October 17, 2005
Methodist’s Nasiro-Sigo selected USA South Athlete of the Week for men’s cross country

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – For the second straight week, a Methodist runner has been selected as the Runner of the Week for the USA South Athletic Conference. Last week, it was Ryan Taylor. This week, Husein Nasiro-Sigo takes the honor. The sophomore from Koffela, Ethiopia was honored by the conference on Monday.

Nasiro-Sigo won the Old North State Championships on Saturday at Hagan Stone. He finished the 32-runner field in a time of 26:42.9 in the 8K event. It marked the second individual championship this season for Nasiro-Sigo, the defending USA South individual champion.

Methodist competes this weekend at the Mason-Dixon Conference championships at Mary Washington.