Jaxon Yang
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/12 | W | F 4:15 | D. Pollard | Bloomfield/Weav/EW | Bloomfield/Weav/EW @ Windsor | Dual | 285 lbs | |
| 02/08 | L | F 3-0 0:38 | N. Ebrahimi | Berlin | CCC Conference (CT) Tournament 2025 | Finals | 285 lbs | |
| 02/08 | W | F 8-2 2:53 | M. Smith | Platt | CCC Conference (CT) Tournament 2025 | Semi-Finals | 285 lbs | |
| 02/08 | W | F 8-1 1:57 | G. Martin | Southington | CCC Conference (CT) Tournament 2025 | Quarter-Finals | 285 lbs | |
| 02/08 | W | F 3-0 1:52 | A. Wilson | RHAM | CCC Conference (CT) Tournament 2025 | Round of 16 | 285 lbs | |
| 02/05 | L | F 2:16 | A. Dudley | Glastonbury | Windsor @ Glastonbury | Dual | 285 lbs | |
| 01/28 | W | F :28 | S. Pelkey | Enfield | Enfield @ Windsor | Dual | 285 lbs | |
| 01/25 | W | F :38 | A. Spears | Montville/Plainfield | Montville/Plainfield @ Windsor | Dual | 285 lbs | |
| 01/25 | W | F :56 | H. Condo | Daniel Hand | Daniel Hand @ Windsor | Dual | 285 lbs | |
| 01/25 | W | F 0:22 | S. McCleary | Griswold/Wheeler | Windsor v Griswold/Wheeler | Dual | 285 lbs | |
| 01/25 | W | F 3:16 | C. Wright | Plainville | Windsor @ Plainville | Dual | 285 lbs | |
| 01/22 | W | F :41 | N. Gallagher | EO Smith | EO Smith @ Windsor | Dual | 285 lbs | |
| 01/18 | L | F 0-0 0:27 | M. Smith | Platt | 2025 Greater Hartford Open | 3rd Place | 285 lbs | |
| 01/18 | W | F 3-0 0:31 | C. Wright | Plainville | 2025 Greater Hartford Open | Consi-Semis | 285 lbs | |
| 01/18 | L | F 6-1 2:41 | A. Oates | Killingly | 2025 Greater Hartford Open | Semi-Finals | 285 lbs | |
| 01/18 | W | F 3-0 0:31 | L. Abbatemarco | Hall | 2025 Greater Hartford Open | Quarter-Finals | 285 lbs | |
| 01/18 | W | F 15-1 2:19 | K. Phulgence | Conard | 2025 Greater Hartford Open | Round of 16 | 285 lbs | |
| 01/15 | W | F :09 | K. Petgrave | South Windsor | Windsor @ South Windsor | Dual | 285 lbs | |
| 01/07 | W | F :41 | J. Knox | RHAM | RHAM @ Windsor | Dual | 285 lbs | |
| 12/30 | W | F :29 | H. Manning | Rocky Hill | Rocky Hill @ Windsor | Dual | 285 lbs | |
| 12/18 | W | F 2:30 | W. Williams | Bristol Eastern | Bristol Eastern @ Windsor | Dual | 285 lbs |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/17 | L | F 2-0 0:46 | C. Morin | Bunnell | 2024 CIAC Divisional Class L (CT) | Consi of 4 | 285 lbs | |
| 02/17 | W | F 2-0 2:38 | D. Pollard | Bloomfield/Weaver | 2024 CIAC Divisional Class L (CT) | Consi of 8 #2 | 285 lbs | |
| 02/17 | L | F 10-11 3:21 | S. Selimoglu | Farmington | 2024 CIAC Divisional Class L (CT) | Quarter-Finals | 285 lbs | |
| 02/16 | W | F 2-0 0:25 | A. Stackhouse | Middletown | 2024 CIAC Divisional Class L (CT) | Round of 16 | 285 lbs | |
| 02/08 | W | F 1:59 | D. Pollard | Bloomfield/Weaver | Bloomfield/Weaver @ Windsor | Dual | 285 lbs | |
