Smith and Twohey claim silvers at Arvo Haavisto International in Finland

ILMAJOKI, Finland – Pat Smith and Eric Twohey both put together silver-medal finishes at the Arvo Haavisto International on Saturday in Ilmajoki, Finland.

Wrestling at 77 kg, 2017 World Team member Smith recorded a decision and a fall to advance to the finals of his weight. For the gold-medal match, Smith took 2014 Senior World champion and two-time Junior World champion Chingiz Labazanov of Russia to the very end, dropping a tight 3-1 bout to secure a silver medal.

Twohey was a finalist at 97 kg, tallying a pair of decisions to reach the finals. Facing 2018 Junior World champion Arvi Savolainen of Finland, Twohey lost, 9-0, to capture an international medal.

A handful of other American notched top-five finishes at the event, including Jamel Johnson at 67 kg, Raymond Bunker at 72 kg, Tommy Brackett at 87 kg and Trent Osnes at 130 kg.

ARVO HAAVISTO INTERNATIONAL

at Ilmajoki, Finland

U.S. Greco-Roman results

60 kg: Colton Rasche - SEVENTH

WIN Andy Juan (Spain), fall

LOSS Myroslav Solovian (Ukraine), 11-2

67 kg: Jamel Johnson – FIFTH

WIN Aleksi Seppala (Finland), 8-0

WIN Alejandro Concepcion (Spain), 9-0

LOSS Serhii Hrushyn (Ukraine), 8-0

LOSS Ott Saar (Estonia), fall

72 kg: Raymond Bunker – FIFTH

LOSS Aksli Yli-Hannuksela (Finland), 7-5

LOSS Simon Erlandsson (Sweden), 3-1

77 kg: Pat Smith – SILVER

WIN Per Anders Kure (Norway), 3-0

WIN Matias Lipasti (Finland), fall

LOSS Chingiz Labazanov (Russia), 3-1

77 kg: Payton Walsh – SEVENTH

WIN Iiro Piippo (Finland), fall

LOSS Niko Erkkola (Finland), 8-3

77 kg: Spenser Woods – dnp/13th

LOSS Per Anders Kure (Norway), 8-0

77 kg: Mike Donato – dnp/13th

LOSS Niko Erkkola (Finland), 8-0

82 kg: John Stefanowicz – 10th

LOSS Vitalii Andriiovych (Ukraine), 12-8

82 kg: Terrence Zaleski – dnp/12th

LOSS Oskar Johansson (Sweden), 1-1

87 kg: Tommy Brackett – FITH

LOSS Toni Metsomaki (Finland), inj. def.

LOSS Arkadiusz Kulynycz (Poland), 9-0

87 kg: Joe Rau – 10th

LOSS Arkadiusz Kulynycz (Poland), fall

97 kg: Eric Twohey – SILVER

WIN Billy Raaf (Sweden), 3-0

WIN Kevin Baunman (Estonia), 2-1

LOSS Arvi Saolainen (Finland), 9-0

97 kg: Daniel Miller – SEVENTH

WIN Abin Frid (Sweden), 9-0

LOSS Elias Kuosmanen (Finland), 7-4

97 kg: Ben Durbin – EIGHTH

LOSS Kevin Bauman (Estonia), fall

130 kg: Trent Osnes – FIFTH

WIN Nikola Milatovic (Norway), 6-5

LOSS Tuomas Lahti (Finland), 9-0

LOSS Kaarel Maaten (Estonia), 4-1