Jenna Erickson and Rickssen Opont were named the Spartan Athletes of the Month for December.
Rickssen Opont, Men's Indoor Track & Field:
Opont placed first in the Men's Shot Put (15.29 meters/50.16 feet) at the Southern Connecticut State University Elm City Challenge on December 2nd and finished third in the Men's Shot Put (15.45 meters/50.68 feet) at the Yale University Season Opener on December 10th.
The red-shirt sophomore thrower from Nyack, NY was recognized in consecutive weeks for his outstanding efforts in the Shot Put Cage by the East Coast Conference, as Rickssen was named the ECC Men's Field Athlete of the Week on both December 5th and 12th.