
Liam Osolin
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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03/01 | W | F 3-0 0:56 | F. Purvis | Summerville Takedown Club | 2024/2025 SCYWA State Championships | Round 5 (5 Man) | 80 | |
03/01 | W | TF 30-14 4:13 | A. Smith | Grizzlies Wrestling Club | 2024/2025 SCYWA State Championships | Round 4 (5 Man) | 80 | |
03/01 | W | DEC 9-2 | G. Tanis | C2X | 2024/2025 SCYWA State Championships | Round 2 (5 Man) | 80 | |
03/01 | W | F 13-0 3:23 | Z. Mandell | Eastside Youth Wrestling | 2024/2025 SCYWA State Championships | Round 1 (5 Man) | 80 | |
02/15 | W | MD 17-4 | A. Smith | Grizzlies Wrestling Club | Grizzle Grapple | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 80 | |
02/15 | W | TF 16-0 2:43 | O. Mandon | C2X | Grizzle Grapple | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 80 | |
02/15 | W | TF 20-2 3:55 | F. Purvis | Summerville Takedown Club | Grizzle Grapple | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 80 | |
02/08 | L | DEF 3-2 4:22 | M. Sargsyan | LWC | Tyrant McDonogh Open | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 76 | |
02/08 | L | TF 20-2 4:03 | K. Bassiri | Capital City Wrestling Club | Tyrant McDonogh Open | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 76 | |
01/04 | W | F 10-0 1:30 | F. Purvis | Summerville Takedown | Summerville Slam | Round 4 (5 Man) | 80 | |
01/04 | W | DEC 3-0 | A. Bushaw | Carolina Reapers | Summerville Slam | Round 3 (5 Man) | 80 | |
01/04 | W | F 3-0 0:47 | C. Satterfield | Eastside Youth Wrestling | Summerville Slam | Round 2 (5 Man) | 80 | |
01/04 | W | TF 22-5 3:43 | A. Smith | Grizzlies Wrestling Club | Summerville Slam | Round 1 (5 Man) | 80 | |
12/28 | L | DEC 9-3 | L. Oliver | The Storm Wrestling Center | Seasons Beatings 2024 | 1st & 3rd (16 Man) | 75 | |
12/28 | W | TF 20-4 3:27 | A. Smith | Grizzlies Wrestling Club | Seasons Beatings 2024 | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 75 | |
12/28 | W | F 6-0 3:41 | A. Wilson | C2X | Seasons Beatings 2024 | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 75 | |
12/28 | W | M FOR 0-0 | B. Gilson | C2X | Seasons Beatings 2024 | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 75 | |
12/28 | W | F 3-0 0:21 | M. Halpern | Carolina Reapers | Seasons Beatings 2024 | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 75 | |
12/28 | L | TF 15-0 3:19 | C. Downing | The Storm Wrestling Center | Seasons Beatings 2024 | Round 1 (16 Man) | 75 | |
12/08 | W | TF 16-0 3:30 | N. Liles | Rabbit Turner | The Bear 12U Duals | Round 3 (6 Team) | 80 | |
12/08 | L | F 3-0 0:20 | A. Mills | Roundtree Wrestling Acadamy | The Bear 12U Duals | Round 1 (6 Team) | 80 | |
12/08 | L | F 3-0 0:38 | C. Hodo | Ohio Gold | The Bear 12U Duals | Round 4 (6 Team) | 80 | |
12/08 | W | TF 16-1 3:44 | A. Morrison | Full Circle | The Bear 12U Duals | Round 2 (6 Team) | 80 | |
12/08 | L | TF 15-0 3:00 | E. Erksine | Grindhouse | The Bear 12U Duals | Round 5 (6 Team) | 80 | |
12/07 | L | DEC 7-4 | J. Flores | Ohio gold | The Bear Individual | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 78 | |
12/07 | L | MD 17-9 | J. White | Combat Athletics | The Bear Individual | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 78 | |
11/23 | L | F 9-0 2:16 | J. Keith | Mighty Warriors Wrestling Acad | The Timberwolf Takedown | Round 2 (3 Man) | 80 | |
11/23 | L | F 9-0 4:12 | B. Bolin | West Wateree Wrestling Club | The Timberwolf Takedown | Round 1 (3 Man) | 80 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/03 | W | DEC 4-2 | C. Satterfield | Eastside Youth Wrestling | The People`s Choice | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 66 | |
02/03 | W | F 6-0 1:23 | L. Hedden | JET | The People`s Choice | Semis & WB (8 Man) | 66 | |
01/14 | W | F 13-2 5:54 | C. Humpal | Wolfpack Wrestling Club | MAT WARS DUALS | Round 4 (16 Team) | 64 | |
01/06 | W | MD 13-0 | A. Calderon | Sons of Thunder | Summerville Slam | 2nd Place Match (16 Man) | 66 | |
