Keenan Hagerty became the first wrestling All-American at Maryville University as he reached the semifinals of the 149-pound weight classification at the NCAA Division II National Championship in Pueblo, Colo., Friday evening. He will aim for the Saints’ first national championship Saturday.
 
Hagerty, a freshman, was the first to qualify for the prestigious honor as he began his quest with a 3-1 decision over Ryan Maus of Truman State. He continued his day by downing San Francisco State’s Dylan Phillipy in a 7-6 victory. Hagerty will face Bobby Ward of Grand Canyon in Saturday’s semifinals, and will take on the winner of the Raufeon Stots (Nebraska-Kearney)-Ky Corley (Central Oklahoma) match in either the finals or the third-place match.
 
Junior Matt Baker started the 197-pound division with a 5-2 decision over Jonathan Moore of Pittsburgh-Johnstown. However, in the next round, he was edged 3-2 by Charles Morgan of King to fall into the consolation bracket. Versus Grand Canyon’s Celic Bell, Baker lost a 6-4 decision to close out his tournament.
 
Freshman Tyrell Galloway lost his opening match in the 141-pound division to Daniel Ownbey (North Carolina-Pembroke) in a major decision 16-7. In the consolation bracket, Galloway fell to Kenneth Kampnich (Limestone) to get eliminated from the championship.
 
As a team, Maryville sits in 23rd place with 9.0 points after the first day of action.