
Wesley Wydick
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 | DEC 2-0 | M. Adams | Ursinus | NCAA DIII Region III | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 133 | |
03/01 | L | DEC 12-11 | C. Heller | Messiah | NCAA DIII Region III | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 133 | |
02/28 | W | F 6-0 4:21 | V. Paolucci | York (pa) | NCAA DIII Region III | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 133 | |
02/28 | W | F 3-0 1:38 | C. Arobone | Scranton | NCAA DIII Region III | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 133 | |
02/28 | L | DEC 8-5 | M. Adams | Ursinus | NCAA DIII Region III | Round 1 (16 Man) | 133 | |
02/19 | W | DEC 13-10 | F. DiEsso | Muhlenberg | Conference Duals 2/1 | Round 1 | 133 | |
02/15 | W | F 5-6 2:29 | C. Horvath | Muhlenberg | 2025 Centennial Conference Championship | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 133 | |
02/15 | W | F 3-0 1:09 | R. Tsai | McDaniel | 2025 Centennial Conference Championship | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 133 | |
02/12 | L | TF 17-2 3:14 | C. Randall | Coast Guard | Coast Guard @ Merchant Marine | Round 1 | 133 | |
02/08 | W | DEC 10-9 | M. Adams | Ursinus | Centennial Tri-Meet at Ursinus | Round 1 | 133 | |
02/03 | W | F 0-0 4:55 | K. Collins | Gettysburg | Conference Duals 2/1 | Round 1 | 133 | |
12/14 | W | DEC 8-4 | F. Luchs | Rhode Island College | Merchant Marine @ Rhode Island College | Round 1 | 133 | |
11/18 | L | MD 13-5 | L. Torre | New Jersey City University | Metropolitan Duals | Round 1 | 133 | |
11/18 | L | TF 17-0 | J. Venezia | NYU | Metropolitan Duals | Round 1 | 133 | |
11/16 | W | F 0-0 3:41 | B. Bauzile | Hunter | Metropolitan Duals | Round 1 | 133 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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03/02 | L | F 10-0 6:21 | T. Kurachi | NYU | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | Consi 8-2 | 133 | |
03/02 | W | MD 11-1 | D. Morton | Williams College | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | Consi 8-1 | 133 | |
02/10 | L | DEC 9-3 | B. Callahan | Gettysburg | Centennial Conference Championships | 2nd Wrestleback (8 Man) | 133 | |
02/10 | L | DEC 8-4 | A. DuFour | McDaniel | Centennial Conference Championships | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 133 | |
02/05 | L | MD 11-2 | B. Callahan | Gettysburg | Centennial Duals | Round 1 | 133 | |
02/03 | L | MD 11-2 | B. Callahan | Gettysburg | Centennial Duals | Round 1 | 133 | |
02/03 | W | TF 22-3 4:15 | A. DuFour | McDaniel | Centennial Duals | Round 1 | 133 | |
01/22 | W | DEC 6-2 | J. Clapsadle | Ursinus | Ursinus @ Merchant Marine | Round 1 | 133 | |
01/20 | L | M FOR 0-0 | D. Poggi | Oneonta State | NYS Collegiate Championships | Consi Semis | 133 | |
01/20 | L | DEF 7-0 1:15 | Z. Levey | Alfred State | NYS Collegiate Championships | Quarterfinals | 133 | |
01/13 | L | MD 14-6 | E. Ford | Southern Maine | Mariner Duals | Round 1 | 133 | |
01/13 | W | MD 9-1 | B. Redner | Rhode Island College | Mariner Duals | Round 1 | 133 | |
12/07 | W | M FOR 0-0 | I. Torres | Ithaca | New Standard Corporation Invitational | Round 1 | 133 | |
12/02 | W | F 7-3 2:27 | C. Gomez | Johnson & Wales (RI) | New Standard Corporation Invitational | Round 1 | 133 | |
12/02 | W | TF 15-0 7:00 | D. Barra | York (PA) | New Standard Corporation Invitational | Round 1 | 133 | |
12/02 | L | TF 20-5 2:35 | L. Hoerle | Stevens Tech | New Standard Corporation Invitational | Round 1 | 133 | |
12/02 | W | F 4-3 3:37 | K. Nase | TCNJ | New Standard Corporation Invitational | Round 1 | 133 | |
12/02 | L | TF 16-1 6:00 | Z. Levey | Alfred State | New Standard Corporation Invitational | Round 1 | 133 | |
12/02 | W | DEF 8-11 | E. Shriberg | Ursinus | New Standard Corporation Invitational | Round 1 | 133 | |
11/18 | L | DEC 12-8 | R. Kelly | Delaware Valley | Doug Parker Invitational | Round 1 | 133 | |
11/18 | L | TF 21-1 6:00 | T. Kurachi | NYU | Doug Parker Invitational | Round 1 | 133 | |
11/18 | W | F 3-0 0:49 | R. Mansueto | Delaware Valley | Doug Parker Invitational | Round 1 | 133 | |
11/18 | W | F 6-0 1:51 | E. Washburn | Wilkes | Doug Parker Invitational | Round 1 | 133 | |
11/18 | W | F 7-4 1:37 | N. Lim | Wesleyan (CT) | Doug Parker Invitational | Round 1 | 133 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/26 | L | F 8-10 4:51 | J. Lafferty | New England College | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | Placements | 133 | |
02/26 | L | MD 15-2 | G. Manginelli | Springfield College | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | Semis and WB5 | 133 | |
02/25 | W | DEC 8-6 | S. Savur | Wesleyan University (Connecticut) | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | WB4 | 133 | |
02/25 | W | MD 15-7 | K. Amoa | Rhode Island College | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | Quarters and WB3 | 133 | |
02/25 | W | DEC 8-1 | T. Crew | New York University | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | Prelim Round 2 | 133 | |
02/25 | L | MD 10-1 | C. Randall | U.S. Coast Guard Academy | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | Round 2 | 133 | |
01/21 | L | TF 19-0 5:40 | D. Uhorchuk | Army West Point | 21st Annual New York State Intercollegiate Open | WB5 | 133 Black | |
01/21 | L | MD 14-3 | C. French | Buffalo | 21st Annual New York State Intercollegiate Open | Round 3-Round of 16 | 133 Black | |
01/14 | L | DEC 6-2 | N. Kruczynski | NYU | Mariner Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 141 | |
01/14 | W | F 0-0 2:00 | K. Amoa | Rhode Island College | Mariner Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 133 | |
01/09 | W | F 0-0 | P. Hughes | New England College | Manganaro Duals | Round 1 | 133 | |
01/09 | L | DEC 16-13 | A. Leonard | Alvernia University | Manganaro Duals | Round 1 | 141 | |
01/08 | L | MD 17-7 | A. Schaeublin | Trinity (CT) | Manganaro Duals | Round 1 | 133 | |
01/08 | W | F 0-0 2:10 | N. Torres | Johnson & Wales (RI) | Manganaro Duals | Round 1 | 133 |