ALBANY, N.Y. — The Southern Vermont College track & field team competed in the 2015 Albany Invitational Saturday, going up against a tough field that included Division I and II squads.

Seven of the 15 Southern Vermont entries went for personal-best marks with four setting new school records at the meet hosted by the University at Albany.

Sophomore Justin Ferguson (Broadalbin, N.Y.) finished 13 in a tough field of 27 participants who ran the 800 meter event, taking over two seconds off his previous record for a new SVC-best 2:05.64. Classmate Shelby Whitman (Bennington, Vt.) set a new Mountaineer low in the women's 800 meter run, crossing the line at 2:38.00.

Freshman Patrick McGovern (Cheshire, England) ran the 100 meter dash in 11.29 seconds, the eighth-best time out of 21 entries; he then placed seventh in the finals with a new program-best of 11.27. Sophomore Davante Jordan (Great Mills, Md.) leapt almost a whole meter further than his previous best in the long jump, setting a new SVC record with a mark of 6.71 meters; that was the fifth-best on the day out of 14 participants.

Southern Vermont concludes the season next Sunday, April 26 at the Regis College Invitational.

Southern Vermont Results
Men's 100 Meter Dash
Patrick McGovern: 11.27 (PR)
Davante Jordan: 11.36 (PR)

Men's 400 Meter Dash
Kenny Poteat: 56:57

Men's 800 Meter Run
Justin Ferguson: 2:05.64 (PR)
Victor Velazquez: 2:17.92
Aden Fischer: 2:20.35
Cameron Michael Curtiss: 2:21.98
Hesbon Ogeka: 2:22.15 (PR)

Men's 1500 Meter Run
Victor Velazquez: 4:36.72
Cameron Michael Curtiss: 4:44.24
Corey Barcomb: 5:59.30

Men's Long Jump
Davante Jordan: 6.71M (PR)
Patrick McGovern: 6.34M (PR)

Women's 800 Meter Run
Shelby Whitman: 2:38.00 (PR)

Women's 1500 Meter Run
Schyler McGuire: 6:06.39