
Thomas Seitz
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. |
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03/30 | W | F 11-1 4:08 | C. Bishop | Apex Wrestling | Cheesehead HS Duals | Round 2 | 180 | |
03/30 | W | TF 20-3 3:32 | P. Jacobs | DC Elite | Cheesehead HS Duals | Round 5 | 180 | |
03/30 | W | F 8-1 1:48 | C. McKee | Bad Bass | Cheesehead HS Duals | Round 1 | 180 | |
03/30 | W | F 7-0 1:22 | M. Hunter | Madison East | Cheesehead HS Duals | 7th Place Match | 180 | |
03/30 | W | MD 16-2 | J. Strauss | ISI | Cheesehead HS Duals | Round 4 | 180 | |
02/18 | L | DEC 7-2 | L. Penola | Zionsville | IHSAA (IN) State Finals | 7th Place Match | 190 | |
02/17 | L | DEC 7-4 TB1 | K. McConnell | Center Grove | IHSAA (IN) State Finals | Cons. Round 1 | 190 | |
02/17 | L | DEC 14-9 | N. Terry | Tell City | IHSAA (IN) State Finals | Quarterfinal | 190 | |
02/16 | W | TF 18-3 3:00 | N. Shafer | New Castle | IHSAA (IN) State Finals | Champ. Round 1 | 190 | |
02/10 | W | MD 10-2 | A. Tatum | Hobart | IHSAA Semi-State @ East Chicago Central | 1st Place Match | 190 | |
02/10 | W | DEC 14-8 | V. Freeman | Penn High School | IHSAA Semi-State @ East Chicago Central | Semifinal | 190 | |
02/10 | W | F 8-2 3:14 | Z. Gilger | West Central | IHSAA Semi-State @ East Chicago Central | Quarterfinal | 190 | |
02/10 | W | F 4-1 1:26 | T. Lee | South Bend Washington High School | IHSAA Semi-State @ East Chicago Central | Champ. Round 1 | 190 | |
02/03 | W | DEC 6-4 | A. Reading | Crown Point | IHSAA Regional @ Crown Point | 1st Place Match | 190 | |
02/03 | W | TF 24-5 4:00 | A. Ziegler | New Prairie | IHSAA Regional @ Crown Point | Semifinal | 190 | |
02/03 | W | TF 22-4 4:56 | R. Cheek | Valparaiso | IHSAA Regional @ Crown Point | Quarterfinal | 190 | |
01/27 | W | DEC 5-3 | A. Reading | Crown Point | IHSAA Crown Point Sectional | 1st Place Match | 190 | |
01/27 | W | F 14-6 2:00 | Z. Owen | Hanover Central | IHSAA Crown Point Sectional | Semifinal | 190 | |
01/27 | W | FOR 0-0 | F. Forfeit | Illiana Christian | IHSAA Crown Point Sectional | Quarterfinal | 190 | |
01/13 | W | DEC 10-4 | A. Tatum | Hobart | Northwest Crossroads Conference | 1st Place Match | 190 | |
01/13 | W | F 2-0 0:10 | A. Kooi | Munster | Northwest Crossroads Conference | Semifinal | 190 | |
01/13 | W | FOR 0-0 | A. Forfeit | Andrean | Northwest Crossroads Conference | Quarterfinal | 190 | |
01/07 | W | TF 17-2 5:08 | S. Jokic | Lake Central | Lake County Championships | 1st Place Match | 190 | |
01/06 | W | F 2-0 0:39 | J. Edmonds | Merrillville | Lake County Championships | Semifinal | 190 | |
01/06 | W | F 2-0 0:43 | K. McNeil | Lake Station | Lake County Championships | Quarterfinal | 190 | |
12/30 | L | DEC 8-4 | L. Penola | Zionsville High School | 45th Al Smith Classic Wrestling Invite | 1st Place Match | 190 | |
