March 4, 2006
Monarch men finish indoor track and field season at Virginia Tech Last Chance Invitational
Nasiro-Sigo places third in men’s 5,000-meter run

BLACKSBURG, Va. – The 2006 indoor track and field season concluded on Saturday for the Methodist Monarch men’s track and field team at the Virginia Tech Last Chance Invitational. The Monarchs had two athletes competing for possible NCAA Division III championship opportunities. Although neither qualified for nationals, they both had personal best times in respected events.

Sophomore Husein Nasiro-Sigo placed third in the men’s 5,000-meter run with a personal-best time of 15:14.56 minutes. In addition, Kawesi Darby placed 14th in the men’s 200-meter dash in a personal-best time of 22.75 seconds. Darby also ran 7.11 seconds in the preliminaries of the men’s 60-meter dash.

Methodist starts the outdoor season on Mar. 18 in the Seahawk Invitational at UNC-Wilmington.