Michael Pestana
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/01 | L | F 3-0 1:26 | I. Guttentag | Wesleyan (CT) | NCAA DIII Region I | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 149 | |
| 03/01 | W | DEC 14-10 | J. Calabrese | Bridgewater State | NCAA DIII Region I | Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man) | 149 | |
| 03/01 | W | DEC 6-5 | G. White | Norwich | NCAA DIII Region I | Prelim R2 | 149 | |
| 03/01 | L | F 11-0 5:00 | C. Seyfried | Williams College | NCAA DIII Region I | Round 1 (16 Man) | 149 | |
| 02/15 | L | DEC 6-1 | C. Bacote | American International | Bridgewater Quad | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 02/15 | W | DEC 8-6 | J. Calabrese | Bridgewater State | Bridgewater Quad | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 02/08 | W | F 4-0 2:04 | M. Follo | New England College | New England College @ Rhode Island College | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 02/08 | W | MD 8-0 | N. Fatone | Roger Williams | Rhode Island College @ Roger Williams | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 01/31 | L | MD 13-1 | J. Major | Concordia College (Moorhead) | 2025 Pete Willson Wheaton Invitational | Round 3 | 149 | |
| 01/31 | W | MD 8-0 | A. Laird | Wheaton | 2025 Pete Willson Wheaton Invitational | Round 2 | 149 | |
| 01/31 | L | TF 20-5 4:22 | Z. Sato | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 2025 Pete Willson Wheaton Invitational | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 01/26 | W | DEC 9-6 SV | G. White | Norwich | NEWA Dual Championships | Quarters & WB (16 Team) | 149 | |
| 01/26 | W | MFFL 3-0 | N. Fatone | Roger Williams | NEWA Dual Championships | Semis & WB (16 Team) | 149 | |
| 01/26 | W | DEC 7-2 | L. Maiuolo | Williams College | NEWA Dual Championships | Champ Round 1 (16 Team) | 149 | |
| 01/18 | W | F 3-0 1:48 | D. Goldsmith-Greene | Plymouth State | LEC Quad | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 01/18 | L | TF 21-5 6:30 | C. Frost | Southern Maine | LEC Quad | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 01/11 | L | DEC 7-2 | R. Arndt | Delaware Valley | Manganaro Duals | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 01/11 | L | MD 10-1 | M. Trainor | Shippensburg | Manganaro Duals | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 01/11 | L | F 16-7 6:10 | M. Parnis | Ursinus | Manganaro Duals | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 12/07 | L | DEC 9-3 | J. Mairano | NYU | Hawk Duals | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 12/07 | L | DEC 5-2 | Z. Vera | New Jersey City University | Hawk Duals | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 12/07 | L | MD 18-5 | P. Charnley | Western New England | Rhode Island College @ Western New England | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 11/23 | L | DEC 8-1 | P. Charnley | Western New England | 2024 Doug Parker | Consi of 8 #2 | 149 lbs | |
| 11/23 | W | DEC 3-2 | J. Linder | Western New England | 2024 Doug Parker | Consi of 8 #1 | 149 lbs | |
| 11/23 | W | DEC 6-3 | D. Goldsmith-Greene | Plymouth | 2024 Doug Parker | Consi of 16 #2 | 149 lbs | |
| 11/23 | L | F 6-1 2:23 | C. Frost | Southern Maine | 2024 Doug Parker | Round of 16 | 149 lbs | |
| 11/16 | L | DEC 8-4 | M. Basara | Worcester Polytechnic | RIC Tri | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 11/16 | W | MD 10-0 | D. Goldsmith-Greene | Plymouth State | Rhode Island College Tri WPI Plymouth State | Round 1 | 149 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/02 | L | MD 11-3 | V. Napolitana | NYU | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | Consi 8-2 | 149 | |
| 03/02 | W | F 3-0 1:15 | C. Hassett | Bridgewater State | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | Consi 8-1 | 149 | |
| 02/18 | W | DEC 2-0 | J. Weber | Worcester Polytechnic | Rhode Island College @ Worcester Polytechnic | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 02/11 | W | F 3-0 0:47 | A. Castro | Bridgewater State | Trinity Duals | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 02/11 | W | DEC 6-1 | A. Pratt | Trinity (CT) | Trinity Duals | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 02/11 | W | F 13-1 6:06 | L. Mangiafico | American International | Trinity Duals | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 02/03 | W | TF 18-3 6:59 | E. Troyano | Roger Williams | Roger Williams @ Rhode Island College | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 01/26 | L | TF 19-1 6:26 | C. Nagela | Milwaukee School of Engineering | 2024 Pete Willson Invitational | Round 3 | 149 | |
| 01/26 | W | MD 9-1 | J. Anderson | Augustana College | 2024 Pete Willson Invitational | Round 2 | 149 | |