12/30 | W | DEC 6-1 | D. Blair | Wawasee High School | 45th Al Smith Classic Wrestling Invite | Semifinal | 190 | |
12/29 | W | F 14-2 3:39 | T. Dunning | Mishawaka High School | 45th Al Smith Classic Wrestling Invite | Quarterfinal | 190 | |
12/29 | W | F 2-0 0:35 | B. Frazier | Western High School | 45th Al Smith Classic Wrestling Invite | Champ. Round 2 | 190 | |
12/29 | W | F 9-2 1:49 | D. Wrathell | Jimtown High School | 45th Al Smith Classic Wrestling Invite | Champ. Round 1 | 190 | |
12/26 | W | F 0-0 1:25 | S. Pressler | LaPorte | LaPorte Super Duals | Round 1 | 190 | |
12/17 | W | F 14-2 3:22 | D. Nowicki | Kankakee Valley | Lowell @ Kankakee Valley | Round 1 | 190 | |
12/08 | W | DEC 7-2 | A. Tatum | Hobart | Hobart @ Lowell | Round 1 | 190 | |
12/03 | W | F 10-2 2:35 | J. Kreis | Highland | Highland @ Lowell | Round 1 | 190 | |
12/02 | W | F 5-0 1:32 | D. Ollie | Merrillville | Lowell vs. Merrillville | Round 1 | 190 | |
09/10 | L | MD 11-0 | C. Crisp | Merrillville | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Cons. Round 4 | 193 | |
09/10 | W | DEC 3-0 | A. White | Bulldog Premier | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Cons. Round 3 | 193 | |
09/10 | W | TF 16-0 4:00 | L. Dwyer | Shelbyville Golden Bears | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Cons. Round 2 | 193 | |
09/10 | L | F 6-1 3:04 | M. Kowalski | Springboro | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Champ. Round 2 | 193 | |
09/10 | W | DEC 9-3 | C. Quarles | Fishers | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Champ. Round 1 | 193 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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08/05 | W | DEC 3-2 | N. Mathis | Team Gold | Combat Challenge 3 - Cowboy Rumble | 1st Place Match | HS- 187 | |
08/05 | W | TF 15-0 3:12 | J. Grother | Red Roosters | Cowboy Rumble Individual | 3rd Place Match | 187 | |
08/05 | W | MD 8-0 | J. Mathenia | Southern illinois Bulldogs | Cowboy Rumble Individual | Cons. Semi | 187 | |
08/05 | L | DEC 3-2 | T. Key | Victory | Cowboy Rumble Individual | Semifinal | 187 | |
07/07 | L | MD 11-0 | A. Costello | Elite Athletic Club | Rumble Individual | 1st Place Match | 180 | |
07/07 | W | DEC 3-1 | W. Iii | Best Trained | Rumble Individual | Semifinal | 180 | |
07/07 | W | F 5-0 4:17 | P. Daly | Creekside Wrestling Academy | Rumble Individual | Quarterfinal | 180 | |
07/07 | W | DEC 7-3 | J. Malecki | Ragin Raisins | Rumble Individual | Round 1 (16 Man) | 180 | |
06/21 | W | DEC 2-1 SV | E. Zar | STL Black | 2023 AAU Scholastic Duals | Round 1 (16 Team) | 170 | |
06/21 | W | DEC 5-3 | I. Moore | Carolina Extreme | 2023 AAU Scholastic Duals | Round 3 | 170 | |
06/21 | W | F 7-1 5:26 | B. Loosvelt | Nebraska Broskis | 2023 AAU Scholastic Duals | Round 4 (16 Team) | 170 | |
06/21 | L | DEC 7-4 | D. Cady | Diamond Fish Pink | 2023 AAU Scholastic Duals | Round 5 | 170 | |
