Team USA came out firing, setting an American record in the women's 4x800-meter by 13 seconds at the Penn Relays, held April 24-26 in Philadelphia. The team of Lea Wallace (Napa, Calif.), Brenda Martinez (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.), Ajee Wilson (Neptune City, N.J.) and Alysia Montano (Canyon Country, Calif.) crossed the finish line in 8:04.31. Their opening victory set the tone for Team USA to win four of the six events in the 14th edition of USA vs. the World.

MADDEN CROWNED CHAMPION AT FEI WORLD CUP FINAL

Aboard Simon, Beezie Madden (Cazenovia, N.Y.) emerged as the champion of the 2013 Rolex/FEI World Cup Final, held April 25-28 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Outlasting 2012 Olympic champion Steve Guerdat of Switzerland in a jump-off, her victory marked the second consecutive year an American rider has won the FEI World Cup Final. Three other Americans joined Madden in the top twelve: three-time Olympian McClain Ward (fifth; Brewster, N.Y.), 2012 Olympian Reed Kessler (10th; Lexington, K.Y.) and Karl Cook (11th; Woodside, Calif.).

ARCHERY

Michelle Gilbert (Bethesda, M.D.) earned her first-ever gold in the women's recurve event, edging out 2012 Olympian Miranda Leek (Des Moines, Iowa) with a 6-2 victory at the 2013 U.S. Archery Team Qualifier Series Event, held April 25-28 in College Station, Texas. In the compound event, Erika Jones (Grand Island, Neb.) clinched gold against Tristan Skarvan (Elk Mound, Wis.) with a 142-140 victory. On the men's side, Olympic medalist Brady Ellison (Glendale, Ariz.) narrowly defeated Jake Kaminski (Edgewater, Fla.), 6-4, to take gold in the recurve event. World No.1 Reo Wilde (Pocatello, Idaho) outdueled world No. 2 Braden Gellenthien (Woodbridge, Va.), 144-143, to clinch gold in the compound event.

CANOE/KAYAK

Kaitlyn McElroy's (Oklahoma City, Okla.) talent was on display with wins in the senior women's K1 200-meter and 500-meter finals at the 2013 U.S. Sprint National Team Trials, held April 26-27 in Oklahoma City, Okla. McElroy added a third win with Maggie Hogan (San Diego, Calif.) in the K2 500. London 2012 Olympian Tim Hornsby (Atlanta, Ga.) clinched the top spot in the senior men's K1 200, while. Chris Miller (Gainesville, Ga.) claimed first place in the K1 1,000. Miller partnered with Stanton Collins (Gainesville, Ga.) to win the K2 200 and K2 1,000. Robert Finlayson (Gainesville, Ga.) won the senior men's C1 200, while Ian Ross (Washington, D.C.) earned first place in the senior men's C1 1,000. Ross and Ben Hefner (Gainesville, Ga.) took first in the C2 1,000.

CYCLING

Alison Powers (Pinecliffe, Colo.) captured second place with a time of 6:39:59 at the 2013 Joe Martin Stage Race, held April 25-28 in Fayetteville, Ark. Fellow American Lauren Stephens (Dallas, Texas) sealed a third-place finish in 6:40:07. On the men's side, Chad Haga (Colorado Springs, Colo.) claimed first place with a time of 10:13:59, while Julian Kyer (Boulder, Colo.) placed third in 10:14:08.

EQUESTRIAN

Buck Davidson (Unionville, Pa.) and Ballynoe Castle secured first place at the USEF National CCI4* Eventing Championship, held April 26-28 in Lexington, K.Y. Davidson capped a successful weekend by placing fourth in the overall standings at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event.

FENCING

2012 Olympic team bronze medalist Maya Lawrence (Teaneck, N.J.) captured a career-best 10th place at the Xuzhou Epee Grand Prix, held April 27-28 in Xuzhou, China. In the table of 32, Lawrence out-touched Russia's Alexandra Magdich, 15-14, but eventually lost to Korea's A Lam Shin, 15-7, in the table of 16.