Sports News: Spring 2003

Tuesday, May 20, 2003

SCHERWIN & ROTZELL TO COMPETE AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

BETHLEHEM, PA --- Junior Christina Scherwin (Copenhagen, Denmark) and sophomore Kirsten Rotzell (Bangor, PA/Bangor HS) of the Moravian College women’s outdoor track & field team will be competing in the 2003 NCAA Division III Outdoor National Championships hosted by St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York from Thursday, May 22nd until Saturday, May 24th.

Scherwin will be competing in the javelin and the shot put while Rotzell will be participating in the triple jump. Each student-athlete will compete a preliminary flight with the top nine distances moving onto the finals.

Scherwin will try to defend her title in the javelin on Friday, May 23rd at 10:30 a.m. She is seeded first of the 20 competitors in the event with a throw of 53.95 meters (177 feet) this spring, and she is the second flight of the competition. Scherwin won the 2002 NCAA Championship in the javelin with a meet record toss of 51.69 meters (169 feet, seven inches). On Saturday, May 24th, Scherwin will compete in the second flight of the shot put at 11:30 a.m. Scherwin is seeded fourth of 21 entrants with a toss of 14.58 meters (47 feet, ten inches), and she was fourth at the 2003 NCAA Division III Indoor National Championships to earn All-American honors.

Rotzell is seeded 16th of 20 competitors in the triple jump, and she will be in the second preliminary flight competing at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, May 23rd. Rotzell qualified with a distance of 11.60 meters (38 feet, ¾ inches).