
Dreylen Schweitzer
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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03/25 | W | F 11-4 2:42 | M. Beck | Northwest Iowa Wrestling Club | 9th Annual Bill Smith Freestyle Classic | Round 2 (Best of 3) | Freestyle 25 | |
03/25 | W | TF 12-2 2:18 | M. Beck | Northwest Iowa Wrestling Club | 9th Annual Bill Smith Freestyle Classic | Round 1 (Best of 3) | Freestyle 25 | |
01/27 | L | DEC 9-2 | L. Phetxoumphone | Webster City | Boone/Carroll/Webster City | Round 1 | 106 | |
01/27 | L | DEC 4-0 | A. Braddock | Boone | Boone/Carroll/Webster City | Round 1 | 106 | |
01/21 | W | DEC 3-1 | C. Hinz | Jesup | Herb Irgens Invitational | Placement Matches (32 Man) - Saturday | 106 | |
01/21 | W | DEC 3-1 SV | J. Curry | Sergeant Bluff-Luton | Herb Irgens Invitational | Champ. Semis & Cons. Round 5 (32 Man) - Saturday | 106 | |
01/21 | W | DEC 10-4 | B. Oostenink | Sioux Center | Herb Irgens Invitational | Champ. Quarterfinals (32 Man) - Saturday | 106 | |
01/20 | W | F 13-2 2:53 | H. Campion | Solon | Herb Irgens Invitational | Champ. Round 2 & Cons. Round 1 (32 Man) - Friday | 106 | |
01/17 | W | F 4-1 1:36 | J. Artz | Gilbert | Carroll @ Gilbert | Round 1 | 113 | |
01/14 | W | F 6-1 3:02 | G. Kiger | Logan-Magnolia | 2023 Perry Invitational | 1st, 3rd, & 5th Placement Matches (HS Gym) | 113 | |
01/14 | L | DEC 6-4 SV | M. Morgan | Eagle Grove | 2023 Perry Invitational | 3rd Place WB2 (HS Gym) | 113 | |
01/14 | L | DEC 6-3 | A. Serrano | Carlisle | 2023 Perry Invitational | Semi-Finals & 3rd Place WB1 (HS Gym) | 113 | |
01/14 | W | MD 14-0 | G. Kiger | Logan-Magnolia | 2023 Perry Invitational | Quarter-Finals & 7th Place WB1 (HS/MS Gym) | 113 | |
01/14 | W | F 16-2 5:31 | D. Bertran | Webster City | 2023 Perry Invitational | Championship Round of 16 (HS/MS Gym) | 113 | |
01/13 | W | F 6-2 1:58 | N. Scanlan | ADM | ADM @ Carroll | Round 1 | 113 | |
01/08 | L | F 7-1 2:37 | T. Folkers | Ankeny | Jack Mendenhall Invitational - Boys | Finals | 113 | |
01/07 | W | MD 12-3 | T. Stewart | Perry | Jack Mendenhall Invitational - Boys | Round 4 | 113 | |
01/07 | L | MD 12-1 | T. Durden | Papillion-LaVista | Jack Mendenhall Invitational - Boys | Round 3 | 113 | |
01/07 | W | MD 12-4 | T. Hollenkamp | Boone | Jack Mendenhall Invitational - Boys | Round 2 | 113 | |
01/07 | W | TF 18-2 5:39 | R. Bobadilla | Clarion-Goldfield-Dows | Jack Mendenhall Invitational - Boys | Round 1 | 113 | |
01/06 | W | F 11-2 4:34 | A. Reed | North Polk | North Polk, Ballard, Carroll | Round 1 | 113 | |
10/29 | L | DEC 7-4 | J. Cantu | TX | Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals | R6 - Champ & WB (128, 64, 32, & 16) | 113 | |
10/29 | W | DEC 6-5 | R. Wyland | IL | Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals | R5 - WB (128 & 64) | 113 | |
10/28 | L | DEC 5-3 | T. Frazier | IN | Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals | R4 - Champ & WB (128, 64, & 32) | 113 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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01/22 | W | F 4-0 2:45 | M. Beck | OA-BCIG | Herb Irgens Invitational | Placement Matches (32 Man) - Saturday | 106 | |
01/22 | W | F 14-5 4:24 | J. Stanerson | Audubon | Herb Irgens Invitational | Cons. Semis (32 Man) - Saturday | 106 | |
01/22 | L | DEC 5-2 | E. Skoglund | Sergeant Bluff-Luton | Herb Irgens Invitational | Champ. Semis & Cons. Round 5 (32 Man) - Saturday | 106 | |
01/22 | W | F 13-1 5:21 | A. Lindgren | Woodbury Central | Herb Irgens Invitational | Champ. Quarterfinals (32 Man) - Saturday | 106 | |
01/21 | W | F 2-0 1:01 | S. Suchan | Southeast Valley | Herb Irgens Invitational | Champ. Round 2 & Cons. Round 1 (32 Man) - Friday | 106 | |
12/04 | L | MD 9-0 | A. Beck | Dallas Center-Grimes | DCG Mustang Invitational | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 106 | |
12/04 | L | F 12-0 5:40 | C. Vandermark | Ankeny Centennial | DCG Mustang Invitational | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 106 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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12/07 | L | MD 14-3 | J. Parsons | Creston/Orient Macksburg | DCG Mustang Invitational | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 106 | |
12/07 | L | F 11-3 1:15 | J. Fistler | Dallas Center-Grimes | DCG Mustang Invitational | Round 1 (16 Man) | 106 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/25 | L | DEC 4-2 | E. Long | Monticello Wrestling Elite | Iowa AAU Kids State Championship | Round3 | 70 | |
02/24 | L | F 2-0 1:00 | G. Jensen | Wrath | Iowa AAU Kids State Championship | Round1 | 70 |