
Alexandra Lopez
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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02/22 | W | DEC 8-2 | J. Darrah | Maryland | Maryland @ Drexel | Round 1 | 197 | |
02/01 | W | DEC 9-7 | K. | Princeton | Princeton @ Drexel | Round 1 | 184 | |
12/22 | L | DEC 9-6 | T. Dineen | South Dakota State | South Dakota State @ Drexel | Round 1 | 197 | |
11/24 | L | DEC 16-10 | S. Fisher | Virginia Tech | 28th Annual PRTC Keystone Classic | 3rd Place | 184 lbs | |
11/24 | W | F 3-0 1:31 | M. Walsh | Harvard | 28th Annual PRTC Keystone Classic | Consi-Semis | 184 lbs | |
11/24 | W | MD 14-3 | L. Rada | Harvard | 28th Annual PRTC Keystone Classic | Consi of 4 | 184 lbs | |
11/24 | W | TF 17-2 1:33 | V. Daniels | Edinboro | 28th Annual PRTC Keystone Classic | Consi of 8 #2 | 184 lbs | |
11/24 | L | DEC 8-4 | C. Fegley | Lock Haven | 28th Annual PRTC Keystone Classic | Quarter-Finals | 184 lbs | |
11/24 | W | DEC 12-9 SV | N. Taylor | Univ of Pennsylvania | 28th Annual PRTC Keystone Classic | Round of 16 | 184 lbs | |
11/17 | L | TF 18-1 3:27 | L. Cochran | Penn State | Drexel @ Penn State | Round 1 | 197 | |
11/15 | L | MD 17-5 | C. Lautt | North Carolina | Drexel & Navy | Round 1 | 197 | |
11/09 | L | F 0-0 4:37 | P. Thomas | Navy | Drexel & Navy | Round 1 | 197 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/24 | L | F 10-4 4:08 | C. Mielnik | Maryland | Drexel @ Maryland | Round 1 | 184 | |
02/17 | L | MD 17-6 | A. D`Alesio | LIU | LIU @ Drexel | Round 1 | 184 | |
02/11 | W | MD 14-3 | N. Olivieri | Brown | Drexel @ Brown | Round 1 | 184 | |
02/06 | W | DEC 4-2 | K. Grey | Morgan State | American Tri Meet | Round 1 | 184 | |
02/05 | W | MD 10-1 | B. Kata | American | American Tri Meet | Round 1 | 184 | |
02/03 | W | F 0-0 3:44 | I. Dean | Rider | Rider @ Drexel | Round 1 | 184 | |
01/28 | L | MD 13-4 | H. Mays | Lehigh Unattached | Mat Town College Open 2 | 3rd Place | 174 lbs | |
01/28 | L | MD 12-4 | Z. Dubler | Lehigh Unattached | Mat Town College Open 2 | Semi-Finals | 174 lbs | |
01/28 | W | DEC 1-1 TB2 | S. Starr | Navy | Mat Town College Open 2 | Quarter-Finals | 174 lbs | |
01/28 | W | DEC 12-7 | D. Schell | Buffalo | Mat Town College Open 2 | Round of 16 | 174 lbs | |
01/28 | L | MD 12-4 | Z. Dubler | Lehigh | Mat Town Open 2 | Round 1 | 174 | |
01/28 | W | DEC 1-1 TB2 | S. Starr | Navy | Mat Town Open 2 | Round 1 | 174 | |
01/28 | W | DEC 12-7 | D. Schell | --- | Mat Town Open 2 | Round 1 | 174 | |
01/28 | L | MD 13-4 | H. Mays | Lehigh | Mat Town Open 2 | Round 1 | 174 | |
01/05 | L | F 3-0 2:15 | D. Gamkrelidze | Binghamton | F&M Open | Round 1 | 174 | |
01/05 | W | F 3-0 0:44 | N. Alvarez | Franklin & Marshall | F&M Open | Round 1 | 174 | |
01/05 | L | MD 12-4 | P. Conigliaro | Harvard | F&M Open | Round 1 | 174 | |
11/18 | W | TF 15-0 5:00 | S. Dickerson | Nassau Community College | Shorty Hitchcock Open | Round 1 | 174 | |
11/18 | L | DEC 6-3 | C. Haase | USMAPS (Army Prep) | Shorty Hitchcock Open | Round 1 | 174 | |
11/18 | W | MD 11-2 | R. Moore | Franklin & Marshall | Shorty Hitchcock Open | Round 1 | 174 | |
11/18 | W | F 3-0 1:37 | J. Brown | Virginia Tech | Shorty Hitchcock Open | Round 1 | 174 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/02 | L | MD 14-5 | C. Riccobono | Keystone | Keystone Tri | Round 1 | 157 | |
01/14 | L | DEC 6-1 | J. Sam | RIT | Will Abele Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 149 | |
01/14 | L | F 4-0 1:07 | T. Gentzel | East Stroudsburg | Will Abele Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 149 | |
01/06 | W | F 4-4 2:56 | L. Colaiocco | Pennsylvania | David H. Lehman F&M Open | Champ. Round 1 | 157 | |
01/06 | L | MD 15-6 | T. | Princeton | David H. Lehman F&M Open | Champ. Round 1 | 157 | |
01/06 | L | DEC 15-10 | K. Knapp | Kent State | David H. Lehman F&M Open | Champ. Round 1 | 157 | |
01/06 | W | DEC 10-5 | C. Trowbridge | Drexel | David H. Lehman F&M Open | Champ. Round 1 | 157 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/26 | L | F 10-0 4:07 | T. Jefferson | McDaniel College | NCAA DIII Regional Mideast | Prelim Round 2 (WB1) | 149 | |
02/26 | L | F 15-0 3:46 | L. McGloine | Oswego State | NCAA DIII Regional Mideast | Prelim Round 1 | 149 | |
12/04 | L | DEC 13-8 | J. Alberts | Thiel | RIT Invitational | 1st Wrestleback | 141 | |
12/04 | L | TF 17-0 5:52 | B. Vollman | Delaware Valley | RIT Invitational | Round 1 (32 Man) | 141 |