Aaron Goldman
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/13 | W | DEC 5-3 SV | C. Bruffy | Centenary (NJ) | Centenary (NJ) @ Wesleyan (CT) | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 02/13 | W | DEC 7-2 | M. Yahre | Oneonta State | Wesleyan Duals-Williams, Oneonta, Ithaca | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 02/13 | L | DEC 6-1 | P. Kane | Williams College | Wesleyan Duals-Williams, Oneonta, Ithaca | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 02/09 | L | DEC 8-5 | E. Zane | Rhode Island College | NEWA DUALS | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 02/04 | L | F 0-0 4:16 | T. Jones | Ithaca | Wesleyan Duals-Williams, Oneonta, Ithaca | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/29 | W | DEC 7-2 | E. Zane | Rhode Island College | Rhode Island College @ Wesleyan (CT) | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/29 | W | DEC 8-5 | N. Patch | Trinity (CT) | NEWA DUALS | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/28 | L | DEC 8-4 | J. Deguire | Springfield | Wesleyan (CT) @ Springfield | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/22 | L | DEC 7-5 | T. Dell`Aera | Worcester Polytechnic | NEWA DUALS | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/22 | W | TF 16-1 | T. O`Mara | Plymouth State | NEWA DUALS | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/13 | W | F 0-0 3:36 | J. Smith | Stevens | Budd Whitehill Duals | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/13 | W | MD 13-5 | H. O`Connor | Lycoming | Budd Whitehill Duals | Semifinal | 157 | |
| 01/13 | W | DEC 5-3 SV | G. Cornell | Messiah | Budd Whitehill Duals | 1st Place Match | 157 | |
| 01/13 | W | DEC 13-7 | K. Klein | Cortland State | Budd Whitehill Duals | Round 2 | 157 | |
| 01/13 | W | F 9-2 4:10 | J. Hartranft | Wilkes | Budd Whitehill Duals | Round 3 | 157 | |
| 01/07 | W | DEC 11-7 | M. Hopkins | Bridgewater State | BSU/ WPI/ WESLEYAN TRI-MEET | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/07 | L | F 2-0 2:17 | T. Dell`Aera | Worcester Polytechnic | BSU/ WPI/ WESLEYAN TRI-MEET | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 11/19 | W | F 8-1 2:29 | S. Lallas | Rhode Island College | Doug Parker Invitational | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 11/19 | W | MD 11-2 | J. Scutellaro | Springfield | Doug Parker Invitational | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 11/19 | L | F 2-0 3:37 | P. Kane | Williams College | Doug Parker Invitational | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 11/19 | W | DEC 7-3 | C. Bruffy | Centenary (NJ) | Doug Parker Invitational | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 11/19 | W | TF 18-1 4:57 | J. Swartz | Springfield | Doug Parker Invitational | Round 1 | 157 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/27 | L | DEC 4-1 | J. Chapman | U.S. Coast Guard Academy | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | 3rd Place Match | 157 | |
| 02/27 | W | DEC 11-9 | A. Xing | Williams College | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | Cons. Semi | 157 | |
| 02/27 | W | DEC 8-3 | D. Joyce | Johnson & Wales University (Rhode Island) | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | Cons. Round 3 | 157 | |
| 02/27 | W | DEC 6-5 | L. Dubuque | Castleton University | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | Cons. Round 2 | 157 | |
| 02/26 | L | DEC 6-4 | J. Chapman | U.S. Coast Guard Academy | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | Quarterfinal | 157 | |
| 02/26 | W | MD 14-1 | N. Crotty | Trinity College (Connecticut) | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | Champ. Round 1 | 157 | |
| 02/26 | W | DEC 9-4 | J. Sendrowski | University Of Southern Maine | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | Champ. Prelim. | 157 | |
