Christian Gilbert
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | L | DEC 5-3 SV | O. Kinziger | Coleman Wrestling Club | 2020 TOA - Holiday High School Classic | Round 3 | 152 | |
| 12/30 | W | MD 8-0 | I. Haueter | Apple Valley Wrestling Club | 2020 TOA - Holiday High School Classic | 2nd Wrestleback (64 Man) | 152 | |
| 12/30 | L | MD 13-3 | I. Ortegon | Fond du Lac Wrestling Club | 2020 TOA - Holiday High School Classic | Round 1 (64 Man) | 152 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/08 | W | DEC 3-0 | B. Spassov | Hersey | IWCOA 2020 N Sect Lake Zurich | 1st & 3rd (16 Man) | 160 | |
| 03/08 | W | DEC 8-2 | K. Rasper | Johnsburg | IWCOA 2020 N Sect Lake Zurich | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 160 | |
| 03/08 | W | F 5-0 3:30 | C. Matulenko | Libertyville | IWCOA 2020 N Sect Lake Zurich | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 160 | |
| 03/01 | L | FOR 0-0 | B. Spassov | Hersey | IWCOA 2020 N Reg Lake Zurich | 1st & 3rd (16 Man) | 160 | |
| 03/01 | W | TF 17-0 4:41 | M. Kuehn | Fremd | IWCOA 2020 N Reg Lake Zurich | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 160 | |
| 03/01 | W | F 5-0 0:51 | E. Vargas | Bartlett | IWCOA 2020 N Reg Lake Zurich | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 160 | |
| 03/01 | W | F 3-2 4:48 | J. Perrone | Barrington | IWCOA 2020 N Reg Lake Zurich | Round 1 (16 Man) | 160 | |
| 02/03 | L | DEC 8-1 | J. Stembridge | --- | KO Sportswear Wildcat Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 132 | |
| 01/28 | W | DEC 8-1 | A. Sellers | Socastee | Carolina Forest @ Socastee | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 01/18 | L | F 0-2 0:55 | L. Reyes-Arroyo | Terry Sanford | St Pauls Bulldog Brawl | 1st & 3rd (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/18 | W | F 5-1 1:49 | I. Acheampong | Cary | St Pauls Bulldog Brawl | 4th Wrestleback (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/18 | L | F 2-0 0:15 | M. Smith | --- | St Pauls Bulldog Brawl | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/18 | W | F 5-0 1:25 | S. English | Scotland | St Pauls Bulldog Brawl | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/18 | W | TF 16-0 5:40 | I. Acheampong | Cary | St Pauls Bulldog Brawl | Round 1 (16 Man) | 132 | |
| 01/14 | W | F 0-0 | E. McMenamin | St James | Carolina Forest @ St James | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 12/31 | L | F 0-0 | K. Heard | --- | Lexington Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 132 | |
| 12/31 | W | F 0-0 | J. Peterson | Lexington High | Lexington Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 132 | |
| 12/31 | L | F 0-0 | J. Sturgeon | --- | Lexington Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 132 | |
| 12/31 | L | DEC 8-1 | J. Stembridge | --- | Lexington Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 132 | |
| 12/31 | W | F 0-0 | J. Watson | --- | Lexington Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 132 | |
| 12/19 | L | MD 15-7 | T. Lee | Cane Bay | Ashley Ridge Tri-meet | Champ. Round 1 | 132 | |
| 12/19 | W | F 0-0 | M. Faizullaev | Myrtle Beach | Myrtle Beach @ Carolina Forest | Round 1 | 132 | |
| 12/16 | L | F 0-0 | A. Kennedy | --- | Lumberton Border Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 132 | |
| 12/15 | W | DEC 9-2 | W. Gentile | West Brunswick | Lumberton Border Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 132 | |
| 12/11 | W | F 0-0 | W. Bogstad | North Charleston | Waccamaw Quad | Champ. Round 1 | 132 | |
| 12/09 | L | DEC 14-10 | H. Johnson | Aynor | Swamp Fox Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 132 | |
| 12/04 | L | F 9-11 4:18 | R. Kidder | Loris | Loris @ Carolina Forest | Round 1 | 138 | |
| 12/01 | L | F 0-0 | R. Kidder | Loris | tri meet @Carolina Forest High | Champ. Round 1 | 138 | |
| 11/30 | L | DEC 6-1 | D. THOMAS | Oswego East | 2019 Chris Hruska Wrestling Classic | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 138 | |
| 11/30 | W | F 0-4 4:35 | N. Valenzona | Notre Dame | 2019 Chris Hruska Wrestling Classic | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 138 | |
| 11/30 | W | DEC 4-0 | E. Braun | Conant Jr Varsity | 2019 Chris Hruska Wrestling Classic | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 138 | |
| 11/30 | L | MD 12-0 | Z. Sato | Oswego | 2019 Chris Hruska Wrestling Classic | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 138 | |
| 11/30 | W | F 4-4 3:53 | D. THOMAS | Oswego East | 2019 Chris Hruska Wrestling Classic | Round 1 (16 Man) | 138 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/17 | L | TF 15-0 2:46 | W. Rude | --- | Joe Tholl Sr. ELITE | 4th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 122 | |
| 12/17 | L | F 7-0 2:21 | E. Munoz | Team 1006 | Joe Tholl Sr. ELITE | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 122 | |
| 12/17 | W | F 10-4 3:54 | W. Strelow | Oak Forest Warriors | Joe Tholl Sr. ELITE | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 122 |