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Iowa names St John, Barnett as top athletes

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May 15th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Wrestler Derek St. John and field hockey player Jessica Barnett have been named the University of Iowa’s male and female athletes of the year. St. John’s a junior from Parnell, Iowa, went 31-2 en route to winning the NCAA title at 157 pounds. Barnett, a senior, started 77 straight games and was named a second-team All-American last season.

St. John and Barnett will be Iowa’s nominees for Big Ten Athlete of the Year. The winners of that honor will be announced next month.