
Noah Williamson
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/21 | L | F 6-0 2:34 | L. Helon | John Carroll | John Carroll @ Ohio Northern | Round 1 | 174 | |
| 01/21 | L | TF 16-0 2:57 | H. Kupniewski | Baldwin Wallace | Baldwin Wallace @ Ohio Northern | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 01/07 | W | DEC 2-0 | E. Apps | Manchester | Manchester @ Ohio Northern | Round 1 | 174 | |
| 12/22 | L | F 2-1 3:27 | A. Deutel | Apprentice School | Wilkes Open | Champ. Round 1 | 165 | |
| 12/22 | L | TF 16-0 3:52 | R. Kanniard | Rutgers | Wilkes Open | Champ. Round 1 | 165 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/12 | L | DEC 9-3 | K. Martin | Defiance | Mid States Invitational | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 165 | |
| 02/12 | L | F 4-2 2:46 | C. Huggler | --- | Mid States Invitational | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 165 | |
| 02/12 | W | DEC 7-5 | B. Kurtze | --- | Mid States Invitational | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 165 | |
| 02/12 | W | DEC 5-4 | J. Radey | --- | Mid States Invitational | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 165 | |
| 02/12 | L | F 8-0 3:58 | J. Thomas | Mount St. Joseph | Mid States Invitational | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 165 | |
| 02/05 | L | F 16-1 6:02 | J. Lowry | Ohio Wesleyan | John Summa Invitational | Round 5 (32 Man & 16 Man Consi) | 165 | |
| 02/05 | L | F 2-0 1:09 | K. Kelly | Baldwin Wallace | John Summa Invitational | Rnd 4 Quarters (32 Man-16 Man-8 Man) & Consis | 165 | |
| 01/22 | W | TF 15-0 3:22 | D. Kosch | Muskingum | Ohio Northern @ Muskingum | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 01/07 | L | MD 15-2 | C. Everdale | Wilkes | Budd Whitehill Duals | Round 3 (3 Team) | 165 | |
| 01/07 | L | DEF 6-0 3:26 | E. Martin | Ferrum | Budd Whitehill Duals | Semis (4 Team) | 165 | |
| 01/07 | L | F 9-1 6:11 | M. Angers | Castleton | Budd Whitehill Duals | Round 2 (3 Team) | 165 | |
| 12/22 | L | TF 17-2 6:17 | Y. Smaltz | Shenandoah University | Wilkes Invite | Champ. Round 1 | 165 | |
| 12/22 | L | TF 16-0 2:22 | B. Bahna | LIU | Wilkes Invite | Champ. Round 1 | 165 | |
| 12/04 | L | F 8-0 2:54 | M. Reynolds | --- | Ohio Northern Invitational | 2nd Wrestleback (32 Man) | 165 | |
| 12/04 | W | TF 19-1 4:00 | A. Salomone | Wilmington | Ohio Northern Invitational | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 165 | |
| 12/04 | L | DEC 10-3 | E. Atchley | University of Dubuque | Ohio Northern Invitational | Round 1 (32 Man) | 165 | |
| 11/20 | W | DEC 6-2 | J. Pierre | Millikin University | Olivet Duals | Finals (2 Team) | 165 | |
| 11/17 | L | DEC 3-2 | B. Salmons | Heidelberg | Heidelberg @ Ohio Northern | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 11/13 | L | F 12-3 3:21 | T. Rector | Adrian 2 | Adrian Mens Duals 2021 | Round 6 (8 Team) | 165 | |
| 11/13 | L | F 8-1 2:34 | B. Evangelista | Whitewater 2 | Adrian Mens Duals 2021 | Round 5 (8 Team) | 165 | |
| 11/13 | L | DEC 6-3 | Z. Price | Oshkosh - 2 | Adrian Mens Duals 2021 | Round 2 (8 Team) | 165 | |
| 11/06 | L | F 4-4 4:31 | Z. Samson | West Liberty | Mount Union Invitational | Rnd 3 2nd Wrestleback (32 Man) | 165 | |
| 11/06 | L | F 2-0 1:48 | B. Miller | West Liberty | Mount Union Invitational | Rnd 2 (32 Man & 16 Man) | 165 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/15 | L | F 5-4 2:27 | A. Szigeti | Ohio Northern | Mid-States Invitational | Round 5 Consis | 165 | |
| 02/15 | L | TF 17-1 5:49 | E. Garcia | --- | Mid-States Invitational | Quarterfinals | 165 | |
| 02/15 | W | DEC 2-0 | R. Ryder | Adrian | Mid-States Invitational | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 165 | |
| 02/08 | L | F 3-2 1:07 | C. Blake | --- | John Summa Invite | W3 | 165 | |
| 02/08 | L | TF 15-0 3:52 | P. Hearn | Thiel | John Summa Invite | Round of 16 | 165 | |
| 01/18 | L | MD 12-1 | D. Gross | Central Michigan | Alma Open | Round 5 | 165 | |
| 01/18 | W | FOR 0-0 | L. Six | Davenport University | Alma Open | Round 4 | 165 | |
| 01/18 | L | TF 16-0 2:01 | J. Mulins | Rochester University | Alma Open | Round 2 | 165 | |
| 01/04 | L | F 0-0 2:42 | L. Kaminski | Trinty College | Waynesburg Invitational | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 165 | |
| 01/04 | W | DEC 6-4 | D. Schmidt | Alderson Broaddus College | Waynesburg Invitational | 2nd Wrestleback (32 Man) | 165 | |
| 01/04 | L | F 0-0 2:43 | E. Garcia | --- | Waynesburg Invitational | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 165 | |
| 12/07 | L | F 4-0 4:28 | S. Sillman | Adrian College | Ohio Northern Invitational | 4th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 165 | |
| 12/07 | W | DEC 5-1 | J. Wills | Trine University | Ohio Northern Invitational | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 165 | |
| 12/07 | W | TF 16-0 6:01 | J. Flaugher | Wilmington | Ohio Northern Invitational | 2nd Wrestleback (32 Man) | 165 | |
| 12/07 | L | TF 16-0 3:47 | D. Miller | Heidelberg University | Ohio Northern Invitational | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 165 | |
| 12/07 | W | DEC 9-6 | B. Greene | Wilmington | Ohio Northern Invitational | Round 1 (32 Man) | 165 |