Elyas Ayyoub Named NEC Athlete of the Week for 2023 Cross Country Season at LIU
Key points:
- Elyas Ayyoub of LIU named the first NEC Athlete of the Week for the 2023 Cross Country season
- Ayyoub finished second at the Stony Brook Season Opener with a time of 18:49.20
- LIU to host the LIU Fall Festival with 16 teams participating, including NEC members and Division I programs
LIU cross country runner Elyas Ayyoub has been named the NEC Athlete of the Week after finishing second at the Stony Brook Season Opener. Ayyoub, a junior biology major from Cape Town, South Africa, completed the 6.2K course with a time of 18:49.20. This is not the first recognition for Ayyoub, as he was an All-NEC selection last year and the NEC Scholar-Athlete for men’s cross country. The LIU cross country team will be hosting the LIU Fall Festival with several other teams from the NEC participating.
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