In the Utica College Pioneer Open, RPI junior Mark Shapiro won the 42-competitor weight throw with a maximum effort of 16.78 meters, which came on his fifth attempt. The runner-up reached 16.66 meters. Rensselaer won the 15-school event with 120.7 points, which was 20 in front of second place Utica. The meet was RPI's first competition since December 8.