06/21 | W | DEC 3-0 | K. Gabrielsen | Brevard FCA-Alpha Dogz | 2023 AAU Scholastic Duals | Round 1 | 170 | |
06/21 | L | DEC 7-1 | D. Wheatley | MAWA Blue | 2023 AAU Scholastic Duals | Round 2 | 170 | |
06/21 | W | MD 18-5 | B. Loosvelt | Nebraska Broskis | 2023 AAU Scholastic Duals | Round 2 | 170 | |
06/21 | L | MD 13-3 | H. Garcia | MAWA Red | 2023 AAU Scholastic Duals | Round 4 | 170 | |
06/21 | W | MD 14-2 | G. Campbell | Brownsburg | 2023 AAU Scholastic Duals | 9th Place Match | 170 | |
06/21 | W | TF 17-2 4:29 | C. Baumgardner | Dream Team | 2023 AAU Scholastic Duals | Round 3 (16 Team) | 170 | |
05/06 | L | DEC 7-5 | D. Myers | Decatur Wrestling Club | ISWA Freestyle State Finals | Cons. Semi | 182 | |
05/06 | L | TF 14-4 4:01 | B. Emerine | Floyd Wrestling Club | ISWA Freestyle State Finals | Semifinal | 182 | |
05/06 | W | DEF 0-0 | A. Costello | Elite Athletic Club | ISWA Freestyle State Finals | 5th Place Match | 182 | |
05/06 | W | TF 26-14 4:06 | D. Pierce | Mooresville Wrestling Club | ISWA Freestyle State Finals | Quarterfinal | 182 | |
05/06 | W | TF 11-0 2:35 | J. Puello | Central Indiana Academy Of Wrestling | ISWA Freestyle State Finals | Champ. Round 2 | 182 | |
05/06 | W | TF 10-0 0:35 | M. Gegogeine | Intense Wrestling Club | ISWA Freestyle State Finals | Champ. Round 1 | 182 | |
03/11 | L | DEC 12-7 | B. Russell | Warren Wrestling Academy | ISWA Folkstyle State Finals | Cons. Round 6 | 170 | |
03/11 | L | TF 17-0 5:23 | A. Rinehart | Bulldog Premier Wrestling Club | ISWA Folkstyle State Finals | Quarterfinal | 170 | |
03/11 | W | TF 20-4 4:43 | J. Casillas | Indiana | ISWA Folkstyle State Finals | Champ. Round 3 | 170 | |
03/11 | W | F 14-0 2:19 | C. Oliva | Indiana | ISWA Folkstyle State Finals | Champ. Round 2 | 170 | |
02/11 | L | MD 9-1 | A. Steenbeke | Penn | IHSAA Semi-State @ East Chicago | Quarterfinal | 160 | |
02/11 | W | DEC 8-2 | A. Hernandez | Calumet | IHSAA Semi-State @ East Chicago | Champ. Round 1 | 160 | |
02/04 | L | MD 11-2 | S. Goin | Crown Point | IHSAA Regional @ Crown Point | 1st Place Match | 160 | |
02/04 | W | DEC 5-0 | B. Shaffer | Chesterton | IHSAA Regional @ Crown Point | Semifinal | 160 | |
02/04 | W | DEC 7-0 | C. Parecdes | New Prairie | IHSAA Regional @ Crown Point | Quarterfinal | 160 | |
01/28 | L | TF 20-5 5:01 | S. Goin | Crown Point | IHSAA Sectional @ Crown Point | 1st Place Match | 160 | |
01/28 | W | DEC 8-2 | A. Glass | Lake Central | IHSAA Sectional @ Crown Point | Semifinal | 160 | |
01/28 | W | F 8-0 1:47 | N. Bruinsma | Illiana Christian | IHSAA Sectional @ Crown Point | Quarterfinal | 160 | |
01/14 | W | F 6-2 1:37 | A. Granger | Hobart | NCC Round Robin Invite | Round 5 | 160 | |
01/14 | W | F 10-1 1:20 | T. Tuesburg | Kankakee Valley | NCC Round Robin Invite | Round 4 | 160 | |
