Former Penn State wrestling great David Taylor dominated Saturday at the UWW Men’s Freestyle World Cup — and in front of a national TV audience no less.
Taylor, who wrestled for the Nittany Lions from 2010-2014, had a 10-0 technical fall over India’s Pawan Kumar in the 86-kilogram bout. And Penn State’s “Magic Man” followed that up with a 12-2 tech fall over Japan’s Masao Matsusaka in a match that was aired live on NBCSN.
Thanks in part to Taylor’s effort, Team USA cruised past India 10-0 and beat Japan 7-3 at Iowa’s Carver Hawkeye Arena. Team USA will face Georgia at 11 a.