
Graham Calhoun
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 | L | DEC 3-2 | S. Houston | Brewton-Parker College | NAIA Appalachian Athletic Conference | Quarterfinal | 174 | |
| 02/21 | L | M FOR 0-0 | T. Braun | Southeastern University | NAIA Appalachian Athletic Conference | Cons. Round 5 | 174 | |
| 02/21 | W | F 7-0 1:50 | J. Grijalva | Brewton-Parker College | NAIA Appalachian Athletic Conference | Cons. Round 4 | 174 | |
| 02/21 | W | F 14-4 3:33 | V. Piekh | Keiser University | NAIA Appalachian Athletic Conference | Champ. Round 2 | 174 | |
| 02/07 | L | DEC 4-3 | K. Ketchum | St. Thomas University | St. Thomas University @ Southeastern | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 01/10 | W | TF 18-2 5:19 | T. Hokland | Eastern Oregon University (OR) | 2025 NWCA National Duals - Mens | Round 1 (16 Team) | 174 | |
| 01/10 | W | DEC 8-2 | D. Preston | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 2025 NWCA National Duals - Mens | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Team) | 174 | |
| 01/10 | L | DEC 13-10 | A. Reynolds | Grand View (Iowa) | 2025 NWCA National Duals - Mens | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Team) | 174 | |
| 11/16 | W | DEC 8-2 | W. Higgins | Reinhardt University (GA) | Reinhardt University (GA) @ Southeastern | Round 1 | 174 | |
| 10/26 | W | DEC 8-1 | L. Feliciano | Southeastern | Southeastern @ Southeastern | Round 1 | 174 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/17 | W | F 3-0 1:13 | A. Batson | Keiser University | NAIA Appalachian Athletic Conference | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 174 | |
| 02/17 | W | F 3-0 2:15 | S. Fray | WVU Tech (W.Va.) | NAIA Appalachian Athletic Conference | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 174 | |
| 02/17 | W | F 7-0 2:31 | J. Fulk | Pikeville | NAIA Appalachian Athletic Conference | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 174 | |
| 02/17 | W | F 6-1 1:49 | J. Mojica-Smith | Montreat College | NAIA Appalachian Athletic Conference | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 174 | |
| 02/17 | L | DEC 4-2 | A. Batson | Keiser University | NAIA Appalachian Athletic Conference | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 174 | |
| 02/17 | W | TF 17-1 4:18 | T. Crow | Truett-McConnell (Ga.) | NAIA Appalachian Athletic Conference | Round 1 (16 Man) | 174 | |
| 01/27 | W | TF 15-0 2:12 | C. Price | Pikeville | AAC Crossover Duals | Round 1 | 174 | |
| 01/27 | W | F 3-0 1:48 | D. Towe | Montreat College | AAC Crossover Duals | Round 1 | 174 | |
| 01/20 | W | DEC 5-1 | T. Morrisette | Life University | Missouri Valley College Invitational | 3rd Place | 174 | |
| 01/20 | W | F 7-0 2:49 | T. Stover | Corban University | Missouri Valley College Invitational | Consi Semis | 174 | |
| 01/20 | L | DEC 4-2 | D. Gorshkov | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | Missouri Valley College Invitational | Semi Finals | 174 | |
| 01/20 | W | DEC 5-3 | T. Morrisette | Life University | Missouri Valley College Invitational | Quarter Finals | 174 | |
| 01/19 | W | MD 10-0 | S. Dixon | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Missouri Valley College Invitational | Round 4 | 174 | |
| 01/19 | W | F 7-0 1:39 | K. Madron | Oklahoma City | Missouri Valley College Invitational | Round 2 | 174 | |
| 11/04 | W | DEC 8-4 | B. McDonough | Luther College | Pointer Open | 1st Place | 165 | |
| 11/04 | W | DEC 6-4 | B. Peet | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Pointer Open | Round 4 Semis | 165 | |
| 11/04 | W | DEC 8-1 | L. Arnold | Wisconsin-Parkside | Pointer Open | Round 3 | 165 | |
| 11/04 | W | TF 19-4 3:45 | B. Evangelista | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Pointer Open | Round 2 | 165 | |
| 11/04 | W | TF 17-2 6:02 | L. Holub | Central (IA) | Pointer Open | Round 1 | 165 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/05 | L | DEC 2-0 | R. Habisch | North Dakota State | Don Parker Open | 1st Place | 174 | |
| 02/04 | W | DEC 8-6 | D. Wasley | Minnesota | Don Parker Open | Rd 4 Semis | 174 | |
| 02/04 | W | DEC 6-1 | B. Fettig | South Dakota State | Don Parker Open | Rd 3 Quarters | 174 | |
| 02/04 | W | MD 12-0 | K. Goering | Luther | Don Parker Open | Round 2 Champ | 174 | |
