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ASU's Brandon Courtney reaches NCAA Wrestling semifinals

Arizona State's Brandon Courtney advanced to the NCAA Wrestling Championships semifinals Friday while three other Sun Devils lost in the quarterfinals.

Courtney, seeded No. 3 at 125 pounds, won 4-2 over North Carolina State's Jakob Camacho in St. Louis. He will face No. 7 Taylor LaMont of Utah Valley in the semifinals Friday night. LaMont won 7-4 over No. 2 seed Sam Latona of Virginia Tech in the quarters.

ASU's Anthony Valencia (165 pounds), Kordell Norfleet (197) and Cohlton Schultz (heavyweight) all suffered their first loss of the season.

No. 2 seed Valencia was leading 4-2 over Ohio State's Ethan Smith when he suffered a leg injury in the second period.