February 19, 2006
Monarchs place fourth at Mason-Dixon Indoor Championships
Darby, Nasiro-Sigo win individual men’s championships

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Methodist Monarch men’s track and field team made the most of a small lineup at the Mason-Dixon Conference Indoor Championships on Sunday at Christopher Newport. Methodist finished fourth in the six-team meet with 52 points.

Individually, the Monarchs had two champions. Kawesi Darby won the men’s 55-meter dash in 6.6 seconds, while Husein Nasiro-Sigo won the men’s 5,000-meter run in a time of 15:28.95 minutes. In addition, Darby also finished third in the men’s 200-meter dash in 23.33 seconds, and Nasiro-Sigo placed fourth in the men’s mile run in 4:30.69 minutes.

That duo wasn’t alone for Methodist. Pat Thornell placed second in the men’s high jump with a height of 6-4 feet, and he also placed third in the men’s triple jump with a distance of 41-11.25 feet. In the men’s pole vault, Todd Sackewitz placed second with a jump of 12-06 feet. Ryan Taylor placed 11th in the men's mile in a time of 5:05.

For the Lady Monarchs, Tia Emel placed 11th in the women’s 200-meter dash with a time 30.08 seconds, and Krystal Patton placed 10th in the women’s 800-meter run in 2:50.25 minutes.