
Andrew Perelka
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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03/11 | L | DEC 6-2 | T. Bisek | Concordia-Moorhead | 2023 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships | Cons. Round 2 | 133 | |
03/11 | W | DEC 7-4 | G. Leo-Esparolini | Johnson & Wales University (Rhode Island) | 2023 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships | Cons Round 1 | 133 | |
03/10 | L | DEC 3-0 | T. Fleetwood | University Of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 2023 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships | Champ. Round 1 | 133 | |
02/08 | W | F 4-1 1:50 | I. Nunez | --- | John Carroll @ Heidelberg | Round 1 | 133 | |
01/28 | L | DEC 7-2 | T. Bisek | Concordia College (Moorhead) | Pete Willson Wheaton Invite | 1st Place | 133 | |
01/28 | W | F 8-0 4:42 | D. Le | Ohio Northern | Pete Willson Wheaton Invite | Round 6.1 Semis | 133 | |
01/28 | W | F 2-0 0:28 | T. Boryla | Augustana College | Pete Willson Wheaton Invite | Round 4 QF and WB | 133 | |
01/27 | W | F 2-0 0:30 | B. Thurber | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Pete Willson Wheaton Invite | Round 2 | 133 | |
01/27 | W | DEC 8-3 | J. Robison | North Central (IL) | Pete Willson Wheaton Invite | Round 1 | 133 | |
01/21 | W | DEC 4-0 | D. Le | Ohio Northern | John Carroll @ Ohio Northern | Round 1 | 133 | |
01/21 | W | DEC 6-4 | B. Blaess | Baldwin Wallace | John Carroll vs. Baldwin Wallace | Round 1 | 133 | |
01/21 | W | F 2-0 0:24 | E. Burkhart | Muskingum | John Carroll vs. Muskingum | Round 1 | 133 | |
01/06 | W | F 2-0 0:21 | J. Molina | St. Thomas University | Bobcat Duals | Round 1 | 133 | |
01/06 | W | F 3-2 2:08 | D. Iverson-Medina | Brewton-Parker (GA) | Bobcat Duals | Round 1 | 133 | |
12/10 | W | DEC 4-0 | C. Willis | --- | North Central College Invitational | Placement Matches | 133 | |
12/10 | L | DEC 10-6 | J. Hinton | Baldwin Wallace | North Central College Invitational | Round 6 (Semis-ALL & WBs-3rd Rd-16 man/5th Rd-32 m | 133 | |
12/10 | W | MD 9-1 | G. Hilyar | Augsburg | North Central College Invitational | Round 4 (Quarters-ALL & WBs-ALL) | 133 | |
12/10 | W | F 2-0 0:32 | I. Rogers | Quincy | North Central College Invitational | Round 2 (Round of 16-ALL & 1st Rd WBs (32 man)) | 133 | |
11/29 | W | F 0-0 1:32 | Z. Orseno | Otterbein | John Carroll @ Otterbein | Round 1 | 133 | |
11/19 | W | F 6-0 1:38 | A. Sturtevant | Muskegon CC | Olivet Comet Duals | Finals (2 Team) | 133 | |
11/19 | W | F 2-0 0:17 | E. Cabrera | Olivet College | Olivet Comet Duals | Finals (2 Team) | 133 | |
11/19 | W | F 2-0 1:44 | A. Schmacht | UW Platteville | Olivet Comet Duals | Finals (2 Team) | 133 | |
11/19 | W | F 2-0 0:41 | D. Quinlan | Alma College | Olivet Comet Duals | Finals (2 Team) | 133 | |
11/16 | W | DEC 11-4 | D. Magness | Mount Union | Mount Union @ John Carroll | Round 1 | 133 | |
11/04 | L | DEC 5-3 | R. Wehner | Lake Erie | John Carroll @ Lake Erie | Round 1 | 133 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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03/13 | L | DEC 6-4 | R. Precin | North Central College | 2022 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships | Championships | 133 | |
