November 12, 2005
Monarchs’ Nasiro-Sigo wins NCAA Division III Southeast championship for men’s cross country

CONWAY, Ark. – The memorable season for Methodist men’s cross country runner Husein Nasiro-Sigo was intensified on Saturday with with a feat that only one other runner has done in the history of Methodist cross country – win a region title.

Nasiro-Sigo, a sophomore from Koffela, Ethiopia, became the first Methodist runner since John Storms in 1989 to win an NCAA Division III South/Southeast Region championship as he won the title at the Hendrix College running course. Not only does Nasiro-Sigo win the region championship, but he will also be a top contender next Saturday (Nov. 19) at the NCAA Division III Men’s Cross Country National Championships in Deleware, Ohio.

Nasiro-Sigo won the meet in a record-setting time of 24:57 in the 8K race. He dominated, leading from start to finish. Nasiro-Sigo finished nine seconds ahead of Matthew Manning from Mississippi College, 14 seconds ahead of Washington & Lee’s Nathan Johnson and 24 seconds ahead of Lynchburg’s Ricky Flynn.

The top two teams and the top four individual finishers qualify for the national meet. Centre won the team title with 41 points, ahead of Rhodes, which finished second with 62 points.