Elijah McDermott
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/21 | W | F 3:32 | N. Lumani | Avon | JV WORLDS 2022 ( Simsbury CT) | RR Rnd 3 | JV - 29 lbs | |
| 02/21 | W | M FOR | A. Dendas | Branford | JV WORLDS 2022 ( Simsbury CT) | RR Rnd 2 | JV - 29 lbs | |
| 02/21 | W | F 3:45 | C. Balletto | Daniel Hand | JV WORLDS 2022 ( Simsbury CT) | RR Rnd 1 | JV - 29 lbs | |
| 02/18 | L | F 2-0 0:44 | N. Nagel | Stratford | 2022 CIAC Divisional Class L (CT) | Consi of 8 #2 | 132 lbs | |
| 02/18 | W | F 5-0 3:33 | M. Smith | South Windsor | 2022 CIAC Divisional Class L (CT) | Consi of 8 #1 | 132 lbs | |
| 02/18 | L | DEC 8-1 | T. Lim | --- | 2022 CIAC Divisional Class L (CT) | Round of 16 | 132 lbs | |
| 02/08 | L | F 5:52 | C. Burgess | Branford | Guilford @ Branford | Dual | 132 lbs | |
| 02/05 | L | F 2-0 0:48 | C. Burgess | Branford | 2022 SCC League Tournament | Consi-Semis | 132 lbs | |
| 02/05 | W | DEC 11-5 | C. Brown | Amity | 2022 SCC League Tournament | Consi of 4 | 132 lbs | |
| 02/05 | L | F 13-3 2:54 | A. Basile | Xavier | 2022 SCC League Tournament | Quarter-Finals | 132 lbs | |
| 02/05 | W | F 2-0 1:25 | E. Trufan | East Haven | 2022 SCC League Tournament | Round of 16 | 132 lbs | |
| 02/01 | L | F 2:42 | A. Basile | Xavier | Xavier @ Guilford | Dual | 132 lbs | |
| 01/27 | L | F 4:51 | C. Wahl | Daniel Hand | Guilford @ Daniel Hand | Dual | 132 lbs | |
| 01/24 | L | F 4:54 | C. Brown | Amity | Amity @ Guilford | Dual | 132 lbs | |
| 01/24 | L | F 4:54 | C. Brown | Amity | Amity @ Guilford | Dual | 132 lbs | |
| 01/22 | L | TF 17-2 | E. Sturdevant | Woodland* | 2022 Colter Abely Mid Season Classic [CT] | RR Rnd 3 | 132 lbs | |
| 01/22 | W | F 1:44 | J. St.Louis | Fitch | 2022 Colter Abely Mid Season Classic [CT] | RR Rnd 2 | 132 lbs | |
| 01/22 | L | F 1:33 | J. Morse | East Lyme/Norwich Tech | 2022 Colter Abely Mid Season Classic [CT] | RR Rnd 1 | 132 lbs | |
| 01/08 | L | F 3:02 | C. Doran | Ledyard | Ledyard @ Guilford | Dual | 132 lbs | |
| 01/08 | L | F 5:57 | D. McMahon | Middletown | Middletown @ Guilford | Dual | 132 lbs | |
| 01/08 | W | F 1:33 | A. Carley | Trumbull | Trumbull @ Guilford | Dual | 132 lbs | |
| 01/05 | L | F 3:38 | C. Mager | Foran | Guilford @ Foran | Dual | 132 lbs | |
| 12/30 | W | F :26 | J. Longo | Rockville | Rockville @ Guilford | Dual | 132 lbs | |
| 12/30 | L | F 3:42 | H. Pomales | Windham | Guilford @ Windham | Dual | 132 lbs | |
| 12/30 | L | F 2:0 | J. Morse | East Lyme/Norwich Tech | East Lyme/Norwich Tech @ Guilford | Dual | 132 lbs | |
| 12/29 | W | F 1:39 | E. Trufan | East Haven | East Haven @ Guilford | Dual | 132 lbs | |
| 12/18 | L | F 2:22 | S. Romano | Joel Barlow | Guilford Invitational 2021 | Consi of 4 | 132 lbs | |
| 12/18 | L | DEC 7-2 | J. Dean | --- | Guilford Invitational 2021 | Quarter-Finals | 132 lbs | |
| 12/18 | W | F 3:00 | T. Gordon | Fitch | Guilford Invitational 2021 | Round of 16 | 132 lbs |