
George Racz
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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02/21 | W | F 0-0 2:42 | T. Vandeneynden | Otterbein University | OAC Quad at ONU | Round 1 | 149 | |
01/26 | W | MD 15-6 | E. Scordos | Baldwin Wallace | Baldwin Wallace @ Ohio Northern | Round 1 | 149 | |
01/18 | W | TF 18-1 4:42 | D. Miller | Heidelberg | Heidelberg @ Ohio Northern | Round 1 | 149 | |
01/18 | W | F 9-0 2:42 | T. Vandeneynden | Otterbein University | Otterbein University @ Ohio Northern | Round 1 | 149 | |
01/18 | W | F 3-0 1:16 | B. Ankrom | Wilmington | Wilmington @ Ohio Northern | Round 1 | 149 | |
01/03 | W | DEC 8-1 | A. | Mount St. Joseph | Ohio Northern @ Mount St. Joseph | Round 1 | 149 | |
12/04 | W | MD 14-1 | K. Bizjak | John Carroll | Ohio Northern @ John Carroll | Round 1 | 149 | |
11/10 | W | DEC 4-0 | N. Nettleton | Mount Union | Mount Union @ Ohio Northern | Round 1 | 149 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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01/21 | W | F 2-0 1:54 | F. DiMarco | John Carroll | John Carroll @ Ohio Northern | Round 1 | 149 | |
01/21 | W | MD 8-0 | T. Donathan | Muskingum | Ohio Northern @ Muskingum | Round 1 | 149 | |
01/21 | L | F 8-3 4:48 | M. Petrella | Baldwin Wallace | Baldwin Wallace @ Ohio Northern | Round 1 | 149 | |
01/07 | W | DEC 4-0 | C. Rowan | Case Western Reserve | Case Western Reserve @ Ohio Northern | Round 1 | 149 | |
01/07 | W | F 2-0 1:23 | T. Wagner | Case Western Reserve | Case Western Reserve @ Ohio Northern | Round 1 | 149 | |
01/05 | W | TF 16-0 4:42 | N. Harvel | Mount St. Joseph | Ohio Northern @ Mount St. Joseph | Round 1 | 149 | |
12/22 | L | DEC 3-2 | A. Gapas | Rutgers | Wilkes Open | Round 1 | 149 | |
12/22 | W | MD 14-0 | B. Grater | Wilkes | Wilkes Open | Round 1 | 149 | |
12/22 | W | DEC 8-5 | W. Morrow | Bloomsburg | Wilkes Open | Round 1 | 149 | |
12/22 | L | DEC 6-3 | W. Evanitsky | Unattached | Wilkes Open | Round 1 | 149 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/12 | W | M FOR 0-0 | D. Uribe | Wabash | Mid States Invitational | 1st Place Match | 141 | |
02/12 | W | MD 14-0 | A. Smith | Defiance | Mid States Invitational | Semifinal | 141 | |
02/12 | W | F 2-0 1:17 | D. Diggs | Mount St. Joseph | Mid States Invitational | Quarterfinal | 141 | |
02/05 | W | MD 11-0 | F. Whitehouse | Brockport | John Summa Invitational | 3rd Place Match | 141 | |
02/05 | W | DEC 10-3 | Z. Anderson | Baldwin Wallace | John Summa Invitational | Cons. Semi | 141 | |
02/05 | L | DEC 7-6 | S. Peterson | Alfred State | John Summa Invitational | Rnd 6 Semis & Consi (32 Man-16Man 8Man) | 141 | |
02/05 | W | F 2-0 0:45 | F. Whitehouse | Brockport | John Summa Invitational | Rnd 4 Quarters (32 Man-16 Man-8 Man) & Consis | 141 | |
01/22 | W | F 10-0 2:26 | T. Rovnak | Muskingum | Ohio Northern @ Muskingum | Round 1 | 141 | |
01/15 | L | DEC 4-0 | B. Johnson | West Liberty | Spartan Mat Classic | Round 1 | 141 | |
01/15 | W | MD 9-0 | L. Krier | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | Spartan Mat Classic | Round 1 | 141 | |
01/15 | W | F 7-0 3:09 | N. Roberts | Ancilla College | Spartan Mat Classic | Round 1 | 141 | |
01/15 | W | TF 15-0 7:00 | A. Smith | Defiance | Spartan Mat Classic | Round 1 | 141 | |
01/07 | W | DEC 4-2 | J. Rodriguez | Castleton | Budd Whitehill Duals | Round 2 | 141 | |
01/07 | L | DEC 5-4 | L. Englman | Ferrum | Budd Whitehill Duals | Semifinal | 141 | |
01/07 | W | TF 17-0 4:25 | H. Thompson | Southern Virginia | Budd Whitehill Duals | 3rd Place Match | 141 | |
01/07 | W | TF 15-0 3:12 | C. Rolak | Wilkes | Budd Whitehill Duals | Round 3 | 141 | |
12/22 | L | DEC 3-1 SV | J. Reed | Ohio Northern | Wilkes Invite | Round 1 | 141 | |
12/22 | W | MD 8-0 | G. Baum | Muhlenberg | Wilkes Invite | Round 1 | 141 | |
12/22 | W | DEC 8-1 | C. White | Shenandoah University | Wilkes Invite | Round 1 | 141 | |
11/20 | W | F 2-0 2:22 | K. Kinison | Millikin University | Olivet Duals | 1st Place Match | 141 | |
11/20 | W | DEC 7-0 | S. Ross | Adrian College | Olivet Duals | 1st Place Match | 141 | |
11/17 | W | F 7-0 6:13 | B. D`Egidio | Heidelberg | Heidelberg @ Ohio Northern | Round 1 | 141 | |
11/17 | W | DEC 7-3 | C. Horsch | Heidelberg | Heidelberg @ Ohio Northern | Round 1 | 141 | |
11/13 | W | DEC 8-4 | S. Ross | Adrian 2 | Adrian Mens Duals 2021 | Round 6 | 141 | |
11/13 | W | F 4-2 2:49 | J. Mendoza | Oshkosh - 2 | Adrian Mens Duals 2021 | Round 2 | 141 | |
11/06 | W | TF 16-0 3:35 | A. Corigliano | Gannon University | Mount Union Invitational | 7th Place Match | 141 | |
11/06 | L | DEC 3-2 | L. Wymer | Ashland University | Mount Union Invitational | Cons. Round 3 | 141 | |
11/06 | W | TF 15-0 3:11 | m. stenger | PSU Behrend | Mount Union Invitational | Cons. Round 2 | 141 | |
11/06 | L | DEC 5-3 SV | D. Diggs | Mount St. Joseph | Mount Union Invitational | Quarterfinal | 141 |