Ayyoub landed on top of the NEC performance list by more than 22 seconds in his first running of the 5,000m this season. The sophomore from Cape Town, South Africa placed 68th overall at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invite with his personal-record time of 14:06.13. In addition to meeting the IC4A qualifying standards, Ayyoub shattered LIU’s program record by nearly 19 seconds, besting the previous school mark of 14:25.7. This is his first NEC Track Athlete of the Week honor this season.