The Moravian College indoor and outdoor track & field teams again won the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships and competed in the NCAA Division III National Championships. The Greyhound outdoor squad posted its 11th consecutive MAC title and tied for 18th in the nation while in the indoor team won its eighth straight MAC crown and tied for 31st in the country.

Junior Christina Scherwin (Copenhagen, Denmark) captured her second straight NCAA Division III National Championship in the javelin on the second day of competition at the 2003 NCAA Division Outdoor National Championships hosted by St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York. Scherwin, who won the 2002 title with a toss of 51.69 meters (169 feet, seven inches), broke the meet record and set the all-time NCAA Division III record with a throw of 55.34 meters (181 feet, seven inches) in this year's competition. Scherwin broke the record of 51.94 meters (170 feet, five inches) set by Jodi Smiley from the University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse back in 1984. Scherwin's closest competitor in the event was Kathy Darling from Johns Hopkins University, who was 8.48 meters (27 feet, ten inches) shy of Scherwin's winning distance.

Moravian sophomore Kirsten Rotzell (Bangor, PA/Bangor HS) placed sixth in her preliminary flight and 13th overall in the triple jump with a leap of 11.49 meters (37 feet, 8 1/2 inches).

Scherwin earned All-American honors for the second time in two days and the fourth time in her career with a fifth place finish in the shot put on the final day of the 2003 NCAA Division III National Championships. Scherwin had a toss of 13.67 meters (44 feet, 10 1/4 inches) in the final after placing third in her preliminary flight with a toss of 13.60 meters (44 feet, 7 1/2 inches). Scherwin earned a total of 14 points (10 for her national title in the javelin and four for her finish in the shot put) at the national championships to help the Greyhounds finish in a tie for 18th place of 83 schools that scored a point.

On the first day of the 2003 MAC Outdoor Championships, freshman Erica Angell (Poughkeepsie, NY/Spackenkill HS) placed third in the 10,000 meters with a time of 40:46.72. Sophomore Chelsea Mullins (Jim Thorpe, PA/Jim Thorpe HS) placed fourth in 41:00.34 while senior Jennifer Wagner (Riegelsville, PA/Wilson HS) placed sixth in 41:26.86. Junior Angie Morgan (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty HS) finished ninth in 43:46.95 and sophomore Kim Bushner (Allentown, PA/Dieruff HS) was tenth in 44:10.40.

In the first day of the heptathlon, junior Nicole Sabaliauskas (Butler, NJ/Butler HS) earned 528 points with a fourth place finish in the 200-meter dash with a time of 29.35 seconds, 535 points for a first place showing in the 100-meter hurdles in 17.56 seconds, 449 points with a fourth place in the high jump at 1.34 meters (four feet, 4 ¾ inches) and 470 points in the shot put with a second place toss of 9.09 meters (29 feet, ten inches). Sophomore Ann Guzevich (Kenilworth, NJ/David Brearley Regional HS) earned 587 points for placing second in the 200-meter dash in 28.57 seconds, 306 points for a sixth place finish in the 100-meter hurdles in 19.95 seconds, 359 points for a sixth place in the high jump at 1.25 meters (four feet, 1 ¼ inches) and 443 points with a third place finish in the shot put at 8.68 meters (28 feet, 5 ¾ inches).

Scherwin won a pair of individual championships and Rotzell also won an individual title to lead Moravian on the second day of the 2003 MAC Championships. Scherwin captured the shot put in a MAC record and NCAA Division III automatic qualifying distance of 14.31 meters (46 feet, 11 1/2 inches), and she won first in the discus with an NCAA provisional qualifying toss of 42.56 meters (142 feet, 11 ¼ inches). Scherwin's distance broke the Moravian record and is just the second time ever that she has competed in the discus. Rotzell captured the title in the triple jump with a leap of 11.60 meters (38 feet, ¾ inches).

Freshman Lynsey Boggess (Washington Township, NJ/Immaculate Heart Academy HS) took second in the high jump, clearing a height of 1.54 meters (five feet, one inch) while senior Amanda Wynn (Hellertown, PA/Saucon Valley HS) finished third in the pole vault at 3.04 meters (ten feet). Freshman Rebecca Moore (Easton, PA/Easton HS) was sixth in the pole vault with a height of 2.74 meters (nine feet). Junior Alicia Fowler (Easton, PA/Easton HS) placed sixth in the discus with a toss of 31.88 meters (104 feet, 7 ½ inches) while sophomore Julie Anderson (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty HS) was seventh at 31.22 meters (102 feet, 5 ½ inches). In running events, Angell finished second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11:53.58 while freshman Alexis Vergalla (Glen Gardner, NJ/Voorhees HS) placed sixth in 12:42.58 and freshman Lauren Bahnatka (West Chester, PA/ Henderson HS) was seventh in 12:43.56.

In the second day of the heptathlon, Sabaliauskas finished third with 3,243 points while Guzevich placed fifth with 2,735 points. In the second half of the competition, Sabaliauskas earned 483 points for a sixth place finish in the 800 meters in 2:48.14, 355 points with a fourth place leap of 4.20 meters (13 feet, 9 ¼ inches) in the long jump and 423 points for a second place finish in the javelin with a toss of 27.18 meters (89 feet, two inches). Guzevich garnered 563 points in the 800 meters with a fourth place finish in 2:40.89, 237 points for a seventh place jump of 3.68 meters (12 feet, ¾ inch) in the long jump and 240 points with a sixth place finish in the javelin with a toss of 17.35 meters (56 feet, 11 ¼ inches).

