Cody Merwin
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/06 | L | F 8-0 2:32 | J. Wilson | --- | Southeast Wrestling Conference Championships | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 133 | |
| 02/05 | W | DEC 4-3 | M. Barrett | --- | Southeast Wrestling Conference Championships | Semis (16 Man) | 133 | |
| 02/05 | W | F 2-0 1:01 | H. Thompson | Southern Virginia | Southeast Wrestling Conference Championships | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 133 | |
| 01/28 | L | DEC 9-5 | D. Le | Ohio Northern | Pete Willson Wheaton Invite 2022 | Round 6 QF and WB | 133 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 5-0 0:30 | W. III | University of Chicago | Pete Willson Wheaton Invite 2022 | Round 5 | 133 | |
| 01/28 | L | DEC 11-6 | D. Massey | University of Mount Union | Pete Willson Wheaton Invite 2022 | Round 2 | 133 | |
| 01/14 | W | DEC 5-4 | J. Pattison | Davis & Elkins | 2022 Virginia Duals American College | Quarterfinals (8 Team) | 133 | |
| 01/14 | L | DEC 3-2 | V. Scollo | --- | 2022 Virginia Duals American College | Finals (2 Team) | 133 | |
| 01/14 | L | DEC 15-8 | L. Robertson | Liberty University | 2022 Virginia Duals American College | 2nd Wrestleback (8 Team) | 133 | |
| 12/30 | L | TF 18-2 5:35 | A. Perelka | John Carroll | Citrus Invitational | Placement Matches (32 Man) | 133 | |
| 12/30 | W | MD 12-0 | M. Gonyea | --- | Citrus Invitational | warrior 2/ semi/ cons Q | 133 | |
| 12/29 | W | DEC 6-3 | G. Brandenburg | --- | Citrus Invitational | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 133 | |
| 12/29 | W | DEC 7-2 | K. Schultschik | Cornell College | Citrus Invitational | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 133 | |
| 12/04 | L | FOR 0-0 | M. Murawski | --- | Elizabethtown Blue Jay Invite | Round 7 | 133 | |
| 12/04 | L | F 2-1 4:09 | J. Pattison | Davis & Elkins | Elizabethtown Blue Jay Invite | Round 6 | 133 | |
| 12/04 | W | F 2-0 0:47 | D. Rodriguez | Elizabethtown | Elizabethtown Blue Jay Invite | Round 4 | 133 | |
| 11/20 | L | F 10-4 2:26 | L. Englman | Ferrum | Star City Duals presented by USMC | Round 4 (6 Team) | 133 | |
| 11/20 | W | F 2-0 1:10 | H. Thompson | Southern Virginia | Star City Duals presented by USMC | Round 3 (6 Team) | 133 | |
| 11/20 | W | F 4-1 1:53 | J. Fox | --- | Star City Duals presented by USMC | Round 2 (6 Team) | 133 | |
| 11/11 | L | F 2-6 2:18 | D. Rubin | Washington & Lee | Washington & Lee @ Roanoke College | Round 1 | 133 |