Thursday, August 8, 2002

MORAVIAN'S SCHERWIN PLACES 18th AT EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

MUNICH, GERMANY --- Christina Scherwin (Denmark), a member of the Moravian College women's track and field team and the 2002 NCAA Division III National Champion in the javelin, placed 18th at the 2002 European Championships on Tuesday, August 6th in Munich, Germany.

Scherwin, who won the 2002 Middle Atlantic Conference titles in the shot put, both indoors and outdoors, and the javelin, had a throw of 50.51 meters (165 feet, eight inches) in a soaking rain.  She will be competing at the 2002 Danish Championships during the week of August 12-16.