Arizona State sophomore Anthony Robles, born with one leg, fulfilled a dream Friday by becoming an All-American wrestler. He will have to wait until next season to continue his quest for an NCAA Division I individual championship.

Robles was beaten 5-2 Friday night by top-seeded and unbeaten Paul Donahoe of Edinboro (Pa.) University in the semifinals of the NCAA championships in St. Louis.

Robles, who came into the tournament as the 12th seed, remained in contention for third place.

"I was super excited," Robles said on ESPN2 following the semifinal.

"I expected to win, but props to my opponent. He just came out on top. … I brought my A-game, and so did he. He just came out on top," added Robles, cheered by the crowd as he hopped off the mat after his defeat

Robles, now 28-7 on the season, earned his way to the semifinals by winning three matches, two of them against higher-seeded wrestlers.

In the quarterfinals Friday morning, he dominated fourth-seeded Brandon Precin of Northwestern 9-0. Robles won two matches Thursday, including an 8-3 victory against fifth-seeded Charlie Falck of Iowa.

With his quarterfinal victory, Robles became an All-American. That status goes to the top eight finishers among 33 entrants in each weight division. Robles came one victory short of making All-American last season. His quarterfinal win Friday assured him no worse than sixth place this year.

Robles, who won two Arizona state titles as a high school wrestler, was born without a right leg from the pelvis down.

He uses crutches off the mat. For the start of each match, he hops to the center of the mat and starts in the standup position. When the whistle blows, he but immediately drops to the mat and uses his left knee and arms to maneuver and balance himself.

He has exceptional upper body strength for the 125-pound class. In his quarterfinal against Precin, he turned the Northwestern wrestler's back to the mat several times to score points.

"I'm not here for the attention," said Robles. "I'm just out to be a great wrestler."

Edinboro's Donahoe raised his senior season record to 35-0.

Two years ago, he was the NCAA 125-pound champion while wrestling for the University of Nebraska. He placed third last season.

Last summer, Donahoe and another Nebraska wrestler were dismissed from the school's wrestling team. The Associated Press reported they were dismissed after posing naked for videos and photos on a website featuring male athletes.

Donahoe transferred to Edinboro. He returned to college wrestling after sitting out the first semester.

In Saturday"s 125-pound final, Donahoe will face second-seeded Troy Nickerson of Cornell, a 2-1 victory over defending NCAA champion Angel Escobedo of Indiana in their semifinal.