David Taylor
NCAA championship record, 2011–2014. Regular-season results are not included.
4tournaments
18wins
2losses
2individual titles
11wins by fall
NCAA career
| Year | School | Weight | Seed | Finish | W–L | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Penn State | 165 | 1 | 1st | 5–0 | 5 bouts |
| 2013 | Penn State | 165 | 2 | 2nd | 4–1 | 5 bouts |
| 2012 | Penn State | 165 | 1 | 1st | 5–0 | 5 bouts |
| 2011 | Penn State | 157 | 3 | 2nd | 4–1 | 5 bouts |
Every NCAA bout · 20
| Round | W/L | Opponent | Seed | Opp. seed | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 · 165 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Joe Brewster · South Dakota State | 1 | No seed listed | Fall 2:59 |
| Round of 16 | W | Jim Wilson · Stanford (CA) | 1 | 16 | Fall 6:55 |
| Quarterfinal | W | Michael Moreno · Iowa State | 1 | 8 | Fall 3:19 |
| Semifinal | W | Steven Monk · North Dakota State | 1 | 4 | MD 13–5 |
| Final | W | Tyler Caldwell · Oklahoma State | 1 | 2 | Dec 6–0 |
| 2013 · 165 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | John Michael Staudenmayer · North Carolina | 2 | No seed listed | Fall 2:52 |
| Round of 16 | W | Zachary Strickland · Appalachian State (NC) | 2 | No seed listed | Fall 2:42 |
| Quarterfinal | W | Conrad Polz · Illinois | 2 | 7 | Fall 0:24 |
| Semifinal | W | Pete Yates · Virginia Tech | 2 | 3 | Fall 3:25 |
| Final | L | Kyle Dake · Cornell (NY) | 2 | 1 | Dec 4–5 |
| 2012 · 165 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Corey Lear · Bucknell (PA) | 1 | No seed listed | Fall 1:40 |
| Round of 16 | W | Brandon Wright · Tennessee-Chattanooga | 1 | No seed listed | Fall 1:52 |
| Quarterfinal | W | Robert Kokesh · Nebraska | 1 | 8 | Fall 0:30 |
| Semifinal | W | Bekzod Abdurakhmanov · Clarion (PA) | 1 | 4 | Fall 4:44 |
| Final | W | Brandon Hatchett · Lehigh (PA) | 1 | 11 | TF 22–7 |
| 2011 · 157 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Neil Erisman · Oklahoma State | 3 | No seed listed | MD 13–2 |
| Round of 16 | W | David Bonin · Northern Iowa | 3 | No seed listed | TF 20–5 |
| Quarterfinal | W | Derek St. John · Iowa | 3 | 6 | Dec 6–3 |
| Semifinal | W | Steven Fittery · American (DC) | 3 | 2 | Dec 7–1 |
| Final | L | Bubba Jenkins · Arizona State | 3 | 4 | Fall 4:14 |