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Honors & Awards

  • Three-time NCAA All-American (2022, 2023, 2024)
  • Big Ten Wrestler of the Week (Dec. 19, 2023)
  • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2018, 2019; Spring 2019, 2020, 2021)
  • Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2019)
  • Five-Time Academic All-Big Ten (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
  • Five-Time NCAA Qualifier (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
  • NWCA Honorable Mention All-America (2020)
  • Nebraska's Most Courageous Wrestler (2021-22, 2022-23)
  • Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree (2024) 
  • Nebraska Outstanding Scholar Award (2024)
  • Outstanding Male Newcomer (2020)
  • NWCA Scholar All-American (2020, 2022, 2023, 2024)

2023-24 (Senior)

NCAA Championships - 7th (4-2) - 157 pounds

  • First Round: No. 8 Robb dec. No. 25 Trevor Chumbley (NW) 1-0
  • Second Round: No. 8 Robb dec. No. 9 Will Lewan (MICH) 11-6
  • Quarterfinals: No. 1 Levi Haines (PSU) major dec. No. 8 Robb 8-0
  • Round of 12: No. 8 Robb dec. No. 19 Tommy Askey (APP) 9-4
  • Cons. Quarters: No. 7 Peyten Kellar (OHIO) dec. No. 8 Robb 12-10
  • Seventh-Place Match: No. 8 Robb major dec. No. 10 Jared Franek (IOWA) 11-2

Big Ten Championships - 3rd (5-1) - 157 pounds

  • First Round: No. 5 Peyton Robb (NEB) tech. fall No. 12 Michael North (MD) 15-0
  • Quarterfinals: No. 4 Jared Franek (IOWA) dec. No. 5 Peyton Robb (NEB) 7-3
  • Cons. Second Round: No. 5 Peyton Robb (NEB) tech. fall No. 11 Al Desantis (RUT) 15-0
  • Cons. Quarterfinals: No. 5 Peyton Robb (NEB) dec. No. 9 Trevor Chumbley (NU) 5-0
  • Cons. Semifinals: No. 5 Peyton Robb (NEB) dec. No. 3 Brayton Lee (IND) 2-1
  • Third-Place Match: No. 5 Peyton Robb (NEB) over No. 4 Jared Franek (IOWA) MFF

Regular Season - 157 pounds

  • 28-4 overall (14-0 dual record)
  • Bonus points: two pins, eight technical falls, five major decisions 
  • Placed first at the Navy Classic and the Cliff Keen Invite 

2022-23 (Junior) 

NCAA Championships - 6th (3-3) - 157 pounds

  • First Round: No. 3 Robb tech. fall No. 30 Jared Hill (OU) 15-0 (6:11)
  • Second Round: No. 3 Robb tech. fall No. 19 Garrett Model (WIS) 16-1 (5:40)
  • Quarterfinals: No. 3 Robb dec. No. 6 Daniel Cardenas (STAN) 6-4
  • Semifinals: No. 2 Levi Haines (PSU) dec. No. 3 Robb 5-2
  • Cons. Semifinals: No. 4 Jared Franek (NDSU) dec. No. 3 Robb 3-1
  • Fifth-Place Match: No. 8 Ed Scott (NCST) dec. No. 3 Robb MFF

Big Ten Championships - 2nd Place (2-1) - 157 pounds

  • First Round: Bye
  • Quarterfinals: No. 1 Robb (NEB) maj. dec. No. 8 Trevor Chumbley (NU) 12-3
  • Semifinals: No. 1 Robb (NEB) dec. No. 4 Chase Saldate (MSU) 4-3
  • Finals: No. 2 Levi Haines (PSU) dec. No. 1 Robb (NEB) 3-1

Regular Season - 157 pounds

  • 28-4 overall (14-0 dual record)
  • Bonus points: two pins, eight technical falls, five major decisions 
  • Placed first at the Navy Classic and the Cliff Keen Invite 

