David Taylor (wrestler, born 1990)

David Taylor
Personal information
Full name	David Morris Taylor III
Nickname	Magic Man
Nationality	American
Born	December 5, 1990 (age 33); Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Wrestling
Event	Folkstyle & Freestyle
College team	Penn State University
Medal record
Representing United States
Men's Freestyle Wrestling
World Championships
World Cup
Pan American Championships
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
World University Games
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Penn State Nittany Lions
NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Big Ten Championships

David Taylor (born December 5, 1990) is an American world champion freestyle wrestler and former folkstyle wrestler. WIN magazine twice awarded Taylor the Dan Hodge Trophy as the most outstanding folkstyle wrestler in college wrestling.

Early life

Taylor lived in several states before spending most of his youth in Wyoming and Ohio. In his youth, he admired world and Olympic champion Cael Sanderson, who is from the nearby state of Utah.^[1]

Folkstyle

Taylor competed for the wrestling team at Pennsylvania State University, where Cael Sanderson was head coach. In his first year, Taylor did not officially compete. In Taylor's freshman and junior seasons, he finished as an NCAA Division I national runner-up, and in his sophomore and senior seasons, he finished as a champion. WIN magazine recognized his two championship seasons as the most outstanding performances in college wrestling, making him only the fourth wrestler to win the honor two or more times.^[2]

Freestyle

In 2018, Taylor became the twelfth American wrestler to win the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin, a major wrestling tournament held annually in Siberia.^[3] He followed that effort up by winning continental and world titles.

