Peyton Robb Will Clash With Andrew Merola At Night Of Conflict 3

No. 2 Peyton Robb will clash with No. 6 Andrew Merola at Night of Conflict 3 inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Sep 6, 2017 by Kyle Bratke

Peyton Robb Will Clash With Andrew Merola At Night Of Conflict 3

A couple of highly ranked out-of-state wrestlers are taking center stage at the Night of Conflict next month as No. 2 Peyton Robb of Minnesota faces No. 6 Andrew Merola from Blair Academy at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa, on Oct. 13.

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The gem of South Dakota State's recruiting class and one of the top seniors in the 2018, Robb comes into this matchup with a long list of state and national accolades. Robb heads into his senior year as a two-time Minnesota state champion and three-time place winner. He is also both freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling as well.

Just this summer Robb was a Pan American Games champion in both freestyle and Greco, outscoring his opponents 57-0. Robb also was a national champion in Greco at the Junior national championships in Fargo, where he also placed third in freestyle. He went undefeated in both styles at the Junior National Duals as well as placing in the top three in both styles at the UWW Cadet Nationals in Akron, Ohio. FloWrestling ranks Robb No. 30 overall in the class of 2018.

His opponent, Merola, comes in from prestigious Blair Academy in New Jersey, one of the top high school programs in the country, and is committed to Cornell University. Merola is ranked No. 6 at 160 pounds and No. 32 overall in the class of 2018 by FloWrestling. Merola enters as a two-time National Prep champion and unner-up at both Ironman and Beast of the East this past season. He is a multiple-time place winner at both UWW Cadet nationals in Akron as well as Cadet and Junior nationals in Fargo. He placed fifth in freestyle at Fargo this summer and won a Cadet Greco title in 2015.