RPI first-year runner Alex Ryan competed in two events at the Pioneer Open hosted by Utica College and earned a win and a third-place finish. Ryan captured the 800 meters with a time of 2:00.76, which was nearly two seconds in front of the runner-up, a competitor from Division II Saint Rose (2:02.32). There were 31 runners in the event. He later ran the opening leg on the 4x400 relay team that finished third of 11 squads with a time of 3:33.58. The Engineers won the 13-school, multi-divisional meet.