E. Mendez | St. Joseph Metuchen | 2022 Greater Middlesex Conference | Championship Finals | 150 | |
| 01/30 | W | MD 9-1 | R. Stradling | Middlesex | 2022 Greater Middlesex Conference | Semis & WB (32 Man) | 150 | |
| 01/29 | W | F 0-0 0:37 | J. Howarth | Saint Thomas Aquinas | 2022 Greater Middlesex Conference | Quarters & WB (32 Man) | 150 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 0-0 0:14 | S. Ignotis | Spotswood | 2022 Greater Middlesex Conference | Pre-Quarterfinals | 150 |