Rau earns second-straight international finals bid, seven others win medals at Haparanda Cup
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by Taylor Miller, USA Wrestling
HAPARANDA, Sweden – Eight U.S. Greco-Roman wrestlers captured medals at the 2018 Haparanda Cup earlier on Saturday in Sweden.
Among the medal winners was champion Trent Osnes, silver medalists Colton Rasche (63 kg), Jamel Johnson (67 kg) and Joe Rau (82 kg) and bronze winners Raffaele Masi (63 kg), Pat Smith (77 kg), John Stefanowicz (82 kg) and Daniel Miller (97 kg).
It was Rau’s second-consecutive international finals appearance as he won the SA Larikov Cup title last weekend in Russia.
Also doubling up on medals this tour was Johnson, Smith and Miller, who all claimed bronze a week ago.
Osnes was uncontested at 130 kg, earning him a gold medal.
Americans putting together fifth-place finishes included Morgan Flaharty (67 kg), Colby Baker (72 kg), Mike Donato (77 kg) and Tommy Brackett (87 kg).
HAPARANDA CUP
at Haparanda, Sweden (Dec. 1, 2018)
63 kg: Colton Rasche - SILVER
WIN Raffaele Masi (USA), 8-0
LOSS Alexander Bica (Sweden), 9-0
63 kg: Raffaele Masi – BRONZE
LOSS Alexander Bica (Sweden), 9-0
LOSS Colton Rasche (USA), 8-0
67 kg: Jamel Johnson – SILVER
WIN Gustav Dahl (Sweden), 9-0
LOSS Havard Jorgensen (Norway),
67 kg: Morgan Flaharty – FIFTH
LOSS Havard Jorgensen (Norway), 9-0
WIN Marcus Sellden (Sweden), forfeit
LOSS Serhii Hrushyn (Ukraine), 9-0
72 kg: Colby Baker – FIFTH
LOSS Akseli Yli-Hannuksela, 8-0
WIN Raymond Bunker (USA), forfeit
LOSS Vladyslav Kravchenko (Ukraine), 8-0
72 kg: Raymond Bunker – EIGHTH
LOSS Gerosimenko Artem (Russia), 10-4
LOSS Colby Baker (USA), forfeit
77 kg: Pat Smith – BRONZE
WIN Iiro Piippo (Finland), 9-0
LOSS Chernov Ivan (Russia), 10-1
WIN Mike Donato (USA), 9-0
77 kg: Mike Donato – FIFTH
LOSS Chernov Ivan (Russia), 9-0
WIN Per Anders Kure (Norway), forfeit
LOSS Pat Smith (USA), 9-0
77 kg: Peyton Walsh – NINTH
LOSS Roni Purolainen (Finland), 9-0
82 kg: John Stefanowicz – BRONZE
LOSS Komarov Alex (Russia), 6-5
WIN Terrence Zaleski (USA), forfeit
WIN Oskar Johansson (Sweden), 2-1
82 kg: Terrence Zaleski – SEVENTH
LOSS Otto Ketonen (Finland), 9-5
WIN Spencer Woods (USA)
LOSS John Stefanowicz (USA), forfeit
82 kg: Spencer Woods – NINTH
LOSS Otto Ketonen (Finland), 6-0
LOSS Terrence Zaleski (USA)
87 kg: Joe Rau – SILVER
WIN Tommy Brackett (USA), 8-0
WIN Duguchiev Movsar (Russia), 4-0
LOSS Rami Hietaniemi (Finland), 3-2
87 kg: Tommy Brackett – FIFTH
LOSS Joe Rau (USA), 8-0
WIN Barrett Stanghill (USA)
LOSS Duguchiev Movsar (Russia), 4-0
87 kg: Barrett Stanghill – SEVENTH
LOSS Arttu-Petteri Klami (Finland), 9-0
LOSS Tommy Brackett (USA)
87 kg: Keaton Fanning – EIGHTH
LOSS Duguchiev Movsar (Russia), 5-0
LOSS Valentyn Sjkliarenko (Ukraine)
97 kg: Daniel Miller – BRONZE
LOSS Sayaryan Maxim (Russia), 5-0
WIN Oleksandr Yevdokimov (Ukraine)
WIN Pontus Lund (Sweden), fall
97 kg: Eric Towhey – NINTH
LOSS Kalle Persson (Sweden), 4-0
LOSS Oleksandr Yevdokimov (Ukraine)
97 kg: Ben Durbin – did not place
LOSS Billy Raaf (Sweden)
LOSS Arvi Savolainen (Finland)
130 kg: Trent Osnes – GOLD
