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SW Isaac-Henry Invitational about ‘community building’
February 04, 2026
With the 10th staging of the SW Isaac-Henry Invitational Track & Field meet set for February 21, St Andrew Technical High School (STATHS) principal Dr Worrell Hibbert said the track meet stands as a platform for student development and community building.
The annual track meet, held by STATHS, is set to be held at the National Stadium, with the full support of the school's administration.
Speaking at the event's media launch yesterday at the S Hotel in Kingston, Hibbert said the track meet is a vehicle for student development.
He explained the track meet is not only about the results on the track, but the community it builds between students and fans alike.
"I believe in the value of sports in education and the value of sports in the holistic development of the individual," Hibbert explained.
"What this track meet, year after year after year, continues to promote is not so much the glory and the gold medals, but it's the competition, it's the community building, it's the relationships, it's the discipline, it's all those characters and morals that you learn to embrace."
In its 10th staging, the SW Isaac-Henry Invitational is expected to be a special edition for its organisers.
IMPORTANT MEET
Named in the memory of STATHS former principal Stafford Wycliffe Isaac-Henry, the meet stands as one of the key events leading up to the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls' Athletics Championships in March.
Leroy Cooke, chairman of the Local Organising Committee, said it was important to have their 10th edition despite the impact of Hurricane Melissa.
"A lot of people see meets and they don't understand what it takes to put on a meet every year," Cooke said.
"The amount of things you have to do to keep it going each year, it's something that really takes a lot. We've been having it actually for 12 years, but two years we didn't do it because of COVID," he continued.
"But to have our 10th staging means a lot. It's special, you know, and once there's no impediment like COVID, we are going to have this meet; we're going to continue to push along."
He explained that the meet holds a strong importance for both junior and senior athletes, as it is a World Athletics certified meet.
"The type of meet that we put on is world class. We try to make sure that athletes can get the relevant points that they need to compete at the major events," Cooke said.
"We are one of the few meets that do have electronic timing, electronic starting, and anything that we can do to enhance or to give athletes an opportunity to compete or to get ready for the major events.
"That is what we're about. We're about development of young athletes and we're going to do everything we can possible to make sure that athletes get a good opportunity to compete."