| 02/07 | W | F 0-0 2:06 | A. Xing | Williams College | Oneonta Tri-Match | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 02/05 | W | DEC 5-2 | A. Wagner | Ithaca | Oneonta Tri-Match | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 02/05 | W | F 12-5 6:02 | R. Meisner | Oneonta State | Oneonta Tri-Match | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/23 | W | F 15-2 3:09 | J. Bushnell | Worcester Polytechnic | NEWA Duals | 11th Place Match | 157 | |
| 01/23 | W | TF 16-1 3:00 | J. Murphy | Williams College | NEWA Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/23 | W | MD 11-3 | M. Forte | Roger Williams | NEWA Duals | Cons. Round 2 | 157 | |
| 12/04 | L | NC 0-0 | T. Dell`Aera | Worcester Polytechnic | RIT Invitational | 3rd Place Match | 157 | |
| 12/04 | W | DEC 6-2 | A. Xing | Williams College | RIT Invitational | Cons. Semi | 157 | |
| 12/04 | L | DEC 3-2 TB1 | L. Reicosky | John Carroll | RIT Invitational | Semifinal | 157 | |
| 12/04 | W | MD 12-4 | P. Hearn | Thiel | RIT Invitational | Quarterfinal | 157 | |
| 12/04 | W | TF 16-1 4:05 | M. Molloy | Pennsylvania College of Technology | RIT Invitational | Champ. Round 2 | 157 | |
| 12/04 | W | MD 12-4 | R. Nugent | Alfred State | RIT Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 157 | |
| 12/04 | W | F 4-1 2:31 | E. Hernandez | Pitt-Bradford | RIT Invitational | PreLim | 157 | |
| 11/20 | W | DEC 3-1 | C. Roybal | Johns Hopkins | Doug Parker Invitational | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 11/20 | W | TF 15-0 6:12 | S. Rochard | Coast Guard | Doug Parker Invitational | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 11/20 | L | F 3-2 2:26 | D. Woodworth | Coast Guard | Doug Parker Invitational | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 11/13 | W | DEC 7-2 | D. Joyce | Johnson & Wales (RI) | RWU Invite | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 11/13 | W | F 5-0 5:20 | T. Albis | Johnson & Wales (RI) | RWU Invite | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 11/13 | W | MD 13-5 | J. Schneider | Stevens Tech | RWU Invite | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 11/13 | W | MD 10-1 | G. Degraffinreed | Johnson & Wales (RI) | RWU Invite | Round 1 | 157 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/01 | L | DEC 3-2 | K. Lyskawa | Trinity (CT) | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | 5th-6th | 157 | |
| 03/01 | L | DEC 3-2 | C. Lind | WPI | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | Consi Semi | 157 | |
| 03/01 | L | DEC 8-5 | D. Joyce | JWU (Providence) | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | Semis | 157 | |
| 02/29 | W | DEC 6-5 | Y. Akiyama | Williams | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | Quarter Finals | 157 | |
| 02/29 | W | F 6-0 2:19 | C. Fleming | Castleton | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | Round of 16 | 157 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/24 | L | F 9-0 5:00 | D. Dwyer | NYU | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | WB 2 | 157 | |
| 02/23 | W | DEC 10-4 | Z. Ford | Rhode Island Col. | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | WB 1 | 157 | |
| 02/23 | L | DEC 11-6 | J. Kelly | Roger Williams | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | Round of 16 | 157 | |
| 01/20 | W | MD 15-7 | C. Fleming | Castleton University | New England Dual Meet Championships | 5th Place Match | 157 | |
| 01/20 | W | DEC 11-4 | N. Monteleone | Springfield | New England Dual Meet Championships | Quarterfinal | 157 | |
| 01/20 | L | F 2-0 2:17 | G. Sorensen | Trinity (CT) | New England Dual Meet Championships | Cons. Round 2 | 157 | |
| 01/11 | W | MD 14-2 | K. Edwards | Messiah | Budd Whitehill Duals | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 01/11 | L | F 2-0 1:02 | L. Smiley | Wis.-Stevens Point | Budd Whitehill Duals | Round 2 | 157 | |
| 01/11 | L | DEC 4-3 | T. Corl | Lycoming | Budd Whitehill Duals | 1st Place Match | 157 | |
| 01/11 | W | DEC 8-4 | G. Silba | SUNY-Cortland | Budd Whitehill Duals | Round 3 | 157 | |
| 01/11 | W | DEC 2-1 | B. Kiernan | Williams | Budd Whitehill Duals | Semifinal | 157 |