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Video: St. John makes it two Hawkeyes in finals
Grant Burkhardt
Mar. 22, 2013 8:19 pm
Iowa's Derek St. John advanced to the 157-pound final with an overtime win against Alex Dieringer (Oklahoma State). St. John will face Jason Welch of Northwestern in the final. Here's how it happened:
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St. John gets to 157-pound final
Hawkeye wrestler will face Northwestern's Welch.
Storified byStorified by CR Gazette Sports· Fri, Mar 22 2013 18:27:28
And Derek St. John is about to wrestle his semi's match against #OklahomaState's Alex Dieringer. Winner will be in the finals at 157. #Iowa.Cody GoodwinIowa's Derek St. John and Oklahoma State's Alex Dieringer are scoreless midway through the first in the semis at 157. #d1wrestleAndy HamiltonDieringer and St. John scoreless with 1:00 to go in first at 157. #d1wrestleK.J. Pilcher184: No score after one between Dieringer and St. John. #okstate #d1wrestleOSU Cowboy WrestlingSt. John with second period escape for 1-0 lead over Dieringer. #d1wrestleK.J. PilcherSt. John and Dieringer are tied 1-1 in the third. #d1wrestleAndy HamiltonDieringer ties St. John, 1-1, with escape in the third. #d1wrestleK.J. PilcherSt. John has had a couple scoring opportunities, but Dieringer kicked loose. They're going to the TB.Andy HamiltonSt. John scrambled his heart out therekollin mooreSt. John just had one of the most St. John-iest scrambles out of a sure takedown I've ever seen. Don't know how he does that.Sam LouwagieBig rideout for St. John. It's 2-2, but he has :32 RT.Andy HamiltonSt. John and Dieringer are going back to the TB.Andy HamiltonDSJ wins, 3-2. #d1wrestleK.J. PilcherDSJ wins 3-2 in double overtime….Hawkeye WrestlingRamos & DSJ to the finals! Two BIG 10 rematches! Can't wait!Shae Scott Congrats to DSJ, and my pick of Dieringer goes down. And that should cinch a title for Penn State.Josh LoweDSJ in the finals against Welch who he has wrestled 5 times and never lost to! So exciting!!!!Madi Gast