Philip Burney
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/15 | W | DEC 7-5 | E. Chacon | Indiana Tech | NAIA Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 157 | |
| 02/15 | W | MD 12-3 | V. Abbey | Indiana Tech | NAIA Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 157 | |
| 02/15 | W | F 2-5 1:08 | N. Young | Rochester Christian University | NAIA Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 157 | |
| 02/07 | W | F 11-3 3:47 | J. Kwiatkowski | Rochester University | Rochester Christian University @ Marian University (IN) | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 02/02 | L | DEC 12-7 | J. Kervin | Indiana Tech | Marian University (IN) @ Indiana Tech | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 01/25 | W | F 3-0 2:56 | N. Smith | Oklahoma Wesleyan | Missouri Valley Invite | 3rd Place | 157 | |
| 01/25 | W | F 7-2 4:20 | J. Windauer | Montana State-Northern | Missouri Valley Invite | Consi Semis | 157 | |
| 01/25 | L | MD 10-2 | D. Griffin | Central Methodist | Missouri Valley Invite | Semi Finals | 157 | |
| 01/25 | W | DEC 9-6 SV | T. Radosa | Cornerstone | Missouri Valley Invite | Quarter Finals | 157 | |
| 01/25 | W | TF 15-0 3:41 | M. Goeas | Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley Invite | Round 4 | 157 | |
| 01/24 | W | F 3-0 1:14 | L. Hoover | University of Saint Mary (KS) | Missouri Valley Invite | Round 2 | 157 | |
| 01/24 | W | F 3-0 1:15 | T. Jacobo | Simpson (Calif.) | Missouri Valley Invite | Round 1 | 157 | |
| 12/20 | W | F 12-0 3:58 | S. Fitts | Indiana Tech | Battle in the Bluegrass | 3rd | 157 | |
| 12/20 | W | F 7-2 1:37 | D. Machado | St. Ambrose University | Battle in the Bluegrass | Cons. Semi | 157 | |
| 12/20 | W | DEC 9-6 | K. Weaver | Life University | Battle in the Bluegrass | Semi`s | 157 | |
| 12/20 | W | MD 11-3 | M. Gaspe | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Battle in the Bluegrass | Round 6 | 157 | |
| 12/20 | W | F 3-0 1:37 | F. Cuccurelo | St. Andrews University | Battle in the Bluegrass | Round 5 | 157 | |
| 12/20 | L | MD 8-0 | V. Abbey | Indiana Tech | Battle in the Bluegrass | Round 2 | 157 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/10 | L | MD 17-6 | J. Kervin | Indiana Tech | NAIA Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference | placement | 165 | |
| 02/10 | W | DEC 4-0 | D. Coleman | Lourdes University | NAIA Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference | Round 3 | 165 | |
| 02/10 | W | NC 0-0 | D. Coleman | Lourdes University | NAIA Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference | 2nd Place Match (8 Man) | 165 | |
| 02/04 | W | F 16-9 4:48 | J. Tatum | Rochester University | Marian University (IN) @ Rochester University | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 02/03 | W | F 6-1 1:14 | K. Savoie | Siena Heights University | Siena Heights University @ Marian University (IN) | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 01/28 | L | DEC 12-5 | J. kervin | Indiana Tech | Indiana Tech @ Marian University (IN) | Round 1 | 165 | |
| 01/05 | L | DEC 6-3 | G. Calhoun | Southeastern | 2024 NWCA National Duals - Mens | Round 1 (16 Team) | 174 | |
| 01/05 | W | MD 14-6 | C. Jordan | Doane University | 2024 NWCA National Duals - Mens | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Team) | 174 | |
| 12/17 | L | DEC 13-7 | A. Hernandez | Southern Oregon | Reno Tournament of Champions | Round 1 | 174 | |
| 12/17 | W | F 8-3 1:23 | M. Bartlett | Corban University | Reno Tournament of Champions | Round 1 | 174 | |
| 12/17 | W | F 16-0 5:18 | M. Brown | Vanguard University | Reno Tournament of Champions | Round 1 | 174 | |
| 12/17 | L | TF 16-1 4:30 | G. Nijenhuis | Oklahoma | Reno Tournament of Champions | Round 1 | 174 | |
| 12/03 | L | F 3-2 2:01 | T. Sizemore | Indianapolis | Indiana Little State | Placement | 174 | |
| 12/03 | W | F 5-3 2:58 | O. Butler | Indianapolis | Indiana Little State | Semi`s/WBs | 174 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 3-0 2:19 | T. Huber | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Indiana Little State | Quarters/WBs 1/3 | 174 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 7-0 2:34 | A. Williamson | Trine University | Indiana Little State | Round 1 Full | 174 |