01/14 | W | F 10-1 1:49 | C. Dennis | Munster | NCC Round Robin Invite | Round 3 | 160 | |
01/14 | W | F 6-1 3:42 | D. Carrillo | Highland | NCC Round Robin Invite | Round 2 | 160 | |
01/14 | W | FOR 0-0 | F. FF | Andrean | NCC Round Robin Invite | Round 1 | 160 | |
12/30 | W | DEC 4-2 SV | B. Shaffer | Chesterton HS | 44th Al Smith Classic Wrestling Invite | 5th Place Match | 160 | |
12/30 | L | F 5-0 0:50 | B. Russell | Warren Central High School | 44th Al Smith Classic Wrestling Invite | Cons. Semi | 160 | |
12/30 | L | DEC 10-9 | C. Leech | Garrett High School | 44th Al Smith Classic Wrestling Invite | Semifinal | 160 | |
12/29 | W | MD 8-0 | B. Shaffer | Chesterton HS | 44th Al Smith Classic Wrestling Invite | Quarterfinal | 160 | |
12/29 | W | MD 9-1 | M. Young | South Bend Riley HS | 44th Al Smith Classic Wrestling Invite | Champ. Round 2 | 160 | |
12/29 | W | F 12-3 1:27 | S. Taylor | Mount Vernon | 44th Al Smith Classic Wrestling Invite | Champ. Round 1 | 160 | |
09/11 | L | DEC 5-1 | E. Roudebush | Bloomington South WC | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Cons. Round 3 | 163 | |
09/11 | W | TF 16-1 3:10 | L. Geiger | Walsh Jesuit | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Cons. Round 2 | 163 | |
09/11 | L | TF 16-0 3:03 | J. Prechtel | Maurer Coughlin WC | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Champ. Round 2 | 163 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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06/13 | L | DEC 7-4 | C. Smith | Utica | King Of The Ring National Duals & Individual Tournament | RR Rnd 3 | 150 lbs | |
06/13 | W | DEC 7-5 | B. Shaffer | --- | King Of The Ring National Duals & Individual Tournament | RR Rnd 2 | 150 lbs | |
06/13 | W | F 4-0 2:02 | R. Wachs | Pound IV Pound Wrestling Gym | King Of The Ring National Duals & Individual Tournament | RR Rnd 1 | 150 lbs | |
06/06 | L | DEC 2-0 | M. Norman | Roundtree Wrestling Academy | NUWAY Nationals 15U Duals | Round 1 | 150 | |
06/06 | W | MD 9-0 | G. Rose | Legacy National Team | NUWAY Nationals 15U Duals | Round 3 | 150 | |
06/06 | W | F 9-0 3:00 | J. Dempsy | Empire | NUWAY Nationals 15U Duals | Round 2 | 150 | |
02/28 | L | DEC 4-3 | T. DuPont | Tell City. | Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships | 1st Place Match | 145 | |
02/28 | W | DEC 5-3 SV | W. IV | Garrett | Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships | Semifinal | 145 | |
02/27 | W | F 17-3 4:00 | B. Russell | Warren Central | Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships | Quarterfinal | 145 | |
02/27 | W | DEC 8-2 | J. Hoffman | Penn | Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships | Champ. Round 3 | 145 | |
02/27 | W | F 0-1 2:12 | G. Eckels | Ben Davis | Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championships | Champ. Round 2 | 145 | |
