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Iowa beats Iowa State 23-9 in wrestling

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December 1st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa won seven of 10 matches and beat host Iowa State 23-9 Sunday in their annual wrestling dual meet.  The fourth-ranked Hawkeyes (4-0) beat the rival Cyclones for the 10th straight time and claimed the Dan Gable Traveling Trophy for the fourth time in as many tries.

Top-ranked Derek St. John beat Iowa State’s John Nicholson 5-1 to clinch the meet for Iowa, which scored a pair of major decisions.  Kyven Gadson, Quean Smith and Luke Goettl posted wins for the Cyclones (5-1).