2. Girls 400H
Penn Relays record: Ristananna Tracey, 56.17
2015 champ: Brooklyn Broadwater, 60.69
The big names: Shannon Kalawan (Edwin Allen/Jamaica), Anna Cockrell, Andrenette Knight (St. Jago/Jamaica), Brandee Johnson, Faith Ross, Alyssa Sandy, Brooklyn Broadwater
Watch live: 10:20 AM Thursday
2015 champ: Brooklyn Broadwater, 60.69
The big names: Shannon Kalawan (Edwin Allen/Jamaica), Anna Cockrell, Andrenette Knight (St. Jago/Jamaica), Brandee Johnson, Faith Ross, Alyssa Sandy, Brooklyn Broadwater
Watch live: 10:20 AM Thursday
Broadwater beat Cockrell and Johnson for the win last year, but those two are much improved (Cockrell's PR is now 56.67, while Johnson has run 38.45 for 300H) and the Jamaicans Kalawan (56.29) and Knight (56.98) are serious threats. This is a weird formulation, but Broadwater defending her title would be a massive upset.
The race between the Jamaicans and Americans could revise the US all-time list. Cockrell is at #5 all time and the four girls in front of her are the sub-56 club.