David Maldonado

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.
12/19	W		MD 14-5	L. DeVenney	Harrisonville	Harrisonville/Cameron/Lincoln Prep Tri	Round 1	126

DATE	W/L	RESULT	OPPONENT	OPP. TEAM	EVENT	RND.	WT.
06/26	W	F 2-0 0:57	R. Hilton	Indianola 2	2023 Malecek Team Duals	Round 3 (16 Team)	120
06/26	W	DEC 5-3	L. Christiansen	Iowa Grant/Highland	2023 Malecek Team Duals	Round 1 (16 Team)	120
06/26	W	F 2-0 1:28	G. Gobel	Mora	2023 Malecek Team Duals	Placement Matches (16 Team)	120
06/26	L	DEC 2-1	C. Quaintance	Marathon	2023 Malecek Team Duals	Round 3 (4 Team)	120
06/26	W	DEC 5-4	C. Quaintance	Marathon	2023 Malecek Team Duals	Round 4 (16 Team)	120
06/26	L	DEC 4-2	L. Heimke	Lena/Bonduel	2023 Malecek Team Duals	Round 2 (16 Team)	126
06/26	W	F 5-0 1:02	G. Mulhall	Bartlett	2023 Malecek Team Duals	Round 1 (4 Team)	120
06/26	W	F 2-0 1:51	H. Katterhagen	LPGE-B Wolves	2023 Malecek Team Duals	Round 2 (4 Team)	120
02/23	L	DEC 6-3	P. Lutz	St. Michael the Archangel Catholic	MSHSAA Boys State Championships	3rd & 5th (16 Man)	106 Class 2
02/23	W	MD 15-2	G. Schuster	Mid-Buchanan	MSHSAA Boys State Championships	4th Wrestleback (16 Man)	106 Class 2
02/23	L	DEC 6-4	C. Blattner	Fulton	MSHSAA Boys State Championships	Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man)	106 Class 2
02/23	W	TF 17-1 2:46	P. Bruegal	Seneca	MSHSAA Boys State Championships	Quarters (16 Man)	106 Class 2
02/23	W	F 2-0 1:52	A. Watson	St. Charles West	MSHSAA Boys State Championships	Round 1 (16 Man)	106 Class 2
01/21	W	F 13-0 5:14	A. Garcia	St. Pius X (Kansas City)	MEC Boys 2023	Round 4	106
01/21	W	F 7-1 0:58	B. Wallace	Maryville	MEC Boys 2023	Round 3	106
01/21	W	F 2-0 0:41	K. Gehring	Benton	MEC Boys 2023	Round 2	106
01/14	W	F 2-0 0:44	T. Babe	Shenandoah	Ron Scott Duals	Round 1	113
01/14	W	F 12-2 1:34	R. Nichols	Martensdale-St. Marys	Ron Scott Duals	Round 1	113
01/14	W	F 2-0 0:50	S. Fink	Harlan Community	Ron Scott Duals	Round 1	113
01/14	W	F 2-0 1:41	K. Watson	Central Decatur	Ron Scott Duals	Round 1	113
01/13	W	DEC 5-4	B. Maeder	Southwest Valley	Ron Scott Duals	Round 1	113
01/07	W	F 9-0 2:38	C. Blankenship	Sullivan	Cameron Crossroad Duals 2023	Round 2 (10 Team)	113
01/07	W	F 2-0 0:36	K. Koons	Mexico	Cameron Crossroad Duals 2023	Round 3 (10 Team)	113
01/07	W	F 8-1 1:05	R. Lloyd	Plattsburg	Cameron Crossroad Duals 2023	Round 1 (10 Team)	113
12/03	W	F 3-4 3:23	J. Falder	Oak Park	Park Hill Duals	Round 3 (6 Team)	113
12/03	W	F 2-0 0:23	N. Kleinwolterink	Park Hill South	Park Hill Duals	Round 2 (6 Team)	113

DATE	W/L	RESULT	OPPONENT	OPP. TEAM	EVENT	RND.	WT.
06/27	W	F 3-0 2:42	D. Lochner	Burlington Youth Wrestling	2022 Malecek Team Duals	Round 2 (4 Team)	106
06/27	W	DEC 9-3	T. Sebastian	Geneso	2022 Malecek Team Duals	Quarterfinals (8 Team)	106
06/27	L	MD 14-3	P. Zutter	Team Red	2022 Malecek Team Duals	Finals (2 Team)	106
06/27	W	F 4-0 0:54	D. Koob	Waska/BBE B	2022 Malecek Team Duals	Round 3 (4 Team)	106
06/27	W	F 2-0 0:43	T. Baker	Detroit Lakes	2022 Malecek Team Duals	Placement Matches (8 Team)	106