Brian Holloway
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/26 | L | F 10-4 4:41 | B. Heil | Maryville | NCAA DII Super Regional IV | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 174 | |
| 02/26 | W | MD 15-4 | D. Howlett | William Jewell | NCAA DII Super Regional IV | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 174 | |
| 02/26 | L | DEC 2-1 | A. Morgan | Central Missouri | NCAA DII Super Regional IV | Round 1 (16 Man) | 174 | |
| 02/12 | W | DEC 3-1 SV | W. Martin | --- | GLVC Duals | Finals (2 Team) | 184 | |
| 02/12 | W | F 18-4 5:39 | T. Marsh | Davenport University | GLVC Duals | Finals (2 Team) | 184 | |
| 01/29 | L | MD 10-0 | J. Williams | Maryville | Quincy @ Maryville | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 01/19 | L | F 4-4 3:58 | J. Gholson | William Jewell | William Jewell @ Quincy | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 01/14 | L | MD 9-1 | L. Zimmermann | Drury | Quincy @ Drury | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 01/14 | W | MD 15-7 | C. Baker | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kentucky Wesleyan vs. Quincy | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 01/12 | L | MD 21-12 | J. Jones | McKendree | McKendree @ Quincy | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 12/10 | L | DEF 0-0 | R. Haas | Baldwin Wallace | North Central College Invitational | Round 5 (WBs ONLY (2nd Rd 16 man/4th Rd 32 man)) | 184 | |
| 12/10 | L | FOR 0-0 | J. Cain | Baldwin Wallace | North Central College Invitational | Round 2 (Round of 16-ALL & 1st Rd WBs (32 man)) | 184 | |
| 11/05 | L | DEC 7-4 | A. Carter | Unattached | Maryville Open | Round 3 | 184 | |
| 11/05 | L | TF 16-0 2:41 | C. Everhart | Maryville University | Maryville Open | Round 1 | 184 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/13 | L | F 3-2 1:39 | D. Webb | Williams Baptist | NAIA American Midwest Conference | Round 2 | 184 | |
| 02/13 | L | NC 0-0 | D. Webb | Williams Baptist | NAIA American Midwest Conference | 3rd Place | 184 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/28 | W | MD 17-4 | D. Mcnally | --- | Millikin @ Lincoln College | Round 1 | 197 | |
| 01/18 | L | TF 15-0 | B. Lee | Grand View (Iowa) | Missouri Valley Invite | 4th Wrestleback (64 Man) | 184 | |
| 01/18 | L | DEC 3-1 | J. Smith | Baker (Kan.) | Missouri Valley Invite | Round 4 - Champ & WB (64 Man) | 184 | |
| 01/17 | W | MD 14-6 | C. Larson | Lindenwood - Belleville (Ill.) | Missouri Valley Invite | Round 2 - Champ & WB (64 Man) | 184 | |
| 12/17 | W | F 16-3 4:18 | B. Strickland | Rochester College | Missouri Valley Duals19 | Champ. Round 1 | 184 | |
| 12/17 | L | DEC 3-2 | J. Smith | --- | Missouri Valley Duals19 | Champ. Round 1 | 184 | |
| 12/17 | W | F 4-1 1:25 | M. White | William Penn (Iowa) | Missouri Valley Duals19 | Champ. Round 1 | 184 | |
| 12/17 | W | DEC 9-5 | S. Gee | Ottawa University | Missouri Valley Duals19 | Champ. Round 1 | 184 | |
| 12/05 | L | DEC 8-5 | A. Fox | Millikin | Lincoln College @ Millikin | Round 1 | 197 | |
| 12/05 | W | DEC 14-7 | E. Patterson | Millikin | Lincoln College @ Millikin | Round 1 | 197 | |
| 11/19 | L | F 8-1 3:20 | Z. Malone | --- | Cumberlands (Ky.) vs. Lincoln College | Round 1 | 197 | |
| 11/17 | W | MD 13-3 | J. Goeden | --- | Jamestown (N.D.) @ Lincoln College | Round 1 | 197 | |
| 11/16 | L | DEF 5-0 4:57 | J. Pryor | Southeastern | Southeastern vs. Lincoln College | Round 1 | 197 | |
| 11/16 | W | MD 19-8 | J. Booth | --- | Lincoln College @ Bluefield College | Round 1 | 197 | |