2021-22 (Sophomore) 

NCAA Championships - 4th (6-2) - 157 pounds

  • Round 1 - Peyton Robb (NEB) pinned Markus Hartman (ARMY) (1:51)
  • Round 2 - Josh Humphreys (LU) dec. Peyton Robb (NEB) 8-5
  • Cons. Round 2 - Peyton Robb (NEB) dec. Doug Zapf (PENN) 3-2
  • Cons. Round 3 - Peyton Robb (NEB) dec. Brady Berge (PSU), 8-3
  • Cons. Round 4 - Peyton Robb (NEB) pinned Ed Scott (NCSU) (4:36)
  • Cons. Round 5 - Peyton Robb (NEB) dec. Hunter Willits (OSU), 4-1
  • Cons. Semi - Peyton Robb (NEB) dec. Jacori Teemer (ASU), 6-4
  • 3rd Place Match - David Carr (ISU) dec. Peyton Robb (NEB), 7-2

Big Ten Championships - 5th Place (3-2) - 157 pounds

  • Round 1 - Peyton Robb (NEB) dec. Joseph Roberts (ILL), 4-0
  • Quarterfinal - Peyton Robb (NEB) dec. Kendall Coleman (PUR) 6-4 SV-1
  • Semifinal - Ryan Deakin (NU) dec. Peyton Robb (NEB), 5-3
  • Cons. Semi - Kaleb Young (IOWA) dec. Peyton Robb (NEB), 8-1
  • 5th Place Match - Peyton Robb (NEB) major dec. Kendall Coleman (PUR), 8-0

Regular Season - 157 pounds

  • 19-10 overall (5-4 dual record)
  • Bonus points: Four pins, one major decision 
  • Placed second at the Daktronics Open (Nov. 21) and sixth at the Cliff Keen Invitational (Dec. 4)

2020-21 (Sophomore) 

NCAA Championships - DNP (2-2) - 165 pounds

  • First Round: #14 Peyton Robb (NEB) dec. #19 Gerrit Nijenhuis (PUR), 4-1
  • Second Round: #3 Jake Wentzel (PITT) dec. #14 Peyton Robb (NEB), 8-1
  • Cons. Second Round: #14 Peyton Robb (NEB) major dec. #20 Cole Moody (WYO), 15-7
  • Cons. Third Round: #11 Cameron Amine (MICH) dec. #14 Peyton Robb (NEB), 6-4

Big Ten Championships - 4th Place (3-2) - 165 pounds

  • First Round:  Peyton Robb (NEB) dec. No. 10 Nick South (IU), 10-4
  • Quarterfinals: Peyton Robb (NEB) dec. No. 2 Dan Braunagel (ILL), 9-5
  • Semifinals: No. 3 Ethan Smith (OSU) dec. Peyton Robb (NEB), 5-3 SV1
  • Cons. Semifinals: Peyton Robb (NEB) dec. No. 9 Gerrit Nijenhuis (PUR), 6-3
  • 3rd-Place Match: No. 4 Cameron Amine (MICH) dec. Peyton Robb (NEB), 4-1

Regular Season - 165 pounds

  • 6-3 overall (5-3 dual record)
  • Bonus points: Two major decisions, one pin
  • Moved up a weight class and earned the starting spot at 165 pounds
  • Earned his first wins of the season in the Nebraska Triangular, defeating David Ferrante (Northwestern) by 8-5 decision and Jonathon Spadafora (Maryland) by 11-5 decision. 