Freestyle matches

Senior Freestyle Matches
Res.	Record	Opponent	Score	Date	Event	Location
FloWrestling: Dake vs. Chamizo at 200 lb
Win	106-14	Myles Martin	TF 11-0	July 25, 2020	FloWrestling: Dake vs. Chamizo	Austin, Texas
2020 Pan American Olympic Qualification at 86 kg
Win	105-14	Pool Ambrocio	FF	March 15, 2020	2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament	Ottawa, Canada
Win	104-14	Yurieski Torreblanca	8-0
Win	103-14	Pedro Ceballos	Fall
2019 Pan American Championship at 86 kg
Win	102-14	Pedro Ceballos	TF 10-0	April 19 - 21, 2019	2019 Pan American Wrestling Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Win	101-14	Lazaro Hernandez	TF 10-0
Win	100-14	Meruzhan Nikoyan	6-0
Win	99-14	Rashji Mackey	8-0
2018 World Championship at 86 kg
Win	98-14	Fatih Erdin	TF 12-2	October 20 - 28, 2018	2018 World Wrestling Championships	Budapest, Hungary
Win	97-14	Dauren Kurugliev	7-5
Win	96-14	Yurieski Torreblanca	8-0
Win	95-14	Hajy Rajabau	TF 10-0
Win	94-14	Hassan Yazdani	11-6
2018 Grand Prix Yaşar Doğu at 86 kg
Win	93-14	Murad Suleymanov	2-2	July 27 - 29, 2018	2018 Grand Prix Yaşar Doğu	Istanbul, Turkey
Win	92-14	Ahmet Bilici	13-4
Win	91-14	Boris Makojev	TF 11-0
Win	90-14	Azamat Dauletbekow	14-6
2018 US World Team Trials at 86 kg
Win	89-14	Nick Reenan	TF 12-0	June 15 - 16, 2018	2018 Final X: State College	State College, Pennsylvania
Win	88-14	Nick Reenan	TF 13-2	June 15 - 16, 2018	2018 Final X: State College	State College, Pennsylvania
2018 Pan American Championship at 86 kg
Win	87-14	Yurieski Torreblanca	3-2	May 3 - 6, 2018	2018 Pan American Wrestling Championships	Lima, Peru
Win	86-14	Julio Rodriguez Romero	3-0
Win	85-14	Pool Ambrocio	TF 11-0
Win	84-14	Eduardo Gajardo	TF 12-2
2018 US Open at 86 kg
Win	83-14	Richard Perry	8-0	April 24 - 28, 2018	2018 US Open Wrestling Championships	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	82-14	T.J. Dudley	TF 12-2
Win	81-14	Noe Garcia	2-0
Win	80-14	Austin Coburn	TF 10-0
Win	79-14	Evan Hansen	TF 10-0
2018 World Cup at 86 kg
Win	78-14	Aleksandr Gostiyev	TF 12-2	April 7, 2018	2018 Wrestling World Cup	Iowa City, Iowa
Win	77-14	David Khutsishvili	TF 11-1
Win	76-14	Masao Matsusaka	TF 12-2
Win	75-14	Pawan Kumar	TF 10-0
2018 Ivan Yarygin Gran Prix at 86 kg
Win	74-14	Fatih Erdin	Fall	January 28, 2018	2018 Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix	Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Win	73-14	Artur Naifonov	Fall
Win	72-14	Koloi Kartoev	4-1
Win	71-14	Yurieski Torreblanca	4-4
2017 World Clubs Cup as TMWC
Win	70-14	Alireza Karimi	3-1	December 7 - 8, 2017	2017 World Wrestling Clubs Cup	Tehran, Iran
Win	69-14	Gankhuyag Ganbaatar	Fall
Win	68-14	Petar Savakov	4-0
Win	67-14	Pawan Kumar	TF 10-0
Win	66-14	Alexander Moore	TF 14-4
2017 US World Team Trials at 86 kg
Loss	65-14	J'den Cox	3-5	June 9 - 10, 2017	2017 US World Team Trials	Lincoln, Nebraska
Loss	65-13	J'den Cox	3-4
Win	65-12	J'den Cox	9-3
Win	64-12	Nick Heflin	13-9		2017 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament
Win	63-12	Pat Downey	TF 10-0
Win	62-12	Joe Rau	TF 13-0
2017 Beat The Streets: Times Square at 86 kg
Win	61-12	Takahiro Murayama	Fall	May 17, 2017	2017 Beat The Streets: Times Square	New York City, New York
2017 US Open at 86 kg
Win	60-12	Richard Perry	TF 10-0	April 26 - 29, 2017	2017 US Open Wrestling Championships	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	59-12	Nick Heflin	TF 15-4
Win	58-12	Pat Downey	TF 10-0
Win	57-12	Chance McClure	TF 10-0
Win	56-12	Anthony Cress	5-0
2017 World Cup at 86 kg
Win	55-12	Hassan Yazdani	Fall	February 16 - 17, 2017	2017 Wrestling World Cup	Kermanshah, Iran
Win	54-12	Sharif Sharifov	TF 12-2
Win	53-12	Vladislav Valiev	TF 14-4
Win	52-12	Dato Marsagishvili	8-3
2017 Paris Grand Prix at 86 kg
Win	51-12	Richard Perry	8-5	January 28 - 29, 2017	2017 International Paris Grand Prix	Paris, France
Win	50-12	Akhmed Aibuev	TF 12-2
Win	49-12	István Veréb	TF 10-0
Win	48-12	Mihaly Nagy	TF 10-0
2016 Spain Grand Prix at 86 kg
Win	47-12	István Veréb	8-6	July 9 - 10, 2016	2016 Spain Grand Prix	Madrid, Spain
Win	46-12	Orgodolyn Üitümen	14-7
Win	45-12	Anthony Valencia	10-3
Win	44-12	Vahid Shahmohammadiizad	6-2
2016 US Olympic Team Trials at 86 kg
Win	43-12	Andrew Howe	5-2	April 9 - 10, 2016	2016 US Olympic Team Trials Challenge Tournament	Iowa City, Iowa
Loss	42-12	Kyle Dake	4-11
Win	42-11	Austin Trotman	5-2
2015 US Nationals at 86 kg
Loss	41-11	Kyle Dake	4-11	December 18 - 19, 2015	2015 Senior Nationals - US Olympic Trials Qualifier	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	41-10	Richard Perry	TF 11-0
Win	40-10	Ed Ruth	TF 13-0
2015 Golden Grand Prix 5th at 86 kg
Loss	39-10	Ehsan Lashgari	TF 0-10	November 27 - 29, 2015	2015 Golden Grand Prix	Baku, Azerbaijan
Loss	39-9	Gardiiyev Nurmagomed	0-6
Win	39-8	Umidjon Ismanov	8-4
2015 Stepan Sargsyan Cup at 74 kg
Win	38-8	Kakhaber Khubezhty	TF 12-2	July 18 - 19, 2015	2015 Stepan Sargsyan Tournament	Yerevan, Armenia
Win	37-8	Giya Chikhladze	Fall
Win	36-8	Ruslan Rubaev	Fall
2015 Spain Grand Prix at 74 kg
Win	35-8	Carmelo Lumia	12-6	July 11, 2015	2015 Spain Grand Prix	Madrid, Spain
Win	34-8	Zhang Chongyao	9-1
Win	33-8	Gong Byung Min	10-1
Win	32-8	Rafael Mota	TF 13-0
2015 US World Team Trials at 74 kg
Loss	31-8	Kyle Dake	2-8	June 12 - 14, 2015	2015 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament	Madison, Wisconsin
Win	31-7	Tyler Stalledwell	5-2	June 12 - 14, 2015	2015 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament	Madison, Wisconsin
2015 Beat The Streets: Salsa in the Square at 74 kg
Win	30-7	Liván López	TF 18-7	May 12, 2015	2015 Beat The Streets: Salsa in the Square	New York City, New York
2015 US Open at 74 kg
Win	29-7	Andre Howe	2-0	May 5 - 9, 2015	2015 US Open Wrestling Championships	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	28-7	Tyler Caldwell	TF 12-2
Win	27-7	Nestor Tafur	TF 10-0
Win	26-7	Jacob Butenhoff	Fall
2015 Beat The Streets at 74 kg
Win	25-7	Liván López	TF 18-7	May 12, 2015	2015 Beat The Streets	New York City, New York
2015 Grand Prix Yaşar Doğu 5th at 74 kg
Loss	24-7	Khetag Tsabolov	3-9	March 28 - 29, 2015	2015 Grand Prix Yaşar Doğu	Istanbul, Turkey
Loss	24-6	Denis Tsargush	3-6
Win	24-5	Bahman Mohammad Teymouri	Fall
Win	23-5	Abdullah Arslan	12-4
Win	22-5	Marad Zoidze	6-5
2014 US World Team Trials at 74 kg
Loss	21-5	Jordan Burroughs	5-6	May 30 - 31, 2014	2014 US World Team Trials	Madison, Wisconsin
Loss	21-4	Jordan Burroughs	2-6		2014 US World Team Trials
Win	21-3	Andre Howe	3-1		2014 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament
Win	20-3	Quinton Godley	TF 10-0		2014 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament
2014 Beat The Streets at 74 kg
Win	19-3	Jabrayil Hasanov	6-0	May 7, 2014	2014 Beat The Streets: USA vs. The World	New York City, New York
2014 US Open at 74 kg
Loss	18-3	Jordan Burroughs	6-7	April 16 - 19, 2014	2014 US Open Wrestling Championships	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	18-2	Tyler Caldwell	6-0
Win	17-2	Paul Rademacher	Fall
Win	16-2	Marcus Bausaman	TF 13-0
2013 Universidae Games at 74 kg
Win	15-2	Gombodorj Dorjvaanchig	10-3	July 11 - 16, 2013	2013 World University Games	Kazan, Russia
Win	14-2	Reza Alireza Afzali Paemami	7-5
Loss	13-2	Denis Tsargush	4-7
Win	13-1	Apostolos Taskoudis	Fall
Win	12-1	Zurab Erbotsonashvili	8-4
2013 US University Nationals at 74 kg
Win	11-1	Quinton Godley	Fall	May 24 - 26, 2013	2013 US National University Championships	Akron, Ohio
Win	10-1	Ian Miller	TF 14-4
Win	9-1	Logan Molina	Fall
Win	8-1	Geno Morelli	TF 13-3
Win	7-1	Jesse Stafford	Fall
Win	6-1	Robert Schlitt	TF 10-0
Win	5-1	Santonio Cathery	TF 11-0
2013 US Open at 74 kg
Loss	4-1	Jordan Burroughs	1-3, 0-1	April 17 - 20, 2013	2013 US Open Wrestling Championships	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	4-0	Nick Marable	2-0, 4-0
Win	3-0	Ryan Morningstar	1-0, 1-0
Win	2-0	Holden Packard	TF 9-0, 7-0
2013 Beat The Streets at 74 kg
Win	1-0	Magomed Kurbanaliev	Fall	May 15, 2013	2013 Beat The Streets: Rumble on the Rails	New York City, New York

