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Arizona State: Returning national semifinalist and NCAA All-American after finishing fourth at the NCAA Wrestling Championships in 2009... also is the defending Pac-10 Conference champion at 125 after winning his first title in 2009... enters the season as the No. 3-ranked wrestler in the nation by most publications... 2008-09: Continued to show improved skill and domination throughout the season as he won the Pac-10 title at 125 pounds and advanced to the national semifinals before earning his first All-America honor by placing fourth at the NCAA Championships... went 4-2 at the national meet with a 3-2 record against ranked foes... won a 9-0 major decision over No. 4 Brandon Precin (Northwestern) and a 19-10 major decision over No. 11 Zachary Sanders (Minnesota)... lone losses came to No. 1 Paul Donahoe (Edinboro) and Precin (in the third-place match)... won nine matches in a row twice with the second streak including the Pac-10 title... rolled through the conference meet with tech fall wins of 16-0 and 17-1 (in the final) and a pin in 3:23 to be named the tournament's OW and Pac-10 Wrestler of the Year... won the Reno Tournament of Champions... third at the Las Vegas Invitational and seventh at the Midlands Championships... went 9-5 against nationally ranked foes... his loss to teammate Ben Ashmore at the Midlands was his only loss against an unranked wrestler on the year... most dominant wrestler for the team as he led the way with 10 technical falls (second was two), nine pins (second was three) and was second in majors... had the fastest fall on the team (0:32)... 2007-08: Had a remarkable rookie campaign that saw him fall one victory shy of earning All-America honors... went 25-11 on the year with an 11-3 dual record... second on the team in overall wins and tournament wins (14)... led the team in pins (four), tech falls (five) and major decision (seven) victories... placed second at the Pac-10 Championships, losing only a 7-6 decision to No. 4 Tanner Gardner of Stanford in the final... opened the year 6-0 before falling in the final of the Keystone Classic... ranked among the Top 20 nationally all season... upset a higher ranked foe twice, including No. 11 David Tomasette of Hofstra at the NCAA Championships... twice won six bouts in a row during the year... his second six-bout streak saw him collect two major decisions, one tech fall and three pins... went 7-0 in dual competition against Pac-10 foes... selected Amateur Wrestling News Second Team All-Rookie at 125 pounds... selected as the team's recipient for the Steve Blackford True Competitor Award... 2006-07: Redshirted his first year with the program... placed sixth at the FILA Junior National Championships in the 55kg freestyle division. High School: A graduate of Mesa High School (Mesa, Ariz.)... despite being born with only one leg, became one of the top high school wrestlers in the nation... won the Arizona state championship twice after finishing sixth as a sophomore... went 48-0 in each of his last two seasons and finished his career with a 129-15 record... won the 2006 High School Senior Nationals... lettered three times in wrestling and served as a team captain twice... was coached by former Sun Devil Bobby Williams... was a finalist for an ESPY Award (Best Male Athlete with a Disability)... has made several appearances on major national programs, including Jimmy Kimmel Live (hosted by former ASU student Jimmy Kimmel), ESPN's Cold Pizza and the Montel Williams Show... has also been honored at several sporting events, including an Arizona Diamondbacks game, Arizona Cardinals football game, a WWE event and sat ringside for a UFC event. Personal: Majoring in BIS... parents are Ron and Judy Robles... has four siblings: brothers Nicolas, Joshua and Andrew and sister Ronnie... born July 20, 1988, in La Mirada, Calif.... hobbies include paint balling... full name is Anthony Marc Robles.
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