Jordan Anthony

Background

Born in California, Jordan Anthony moved to Tylertown, MS with his family at a young age and quickly made a name for himself as a two-sport athlete. In football, Jordan led Tylertown to a 12-1 record with 27 catches for 525 yards and 13 touchdowns in his senior year and was a four-star recruit. He was arguably even more successful for Tylertown in track, where he earned multiple Mississippi state high school titles at 100m and 200m and won the 2022 USATF U20 Championships title at 200m.

Jordan played two games his freshman year for the Kentucky Wildcats, before redshirting the rest of the season. That winter, his impact on the track team was immediate: Jordan was the only true freshman to make the final of the 60m at the NCAA Indoor Championships, where he finished second.

After transferring to Arkansas, Jordan opened the football season with an immediate impact for the Razorbacks, catching three passes for 46 yards versus Arkansas-Pine Bluff in their season opener. In total, Jordan saw action in 12 games that season and scored a 27-yard touchdown versus Mississippi State.

Following the end of the football season, Jordan turned his focus to the track season, which would prove to be his breakout. In March, Jordan won the 60m at the NCAA Indoor Championships and then the SEC Outdoor titles at 100m and 200m in an impressive 9.95 and 19.93, before taking the NCAA Outdoor 100m title in 10.07. Deciding to focus on track, Jordan gave up his remaining eligibility and turned professional.

In January 2026, returning to Fayetteville for the Tyson Invitational, Jordan clocked 6.43 for 60m, making him the equal tenth-fastest man in history. Two weeks later, Jordan won the 60m at the USATF Indoor Championships, earning his first senior national title and securing him a place on Team USA for the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland. In Poland, Anthony stormed to a sizable victory in the final of the men's 60m, winning his first global championships in a new personal best and world leading time of 6.41 seconds, making him the equal-fourth fastest man in history.

Jordan cites his late father, known affectionately as “Big Rob,” as a major source of inspiration, as his father constantly encouraged and supported Jordan’s athletic career from an early age.