At the Pioneer Winter Classic hosted by Utica, Mark finished second of 22 in the weight throw with a distance of 16.26 meters (5th attempt) and he was third of 18 in the shot put with a throw of 12.74 meters (3rd attempt). He was .01 from second in the shot and .64 from winning the weight throw. As a team, RPI was second of seven in the multi-divisional meet, trailing only Westfield State and only by a point (148-147).