Ayyoub repeats as the NEC Athlete of the Week after claiming his first cross country win of his collegiate career and season on Saturday on his home 8K circuit. The junior from Cape Town, South Africa led the 16-team field and 130 runners with a time of 25:25.0 nearly eight seconds ahead of the runner-up. Ayyoub helped the Sharks to an eighth place finish at the LIU Fall Festival among three other NEC competitors.