October 22, 2005
Monarchs’ Nasiro-Sigo wins Mason-Dixon Men’s Cross Country Championship

FREDERICKSBURG, N.C. – Methodist’s Husein Nasiro-Sigo took his first step towards a huge postseason in cross country on Saturday as he won the men’s individual championship of the 2005 Mason-Conference Championships at John L. Pratt Park. It was the third individual victory of the season for the Methodist sophomore.

Nasiro-Sigo finished with a stellar time of 25:47 in the 8K event. He edged Southern Virginia’s Jeff White by a tenth of a second and finished a half a second ahead of Matt Downs from Mary Washington. The time is the best yet this season for Nasiro-Sigo.

In addition to Nasiro-Sigo, Ryan Taylor placed 28th in a time of 31:13 for Methodist, while William Helms finished 34th in 35:29 and Mlungisi Ndwandwe finished 35th in 36:53. It was a 43-runner event.

For the Lady Monarchs, Krystal Patton finished 29th in the 5K event in 26:03, and Jennifer Patterson finished 37th in 28:41.

Methodist competes next Saturday (Oct. 29) in the USA South Athletic Conference Championships in Greensboro.