UWI, Mona, reigning UWI Games champion, heads to the UWI, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad on Wednesday, May 20 to participate in the biennial UWI Games. The student Games is rotated among the three main UWI campuses and is scheduled for May 21-28, 2009 at the UWI St Augustine Sport and Physical Education Centre (SPEC), St. Augustine Campus in Trinidad.

The Games will be formally opened on Thursday, May 21, 2009 by Deputy Principal, UWI, St. Augustine, Professor Rhoda Reddock in an official ceremony at the UWI SPEC.

Over 400 athletes from the three main campuses at St Augustine (Trinidad), Mona (Jamaica) and Cave Hill (Barbados) are expected to take part in this year’s Games, which will include track and field, football, netball, cricket, volleyball, basketball, 6-a-side hockey, swimming, table tennis and lawn tennis. The Games will culminate with a festive Closing Ceremony on Thursday, May 28, 2009.

The Mona contingent includes outstanding national players such as Nastassia Hall, Jamaica National Junior Representative (female basketball), Shakeela Elliott, Jamaica National Representative (female hockey), Janeel McDonald, Jamaica National Under 21 player, (Netball), National Junior Representative in Table Tennis, Chevarlo Foster (table tennis) and the Male Volleyball team will be led by Jamaican National Representative, Shane Dwyer. The Mona Team will also include students from the UWI, Mona Western Jamaica Campus such as Marc Lyn who is a member of the basketball and football teams. Other top collegiate athletes will comprise the Mona team.

The UWI Games are part of the University’s ongoing preparations for the upcoming inaugural Caribbean Games, which are carded to take place in Trinidad from July 12-19, 2009. Over 1300 athletes from across the Caribbean will gather for this significant regional event, which is the very first of its kind.

For more information about UWI Games contact the Sports Office at 702-4476/702- 4472 or to be a supporter of the Mona team contact the Games Committee Chairman at the Guild Office for travel information.