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2023 Men's Cross Country Roster

Matt Kipp
Adam Rubin
Adam Rubin
Adam Rubin
Adam Rubin
Adam Rubin
Jonathan Singh
Jonathan Singh
Adam Rubin

Elyas Ayyoub

Elyas Ayyoub

  • Height:
    5-11
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Major:
    Biology
  • High School:
    Bishops Diocesan College

Summary

Biography

2023:
  • All-NEC
  • Won cross country meet for first time in collegiate career on Sept. 9 at Sharks-hosted LIU Fall Festival, finishing 8K course in 25:24.96 — nearly eight full seconds ahead of runner-up Samuel Whittaker of CCSU
  • NEC Athlete of Week on Sept. 7 and Sept. 13
  • NEC Prime Performer on Sept. 7, Sept. 13, Oct. 4 and Oct. 18
  • NEC Fall Commissioner's and Academic Honor Roll
  • Finished second at Stony Brook Season Opener with 6.2K time of 18:49.20

2022:
  • Selected NEC Scholar-Athlete for men's cross country as top combined academic/athletic achiever in conference 
  • All-NEC
  • Academic All-District from College Sports Communicators
  • NEC Athlete of Week on Oct. 5 and Oct. 18
  • Finished second at NEC Championship on Oct. 28
  • NEC Prime Performer on Sept. 8, Sept. 14, Oct. 5 and Oct. 18
  • NEC Fall Commissioner's and Academic honor rolls
  • LIU's top finisher and seventh overall at season-opening Stony Brook Invitational on Sept. 3 with 6K time of 19:05.00
  • Produced 8K time of 23:53.0 at Paul Short Invitational on Sept. 30 to finish third in Brown College race, while improving by more than minute over previous year at event

2021:
  • NEC Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll and Spring 2022 Academic Honor Roll

Background:
  • Graduated from Bishops Diocescan College in Rondebosch, Cape Town, in 2020 with full athletic colors
  • Member of Interact rotary club and African Relations Society
  • Competed with Kway VOB in Constantia, Cape Town, finishing first in Western Province and third in South Africa

Personal:
  • Son of Ingrid Van Meirvenne and Nour Addine Ayyoub
  • Has two sisters, Anisa and Zahra
  • Biology major
  • Born Nov. 10, 2002


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