Anthony Robles profile

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Anthony Robles' accolades at ASU

• Captured the 2011 NCAA Championship at 125 pounds in his senior season to cap a perfect 36-0 season and earn his third All-America honor.
• He advanced to the NCAA Championships four times in his career, falling one win shy as a redshirt freshman of becoming a four-time All-American.
• Finished fourth as a sophomore and seventh as a junior before winning the title as the No. 1 seed his senior season
• Advanced to the Pac-10 Conference finals all four seasons and won the title his last three years
• Capped his career with 122 victories, the eighth-most in school history
• Aso ranks 10^th all-time in ASU history with 53 wins in dual meets
• One of the most prolific point-scorers in ASU history, won 75-percent of his career matches (92 of 122) with bonus points, including a school-record 47 technical falls
• As a senior, set single-season records for bonus-point wins (31) and technical falls (24).
• 2011 NCAA Champion at 125 pound
• 2011 NWCA Outstanding Wrestler of the Tournament
• Three-time NCAA All-American at 125 pounds (2009, 2010, 2011)
• Four-time NCAA Qualifier at 125 pounds (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
• Three-time Pac-10 Conference Champion at 125 pounds (2009, 2010, 2011)
• Four-time Pac-10 Conference Finalist at 125 pounds (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
• Finished career ranked 8^th in wins at Arizona State (122) and 10^th in dual wins (53)
• Set ASU career records for bonus-point victories (92) and technical falls (47)
• Set ASU single-season records for bonus-point victories (31) and technical falls (24)
  
  

2010-11 season 

• Capped his career with a 36-0 record and the NCAA title at 125 pounds with a 5-0 record as the top-seed in the tournamen
• Defeated defending champion and No. 2 seed Matt McDonough, 7-1, in the championship final
• Posted wins by technical fall in his first two matches at the national tournament, giving him a single-season record of 24
• Scored a 9-3 decision over No. 8 Jarrod Patterson (Oklahoma) in the quarterfinals to earn his third-consecutive All-America honor
• Defeated unseeded Ben Kjar (Utah Valley), 4-2, in the semifinals to advance to his first national final
• Selected as the 2011 NWCA Outstanding Wrestler of the Tournament following the Championships.
• Finished third in the race for the Hodge Trophy
• Earned a spot in the national tournament by winning his third Pac-10 Championship in a row, this time with a 15-4 major decision over No. 17 Jason Lara (Oregon State) in the finals
• Captured titles at the Cliff Keen/Las Vegas Invitational and the Reno Tournament of Champions... named the OW at Las Vegas, Reno, the Lone Star Duals, the Pac-10s and the NCAAs.
• Named the 2011 Pac-10 Wrestler of the Yea
• Opened his season with two wins by fall, his only two pins of the season
• Defeated No. 4 Zach Sanders (Minnesota) with a 20-2 technical fall at the NWCA All-Star Classic (exhibition)
• Starting with his final match at the Virginia Duals, went on a run of 12 wins in a row by technical fall.
• Scored an 18-2 technical fall over Trent Sprenkle (North Dakota State) in the final of the Reno TOC to capture the 100th win in his career
• Finished with 122 career wins, the eighth-most in the history of the program
• Won an 18-1 technical fall over Matt Sencenbaugh (Stanford) in the final dual of the year, giving him 53 career dual wins, the 10th most in program history
• Entered the season ranked No. 3 in most ranking services and climbed as high as No. 2 during the season, never being ranked No. 1 until the NCAA Championships.
  
  

2009-10 season 

• Earned his second-consecutive All-America honor by placing seventh at the NCAA Championships (125)
• Went 4-2 at the national meet with his two losses coming to the eventual second- and fourth-place finishers. Three of his wins produced bonus points, including one major decision, one tech fall and one fall
• Repeated as the Pac-10 Champion at 125 pounds with a 9-3 decision over No. 16 Jason Lara (Oregon State) in the final
• Finished second at the Las Vegas Invitational and Reno Tournament of Champions
• Went 32-4 on the year with a 16-0 mark in duals... opened the year with 10 wins in a row before falling to then-top-ranked Angel Escobedo (Indiana) in the Vegas final... lost 4-3 to No. 7 Eric Morrill (Edinboro) in the Reno final... rolled off 16 wins in a row after the Reno loss... streak was snapped in the NCAA quarterfinals with a 5-3 loss to No. 5 Andrew Long (Iowa State), who he came back from an 11-3 deficit at the start of the third period to defeat in a home dual, 12-10
• During his 16-match winning streak, won all but three with bonus points, including five majors, three techs, four falls and one forfeit
• Moved up to third all-time in ASU history with 61 career bonus-point victories
• School record-holder with 23 wins by technical fall in his career
• Selected to compete in the NWCA All-Star Classic, but turned down invitation to remain with the team on its road swing through Oklahoma.
  
  

2008-09 season 

• 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 season 

• 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 season

• 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

• 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 paintball
• Full name is Anthony Marc Robles.

 

Career statistics 

Anthony Robles Hometown: Mesa, Ariz. High School: Mesa HS Height: 5-8 Position: Volunteer Coach Experience: 1st Year Weight: 125 Graduated: 2011

Season	Overall	Dual	Falls	Techs	Majors
2007-08	25-11	11-3	4-2	5-0	7-2
2008-09	29-8	8-3	9-1	10-0	3-0
2009-10	32-4	16-0	9-0	8-0	6-0
2010-11	36-0	19-0	2-0	24-0	5-0
CAREER	122-23	53-6	24-3	47-0	21-2

* redshirted 2006-07 season