Sam Abbott

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	RESULT	OPPONENT	OPP. TEAM	EVENT	RND.	WT.
03/12	L	F 5-0 1:50	H. Huhn	LaSalle	OHSAA State Tournament	7th Place Match	D1-132
03/12	L	DEC 7-4	S. Waller	Grove City	OHSAA State Tournament	Cons. Round 3	D1-132
03/11	W	DEC 10-3	R. Wissmar	Springboro	OHSAA State Tournament	Cons. Round 2	D1-132
03/11	L	F 9-0 3:38	N. Blackburn	Mentor	OHSAA State Tournament	Quarterfinal	D1-132
03/10	W	DEC 4-3	T. Harter	Loveland	OHSAA State Tournament	Champ. Round 1	D1-132
03/04	L	TF 18-3 2:57	K. Brown	St. Edward	2023 Division 1 Perrysburg District	1st Place Match	132
03/04	W	DEC 11-4	A. Smith	Waite	2023 Division 1 Perrysburg District	Semifinal	132
03/04	W	F 6-4 3:58	W. Jolliff	Findlay	2023 Division 1 Perrysburg District	Quarterfinal	132
03/03	W	F 13-2 2:29	J. Kostal	Garfield Hts.	2023 Division 1 Perrysburg District	Champ. Round 1	132
02/18	L	DEC 7-6	W. Jolliff	FINDLAY	2023 TRAC League Championships	1st Place Match	132
02/17	W	F 14-1 2:57	B. Walton	St Francis De Sales (Toledo)	2023 TRAC League Championships	Semifinal	132
02/17	W	MD 14-3	J. Mathias	ST JOHN`S JESUIT (Toledo)	2023 TRAC League Championships	Quarterfinal	132
01/13	L	DEC 7-5	J. Valerino	AVON LAKE	2023 Maumee Bay Classic	Cons. Round 3	132
01/13	L	F 4-0 1:06	D. Rhoads	LOUISVILLE	2023 Maumee Bay Classic	Champ. Round 2	132
01/13	W	TF 15-0 5:04	C. Woody	Madison (Madison)	2023 Maumee Bay Classic	Champ. Round 1	132
01/07	W	MD 11-0	L. Strama	Vermilion	60th J.C. Gorman Wrestling Invitational	7th Place Match	132
01/07	L	DEC 6-4	C. Clary	Upper Sandusky	60th J.C. Gorman Wrestling Invitational	Cons. Round 5	132
01/07	W	F 13-3 2:47	D. Kollin	Rittman	60th J.C. Gorman Wrestling Invitational	Cons. Round 4	132
01/07	L	DEC 6-4	J. Swank	Clear Fork	60th J.C. Gorman Wrestling Invitational	Quarterfinal	132
01/06	W	DEC 7-1	L. Slone	Willard	60th J.C. Gorman Wrestling Invitational	Champ. Round 2	132
01/06	W	DEC 10-3	L. Strama	Vermilion	60th J.C. Gorman Wrestling Invitational	Champ. Round 1	132
12/30	W	MD 12-1	N. Villarreal	PERKINS	2022 Defiance Tri-State Border War	7th Place Match	132
12/30	L	MD 15-7	M. Ducat	DEFIANCE	2022 Defiance Tri-State Border War	Cons. Round 7	132
12/30	W	TF 21-5 4:24	D. Sirk	Dowagiac Union HS	2022 Defiance Tri-State Border War	Cons. Round 6	132
12/30	W	F 16-3 2:53	T. Wyse	ARCHBOLD	2022 Defiance Tri-State Border War	Cons. Round 5	132
12/30	W	TF 18-2 2:18	R. Farris	Columbia City	2022 Defiance Tri-State Border War	Cons. Round 4	132
12/29	L	MD 11-2	R. Bennett	Fairview (Sherwood)	2022 Defiance Tri-State Border War	Champ. Round 3	132
12/29	W	F 7-0 1:27	B. Barnes	OTTAWA-GLANDORF	2022 Defiance Tri-State Border War	Champ. Round 2	132
12/03	W	DEC 6-3	A. Ogle	Revere	Solon Comet Classic 2022	5th Place Match	132
12/03	L	DEC 10-4	O. Tarnai	Brunswick	Solon Comet Classic 2022	Cons. Semi	132
12/03	L	F 9-0 3:41	R. Davis	Stow-Munroe Falls	Solon Comet Classic 2022	Semifinal	132
12/03	W	DEC 5-2	A. Ogle	Revere	Solon Comet Classic 2022	Quarterfinal	132
12/02	W	F 4-1 1:13	C. Roarty	Green	Solon Comet Classic 2022	Champ. Round 2	132

