DUBUQUE – The eighth-ranked Cedar Rapids Prairie wrestling team was trimmed by No. 4 Dubuque Hempstead, 34-33, Thursday night in a premier Mississippi Valley Conference meet that was decided by a criteria point.

Prairie and Hempstead split their 14 matches and the team score was tied 33-33 at that point, but Hempstead was awarded an extra point for having more pins than the Hawks.

Prairie rolled by Waterloo East, 62-18, in its other meet in the double-dual.

Chase St. John (138), Morgan Hood (160) and Taylor Mehmen (195) won both of their matches on the mat for Prairie. St. John and Mehmen both had a pin and technical fall. Hood had a major decision and regular decision.

PRAIRIE 62, WATERLOO EAST 18
120 – Jacob Tedrow (P) won by forfeit.
126 – Trenten Wennermark (P) won by forfeit.
132 – Sam Uthoff (P) won by forfeit.
138 – Chase St. John (P) pinned Ryan Valenzuela 1:26.
145 – Jeremiah Jordan (WE) pinned Rhett Ruzicka 5:10.
152 – Mike Jasa (P) won by forfeit.
160 – Morgan Hood (P) dec. Tyrell Gordon 5-2.
170 – Dalyne King (WE) pinned Derek Horak 1:42.
182 – Preston LaGrange (P) pinned Eric Gleiter 3:55.
195 – Taylor Mehmen (P) tech. fall over Payne Johnson 16-1 5:00.
220 – Tyler Pasker (P) won by forfeit.
285 – Omar Begic (WE) pinned Alex Heisdorffer :07.
106 – Conrad Braswell (P) won by forfeit.
113 – Marcus England (P) won by forfeit.

HEMPSTEAD 34*, PRAIRIE 33
126 - Trenten Wennermark (P) dec. Jacob Faber, 7-1
132 - Sam Uthoff (P) major dec. Nathan Feldman, 13-5
138 - Chase St. John (P) tech fall Mason Henning, 17-2 (3:49)
145 - Kaleb Phillips (H) pinned Rhett Ruzicka, 1:14
152 - Alex Ward (H) dec. Mike Jasa, 10-6
160 - Morgan Hood (P) major dec. Kent Kragenbrink (H), 15-5
170 - Brandon Haas (H) dec. Derek Horak, 8-2
182 - Adam Rang (H) pinned Preston LaGrange, 1:59
195 - Taylor Mehmen (P) pinned Henry Tran, 2:26
220 - Alex Freiburger (H) dec. Tyler Pasker, 7-2
285 - Gannon Gremmel (H) pinned Alex Heisdorffer, 0:26
106 - Conrad Braswell (P) tech fall Dillon Gottschalk, 16-0 (4:31)
113 - Marcus England (P) pinned Garrett Long, 1:39
120 - Joe Pins (H) pinned Jacob Tedrow, 5:40
* Hempstead rewarded extra point for most pins