| 01/26 | L | TF 18-3 5:36 | J. Conner | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 2024 Pete Willson Invitational | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 01/21 | W | F 0-0 1:58 | G. Merola | Norwich | 2024 NEWA Duals | 5th Place | 149 lbs | |
| 01/21 | W | MD 15-6 | N. Antonucci | Plymouth | 2024 NEWA Duals | Consi of 4 | 149 lbs | |
| 01/21 | L | TF 19-4 5:50 | B. Berdiyorov | New England College | 2024 NEWA Duals | Quarter-Finals | 149 lbs | |
| 01/21 | W | MD 10-0 | E. Troyano | Roger Williams | 2024 NEWA Duals | Round of 16 | 149 lbs | |
| 01/13 | W | F 9-1 2:05 | A. Saleh | Hunter | Mariner Duals | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 01/13 | L | F 0-0 6:06 | E. Pinc | Merchant Marine | Mariner Duals | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 01/06 | W | DEC 7-2 | J. Cinquemani | York College | Manganaro Duals - Ursinus College - Men's | RR Rnd 1 | 149 lbs | |
| 01/06 | L | TF 15-0 7:00 | Q. Tobin | Alvernia | Manganaro Duals - Ursinus College - Men's | RR Rnd 1 | 149 lbs | |
| 01/06 | L | F 3-0 1:03 | D. Monger | Messiah | Manganaro Duals - Ursinus College - Men's | RR Rnd 1 | 149 lbs | |
| 01/06 | L | F 8-0 2:56 | B. Kmak | Ursinus Black | Manganaro Duals - Ursinus College - Men's | RR Rnd 1 | 149 lbs | |
| 12/09 | L | F 5-6 4:44 | N. Antonucci | Plymouth State | Plymouth State @ Rhode Island College | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 12/03 | L | DEC 5-2 | Z. Vera | New Jersey City University | NYU Duals | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 12/02 | W | F 3-0 1:18 | N. Bhasin | Hunter | NYU Duals | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 12/02 | W | DEC 4-3 | P. Charnley | Western New England | Western New England @ Rhode Island College | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 11/18 | L | F 8-0 3:10 | L. Temple | Springfield | 2023 Doug Parker | Consi of 16 #2 | 149 lbs | |
| 11/18 | L | MD 14-6 | P. Charnley | Western New England | 2023 Doug Parker | Round of 16 | 149 lbs | |
| 11/18 | W | DEC 3-2 | T. Stewart | Springfield | Doug Parker Invitational | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 11/18 | L | MD 14-6 | P. Charnley | Western New England | Doug Parker Invitational | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 11/18 | L | F 8-0 3:10 | L. Temple | Springfield | Doug Parker Invitational | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 11/18 | W | DEC 3-2 | T. Stewart | Springfield | 2023 Doug Parker | Round of 32 | 149 lbs | |
| 11/04 | L | DEC 7-3 | E. Castillo | Rhode Island College | Rhode Island Open | Round 1 | 149 | |
| 11/04 | L | F 12-9 5:23 | E. Morales | --- | Rhode Island Open | Round 1 | 149 |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/25 | L | F 2-0 0:23 | E. Pinc | U.S. Merchant Marine Academy | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | Quarters and WB3 | 149 | |
| 02/25 | W | F 6-0 1:47 | A. Presa | New England College | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | Prelim Round 2 | 149 | |
| 02/25 | L | F 2-0 1:10 | A. Pagliarulo | U.S. Coast Guard Academy | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | Round 2 | 149 | |
| 01/22 | L | F 2-2 1:46 | K. Horst | Wesleyan | 2023 NEWA Duals | Finals | 141 lbs | |
| 01/22 | L | MD 11-0 | C. Reilly | Western New England | 2023 NEWA Duals | Semi-Finals | 141 lbs | |
| 01/22 | W | MD 13-0 | J. Lopes | Bridgewater | 2023 NEWA Duals | Quarter-Finals | 141 lbs | |
| 01/22 | L | DEC 6-2 | C. Frost | Southern Maine | 2023 NEWA Duals | Round of 16 | 141 lbs | |
| 01/16 | W | DEC 11-9 | D. McFarlane | Hunter | Rhode Island College @ Hunter | Round 1 | 141 | |
| 11/19 | L | F 2-0 2:21 | T. Stewart | Springfield | 2022 Doug Parker | Consi of 8 #2 | 141 lbs | |
| 11/19 | L | DEC 7-1 | N. Kruczynski | New York University | 2022 Doug Parker | Quarter-Finals | 141 lbs | |
| 11/19 | W | TF 16-1 3:34 | M. Preble | Springfield | 2022 Doug Parker | Round of 16 | 141 lbs | |
| 11/19 | W | MD 11-3 | D. Hudson | New England College | 2022 Doug Parker | Round of 32 | 141 lbs |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/26 | L | MD 14-4 | A. Manning | U.S. Merchant Marine Academy | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | Prelim Round 2 | 149 | |
| 02/26 | L | DEC 8-6 | T. O`Mara | Plymouth State University | NCAA DIII Regional Northeast | Prelim Round 1 | 149 | |
| 11/20 | L | F 15-8 4:42 | G. Glaropoulos | Springfield | 2021 Doug Parker | Consi of 16 #2 | 149 lbs | |
| 11/20 | L | F 4-2 2:56 | C. Parrott | --- | 2021 Doug Parker | Round of 16 | 149 lbs | |
| 11/20 | W | MD 13-4 | D. Goldsmith-Greene | Plymouth | 2021 Doug Parker | Round of 32 | 149 lbs |