Jordan Anthony is the fastest sprinter on the University of Kentucky campus and one of the fastest athletes in the country. A dual-sport athlete from the 2022 recruiting class, Anthony committed to Kentucky to play football and run track.
His most impressive feat in high school was running a 100m time of 10.14 and a 200m time of 20.52 in the U20 championships. According to the International Association of Athletics Federations, Anthony’s times ranked 2nd and 4th in the world in the under-18 category, classifying him as a world-class sprinter.
Just for reference, prior to choosing Kentucky, Anthony’s impressive abilities earned him scholarship offers from elite track and field programs such as Alabama, Florida State, and LSU. These were in addition to his football offers from programs such as Mississippi State, Ole Miss, and Tennessee.
This past football season, Anthony played just a couple of snaps as a freshman, using his redshirt. However, he is already emerging as a star in the track program.
On Jan. 16th, Anthony broke the Kentucky track and field freshman record in the 60-meter dash (6.57 seconds) to win the Rod McCravy Memorial Meet in his collegiate track debut. The crazy part, he did so having less than a week of practice since transitioning from football to track season.
With a week of more practice, Anthony looked to run even faster the following week at the 2023 Red Raider Open, and he did just that. Running a blazing time of 6.55 seconds, Anthony broke the school’s freshman record for the second week in a row and was just 0.01 shy of the school record held by Olympian Tim Harden.
Liam Coen recruited Anthony in 2021, prior to leaving for the NFL. Now that Coen has returned to Lexington, expect Anthony to have an impact on the Kentucky offense. With his elite speed, he will excel in the slot receiver position and plays such as jet sweeps, just to get the ball in his hand and let him make a play.
Alongside other talented young playmakers from his class such as Dane Key and Barrion Brown, Anthony will look to get more playing time and help the Kentucky offense improve on an underwhelming 2022 season.
Before then, it looks like he is going to continue to set school records, with the track schedule running into April (May and June for Conference and SEC Championships) it looks like he will have plenty of opportunities to do so.
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