Final full day good for secondary events

The U.S. women upset Brazil in volleyball.
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) -- The final full day of competition at the Pan American Games placed some non-mainstream sports in the spotlight -- to the delight of U.S. gold medalists.
Americans swept the archery team competitions, led by their individual gold medalists, Jennifer Nichols (Cheyenne, Wyo.) and Vic Wunderle (Mason City, Ill.). And there were two titles in kayaking.
The U.S. women also upset Brazil for the volleyball bronze. With a packed house awaiting the gold medal match between the hosts and Cuba, many fans chanted "U-S-A, U-S-A" and waved American flags as the United States won 25-23, 25-19, 17-25, 25-19.
Aaron Garcia of Vista, Calif., went after gold in boxing at night. And the dominant swimmers expected another golden haul at the pool, where in morning races, two of them set Pan Ams records.
The men's archery squad of Wunderle, Guy Krueger (Blessing, Texas) and Glenn Meyers (Grand Rapids, Mich.) beat Mexico for the gold, 245-237.
"Our mission was the quest for the gold, and our mission was accomplished," men's coach Tom Parrish said.
Nichols (Cheyenne, Wyo.), bronze medalist Stephanie Miller, (Naperville, Ill.), and Janet Dykman (El Monte, Calif.) -- beat Mexico, as well.
"This feels awesome," womens coach, Cindy Bevilacqua said. "They worked hard and it paid off; I knew they had it in them. We did what we set out to accomplish and we can move forward to Athens now."
Ruth Nortje (Whitehouse Station, N.J.) and Kathy Colin (Kailua, Hawaii) each earned gold medals in kayaking. Nortje sprinted to victory in the 500-meter singles race. Ninety minutes later, Nortje and Colin cruised to an easy victory in the women's doubles.
"This feels great. I like the color of these medals better," said Colin, who previously won a silver.
Ryan Lochte (Daytona Beach, Fla.) became the fourth-fastest American in the 200-meter men's individual medley at 2 minutes, .34 seconds. Lochte did it in an exhibition and did not swim in the finals.
Kara Lynn Joyce (Ann Arbor, Mich.) broke the games record in the preliminaries of the 50-meter freestyle at 25.29. She's never won an individual medal in an international competition, but was favored in the evening final.