| 12/30 | W | FOR 0-0 | B. Swafford | Iowa | Soldier Salute (College Men) | 5th Place | 174 | |
| 12/30 | L | F 7-3 4:19 | H. Hastings | Wyoming | Soldier Salute (College Men) | Round 4 Consi | 174 | |
| 12/30 | W | DEC 10-5 | B. Haubert | The Citadel | Soldier Salute (College Men) | Round 4 | 174 | |
| 12/30 | W | DEC 5-3 SV | N. Fine | Columbia | Soldier Salute (College Men) | Round 3 Consi | 174 | |
| 12/29 | W | F 6-0 1:52 | J. Glasgow | Unattached | Soldier Salute (College Men) | Round 2 Consi | 174 | |
| 12/29 | L | DEC 10-3 | L. Wolak | Columbia | Soldier Salute (College Men) | Round 2 | 174 | |
| 11/26 | L | MD 12-4 | J. Simma | Northern Iowa | Harold Nichols Cyclone Open | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 174 | |
| 11/26 | L | MD 10-0 | J. Devine | Iowa State | Harold Nichols Cyclone Open | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 174 | |
| 11/05 | L | FOR 0-0 | O. Guilford | Olivet College | Michigan State Open | Quarters & WB | 174 | |
| 11/05 | W | MD 11-2 | M. McKenna | --- | Michigan State Open | 2nd Wrestleback (32 Man) | 174 | |
| 11/05 | L | DEC 6-3 | D. Roberts | Oklahoma | Michigan State Open | Champ Rd & WB | 174 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/05 | L | DEC 5-1 | N. Fuller | Minnesota | Don Parker Open | Placement (32 Man) | 174 | |
| 02/05 | W | F 2-0 1:44 | I. Gust | UW-La Crosse | Don Parker Open | Semis & WB (32 Man) | 174 | |
| 02/05 | W | F 4-1 2:21 | S. Watson | Wheaton (IL) | Don Parker Open | Quarters & WB (32 Man) | 174 | |
| 02/05 | W | F 2-0 2:00 | L. Draveling | UW-La Crosse | Don Parker Open | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 174 | |
| 02/05 | W | F 10-0 2:57 | J. Mills | Concordia-Moorhead | Don Parker Open | Round 1 (32 Man) | 174 | |
| 12/11 | L | DEC 8-4 | J. Broderson | Iowa State | UNI Open 2021 | Round 6 | 174 | |
| 12/11 | W | DEC 9-4 | C. Babcock | Northern Iowa | UNI Open 2021 | Round 5 | 174 | |
| 12/11 | L | DEC 13-6 | B. O`Reilly | Gopher Wrestling Club - RTC | UNI Open 2021 | Round 2 | 174 | |
| 12/05 | L | DEC 5-3 | J. Ayala | UW-Parkside | Jim Koch Wisconsin Open | Placement | 174 | |
| 12/04 | W | DEC 6-2 | C. Everhart | Maryville University | Jim Koch Wisconsin Open | Semis | 174 | |
| 12/04 | W | DEC 5-3 | R. Vedner | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Jim Koch Wisconsin Open | QFs | 174 | |
| 11/28 | L | DEC 13-6 | J. Simma | Northern Iowa | Harold Nichols Cyclone Open | Round 3 (4 Man) | 174 | |
| 11/28 | W | TF 19-4 5:25 | J. Gutierrez | Iowa central | Harold Nichols Cyclone Open | Round 2 (4 Man) | 174 | |
| 11/28 | L | DEC 8-1 | C. Babcock | Northern Iowa | Harold Nichols Cyclone Open | Round 1 (4 Man) | 174 | |
| 11/06 | L | DEC 6-4 | M. Larkin | Michigan State | Michigan State Open | Placement Matches | 174 | |
| 11/06 | W | F 2-0 2:57 | J. Priest | Cal Poly | Michigan State Open | cons semi | 174 | |
| 11/06 | W | MD 9-1 | L. Galasso | Central Michigan | Michigan State Open | Semis & WB | 174 | |
| 11/06 | W | F 4-1 2:49 | B. Hall | Ohio State | Michigan State Open | WB | 174 | |
| 11/06 | W | DEC 8-1 | H. Pummel | Northern Illinois | Michigan State Open | Quarters & WB | 174 | |
| 11/06 | L | DEC 3-2 | C. May | Ashland | Michigan State Open | Champ Rd & WB | 174 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/18 | L | DEC 4-1 | E. Courts | Bellefonte | 2015 Grappler Fall Classic | placements | 120 | |
| 10/17 | W | DEC 9-2 | C. Mickley | Parkview Wrestling Club | 2015 Grappler Fall Classic | cons semi | 120 | |
| 10/17 | W | DEC 5-2 | E. Rodgers | --- | 2015 Grappler Fall Classic | semi | 120 | |
| 10/17 | W | DEC 6-3 | A. Cramer | --- | 2015 Grappler Fall Classic | wb c | 120 | |
| 10/17 | L | MD 12-4 | E. Courts | Bellefonte | 2015 Grappler Fall Classic | quarters | 120 | |
| 10/17 | W | F 6-2 2:39 | C. Lilly | --- | 2015 Grappler Fall Classic | champ round | 120 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/19 | W | MD 9-0 | A. Taylor | MI | 2014 Grappler Fall Classic | placements | 105 | |
| 10/18 | W | DEC 1-0 | G. Guerriero | FL | 2014 Grappler Fall Classic | cons semi | 105 | |
| 10/18 | L | DEC 5-0 | K. Whitford | MI | 2014 Grappler Fall Classic | semi | 105 |