DATE	W/L	RESULT	OPPONENT	OPP. TEAM	EVENT	RND.	WT.
03/05	L	DEC 8-6	R. Lewis	Strongsville	2022 Division 1 Perrysburg District	5th Place Match	113
03/05	L	DEC 9-2	K. McKinney	Elyria	2022 Division 1 Perrysburg District	Cons. Semi	113
03/05	W	MD 10-1	V. Skiba	Brunswick	2022 Division 1 Perrysburg District	Cons. Round 3	113
03/05	W	DEC 11-4	P. Dubendorfer	Whitmer	2022 Division 1 Perrysburg District	Cons. Round 2	113
03/05	L	F 2-0 1:19	W. Richter	St. Edward	2022 Division 1 Perrysburg District	Quarterfinal	113
03/04	W	DEC 7-0	S. Braker	Anthony Wayne	2022 Division 1 Perrysburg District	Champ. Round 1	113
02/19	W	TF 19-1 5:06	P. Dubendorfer	WHITMER	2022 TRAC League Championships	1st Place Match	113
02/18	W	DEC 8-6 SV	C. DeLuna	CLAY	2022 TRAC League Championships	Semifinal	113
01/25	W	F 0-0 3:11	A. Jordan	WHITEHALL-YEARLING	Clyde Invite	Round 1	120
01/25	W	DEC 4-2	K. Ruhl	NORWALK	Clyde Invite	Round 1	120
01/14	L	DEC 2-0	W. Jolliff	FINDLAY	2022 Maumee Bay Classic	Cons. Round 4	120
01/14	W	DEC 8-1	J. Bonny	LEBANON	2022 Maumee Bay Classic	Cons. Round 3	120
01/14	L	MD 13-2	H. Hollis	SPRINGBORO	2022 Maumee Bay Classic	Champ. Round 2	120
01/08	L	DEC 9-4	K. Clark	Galion	59th J.C. Gorman Wrestling Invitational	Cons. Round 4	120
01/08	W	F 2-0 0:52	O. Reamsnider	Ontario	59th J.C. Gorman Wrestling Invitational	Cons. Round 3	120
01/07	L	DEC 6-2	E. Kusmits	Manchester	59th J.C. Gorman Wrestling Invitational	Champ. Round 2	120

DATE	W/L	RESULT	OPPONENT	OPP. TEAM	EVENT	RND.	WT.
03/05	L	DEC 7-0	G. McLellan	---	2021 Division 1 Perrysburg District	2nd Wrestleback (16 Man)	113
03/05	W	F 2-0 2:36	G. Castillo	Normandy	2021 Division 1 Perrysburg District	Quarters & 1st WB	113
03/05	L	F 2-0 1:21	R. Cvitic	No. Royalton	2021 Division 1 Perrysburg District	Round 1 (16 Man)	113
02/11	W	F 2-0 2:42	M. Simpson	FINDLAY	2021 TRAC League Championships	3rd Place	113
02/10	L	F 6-0 3:27	M. Mack	ST JOHN`S JESUIT (Toledo)	2021 TRAC League Championships	Semis & 1st WB (8 Man)	113

DATE	W/L	RESULT	OPPONENT	OPP. TEAM	EVENT	RND.	WT.
02/22	L	F 2-3 3:10	J. Stone	Whitmer	2020 TRAC JV League Championships	1st Place	106
02/22	W	MD 13-2	M. Gunn	Findlay	2020 TRAC JV League Championships	Round 2	106
02/22	W	FOR 0-0	C. Williams	Clay (Oregon)	2020 TRAC JV League Championships	Round 1	106
12/31	W	DEC 6-2	C. Williams	CLAY	Fremont St. Joe	Champ. Round 1	106

DATE	W/L	RESULT	OPPONENT	OPP. TEAM	EVENT	RND.	WT.
03/23	W	DEC 6-0	C. Deiter	Elmwood	2013 OHIOWAY State Championships	Placement Matches (16 Man)	56
03/23	L	DEC 2-0	R. Stowers	Northmont	2013 OHIOWAY State Championships	Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man)	56
03/23	W	DEC 5-0	Z. Kessler	Wauseon	2013 OHIOWAY State Championships	2nd Wrestleback (16 Man)	56
03/23	W	MD 8-0	B. Steele	Ostego	2013 OHIOWAY State Championships	Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man)	56
03/23	L	DEC 5-4	E. Horney	Team Dehart Elite	2013 OHIOWAY State Championships	Round 1 (16 Man)	56