Upcoming Event: Men's Cross Country at Griak Invitational on September 19, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.
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10:00 a.m.
Men's Cross Country
at Griak Invitational
South Dakota State University Athletics
2016 Men's Cross Country Roster
Kassim, Ayub
Ayub Kassim
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Eden Prairie, Minn.
- High School:
- Eden Prairie H.S.
Bio
Career Results
Honors and Awards:
- All-Summit League (Indoor T&F 2014-15, Outdoor T&F 2016)
Records:
- School Record in the 4x800-Meter Relay with a time of 7:40.80 (2/14/15, SDSU Indoor Invitational)Â
2015-16:
Cross Country: Ran a 10K personal-best 31:34.2 at the NCAA Regional, finishing fourth in the race for the Jackrabbits and 63rd overall … placed seventh overall at the SDSU Classic, with a season best 25:50.42 in the 8K … finished 14th overall at the OZ Memorial in 19:38.5.
Indoor: Redshirted ... won the 800-meter run in 1:50.37 at the SDSU Indoor Classic.
Outdoor: Placed second in the 800-meters with a season-best 1:53.47 at The Summit League Outdoor Championships to earn All-Summit League honors ... won the 800-meter run at both the Sioux City Relays (1:52.36) and the Meet of the UnSaintly (1:55.04) ... placed second in the 400-meter dash at the Sioux City Relays, finising in 49.24.
2014-15:
Cross Country:Â Redshirted ... ran unattached at the SDSU Classic, placing 40th (27:32.29).Â
Indoor:Â Placed second at the SDSU Indoor Invitational in the 800-meter run with a season-best time of 1:52.86 ... Â member of the first-place 4x800-meter relay team (7:40.80) at the SDSU Indoor Invitational, setting a school record ... placed second in the 800-meter run at The Summit League Indoor Championships, timing in at 1:53.54.
Outdoor: Ran fastest outdoor 1,500-meter run (4:03.66) at the Dakota Duals ... posted top 800-meter run time (1:51.15) of the outdoor season at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays ... placed fourth in the 800-meter run at The Summit League Outdoor Championships, clocking in at 1:53.27.
Before SDSU: Member of championship 4x800-meter relay and set a school record (7:47.61) … 2013 all-conference honoree … placed third at the 2013 section in the 800-meter and third with the 4x800-meter relay team in 2012.
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