A head coach carries much experience as both an athlete and from the experience gained alongside training freshmen. David Taylor, an established freestyle and folkstyle wrestler competing under the 92 kg category, has taken his professional journey to the next level with much more responsibility in hand.

Following the retirement of John Smith, Taylor, the new head coach of the Oklahoma State Cowboys wrestling team, is experiencing his career peak. A much bigger stage to prove and to excel others in the field, Taylor’s new role as a college wrestling team head coach is something new to us. Accredited by his dominance and aura on the wrestling mat, the young athletes, as part of the team, are gaining inspiration from now on.

Cowboys athletes on head coach comeback

Following the recent disappointment of failing to qualify in the 2024 Summer Olympics trial round, David Taylor, the American athlete, is already a source of inspiration for some. The inspiration, however, comes with a successful bronze medal win in the 2024 World Wrestling Championship in the freestyle category.

Talking about the experiences and overcoming the setbacks faced as a wrestler, the presence of a few wrestlers in the back room was seen taking notes. In the words of Teague Travis, “It was pretty cool to see. Losing in the first round and then coming back and getting third. That is probably what he expects out of us. It is pretty cool to see him fight through the adversity and win all those matches.”

On the other hand, for the Cowboys veteran Luke Surber, Taylor’s comeback performance is a lesson for all the young and emerging wrestlers. “It wasn’t easy for him, you know, because he went there wanting to win gold. It’s cool, like Teague was saying, because he was doing everything he will ask us to do from that front.” With such an acclaimed role, David Taylor is a name today that everyone will remember.

David Taylor’s dominance on the mat

The 2024 World Wrestling Championship saw athletes across the world competing with great dominance. For American athlete David Taylor, the three-day match was a turbulent one. Losing out on the first day against Adbulrashid Sadulaev, the win to gold was snatched, but success was achievable.

Day two saw his turnover with two consecutive wins over Abubakr Abakarov by 3-1 and Lars Schaefle by an impressive 11-1 victory. The final takedown against Kamran Ghasempour saw Taylor answering with dominance on the mat with a 6-2 victory. Ending with not gold but a bronze medal is, however, a lesson to emerge better, as mentioned by him to the young generation of wrestlers.