Monday, August 2, 2004

MORAVIAN’S CHRISTINA SCHERWIN TO COMPETE AT 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES

BETHLEHEM, PA --- Moravian College senior Christina Scherwin (Copenhagen, Denmark) will be competing in javelin at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece for her native Denmark beginning on August 25th.

Scherwin, who won the 2002 and 2003 NCAA Division III national championship in the event while participating for the Greyhounds, hit the automatic qualifying standard with a new Danish record of 59.36 meters (194 feet, nine inches) at a Javelin Fest 2004 at Yale University on July 24th. Sherwin had to wait until Friday, July 30th to see if she would be allowed to compete in the Olympics since Denmark had stated the distance needed to be met by July 1st. However, an ankle injury had slowed Scherwin in May and June, and the Danish Athletic and Olympic Committee accepted her distance and allowed her to make the trip to Athens.

Scherwin will compete at the 2004 Danish National Championships on August 6th through 8th where she will try to defend her titles in the javelin and shot put. Scherwin will leave for Athens on August 9th to begin practice for the Olympics. The preliminary rounds are on August 25th with the final 12 competitors participating in the medal round on the final day of the Olympic Games on August 29th.

Immediately following her trip to Athens, Scherwin will return to Moravian to complete her final semester of academics to finish her degree in economics.

For the most up-to-date information on Scherwin’s quest for a medal at the 2004 Olympics, visit the following website: http://www.scherwin.dk/indexeng.htm.