'Pocket Rocket' heads Jamaica's team to Penns

Multiple World and Olympic sprint champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce heads Jamaica's 22 athlete team to the 2016 Penn Relays in Philadelphia which begins on Thursday.

World Championships 200 metres silver medallist Elaine Thompson is also named on the 12 member female team which includes Olympic relay gold medallist Kerron Stewart.

Gayon Evans, Audra Segree, Anastacia Leroy and Anneisha McLaughlin will likely complete the sprint relay pool, while Stephenie McPherson, Christine Day, Verone Chambers, Anastacia Leroy, Dawnalee Loney and junior Tiffany James are the quarter-milers named.

National 400 metres record holder Rusheen McDonald is down to compete on the men's side and is joined by quarter-milers, Javon Francis, Jonia McDonald and Nathon Allen.

Commonwealth bronze medallist Jason Livermore along with Julian Forte, Oshane Bailey, Jermaine Hamilton and Dwight Jones complete the male team.

Maurice Wilson has been named coach of the team.