03/12 | W | DEC 17-11 | D. Rohrbaugh | York College (Pennsylvania) | 2022 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships | Semis | 133 | |
03/12 | W | DEC 6-4 | J. Pins | Wartburg College | 2022 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships | Quarters | 133 | |
03/11 | W | DEC 7-2 | D. Santiago | New England College | 2022 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships | Champ. Round 1 | 133 | |
02/26 | L | DEC 5-3 | D. Massey | University Of Mount Union | NCAA DIII Regional Central | 1st Place | 133 | |
02/26 | W | DEC 10-3 | B. McGee | Wabash College | NCAA DIII Regional Central | Semis | 133 | |
02/25 | W | MD 13-2 | S. Majewski | Defiance Collge | NCAA DIII Regional Central | Quarters | 133 | |
02/25 | W | F 2-0 4:13 | J. Boots | Trine University | NCAA DIII Regional Central | Round 2 | 133 | |
02/09 | L | DEC 6-2 | D. Massey | Mount Union | John Carroll @ Mount Union | Round 1 | 133 | |
01/29 | W | DEC 4-1 | E. Harsted | Wheaton | Pete Willson Wheaton Invite 2022 | 3rd Place | 133 | |
01/29 | W | F 1-1 6:04 | M. Berlin | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Pete Willson Wheaton Invite 2022 | Consi Semis | 133 | |
01/29 | W | DEC 5-2 | T. Boryla | Augustana College | Pete Willson Wheaton Invite 2022 | Round 8.1 Consol with Semis | 133 | |
01/29 | W | F 9-1 2:50 | D. Le | Ohio Northern | Pete Willson Wheaton Invite 2022 | Round 7 WB | 133 | |
01/28 | L | DEC 6-5 | E. Pogorzelski | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Pete Willson Wheaton Invite 2022 | Round 6 QF and WB | 133 | |
01/28 | W | MD 13-5 | S. Majewski | Defiance College | Pete Willson Wheaton Invite 2022 | Round 4 | 133 | |
01/28 | W | DEC 3-1 | E. Husko | Cornell College | Pete Willson Wheaton Invite 2022 | Round 2 | 133 | |
01/22 | W | DEC 3-1 | D. Le | Ohio Northern | John Carroll vs. Ohio Northern | Round 1 | 133 | |
01/22 | W | F 6-0 1:26 | C. Hemming | Muskingum | John Carroll @ Muskingum | Round 1 | 133 | |
01/19 | W | F 0-0 1:16 | I. Nunez | --- | Heidelberg @ John Carroll | Round 1 | 133 | |
12/30 | W | TF 18-2 5:35 | S. Hall | --- | Citrus Invitational | Placement Matches (32 Man) | 133 | |
12/30 | W | F 4-0 0:52 | A. Gabbert | Augsburg | Citrus Invitational | warrior 2/ semi/ cons Q | 133 | |
12/29 | W | F 2-0 1:25 | C. Messick | Roanoke College | Citrus Invitational | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 133 | |
12/29 | W | F 2-0 0:27 | J. Taylor | Castleton | Citrus Invitational | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 133 | |
12/04 | W | F 2-0 1:45 | H. Thompson | Thiel | RIT Invitational | 1st Place | 133 | |
12/04 | W | MD 8-0 | S. Richter | Williams College | RIT Invitational | Semis | 133 | |
12/04 | W | TF 19-2 5:31 | S. Savur | Wesleyan (CT) | RIT Invitational | Quarters | 133 | |
12/04 | W | F 2-0 0:45 | D. Poggi | Oneonta State | RIT Invitational | Round 2 -Round of 16 | 133 | |
11/17 | W | F 0-0 2:52 | T. Eder | Otterbein | Otterbein @ John Carroll | Round 1 | 133 | |
