Colby Willhite
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/30 | L | DEC 10-8 SV | M. Holsey | --- | Victory Open | Round 5 (6 Man) | 50A | |
| 01/30 | L | DEC 7-2 | A. Atagi | Jackson County Wrestling | Victory Open | Round 4 (6 Man) | 50A | |
| 01/30 | L | MD 11-0 | C. Smith | Platte County Wrestling Club | Victory Open | Round 2 (6 Man) | 50A | |
| 01/30 | L | F 2-0 0:46 | S. Kurtz | SlyFox Wrestling Academy | Victory Open | Round 1 (6 Man) | 50A | |
| 01/22 | W | FOR 0-0 | G. Herrera | Greater Heights Wrestling | Lathrop Novice Tournament | Round 1 (4 Man) | 50C | |
| 01/22 | L | MD 15-5 | T. Manser | DOG POUND | Lathrop Novice Tournament | Round 2 (4 Man) | 50C | |
| 01/22 | W | DEC 10-5 | D. Kriley | Plattsburg youth wrestling | Lathrop Novice Tournament | Round 3 (4 Man) | 50C | |
| 12/12 | W | FOR 0-0 | J. Racasi | Excelsior Springs | Excelsior Springs Novice / Girls Tournament | Round 4 | 50E | |
| 12/12 | W | DEC 10-9 | M. Messer | Team Grind House Wrestling Clu | Excelsior Springs Novice / Girls Tournament | Round 3 | 50E | |
| 12/12 | W | DEC 14-7 | C. Medley | Dog Pound Wrestling Club | Excelsior Springs Novice / Girls Tournament | Round 1 | 50E |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/21 | L | FOR 0-0 | H. Singer | Republic Wrestling Club | Take it to the Mat-NOVICE-Bolivar | Round 5 (5 Man) | 45B | |
| 02/21 | L | FOR 0-0 | A. Smith | Terminator Wrestling Academy | Take it to the Mat-NOVICE-Bolivar | Round 3 (5 Man) | 45B | |
| 02/21 | L | FOR 0-0 | G. Cushard | Nevada Tiger Pit | Take it to the Mat-NOVICE-Bolivar | Round 2 (5 Man) | 45B | |
| 02/21 | L | FOR 0-0 | J. Biring | Rebel Elite Wrestling | Take it to the Mat-NOVICE-Bolivar | Round 1 (5 Man) | 45B | |
| 01/30 | L | F 4-0 1:48 | B. Davis | Honey Badger Wrestling Club | ETG Wrestling Tournament | Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man) | 45.0 | |
| 01/30 | W | TF 17-0 2:38 | M. Younger | Webb City Youth Wrestling Club | ETG Wrestling Tournament | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 45.0 | |
| 01/30 | L | F 2-0 0:41 | C. Hodgson | Joplin Youth Wrestling Club | ETG Wrestling Tournament | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 45.0 | |
| 01/16 | L | F 2-0 0:19 | S. Bridges | Marshfield Youth Wrestling | Nixa Youth Open | Round 4 | 45-A | |
| 01/16 | W | DEC 10-5 | M. Bratten | Republic Wrestling Club | Nixa Youth Open | Round 3 | 45-A | |
| 01/16 | W | F 8-2 1:19 | T. Durham | Lebanon Yellowjacket Wrestling | Nixa Youth Open | Round 2 | 45-A | |
| 01/16 | L | DEC 9-6 | A. Ward | Nixa Youth Wrestling | Nixa Youth Open | Round 1 | 45-A |