| 11/16 | W | F 3-1 2:17 | A. Buckman | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | Lincoln College @ Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | Round 1 | 197 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/09 | W | MD 19-6 | J. Allen | --- | Central Last Chance Invitational | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 184 | |
| 02/09 | W | DEC 9-7 | D. Venteicher | Loras | Central Last Chance Invitational | Semis, WB, & 2nd Cons (16 Man) | 184 | |
| 02/09 | W | F 0-0 0:37 | A. Evans | Cornell College | Central Last Chance Invitational | Quarters & 1st Cons (16 Man) | 184 | |
| 02/09 | W | F 0-0 4:59 | M. White | Unattached | Central Last Chance Invitational | Round 1 (16 Man) | 184 | |
| 02/02 | W | TF 21-5 6:25 | J. Marsh | --- | Big Blue Open | Round 6 | 184 | |
| 02/02 | W | DEC 7-6 | Z. Finn | --- | Big Blue Open | Round 4 | 184 | |
| 01/26 | W | MD 17-7 | S. Anderson | --- | 2019 Harper Open | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 184 | |
| 01/26 | W | DEC 7-5 SV | J. Bouie | --- | 2019 Harper Open | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 184 | |
| 01/26 | W | TF 22-4 3:28 | T. Tyson | --- | 2019 Harper Open | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 184 | |
| 01/05 | W | DEC 5-2 | J. Williams | --- | 2019 Jim Fox Duals Tournament | Round 3 | 184 | |
| 01/05 | W | DEC 5-2 | J. Williams | --- | Flash Flanagan Open | Round 3 (4 Man) | 184 | |
| 01/05 | W | DEC 15-12 | D. Venteicher | Loras | 2019 Jim Fox Duals Tournament | Round 2 | 184 | |
| 01/05 | W | DEC 15-12 | D. Venteicher | Loras College | Flash Flanagan Open | Round 2 (4 Man) | 184 | |
| 01/05 | L | DEC 9-4 | B. | --- | 2019 Jim Fox Duals Tournament | Round 1 | 184 | |
| 01/05 | L | DEC 9-4 | B. | --- | Flash Flanagan Open | Round 1 (4 Man) | 184 | |
| 11/03 | W | TF 22-7 3:00 | B. Washington | MacMurray | Bob Kellogg | R6 | 174 | |
| 11/03 | W | TF 19-1 4:02 | K. Reitmeier | Lakeland College | Bob Kellogg | R4 | 174 | |
| 11/03 | W | DEC 8-5 | A. Hawes | Hannibal-LaGragne University | Bob Kellogg | R3 | 174 | |
| 11/03 | W | TF 22-7 7:00 | J. Morgan | Millikin | Bob Kellogg | R2 | 174 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/04 | W | TF 23-8 5:00 | Z. Hammerschmith | --- | NWCA Multi-Divisional National Duals | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Team) | 174 | |
| 01/04 | W | DEC 14-10 | A. Eichert | Triton | NWCA Multi-Divisional National Duals | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Team) | 174 | |
| 01/04 | L | DEC 14-9 | N. Provenzano | Nassau | NWCA Multi-Divisional National Duals | Placement Matches (16 Team) | 174 | |
| 01/04 | W | TF 25-10 5:00 | B. Ellis | Northwest Kansas Technical College | NWCA Multi-Divisional National Duals | Round 1 (16 Team) | 174 | |
| 01/04 | W | DEC 7-4 | P. Niyigena | --- | NWCA Multi-Divisional National Duals | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Team) | 174 | |
| 12/02 | L | FOR 0-0 | N. Vandermeer | Findlay | Jim Koch Open | Rd 5 | 174 | |
| 12/02 | L | DEF 1-0 5:03 | S. Pennington | Lindenwood (Mo.) | Jim Koch Open | QFs | 174 | |
| 12/02 | W | MD 15-4 | C. Rohweder | Northern Iowa | Jim Koch Open | Rd2 | 174 | |
| 11/11 | W | DEC 8-6 | L. Rumelhart | Central College IA | Millikin Open | Round 8 | 174 | |
| 11/11 | L | DEC 16-14 | T. Timmons | --- | Millikin Open | Round 6 | 174 | |
| 11/11 | W | DEC 8-3 | S. Lack | Millikin University | Millikin Open | Round 4 | 174 | |
| 11/11 | W | DEC 13-7 | A. Cervantes | Joliet Junior College | Millikin Open | Round 2 | 174 |