EUGENE — American record holder Grant Fisher turned the dial to warp speed over the final two laps of the men's 10,000 Friday to emerge victorious in the first U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field final Friday night at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field, covering the last 800 in 1:58.61 to cross the line in 27:49.47 and win his first national crown in the event. Fisher stayed in the front part of the pack through the entire race, letting others take some of the pacing duties through the middle portion, and then moved to the front heading into the penultimate lap before speeding away to victory. Woody Kincaid, the 2023 champion, closed even quicker but had too much ground to make up on Fisher, placing second in 27:50.74 with a 55.72 final circuit. The third spot on the Paris Olympic Games team went to collegiate record holder Nico Young of Northern Arizona, who held onto the bronze with a 27:52.40 to stave off Drew Hunter's late charge. Fisher, Kincaid and Young have all achieved the Olympic qualifying standard of 27:00. The opening day of the Trials also featured the first five events of the men's decathlon, where Michigan State's Heath Baldwin holds a 31-point lead over Eugene22 bronze medalist Zach Ziemek. Baldwin tallied 4,508 points with a huge PB throw of 16.52/54-2.5 in the shot put and a 2.13/6-11.75 clearance in the high jump. Kyle Garland is third after the first day with 4,456. Preliminary rounds in seven track events and qualifying rounds in five field events also took place, highlighted by a national high school record and world U18 best in the men's 400 by Maryland prep Quincy Wilson. Wilson won the second heat in 44.66 to shave .02 seconds off the previous high school record that was set 42 years ago by Darrell Robinson. The existing world U18 mark was 44.84 by Justin Robinson, who finished third in Wilson's heat. World champion Sha'Carri Richardson and NCAA double gold medalist McKenzie Long were impressive in the women's 100, with Richardson overcoming a slight stumble to win her heat in 10.88 after Long took the first section in 10.94. 2022 USATF champion Melissa Jefferson also dipped under 11 seconds with a 10.91 in heat three. World record holder and two-time Olympic champion Ryan Crouser took one attempt in the men's shot put and advanced to the final with a 21.44/70-4.25, and this year's world leader, Joe Kovacs, topped all qualifiers at 22.13/72-7.25. Other performances of interest included an easy advancement by reigning Olympic champion Athing Mu in the women's 800, running comfortably to advance to the semifinal with a 2:01.73 in her first race of the season.LSU's Michaela Rose was the fastest overall in that event at 1:59.57. Elle St. Pierre was the top qualifier in the women's 5000 at 15:13.82, and Matthew Wilkinson led men's 3000 steeplechase advancers with an 8:20.61. Cole Hocker had a 3:34.54 for the fastest time in the men's 1500 heats as all the major players made it through to the semis, and Shamier Little was the best of the women's 400 runners, clocking 50.13 to move on. Field event qualifying had Curtis Thompson notching the longest throw in the men's javelin at 79.64/261-3, and 13 men went over 5.65/18-6.5 or higher to advance in the pole vault. American indoor record holder Jasmine Moore led the women's triple jumpers with a 14.03/46-0.5, aided by a just-illegal 2.1 mps wind. In the women's hammer, 2022 world champion Brooke Andersen went out to 76.25/250-2 on her first attempt, and 2019 world champion and American record holder DeAnna Price hit 75.52/247-9. The only major casualty of the day was KC Lightfoot in the men's pole vault. Lightfoot, the American record holder, was unable to clear 5.60/18-4.5 and ended up 16th. Competition resumes Saturday morning at 10 a.m. PT with the men's decathlon 110 hurdles, and the evening session gets under way at 4:45 p.m. with the men's long jump qualifiying. Full results can be found here.