Sports News: Fall 2003

Saturday, August 30, 2003

MORAVIAN’S SCHERWIN PLACES SECOND IN JAVELIN AT WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES

DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA--- Christina Scherwin (Copenhagen, Denmark), a member of the Moravian College women’s track and field team and the 2002 and 2003 NCAA Division III National Champion and record holder in the javelin, finished second the javelin at the 2003 World University Games in Daegu, South Korea.

Scherwin, who won the 2003 Middle Atlantic Conference titles in the shot put, both indoors and outdoors, and the javelin, had a throw of 56.08 meters (184 feet) in the javelin competition. Scherwin's best mark came on her third of six throws in the competition. Barbara Madejczyk of Poland won the javelin with a toss of 56.23 meters (184 feet, five inches).

Scherwin, who was competing for her home country of Denmark, was ranked 36th in the International Association of Athletics Federations World Rankings earlier in August after winning the 2003 Danish Championships in the javelin and shot put for the second consecutive year.

Scherwin, who helped the Greyhounds win their eighth straight MAC Indoor title and 11th consecutive MAC Outdoor Championship, will return to Moravian in time for the fall semester for her final year of eligibility with the Greyhounds.

Complete results for the 2003 World University Games can be found at www.universiade-daegu.org.