No. 13 Dubuque Hempstead beat No. 5 Linn-Mar, 37-36, in a boys’ wrestling dual Thursday at Linn-Mar, decided by the ninth tiebreaker criteria. The Mustangs won with a 49-45 edge in total match points (Criteria I).

Dubuque Hempstead’s Landon Gottschalk throws down Linn-Mar’s Nunzio Salanitri while wrestling in a 113 pound match at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Dubuque Hempstead’s Cam Smith holds down Linn-Mar’s Kinnick Lechtenberg while wrestling in a 190 pound match at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

The Linn-Mar bench goes wild as Linn-Mar’s Griffin Schultz takes down Dubuque Hempstead’s Tate Woodruff in a 215 pound match at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar’s Hud Turner wrestles Dubuque Hempstead’s Mitch Murphy in a 132 pound match at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

The Linn-Mar bench cheers as Linn-Mar’s Malik DeBow pins down Dubuque Hempstead’s Evan Bratten in a 126 pound match at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar’s Malik DeBow wrestles Dubuque Hempstead’s Evan Bratten in a 126 pound match at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar’s Hud Turner wrestles Dubuque Hempstead’s Mitch Murphy in a 132 pound match at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar’s Malik DeBow wrestles Dubuque Hempstead’s Evan Bratten in a 126 pound match at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar’s Nunzio Salanitri wrestles Dubuque Hempstead’s Landon Gottschalk in a 113 pound match at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar’s Aiden Kiesey wrestles Dubuque Hempstead’s Parker Johns in a 120 pound match at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar’s Noah Howk-Erwin pins down Dubuque Hempstead’s John D Souza in a 157 pound match at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar’s Grant Kress shakes hands with Dubuque Hempstead’s Liam Kelly after winning the 165 pound match at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Dubuque Hempstead’s Garren Christiansen wrestles Linn-Mar’s Cain Boddicker in a 138 pound match at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar’s Grant Kress holds down Dubuque Hempstead’s Liam Kelly during a 165 pound match at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar’s Nunzio Salanitri wrestles Dubuque Hempstead’s Landon Gottschalk in a 113 pound match at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar’s Malik DeBow wrestles Dubuque Hempstead’s Evan Bratten in a 126 pound match at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar’s Griffin Schultz wrestles Dubuque Hempstead’s Tate Woodruff in a 190 pound match at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar’s Kane Naaktgeboren wrestles Dubuque Hempstead’s Dane Mangler in a 144 pound match at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar’s Cain Boddicker wrestles Dubuque Hempstead’s Garren Christiansen in a 138 pound match at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar’s Griffin Schultz wrestles Dubuque Hempstead’s Tate Woodruff in a 190 pound match at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Dubuque Hempstead’s Parker Johns wrestles Linn-Mar’s Aiden Kiesey in a 120 pound match at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar’s Barrett Mieras wrestles Dubuque Hempstead’s Dawson Fish in a 175 pound match at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar’s Grant Boddicker pins Dubuque Hempstead’s Declan Harper in a 150 pound match at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar head coach Doug Streicher yells out to the refs during a match at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar’s Griffin Schultz celebrates with his teammates after winning the 215 pound match at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar’s Malik DeBow looks to the crowd after winning in a 126 pound match at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

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