New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics

2015: Competed in five of NJIT's eight meets this season. ... top Highlander finisher at the 13th Annual Ted Owen Invitational 8k with a time of 27:32. ... placed 2nd at the 12th Annual Technology XC Challenge with a season-best time of 26:50.66 in the 8k. ... during the Atlantic Sun Conference Championships placed 37th finishing in 27:28.73. ... at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional 10k ran in 35:58.8. ... named NJIT Male Athlete of the Week (9/28).

2014: Ran in four meets during his sophomore year. ...captured the NJIT Classic title finishing the 8k course in a personal-best time of 26:06. ...placed third in the 11th Annual Technology XC Highlander Challenge and during the SJU/Hofstra Fall Festival. ... earned NJIT Male Athlete of the Week (9/15).

2013: In his freshman year, placed 1st in the 10th Annual Technology XC Challenge with a time of 26:48.00 (8k). ...placed 8th with a time of 20:27.40 in the Nick Russo Halloween Classic Technology 5k Challenge. ...ran a 34:44 10k at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship.

Prior to NJIT: Attended Passaic County Technical Institute in Wayne, NJ. ... captured State sectionals in the 1600 and 3200, won the Passaic county championships 1600 and big north league championships in the 1600. ... PCTI Scholar Athlete of the Year.

Personal: Zakaria A. Fouad. ... son of Abdelmajid and Houria Fouad. ... biology major. ... born 6/14/95 in Teaneck, NJ.