COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. - The Swarthmore College men's track & field team opened competition at day one of the Centennial Championships on Friday.

Bastiaan Phair leads the field in the decathlon after completing the first five events. The sophomore earned a top three finish in every event, including a trio of first place finishes in the shot put, 400m dash and high jump. 

HOW IT HAPPENED
- Phair sits in first overall with 3102 points after five events of the decathlon. Phair won the shot put with a top throw of 12.08m and took first overall in the high jump with a 1.76m mark. The sophomore also beat out his competitors in the 400m dash with a time of 51.56. He was third in the long jump with a top mark of 5.53m and the 100m dash with a 11.92 effort. Phair set new personal records in both the 400m and 100m dashes, respectively. 

- Harrison Kim placed ninth overall in the 10k run with a time of 32.22.57. The first-year battled through wet conditions to earn a top-10 finish.

UP NEXT
The Garnet return to action tomorrow for the second day of the Centennial Championships.