Hokie Club Saskia TriesscheijnEvent: Multi-Events
Class: Sophomore
High School: Humboldt Univ.
Hometown: Berlin, Germany
One of the top young multi-event athletes in Germany ... Will make an immediate impact at Tech in the heptathlon and javelin.
Prior to Tech: Represented Germany in the 2003 European Cup, competing in the heptathlon ... Has recorded personal bests of 5,559 points in the heptathlon, 4,065 points in the pentathlon, and 156-4 in the javelin.
Personal: Has traveled extensively through Europe and is fluent in five languages ... Born on June 16, 1981 ... Daughter of Paul and Ute Triesscheijn ... Majoring in biology.