Jordan Anthony made a gutsy statement after competing on Day 1 of the NCAA D1 Track and Field Championships 2025. He spoke to Citius Mag in the post-race interview about the American record in the 100m finals on June 13, 2025. He said, “Yeah, it’s time for putting on a show. It’s a possibility in my mind. Hopefully, God, I break the American record of 9.69. But yeah, why not go out with a bang? Cuz, like a lot of people, thinks, oh, he got fourth in his heat today, he doesn’t look too well. I know a lot of commentators are going to make all these false narratives or stories.” And guess what? fans had a little prophecy about this which came true. 

The 20-year-old has cemented his legacy by making a splendid 9.75s at the NCAA West First Round in College Station, Texas. Additionally, he was also not at a 100%, health-wise, while clocking this historic time. For the next race, the forecasts started with TrackGazette starting a poll on their X channel. The page posted: “WHO do you think will be crowned NCAA men’s 100m Champion today? Jelani Watkins (LSU) 12.3%, Kanyinsola Ajayi (Auburn) 41.1%, Jordan Anthony (Arkansas) 40.8%, T’Mars McCallum (Tenn.) 5.7%.”  The page also included the names of all finalists for the race. 

Meanwhile, a Reddit fan by the name @madc—t969 said, “Calling it now, Jordan Anthony won’t break 9.90 tonight. Wish I could bet on this, come at me.” Interestingly, it looks like the fans were right because their predictions came true! Don’t worry, Anthony made another record by becoming the 100m champion this time around, but his clocked time was 10.07. 

He became a national champion despite not breaking the record. And the fans? Well, they had already been pouring with their votes and predictions, so let’s see how accurate they were! 

Fans predicted Jordan Anthony’s fate for the next race

Anthony competed in 3 events on the first day of the NCAA championships. He ran in 100m prelims, the 200m prelims, and the 4x100m relay event. The Arkansas star qualified for the finals of all 3 events. He won 6th place in the 100m heats with a time of 10.06s. After that, the Razorbacks star ran in the 200m heats, where he secured a 2nd place and recorded 20.01s. The Arkansas team then secured a 6th-place finish in the 4x100m relay heats after recording a time of 38.51s. 

Then he made the confident prediction of breaking the American Record. And how did fans respond? One Reddit user said, “67 degrees out there. I will be surprised if we see anything under 9.9.”  Another chimed in, “He hasn’t looked that great. Maybe he’s conserving his energy for tonight.” One netizen said, “I’ll add I think he can win, but it ain’t gonna be any crazy time regardless.” The American record in the 100m is held by Tyson Gay, who registered a time of 9.69s on September 20, 2009, at the Golden Grand Prix in China. So, breaking that record would be another historic moment for any finalist. 

One follower said, “Not a very bold prediction after day 1.” Anthony has not failed to surprise fans and veterans with his performance in 2025 so far. However, his clocked time was quite a table-turner on June 11th. The gunshot reverberated through the field, and the Arkansas star, trailed behind this time. He finished 4th with a time of 10.06 seconds. Kanyinsola Ajayi (Auburn) won in 9.92s, and was followed by Jaiden Reid (LSU) in 10.02s with Davonte Howell (Tennessee) in 10.05s. 

Nevertheless, one fan said, “I think he can go sub 9.9, if he said he wants to beat the American record, that means he knows what he’s capable of.”  Another netizen chimed in, “Giving him 9.87 absolute best. I heard he wanted the American record at 9.6 boy, what?”  A fan said, “Still plenty in denial about his 9.75.” 

In the post-race interview, he answered, “I had a mild stumble in my first or second step, but at the end of the day, I got the race done. Make sure I execute what I need to execute, not like rushing to run it or race it now, just run my smooth race.” He took his score positively and admitted that adversity was a part of life. Ultimately, he did win this race to become a champ, but the fans were right about the time. Did you have a similar prediction?