01/06 | W | DEC 2-0 | K. Sims | Cane Bay Cobras | Summerville Slam | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 66 | |
01/06 | W | DEC 7-0 | Z. Mikhaylov | James Island Youth Wrestling | Summerville Slam | Cons. Semis (16 Man) | 66 | |
01/06 | L | DEC 5-4 | K. Seidel | Sly Fox | Summerville Slam | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 66 | |
01/06 | W | F 7-0 0:51 | J. Batts | Knights Youth Wrestling | Summerville Slam | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 66 | |
12/09 | W | F 6-2 2:23 | A. Calderon | Sons of Thunder | Wildcat Wrangle | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 66 | |
12/09 | W | F 2-0 0:39 | C. Satterfield | Eastside Youth Wrestling | Wildcat Wrangle | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 66 | |
12/09 | W | DEC 9-2 | K. Sims | Cane Bay Cobras | Wildcat Wrangle | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 66 | |
11/18 | L | F 2-0 0:42 | K. Sims | Cane Bay Cobras | The Elite Predator Challege | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 66 | |
11/18 | W | TF 15-0 2:41 | J. Jackson | Gaston Grizzlies | The Elite Predator Challege | Cons. Semis (16 Man) | 66 | |
11/18 | L | MD 9-0 | B. Gilson | CORE Wrestling | The Elite Predator Challege | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 66 | |
11/18 | W | F 4-0 1:24 | A. Manucy | Ninety Six Wrestling | The Elite Predator Challege | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 66 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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04/29 | L | DEC 6-3 | J. Benitez | Valhalla WC | Army National Guard Ironman | round5 | 60-66 | |
04/29 | W | F 0-0 | T. Gerringer | Pelion Youth Wrestling | Army National Guard Ironman | round3 | 60-66 | |
02/11 | W | F 9-2 4:27 | C. Verner | Noke Wrestling RTC | Tyrant Daystar Open | Round 3 (4 Man) | 60 | |
02/11 | W | DEC 15-9 | D. Jessup | Matoaca Youth Wrestling Club | Tyrant Daystar Open | Round 2 (4 Man) | 60 | |
02/11 | W | FOR 0-0 | J. Byers | East Coast Elite | Tyrant Daystar Open | Round 1 (4 Man) | 60 | |
01/14 | W | F 2-3 1:54 | S. Scott | Tar Heel Wrestling Club | TOA - 2023 Hot Rod Blowout | 1st places | 56-58 | |
01/14 | W | DEC 4-3 | A. Watson | Backyard Brawlers Wrestling Club | TOA - 2023 Hot Rod Blowout | Quarters | 56-58 | |
01/14 | L | F 8-3 2:36 | A. Calderon | ET Wrestling | TOA - 2023 Hot Rod Blowout | rr Round 1 | 56-58 | |
01/14 | W | F 10-2 2:29 | A. Robinson | Tech Fall Wrestling Club | TOA - 2023 Hot Rod Blowout | Round 1 | 56-58 | |
12/03 | L | F 4-1 0:39 | L. Tran | Lexington Youth Wrestling Club | Scrap for Skip | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 50/58 | |
12/03 | W | F 2-0 0:27 | P. Ridgeway | Cane Bay Cobras | Scrap for Skip | Cons. Semis (8 Man) | 50/58 | |
12/03 | L | F 3-5 1:19 | G. Hood | Cane Bay Cobras | Scrap for Skip | Semis & WB (8 Man) | 50/58 | |
12/03 | W | F 5-0 2:49 | L. Weiler | Carolina Reapers | Scrap for Skip | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 50/58 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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12/22 | W | F 4-1 0:41 | C. Parris | Ninety Six | Hard Rock Ram Rookie Rumble | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 40 | |
12/22 | W | TF 19-2 2:48 | N. Pyke | Lexington youth wrestling team | Hard Rock Ram Rookie Rumble | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 40 | |
12/22 | W | MD 13-3 | P. Ridgeway | Mafia Wrestling Crew | Hard Rock Ram Rookie Rumble | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 40 | |
12/22 | W | F 13-0 0:57 | G. Lambright | Fear This | Hard Rock Ram Rookie Rumble | Round 1 (16 Man) | 40 | |
11/17 | W | TF 19-4 1:48 | N. Pyke | Lexington youth wrestling team | Team Palmetto Tryouts & Reaper Rookie | Round 2 (Best of 3) | 40 | |
11/17 | W | F 8-2 0:51 | N. Pyke | Lexington youth wrestling team | Team Palmetto Tryouts & Reaper Rookie | Round 1 (Best of 3) | 40 |