11/13 | W | DEF 2-0 1:03 | D. Phelps | Olivet | Trine Invitational | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 133 | |
11/13 | W | F 2-0 0:38 | D. Panda | Baldwin Wallace | Trine Invitational | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 133 | |
11/13 | W | FOR 0-0 | J. Boots | --- | Trine Invitational | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 133 | |
11/13 | W | F 2-0 4:15 | M. Brado | Rochester | Trine Invitational | Round 1 (16 Man) | 133 | |
11/06 | L | DEC 6-4 | C. Gamet | Lake Erie | Lake Erie @ John Carroll | Round 1 | 133 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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01/24 | W | DEC 4-3 | D. Ginnetti | --- | Baldwin Wallace University | Round 3 (4 Team) | 133 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/29 | W | DEC 4-3 | J. Stanley | Baldwin Wallace | NCAA DIII Regional Central | Placements | 125 | |
02/29 | W | DEC 9-8 | S. Hayes | Mount Union | NCAA DIII Regional Central | Semis and WB5 | 125 | |
02/28 | W | DEC 5-0 | C. Mahlich | Olivet | NCAA DIII Regional Central | Quarters and WB3 | 125 | |
02/28 | W | F 6-0 5:18 | A. Kates | CWRU | NCAA DIII Regional Central | Round 2 | 125 | |
02/01 | L | MD 9-0 | M. Tortorice | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Pete Willson Wheaton Invite | 1st Place | 125 | |
02/01 | W | DEC 10-7 | S. Redington | Messiah College | Pete Willson Wheaton Invite | Round 8.2 Semis | 125 | |
02/01 | W | MD 10-0 | S. Hayes | University of Mount Union | Pete Willson Wheaton Invite | Round 6 QF and WB | 125 | |
01/31 | W | F 6-2 4:23 | A. Zamora | Wheaton | Pete Willson Wheaton Invite | Round 4 | 125 | |
01/31 | W | DEC 9-3 | A. Jones | Elizabethtown College | Pete Willson Wheaton Invite | Round 2 | 125 | |
01/21 | W | DEC 3-2 | J. Stanley | --- | Baldwin Wallace @ John Carroll | Round 1 | 125 | |
12/30 | W | F 2-0 2:47 | J. Stauffacher | Augsburg | Citrus Invitational | 1st Place | 125 | |
12/30 | W | DEC 7-2 | J. Stanley | Baldwin Wallace | Citrus Invitational | Semis | 125 | |
12/29 | W | F 6-1 3:57 | R. Parker | Washington & Lee | Citrus Invitational | Quarter Finals | 125 | |
12/29 | W | F 4-0 4:35 | G. Gravel | Cornell College | Citrus Invitational | Round of 16 | 125 | |
11/24 | L | DEC 8-2 | S. Hanley | Lycoming | JCU Duals | Round 2 (8 Team) | 133 | |
11/24 | L | DEC 8-4 | C. Cook | Davis and Elkins | JCU Duals | Round 1 (8 Team) | 133 | |
11/18 | W | DEC 6-4 | M. Brainard | Heidelberg | Heidelberg @ John Carroll | Round 1 | 133 | |
11/17 | W | DEC 5-0 | H. Johnson | --- | Trine Invitational | Placement Matches (32 Man) | 125 | |
11/16 | W | DEC 3-2 | D. Rivera-Garcia | Henry Ford College | Trine Invitational | Semis & 5th WB (32 Man) | 125 | |
11/16 | W | F 2-0 0:45 | J. Thomas | Mount St. Joseph | Trine Invitational | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 125 | |
11/16 | W | TF 15-0 7:00 | S. Garty | Indiana Tech | Trine Invitational | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 125 | |
11/10 | W | F 4-0 1:48 | K. Milner | --- | Ohio Intercollegiate Open | 3rd-4th | 125 | |
11/10 | L | F 11-4 6:44 | L. Heil | Cleveland State University | Ohio Intercollegiate Open | Semi Finals | 125 | |
