BOSTON, Mass. - Quincy Murphy finished eighth in the heptathlon, while Avery Martin staked his claim as a title contender in the mile and Yaa Agyepong-Wiafe set another school record in the 60-meter hurdles at day two of the IC4A/ECAC Championships, contested Saturday at Boston University in Boston, Mass.

Murphy finished with 4,893 points in the multi event but was cost by the pole vault, where his clearance of 3.55 meters (11'7 3/4") was tied for the lowest among all competitors. He did post a solid 8.50 time in the 60-meter hurdles and a 2:51.11 in the 1000-meter run to account for his final total.

In the mile, Martin qualified second to Sunday's final with a personal best time of 4:08.40, good enough to win his heat.

Other IC4A results came in the 200-meters, where Aron Long was 23rd (22.18) and Julian Jackson finished 30th (22.41).

On the women's side, Agyepong-Wiafe was the lone VMI competitor of the day and she set a school record in the 60-meter hurdles for the second consecutive meet, running a 8.81 time in the preliminary round. That advanced her to the semifinals, where she was eliminated and wound up 16th.

"I thought we had some quality performances today," said VMI head coach Darrin Webb. "Avery Martin continues to run very well to wrap up the indoor season, and Quincy Murphy had some strong events. Yaa Agyepong-Wiafe ran well in one of her first major meets as well. We look forward to another day of competition tomorrow."

VMI track and field returns to action and wraps up its indoor season Sunday, as the Keydets finish this year's IC4A/ECAC Championships in Boston. Action gets underway at 9:30 a.m.