Sports News: Fall 2004

Thursday, August 12, 2004

MORAVIAN’S SCHERWIN WINS JAVELIN AT DANISH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK --- 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, won the javelin for the third consecutive year at the 2004 Danish Championships on August 8th and 9th in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Scherwin, who did not compete for the Greyhounds last spring as she trained and eventually qualified for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, had a winning throw of 54.15 meters (177 feet, eight inches) in the javelin.

After her qualifying performance on July 24th for the Olympics, Scherwin moved up to 31st in the International Association of Athletics Federations World Rankings. Scherwin will be competing at the Olympics on August 25th in the javelin trials. The top 12 competitors will make the medal round on the final day of the Olympics, August 29th.

Scherwin qualified for the Olympics with a throw of 59.36 meters (194 feet, nine inches), which is the Danish National Record.

Immediately following the Olympic Games, Scherwin will be returning to Moravian to complete her final academic semester for her degree in economics.