RIT graduate student Matthew Funicelli posted the nation's third-best shot put mark (15.64 meters) on the opening weekend of the indoor track and field season with his runner-up finish at the Houghton December Classic. Funicelli also finished second in the weight throw (16.48 meters) with the nation's 13th-best mark. He finished second to a Division I competitor in the shot put and an open competitor in the weight throw.