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