2019-20 (Redshirt Freshman) 
Big Ten Championships - 3rd Place (4-1) - 157 pounds

  • First Round: Peyton Robb (NEB) major dec. #10 Jahi Jones (MD), 14-3
  • Quarterfinals: Peyton Robb (NEB) dec. #2 Kaleb Young (IOWA), 3-2
  • Semifinals: #3 Kendall Coleman (PUR) dec. Peyton Robb (NEB), 3-2
  • Cons. Semifinals: Peyton Robb (NEB) over #6 Jake Tucker (MSU), M FOR
  • 3rd-Place Match: Peyton Robb (NEB) dec. #8 Eric Barone (ILL), 5-4

Regular Season - 157 pounds 

  • 16-5 overall record (9-3 dual record)
  • Bonus Points: Three pins, three technical falls, four major decisions
  • Won 157B title at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic (Nov. 10) with 3-0 record
  • Finished seventh at the Cliff Keen Invitational (Dec. 7)
  • All five of his regular season losses were to ranked opponents by a cumulative seven points
  • Ended regular season having won six of his last nine matches 
  • Scored an upset victory over No. 2 seed Kaleb Young (Iowa) in the Big Ten Championship quarterfinals

2018-19 (Redshirt) 
Regular – 157 pounds

  • 22-3 overall record
  • 13 bonus point victories (three pins, five tech. falls and five major decisions)
  • Tied for third place at the Daktronics Open (Nov. 4), going 4-1 with three bonus-point victories
  • DNP at the Grand View Open (Nov. 10)
  • First place finish at the UNK Holiday Inn Open (Nov. 17)
  • Won three of four matches at UNK Holiday Inn Open by bonus points
  • First place finish at Doane Open (Dec. 8) with a 6-0 record
  • First place finish at Hastings Cusatis Open (Jan. 5) with a 5-0 record

Before Nebraska

  • Wrestled at Owatonna High School in Owatonna, Minnesota, for Coach Adam Woitalla
  • Was his school’s first three-time state champion and racked up a combined 155-6 record in high school
  • Capped his prep career with an undefeated 48-0 season and the MSHSL Class AAA title at 160 pounds as a senior in 2018
  • Won the Class AAA title at 120 pounds after going 29-3 as a sophomore in 2016
  • Won his first state title as a freshman in 2015, as he went 42-2 and won the Class AAA title at 106 pounds
  • Finished second at state as a junior in 2017 as he went 36-1 at 145 pounds
  • Was the second-ranked 160-pounder and the No. 26 pound-for-pound wrestler in the Class of 2018 according to InterMat
  • Was FloWrestling’s seventh-ranked wrestler at 160 pounds in the Class of 2018.
  • Finished third at 69 kg at the 2017 UWW Cadet Greco-Roman Nationals, and third at 160 pounds at the 2017 USMC/USAW Junior Freestyle Nationals in Fargo, N.D.
  • Took third at 69 kg at the 2017 UWW Cadet Greco-Roman Nationals
  • Was the 2017 Minnesota junior state freestyle and Greco-Roman champion in 2017 at 160 pounds
  • Won both the Greco-Roman and freestyle brackets at 69 kg at the 2017 Pan-American Championships
  • Finished fifth at both the 2016 USAW Cadet Freestyle and Greco-Roman Nationals at 126 pounds
  • Was the runner-up at 113 pounds at the 2015 USAW Cadet Greco-Roman Nationals

Personal

  • Born: Jan. 29, 2000
  • Parents: Tracey and Carrie Robb
  • Sister: Hannah; Brothers: Cael, Kade and Gabe
  • Major: Nutrition and Health Sciences

Career Statistics

Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD NCAA Big Ten
2018-19* 22-3 0-0 4 8 5 -- --
2019-20 20-6 9-3 3 3 4 -- 3rd (4-1)
2020-21 11-7 5-3 1 0 2 DNP (2-2) 4th (3-2)
2021-22   19-10 5-4 4 0 1 4th (6-2) 5th (3-2)
2022-23 28-4 14-0 2 8 5 6th (3-3) 2nd (2-1)
2023-24 25-8 6-5 2 9 3 7th (4-2) 3rd (5-1)
Career 102-35 39-15 12 22 15 15-9 17-7

*Redshirt season does not count in career totals