02/13 | L | F 2-2 1:27 | J. Smith | Penn | IHSAA Semi-State @ East Chicago Central | Quarterfinal | 145 | |
02/13 | W | MD 12-4 | A. Cornejo | Portage | IHSAA Semi-State @ East Chicago Central | Champ. Round 1 | 145 | |
02/06 | L | DEC 11-9 SV | T. Tillema | Kankakee Valley | IHSAA Regional @ Crown Point | 3rd Place Match | 145 | |
02/06 | L | DEC 11-8 | G. Krause | Knox | IHSAA Regional @ Crown Point | Semifinal | 145 | |
02/06 | W | DEC 8-3 | C. Ellenberger | LaPorte | IHSAA Regional @ Crown Point | Quarterfinal | 145 | |
01/30 | L | F 14-0 3:16 | C. Goodwin | Crown Point | IHSAA Sectional @ Crown Point | 1st Place Match | 145 | |
01/30 | W | DEC 11-9 SV | T. Tillema | Kankakee Valley | IHSAA Sectional @ Crown Point | Semifinal | 145 | |
01/30 | W | TF 18-2 4:00 | M. Rozendal | Illiana Christian | IHSAA Sectional @ Crown Point | Quarterfinal | 145 | |
01/16 | W | MD 19-11 | A. Borerro | Munster | Northwest Crossroads Conference | 1st Place Match | 145 | |
01/16 | W | F 4-7 3:19 | J. Gray | Highland | Northwest Crossroads Conference | Semifinal | 145 | |
01/12 | W | DEC 5-4 | T. Tillema | Kankakee Valley | NCC Triangular | Champ. Round 1 | 145 | |
01/12 | L | DEC 6-2 | T. Tillema | Kankakee Valley | Tom Cameron Super Duals (Merrilville HS) | Champ. Round 1 | 145 | |
01/07 | W | MD 13-4 | A. Borerro | Munster | Munster @ Lowell | Round 1 | 145 | |
12/23 | W | MD 10-2 | C. Ellenberger | --- | LaPorte Triple Dual | Champ. Round 1 | 145 | |
12/17 | W | F 2-0 2:37 | J. Gray | Highland | Lowell @ Highland | Round 1 | 145 | |
12/12 | L | DEC 4-2 | A. Pejovski | Merrillville | Tom Cameron Super Duals (Merrilville HS) | Champ. Round 1 | 145 | |
12/11 | W | DEC 7-4 | C. Johnson | Hobart | Lowell @ Hobart | Round 1 | 145 | |
09/07 | W | DEC 5-2 | J. Loomis | Renegades of Funk | The Wild HS Duals | Round 2 | 145 | |
09/07 | L | MD 11-0 | K. Gream | Team Bro U.S | The Wild HS Duals | Round 1 | 145 | |
09/07 | L | F 11-0 2:31 | J. Estrada | Team Gotcha | The Wild HS Duals | Round 4 | 145 | |
09/07 | L | F 2-0 1:05 | D. Rhuleman | Legacy | The Wild HS Duals | Round 5 | 145 | |
09/07 | L | F 7-0 1:39 | M. Schliem | Team Bro | The Wild HS Duals | Round 3 | 145 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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08/23 | W | DEC 4-0 | E. Morris | Twa | 2020 Rocky Mountain Nationals | 5th Place | 137 lbs | |
08/23 | L | DEC 3-2 | B. Goucher | Prodigy Elite | 2020 Rocky Mountain Nationals | Consi-Semis | 137 lbs | |
08/23 | W | MD 9-1 | T. Meade | Trailblazer | 2020 Rocky Mountain Nationals | Consi of 4 | 137 lbs | |
08/23 | W | DEC 8-2 | T. Tomesh | Crass Trained | 2020 Rocky Mountain Nationals | Consi of 8 #2 | 137 lbs | |
08/22 | L | F 3-1 4:24 | M. Murray | --- | 2020 Rocky Mountain Nationals | Quarter-Finals | 137 lbs | |