| 02/03 | W | F 3:14 | S. Selimoglu | Farmington | CCC Conference (CT) Tournament 2024 | 5th Place | 285 lbs | |
| 02/03 | L | DEC 5-3 | L. Abbatemarco | Hall | CCC Conference (CT) Tournament 2024 | Consi-Semis | 285 lbs | |
| 02/03 | W | F 0:15 | D. Pollard | Bloomfield | CCC Conference (CT) Tournament 2024 | Consi of 4 | 285 lbs | |
| 02/03 | W | F 1:47 | O. Holmes | Conard | CCC Conference (CT) Tournament 2024 | Consi of 8 #2 | 285 lbs | |
| 02/03 | W | F 0:43 | L. Amodeo | RHAM | CCC Conference (CT) Tournament 2024 | Consi of 8 #1 | 285 lbs | |
| 02/03 | L | F 2:52 | N. Sovannara | Bristol Eastern | CCC Conference (CT) Tournament 2024 | Round of 16 | 285 lbs | |
| 01/24 | L | F :28 | K. Crawford | Enfield | Windsor @ Enfield | Dual | 285 lbs | |
| 01/17 | W | F 3:35 | N. Gallagher | EO Smith | EO Smith @ Windsor | Dual | 285 lbs | |
| 01/13 | L | F 5-2 2:05 | J. Fuccillo | Brookfield/Shepaug | 2024 Greater Hartford Open | 3rd Place | 285 lbs | |
| 01/13 | W | F 2-1 1:50 | L. Abbatemarco | Hall | 2024 Greater Hartford Open | Consi-Semis | 285 lbs | |
| 01/13 | L | F 0-0 2:29 | B. Wright | Plainville | 2024 Greater Hartford Open | Semi-Finals | 285 lbs | |
| 01/13 | W | F 2-2 1:08 | J. Frias | Platt | 2024 Greater Hartford Open | Quarter-Finals | 285 lbs | |
| 01/13 | W | F 10-1 2:28 | O. Holmes | Conard | 2024 Greater Hartford Open | Round of 16 | 285 lbs | |
| 01/03 | L | F 3:47 | B. Magnanini | RHAM | Windsor @ RHAM | Dual | 285 lbs | |
| 12/13 | W | F 1:15 | M. Jackson | Newington | Newington @ Windsor | Dual | 285 lbs |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/18 | L | DEC 5-3 | L. Murphy | Guilford | 2023 CIAC Divisional Class L (CT) | 3rd Place | 285 lbs | |
| 02/18 | W | F 4-6 1:47 | A. Gaboury | Xavier | 2023 CIAC Divisional Class L (CT) | Consi-Semis | 285 lbs | |
| 02/18 | L | F 2-0 0:56 | J. DaSilva | --- | 2023 CIAC Divisional Class L (CT) | Semi-Finals | 285 lbs | |
| 02/18 | W | F 4-4 3:38 | A. Watson | New Milford | 2023 CIAC Divisional Class L (CT) | Quarter-Finals | 285 lbs | |
| 02/17 | W | F 7-0 2:37 | Z. Hill | Middletown | 2023 CIAC Divisional Class L (CT) | Round of 16 | 285 lbs | |
| 02/04 | L | F 3:24 | T. Delacruz | RHAM | CCC Conference Tournament 2023 | 5th Place | 285 lbs | |
| 02/04 | L | F 4:01 | K. Crawford | Enfield | CCC Conference Tournament 2023 | Consi-Semis | 285 lbs | |
| 02/04 | W | F 2:19 | V. Previti | Newington | CCC Conference Tournament 2023 | Consi of 4 | 285 lbs | |
| 02/04 | W | F 0:46 | K. Wilson | Simsbury | CCC Conference Tournament 2023 | Consi of 8 #2 | 285 lbs | |
| 02/04 | W | DEC 4-0 | Z. Varricchio | Berlin | CCC Conference Tournament 2023 | Consi of 8 #1 | 285 lbs | |
| 02/04 | W | F 0:59 | S. Nuon | Bristol Eastern | CCC Conference Tournament 2023 | Consi of 16 #2 | 285 lbs | |
