WESTON, Mass. — The Southern Vermont College outdoor track & field team concluded its inaugural varsity season Sunday, setting eight personal bests and six new program records at the Regis College Invitational.

The men's 4x800 meter relay team ran its first race of the season, topping its best mark from last year by almost two seconds with an 8:53.50 finish. Sophomore Justin Ferguson (Broadalbin, N.Y.) placed third out of 19 participants in the men's 400 meter dash with a new school-best 2:03.76, and he also completed SVC's first-ever 3000 meter steeplechase with a top collegiate time on the day of 10:03.00.

Sophomore Davante Jordan (Great Mills, Md.) had the third-fastest time among 25 sprinters in the men's 100 meter dash with an 11.62 showing, and he was also third in a field of 19 long jumpers with a mark of 6.14 meters. Classmate Shelby Whitman (Bennington, Vt.) was fourth out of 21 participants in the women's 1500 meter run, taking four seconds off the previous SVC-low with a 5:22.70 finish.

Southern Vermont ran extremely well in the men's 1500 meter race. Senior Victor Velazquez (South Pasadena, Calif.) finished first for the Mountaineers at 4:26.50, taking 10 seconds of his time from last week to place 10th out of 34 entries. Junior Cameron Michael Curtiss (Milton, Vt.) followed for Southern Vermont with a time of 4:38.59, taking five seconds off his mark from last week for the third-lowest in program history. Sophomore Corey Barcomb (Burlington, Vt.) crossed the line 1:10 faster than he did at last week's Albany Invitational, coming in at 4:55.02.

Freshman Darius Wesley (Chicago, Ill.) registered the team's first-ever entry in the men's 200 meter dash with a time of 25.40, and he also set a new SVC-best in the 400 meter dash with a 55.97 finish. Senior Hesbon Ogeka (Windom, Minn.) tallied the second-best 400 meter time in SVC history, finishing the sprint with at 56.81 showing.

Southern Vermont Results
Men's 100 Meter Dash
Davante Jordan: 11.62

Men's 200 Meter Dash
Darius Wesley: 25.40 (PR)

Men's 400 Meter Dash
Darius Wesley: 55.97 (PR)
Hesbon Ogeka: 56.81 (PR)

Men's 800 Meter Run
Justin Ferguson: 2:03.76 (PR)
Victor Velazquez: 2:10.49
Aden Fischer: 2:14.90 (PR)
Cameron Michael Curtiss: 2:20.68

Men's 1500 Meter Run
Victor Velazquez: 4:26.50
Cameron Michael Curtiss: 4:38.59
Aden Fischer: 4:48.14 (PR)
Corey Barcomb: 4:55.02

Men's 3000 Meter Steeplechase
Justin Ferguson: 10:03.00 (PR)

Men's 4x800 Relay
8:53.50 (TR)

Men's Long Jump
Davante Jordan: 6.14 M

Women's 800 Meter Run
Shelby Whitman: 2:40.15

Women's 1500 Meter Run
Shelby Whitman: 5:22.70 (PR)