Project Proposal: Penn Relays

I'll be attending the Penn Relays on April 24. For those that haven't had the pleasure of attending this event: It's a huge national track meet that also features Olympic runners. There's a lot of friendly camaraderie in the stands among regular attendees, but there's also an exciting sense of rivalry too. While the Penn Relays mostly feature high school and college runners, the events labeled "USA vs. The World" get a ton of attention. Jamaica and the U.S. have had a long-standing competition to boast the world's fastest runners. Jamaica has edged us out in the past few years and I'd love to talk to some people about the apparent feud. It's a very LOUD event, so I'd like to interview organizers and UPenn historians/archivists before the event, take photos while I'm there and get some ambient sound of the crowd going wild. This event happens every year. However, I haven't seen any multimedia presentations that deal with the U.S.A.-Jamaica rivalry. If I can set up a few important interviews in one day, I'd like to drive to UPenn to talk to people in person to avoid audio issues from doing interviews over the phone. Proposed run time: 5 minutes. Proposed format: Audio slideshow.