Arkansas redshirt sophomore Jordan Anthony, 20, ran a windy 9.75 100m (+2.1 m/s wind) last night at the NCAA West First Round - the West regional for the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships - at Texas A&M. Running in the first heat of what is technically the NCAA quarterfinal, Anthony blitzed his nearest competition by 0.16. Had the wind been just 0.1 less, Anthony would be the 6th fastest man in human history as only runs with winds of 2.0 m/s or less are counted for record purposes.
The 10 Fastest Wind-Legal Performers in History at 100m
1 9.58 +0.9 Usain Bolt JAM 2009
2 9.69 +2.0 Tyson Gay USA 2009
2 9.69 -0.1 Yohan Blake JAM 2012
4 9.72 +0.2 Asafa Powell JAM 2008
5 9.74 +0.9 Justin Gatlin USA 2015
6 9.76 +0.6 Christian Coleman USA 2019
6 9.76A +1.2 Trayvon Bromell USA 2021
6 9.76 +1.4 Fred Kerley USA 2022
9 9.77A +1.2 Ferdinand Omanyala KEN 2021
9 9.77 +0.9 Kishane Thompson JAM 2024
As it stands, Anthony is the 10th person in human history to run 9.75 or faster under any conditions.
The 10 Fastest 100m Runners in History (Any Wind)
1 9.58 0.9 Usain Bolt JAM 2009
2 9.68 4.1 Tyson Gay USA 2008
3 9.69A 5.7 Obadele Thompson BAR 1996
3 9.69 4.8 Andre De Grasse CAN 2017
3 9.69 -0.1 Yohan Blake JAM 2012
6 9.72 0.2 Asafa Powell JAM 2008
7 9.74 unknown Richard Thompson TTO 2014
8 9.74 0.9 Justin Gatlin USA 2015
9 9.75 4.3 Darvis Patton USA 2013
9 9.75 2.1 James Anthony USA 2025
It is the second fastest NCAA time ever run as way back in 1996, UTEP's Obadele Thompson ran 9.69 at altitude with a massive 5.7 m/s wind.
According to Jonas Muerika's 100m wind conversion calculator, Anthony's run is equivalent to a 9.85 with zero wind (and a 9.76 with a 2.0 wind).
In HS in Mississippi, Anthony ran 10.14 (+1.2), 20.35 (+2.0) and was the US-U20 200m champ (6th in the 100) in 2022.
In 2023, he started his NCAA career at Kentucky where he was the SEC and NCAA runner-up in the 60m (6.57 pb (not at altitude), 6.54 a). Outdoors, he opened at 10.16 but never ran faster and had a 200 sb of 20.91. He failed to get out of the heats of SECs.
Last year at Arkansas, Anthony was4th at SEC indoors and didn't make the final at NCAAs and recorded a best time of 6.59. He didn't run outdoors.
Arkansas is actually the third collegiate stop for Anthony. A two-sport athlete, Anthony also plays wide receiver in football. After a full freshman year at Kentucky, Anthony attended and played football at Texas A&M in the fall of 2023. But he never ran track for them.
In football at Kentucky in 2022, Anthony played in 2 games as a freshman but had no catches and reshirted. In 2023 at Texas A&M, he had 3 catches for 14 yards. In 2024 at Arkansas, he played in 12 games, starting 1 and 8 catches for 111 yards and a TD.
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