Dalton Battle
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | L | DEC 8-1 | B. Lewis | VMI | Appalachian State @ VMI | Round 1 | 184 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/25 | W | DEC 5-1 | M. Dicarlo | The Citadel | Wildcat Open | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 02/25 | W | F 11-0 4:53 | A. Macchiavello | NC State | Wildcat Open | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 02/25 | L | DEC 8-2 | G. Kane | North Carolina | Wildcat Open | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 02/25 | W | DEC 8-4 | U. Varner | UNC Pembroke | Wildcat Open | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 02/25 | W | TF 15-0 1:50 | S. Bartholomew | UNC Pembroke | Wildcat Open | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 01/27 | W | MD 10-0 | M. Dicarlo | The Citadel | Appalachian Open | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 01/27 | W | DEC 8-2 | J. Zovistoski | Appalachian State | Appalachian Open | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 01/27 | L | TF 18-2 4:11 | S. Fisher | Virginia Tech | Appalachian Open | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 01/01 | W | DEC 6-3 | A. Gacek | Clarion | Southern Scuffle | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 01/01 | W | F 5-7 5:47 | C. Isabelle | Brown | Southern Scuffle | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 01/01 | L | MD 10-2 | R. Rogotzke | Indiana | Southern Scuffle | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 01/01 | L | MD 12-4 | A. Wojcikiewicz | Stanford | Southern Scuffle | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 11/11 | L | DEC 9-4 | G. Musser | Air Force | Mountaineer Invitational | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 11/11 | L | DEC 8-5 | J. Anderson | Gardner-Webb | Mountaineer Invitational | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 11/05 | L | DEC 4-2 | T. Brooker | Appalachian State | Battle at The Citadel | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 11/05 | L | F 7-0 1:28 | R. Rogotzke | Indiana | Battle at The Citadel | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 11/05 | W | DEC 5-2 | A. Ortega | The Citadel | Battle at The Citadel | Round 1 | 184 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/28 | W | MD 12-3 | B. Bumgarner | Chattanooga | AppState Open | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 01/28 | L | TF 15-0 4:42 | H. Danals | Virginia | AppState Open | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 01/28 | L | DEC 3-1 SV | H. Adams | Appalachian State | AppState Open | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 01/28 | W | DEC 9-3 | J. Zovistoski | Appalachian State | AppState Open | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 12/04 | W | MD 16-3 | J. Pargoe | Gardner-Webb | ARMS Software Patriots Open | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 12/04 | L | DEC 6-1 | J. Anderson | Gardner-Webb | ARMS Software Patriots Open | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 12/04 | W | MD 11-2 | D. Marshall | Newberry | ARMS Software Patriots Open | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 12/04 | L | MD 11-2 | S. Fisher | Virginia Tech | ARMS Software Patriots Open | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 11/12 | W | MD 10-1 | L. Gregory | Greensboro | Mountaineer Open | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 11/12 | L | MD 15-7 | G. Gammell | Virginia | Mountaineer Open | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 11/12 | L | DEC 2-1 | H. Adams | Appalachian State | Mountaineer Open | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 11/05 | L | DEC 8-1 | J. Wehmeyer | Columbia | Southeast Open | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 11/05 | W | MD 13-2 | B. Valdes | Newberry | Southeast Open | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 11/05 | W | DEC 7-5 | T. Schoffstall | Liberty Christian Academy - UNATT | Southeast Open | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 11/05 | W | MD 10-1 | I. Love | Tiffin | Southeast Open | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 11/05 | W | F 6-0 2:41 | I. Dolph | VMI | Southeast Open | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 11/05 | W | F 6-0 1:13 | D. Brown | Newberry | Southeast Open | Round 1 | 184 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/10 | L | DEC 6-5 | C. Blaha | Michigan State | Edinboro Open | Cons. Round 2 | 174 | |
| 02/06 | L | DEC 6-5 | C. Blaha | Michigan State | Edinboro Open | Round 1 | 174 | |
| 02/06 | W | DEC 10-4 | L. Galasso | Central Michigan | Edinboro Open | Round 1 | 174 | |
| 02/06 | L | MD 12-2 | M. Maylor | Michigan | Edinboro Open | Round 1 | 174 | |
| 01/29 | L | F 4-2 2:23 | R. Patrick | Virginia | Appalachian Open | Round 1 | 174 | |
| 01/29 | L | DEC 7-3 | D. Veltri | Virginia | Appalachian Open | Round 1 | 174 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/30 | W | F 2-0 1:39 | Z. McAfee | Sonoraville | GHSA STATE DUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS | Championship Bracket | 170 | |
| 01/30 | W | F 2-0 0:48 | M. Duriez | Greater Atlanta Christian HS | GHSA STATE DUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS | Championship Bracket | 170 | |
| 01/30 | W | F 10-0 4:56 | A. Jacinto | Gilmer County | GHSA STATE DUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS | 1st Place Match | 170 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/31 | W | F 2-0 0:19 | S. Corley | Mount Vernon Presbyterian | Georgia Middle School State Duals | Round 2 | 136 | |
| 01/31 | W | F 2-0 0:28 | R. Biggott | Peachtree Ridge | Georgia Middle School State Duals | Round 4 | 136 | |
| 01/31 | W | F 3-0 1:06 | Z. Kramer | Lambert | Georgia Middle School State Duals | Round 3 | 136 | |
| 01/31 | W | MD 11-0 | G. Graham | Gordon Lee | Georgia Middle School State Duals | 1st Place Match | 136 | |
| 01/31 | W | TF 15-0 2:49 | T. Askew | Collins Hill | Georgia Middle School State Duals | Semifinal | 136 |