Wednesday, August 25, 2004

MORAVIAN SENIOR CHRISTINA SCHERWIN PLACES 29TH IN JAVELIN PRELIMINARIES AT 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES COMPETING FOR DENMARK

ATHENS, GREECE --- Moravian College senior Christina Scherwin (Copenhagen, Denmark) competed in javelin at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece for her native Denmark on WednesdAy, placing 13th of 22 competitors in Group B and 29th of 44 overall. Scherwin's best throw of the competition came on her third and final attempt with a toss of 56.86 meters (186 feet, six inches).

Scherwin began the competition in Athens with a toss of 56.79 meters and her second throw was 55.26 meters.

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 also competed at the 2004 Danish National Championships on August 6th and defended her title in the javelin.

Following the closing ceremonies in Athens, Scherwin will return to Moravian to complete her final semester of academics and finish her degree in economics.

For the most up-to-date information on Scherwin’s and her trip to the 2004 Olympics, visit the following website: http://www.scherwin.dk/indexeng.htm.