| 02/04 | L | DEC 5-2 | T. Delacruz | RHAM | CCC Conference Tournament 2023 | Round of 16 | 285 lbs | |
| 02/03 | W | F 0:55 | D. Pollard | Bloomfield | CCC Conference Tournament 2023 | Round of 32 | 285 lbs | |
| 02/01 | W | F 5:21 | R. Spadaro | Wethersfield | Windsor @ Wethersfield | Dual | 285 lbs | |
| 01/31 | L | F 2:45 | T. Delacruz | RHAM | Windsor @ RHAM | Dual | 285 lbs | |
| 01/28 | L | F 0:38 | J. Bonilla | New Haven | Doc Meyers Brawl on the Hill | Finals | 285 lbs | |
| 01/28 | W | F 3:43 | E. Kocaqi | Rocky Hill | Doc Meyers Brawl on the Hill | Semi-Finals | 285 lbs | |
| 01/26 | L | F :55 | K. Crawford | Enfield | Enfield @ Windsor | Dual | 285 lbs | |
| 01/18 | W | F 1:28 | E. Kocaqi | Rocky Hill | Windsor @ Rocky Hill | Dual | 285 lbs | |
| 01/14 | L | FOR | E. Adams | Killingly | 2023 Greater Hartford Open | Consi of 8 #2 | 285 lbs | |
| 01/14 | W | F 3-12 1:53 | A. Sarkis | Bristol Central | 2023 Greater Hartford Open | Consi of 8 #1 | 285 lbs | |
| 01/14 | L | F 2-0 0:58 | J. Dasilva | Newtown | 2023 Greater Hartford Open | Round of 16 | 285 lbs | |
| 01/07 | W | F 0:34 | M. DiNunzio | Nonnewaug | Warrior Invitational | 3rd Place | 285 lbs | |
| 01/07 | L | F 1:21 | A. Shivas | Derby/Oxford/Holy Cross | Warrior Invitational | Semi-Finals | 285 lbs | |
| 01/04 | W | F 1:00 | D. Rohan | Glastonbury | Windsor @ Glastonbury | Dual | 285 lbs | |
| 12/17 | W | F 3:46 | C. Yarusewicz | Rockville | Rockville @ Windsor | Round 1 | 285 lbs | |
| 12/17 | L | DEC 7-4 | D. Williams | Maloney | Maloney @ Windsor | Dual | 285 lbs | |
| 12/17 | L | F 4:59 | J. Oz | Plainville | Windsor@Plainville | Round 1 | 285 lbs | |
| 12/17 | W | F :38 | N. Botto | Terryville/Thomaston | Terryville/Thomaston @ Windsor | Round 1 | 285 lbs | |
| 12/14 | L | F 3:48 | J. Mitchell | Platt | Windsor @ Platt | Dual | 285 lbs |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/27 | W | DEC 3-2 | S. Richardson | Stamford | USAWCT Kids State Championship 2022 | RR Rnd 2 | 250 lbs | |
| 02/27 | W | DEC 1-0 | A. Davies | Gladiator Youth | USAWCT Kids State Championship 2022 | RR Rnd 1 | 250 lbs | |
| 02/20 | W | DEC 1-0 | A. Davies | Gladiator Youth | USAWCT 2022 Kids State Qualifier Location 1 Danbury | RR Rnd 3 | 250 lbs | |
| 02/20 | W | DEC 2-0 | A. Davies | Gladiator Youth | USAWCT 2022 Kids State Qualifier Location 1 Danbury | RR Rnd 2 | 250 lbs | |
| 02/20 | L | F 1:23 | A. Davies | Gladiator Youth | USAWCT 2022 Kids State Qualifier Location 1 Danbury | RR Rnd 1 | 250 lbs | |
| 02/06 | W | F 3:08 | J. Macarz | Newington Youth | Spartan Battle of Champions (Youth) | RR Rnd 3 | MS - 19 lbs | |
| 02/06 | W | DEC 7-0 | J. Macarz | Newington Youth | Spartan Battle of Champions (Youth) | RR Rnd 2 | MS - 19 lbs | |
| 02/06 | L | F 1:11 | J. Macarz | Newington Youth | Spartan Battle of Champions (Youth) | RR Rnd 1 | MS - 19 lbs |