08/22 | W | DEC 2-0 SV | A. Borjas | Team Kansas | 2020 Rocky Mountain Nationals | Round of 16 | 137 lbs | |
03/08 | W | DEC 7-4 | I. Valdez | --- | 2020 Rochester Rumble | RR Rnd 2 | 138 lbs | |
03/08 | W | F 2-0 1:20 | A. Sibo | One on One wrestling club | 2020 Rochester Rumble | RR Rnd 1 | 138 lbs | |
12/22 | L | MD 11-1 | D. Malin | Team Bro Green | Christmas Sparty 15U Duals | Round 2 | 136 | |
12/22 | W | F 4-0 1:45 | T. Tschudin | Michigan Matcats | Christmas Sparty 15U Duals | 3rd Place Match | 136 | |
12/22 | W | F 8-0 2:44 | C. Ott | Pitbulls Gold | Christmas Sparty 15U Duals | Round 1 | 136 | |
12/22 | W | DEC 11-10 | N. Shadley | SAW | Christmas Sparty 15U Duals | Round 3 | 136 | |
12/22 | W | MD 8-0 | M. Bush | Midwest Rhino Elite | Christmas Sparty 15U Duals | Semifinal | 136 | |
12/22 | W | MD 14-2 | C. Villanueva | Team Bro Red | Christmas Sparty 15U Duals | Quarterfinal | 136 | |
11/30 | W | DEC 1-0 | L. Montoya | Red Lion 15U | OH-WAY American Pride VII Team Duals | Round 4 | 15u130 | |
11/30 | W | DEC 7-4 | E. Rizzo | Assad Academy Gold 15U | OH-WAY American Pride VII Team Duals | Round 3 | 15u130 | |
11/30 | L | F 2-0 1:55 | N. Lamia | Mat Rats 15U | OH-WAY American Pride VII Team Duals | Round 1 | 15u130 | |
11/30 | L | F 13-0 3:21 | D. Parker | WVWAY 15U | OH-WAY American Pride VII Team Duals | Round 2 | 15u130 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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04/06 | L | F 6-0 1:54 | A. D`Ambrosio | MMWA Michigan National Team | USA Wrestling Nat`l Middle School Duals | Round 3 | 125 | |
04/06 | L | DEC 2-0 | C. Eggleston | Nebraska Blue | USA Wrestling Nat`l Middle School Duals | Round 3 | 125 | |
04/06 | L | MD 14-3 | S. Casarez | Oregon Silver | USA Wrestling Nat`l Middle School Duals | Round 2 | 125 | |
04/06 | W | DEC 2-0 SV | C. Lull | Sarbacker Wrestling | USA Wrestling Nat`l Middle School Duals | Round 2 | 125 | |
04/06 | L | F 7-0 2:11 | H. Kluthe | Nebraska Red | USA Wrestling Nat`l Middle School Duals | Round 1 | 125 | |
04/06 | L | F 2-0 0:17 | W. Winter | Illinois Top Dawgs | USA Wrestling Nat`l Middle School Duals | Champ. Round 1 | 125 | |
04/06 | L | F 5-0 0:42 | R. Davis | Oregon Gold | USA Wrestling Nat`l Middle School Duals | Round 1 | 125 | |
12/16 | L | F 2-0 1:27 | T. Richarderson | Cyclone Wrestling | Christmas Sparty 15U Duals | Round 1 | 115 | |
12/16 | L | F 7-0 1:43 | J. Lund | Askren Wrestling Academy | Christmas Sparty 15U Duals | Semifinal | 115 | |
12/16 | L | TF 15-0 1:57 | C. Uberoth | Michigan Pitbulls | Christmas Sparty 15U Duals | Quarterfinal | 115 | |
12/16 | L | DEC 7-3 | N. Krussell | Ares WC | Christmas Sparty 15U Duals | Round 3 | 115 | |
12/16 | L | F 5-0 1:00 | C. Ramos | Team Bro Black | Christmas Sparty 15U Duals | 3rd Place Match | 115 | |
12/16 | L | DEC 8-4 | A. Criteser | Dakota WC | Christmas Sparty 15U Duals | Round 2 | 115 |