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Nebraska’s Peyton Robb overcame an “all-too-real” pain

By Mike Finn
After coaching NCAA Division I wrestling for a quarter of a century, Nebraska mentor Mark Manning has dealt with many different personalities. In Peyton Robb, the Huskers’ two-time All-American, Manning sees something unique about his sixth-year senior from Owatonna, Minn.. “He has a very confident demeanor and calmness about him,” said Manning, who is about to start his 23^rd season in Lincoln, Neb. “What I see in him right now is a very focused, more mentally tough, grateful young man, who is happy doing what he loves.”

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Fortunately, Robb is going to make the most of his final year in college wrestling at 157 pounds … and not just because the pandemic gave him and other college wrestlers an extra season to reach their goals. The 23-year-old Robb is also just happy to be alive. For the pain of settling for sixth place last March at the NCAA Division I Championships in Tulsa, Okla., paled in comparison to what awaited him a few days later in Lincoln, where a flesh-eating infection put him in the emergency room for several weeks; leaving many wondering if Robb’s health nightmare would allow him to ever leave that hospital alive, much less back into the Husker wrestling room. Many people knew the Husker was forced to injury default his sixth-place match in Tulsa, but few understood what was happening when social media reported that Robb was in critical condition a few days later. … rest of story at … Win-magazine.com/2023/10/31/nebraskas-peyton-robb-overcame-an-all-too-real-pain

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