In preliminary events held on the second day of the championships, sophomore Heather McGarvie (Medford, NJ/Shawnee HS) placed first in the 800 meters with a time of 2:17.84 while freshman Stephanie Beitler (Fogelsville, PA/Northwestern Lehigh HS) was sixth in 2:24.34 to advance to the finals. Sophomore Kellie Smith (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge HS) finished 18th in the 800 meters in 2:39.45. Rotzell was third in the 100-meter dash in 12.66 seconds, and she placed ninth in the 200-meter dash in a time of 26.47 seconds. Moore was seventh in the 400-meter hurdles in 1:07.64 while sophomore Margaret Benny (Tamaqua, PA/ Tamaqua HS) took fourth in the 100-meter hurdles in a time of 16.59 seconds.

Scherwin and Rotzell each won individual titles on the final day of the 2003 MAC Championships to lead the Greyhounds to the championship. Moravian won the team title with 158 points, 34 points ahead of runner-up Messiah College. Scherwin won her third title of the meet and defended her championship in the javelin with an NCAA Division III automatic qualifying toss of 49.24 meters (161 feet, six inches) while Rotzell captured her second championship of the meet with an NCAA provisional qualifying leap of 5.50 meters (18 feet, 1/2 inch) in the long jump. Rotzell also placed fourth in the 100-meter dash in 12.76 seconds.

In other field events on the final day of the three day meet, Anderson placed third in the hammer throw with a toss of 35.52 meters (116 feet, six inches) while Fowler was eighth at 30.69 meters (100 feet, eight inches) and freshman Bryn Lipovsky (Danville, PA/Bloomsburg HS) placed 15th with a distance of 23.78 meters (78 feet, 1/4 inch).

On the track, McGarvie to second place in both the 800 meters with a time of 2:19.32 and the 1,500 meters in 4:44.82. Beitler ran to a time of 2:23.40 in the 800 meters for a fifth place finish while Mullins placed seventh in the 5,000 meters with a time of 19:28.84. Benny placed third in the 100-meter hurdles in 16.03 seconds while Moore finished second in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:06.43. Moravian's 4x100-meter relay team of Benny, Moore, Sabaliauskas and Boggess placed seventh in 52.43 seconds.

Scherwin also earned All-American honors indoors, finishing fourth in the shot put with a toss of 14.45 meters (47 feet, five inches) at the 2003 NCAA Division III National Championships hosted by DePauw University. Rotzell placed seventh in her preliminary round and 14th overall in the long jump with a leap of 5.24 meters (17 feet, 2 ¼ inches). Rotzell also competed in the triple jump finishing sixth in her flight and 14th overall with a jump of 11.17 meters (36 feet, 7 ¾ inches).

Rotzell set the MAC Indoor Championship records in both the long jump and triple jump to lead Moravian to its title in the 2003 Championship hosted by Susquehanna University. Rotzell jumped 5.67 meters (18 feet, 7 ¼ inches) in the long jump, which was an NCAA Division III provisional qualifying distance, and beat the former MAC record of 5.58 meters. Rotzell had a distance of 11.34 meters (37 feet, 2 ½ meters) in the triple jump, which was also an NCAA provisional qualifying distance, and beat the old MAC mark of 11.22 meters.

The Greyhounds swept the gold medals in the field events. Boggess captured the high jump, clearing 1.54 meters (five feet, one inch) while Moore won the pole vault with an MAC record of 3.04 meters (ten feet). Scherwin captured the shot put title for the second straight year with an MAC record and an NCAA provisional qualifying distance of 13.70 meters (44 feet, 11 ½ inches) while Anderson won the 20-pound weight throw with a toss of 13.08 meters (42 feet, 11 inches). Scherwin was the runner-up in the high jump at 1.52 meters (five feet) and the weight throw at 12.30 meters (40 feet, 4 ¼ inches), and Scherwin was third in the long jump with a leap of 5.27 meters (17 feet, 3 ½ inches). Fowler placed fourth in the weight throw with a toss of 11.61 meters (38 feet, 1 ¼ inches) while Wynn finished sixth in the pole vault, clearing 2.89 meters (nine feet, six inches).

In the track events, Rotzell finished third in the 55-meter dash with a time of 7.54 seconds, and she ran a time of 7.43 seconds in the preliminaries. Benny was fourth in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 9.13 seconds. McGarvie took second place in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:54.19, and McGarvie was fifth in the 800 meters in 2:25.70. Angell finished sixth in the 1,500 meters in a time of 5:02.16, and she placed fourth in the 5,000 meters in 19:32.74. Mullins was sixth in the 5,000 meters with a time of 19:46.09.

In the relay events, the Greyhounds placed third in the 4x800-meter relay with the team of McGarvie, Angell, Smith and Beitler running a time of 10:07.31. Moravian’s distance medley relay team of Smith, Beitler, Guzevich and Vergalla placed fourth in a time of 13:31.42.

Moravian head coach Doug Pollard was named the 2003 MAC Outdoor Coach of the Year. Pollard and indoor head coach Mark Will-Weber lose just two athletes from this year’s squads, as the Greyhounds will look to continue their championship streak next season.