11/10 | W | DEC 5-3 | H. Lucas | Ohio State | Ohio Intercollegiate Open | Quarter Finals | 125 | |
11/10 | W | F 2-0 2:02 | C. Lathem | --- | Ohio Intercollegiate Open | Round of 16 | 125 | |
11/05 | W | MD 16-3 | A. Kates | Case Western Reserve | John Carroll vs. Case Western Reserve | Round 1 | 125 | |
11/04 | L | DEC 3-2 | C. Lathem | --- | John Carroll @ Cleveland State | Round 1 | 125 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/23 | L | DEC 8-7 | C. Champagne | Wabash | NCAA DIII Regional Central | Placements | 125 | |
02/23 | W | DEC 7-6 | S. Transue | Ohio Northern | NCAA DIII Regional Central | Consi Semis | 125 | |
02/23 | W | MD 9-1 | C. Mahlich | Olivet | NCAA DIII Regional Central | Semis and WB3 | 125 | |
02/22 | W | F 4-1 2:01 | A. Wieczorek | Alma | NCAA DIII Regional Central | WB2 | 125 | |
02/22 | L | F 2-0 1:16 | D. Ginnetti | Baldwin Wallace | NCAA DIII Regional Central | Quarters and WB1 | 125 | |
02/22 | W | F 2-0 0:38 | M. Diaz | Adrian | NCAA DIII Regional Central | Round 1 | 125 | |
01/26 | L | DEC 3-1 | J. Burkholder | Muskingum University | Pete Willson Wheaton Invite | Placements | 125 | |
01/26 | W | F 2-0 0:45 | J. Gehr | Messiah College | Pete Willson Wheaton Invite | Consi Semis | 125 | |
01/26 | W | F 2-0 0:35 | A. Schoenfuss | --- | Pete Willson Wheaton Invite | Round 8 Semis and WB | 125 | |
01/26 | W | DEC 5-4 | R. Beltran | --- | Pete Willson Wheaton Invite | Round 7 WB | 125 | |
01/26 | W | FOR 0-0 | S. Transue | --- | Pete Willson Wheaton Invite | Round 6 QF and WB | 125 | |
01/26 | W | F 2-0 0:39 | J. Stephenson | --- | Pete Willson Wheaton Invite | Round 5 | 125 | |
01/25 | L | DEC 10-4 | C. Fuentez | --- | Pete Willson Wheaton Invite | Round 4 | 125 | |
01/25 | W | F 7-0 5:47 | J. McLaughlin | Elizabethtown College | Pete Willson Wheaton Invite | Round 2 | 125 | |
12/30 | L | MD 13-5 | N. Daggett | UNC Pembroke | Citrus Invitational | Placement Matches (32 Man) | 125 | |
12/30 | W | DEC 2-0 | C. Wickramaratna | Ursinus | Citrus Invitational | Semis & 5th WB (32 Man) | 125 | |
12/29 | W | F 2-0 1:26 | K. Schultschik | Cornell College | Citrus Invitational | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 125 | |
12/29 | W | F 2-0 2:35 | C. Dean | RIT | Citrus Invitational | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 125 | |
11/11 | W | F 2-0 1:48 | L. Cronin | --- | Ohio Intercollegiate Open | Placement | 125 | |
11/11 | W | F 2-2 1:45 | B. Mead | Ohio State | Ohio Intercollegiate Open | Semi/WB | 125 | |
11/11 | W | DEC 6-4 TB1 | G. Park | Clarion | Ohio Intercollegiate Open | Quarters/WB | 125 | |
11/11 | W | DEC 6-3 | C. Wellman | --- | Ohio Intercollegiate Open | Champ Rd/WB | 125 | |
11/03 | W | MD 19-7 | R. Porter | Lourdes University | Adrian Invite | 1st Place (32 Man-16 Man-8 Man) | 125 | |
11/03 | W | F 11-4 3:46 | P. Quire | Heidelberg | Adrian Invite | Rnd 6 Semis & Consi (32 Man-16Man 8Man) | 125 | |
11/03 | W | DEC 10-4 | S. Hayes | Mount Union | Adrian Invite | Rnd 4 Quarters (32 Man-16 Man-8 Man) & Consis | 125 | |
11/03 | W | F 4-1 1:59 | H. Lajines | --- | Adrian Invite | Rnd 2 (32 Man & 16 Man) | 125 |