Awards and honors

2019

Pan American Championships

2018

UWW Best Wrestler of the Year
John Smith Award as the Freestyle Wrestler of the Year
World Wrestling Championships
World Cup Championships
Pan American Championships
Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix
Yasar Dogu

2017

World Cup Championships
Grand Prix of Paris

2016

Grand Prix of Spain

2015

Stepan Sargsyan Tournament
Grand Prix of Spain

2014

Dan Hodge Trophy winner
NCAA Division I Championships Outstanding Wrestler
NCAA Division I
Big Ten Conference

2013

World University Games
NCAA Division I
Big Ten Conference

2012

Dan Hodge Trophy winner
NCAA Division I Championships Outstanding Wrestler
NCAA Division I
Big Ten Conference

2011

Endorsements

In 2015, Taylor and Adidas released a line of wrestling apparel labeled “M2” after Taylor's college nickname “Magic Man”.^[4] Taylor received the nickname "Magic Man" after a collegiate match in which he turned an unfavorable situation for himself into an advantage.^[5] The apparel line began with wrestling shoes and since has expanded to clothing, posters and Adidas sponsored events.

References

^ Hipps, Andrew. "Iowa State-bound Taylor not afraid of challenges". Intermat. Intermat. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
^ "Penn State wrestler David Taylor wins Hodge Trophy". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
^ "Snyder wins back-to-back titles and Taylor also gets his gold on last day of Yarygin Grand Prix in Russia".
^ Ford, Bob. "Penn State wrestler David Taylor has one goal to go: the Olympics". Philly. PhillyArticles. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
^ Goodwin, Cody. "Wrestling David Taylor". The Daily Iowan. The Daily Iowan.

[1] Hipps, Andrew. "Iowa State-bound Taylor not afraid of challenges". Intermat. Intermat. Retrieved 31 March 2015.

[2] "Penn State wrestler David Taylor wins Hodge Trophy". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 31 March 2015.

[3] "Snyder wins back-to-back titles and Taylor also gets his gold on last day of Yarygin Grand Prix in Russia".

[4] Ford, Bob. "Penn State wrestler David Taylor has one goal to go: the Olympics". Philly. PhillyArticles. Retrieved 31 March 2015.

[5] Goodwin, Cody. "Wrestling David Taylor". The Daily Iowan. The Daily Iowan.

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