Seven-time Olympic Medalist– this is what goes alongside the name Andre De Grasse. With two gold, two silver, and three bronze medals, the man is the most decorated summer Olympian Canada has come to love. De Grasse clinched his first Olympic gold in the 200 meters at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, setting a Canadian record with a time of 19.62 seconds. This victory ended a 93-year gold medal drought for Canada in this event, last won decades ago in 1928 by Percy Williams. But his ambitions went well beyond this. Then comes a younger, much sharper challenger, who might as well push his records to a bigger number. How so?

Let’s first look at his recent feats. At the Paris 2024 Olympics, De Grasse anchored Canada’s 4×100m relay team to gold, finishing with a time of 37.50 seconds. This triumph marked Canada’s first Olympic gold in the men’s 4×100m relay since 1996. The man has been the water to the barren fields of Canada’s track and field. Imagine equaling him! Something this 20-year-old Arkansas track and field star could relate to.

The 2025 NCAA Division I West Regional Track and Field Championships are taking place from May 28 to May 31 at E.B. Cushing Stadium in College Station, Texas. And Jordan Anthony just went off in the 100m. The man recorded a time of 9.75 seconds. NBC Sports Director of Social Media, Travis Miller, reported on X, “Jordan Anthony’s 9.75 (+2.1) is tied with Andre de Grasse for the second-fastest all conditions 100m in collegiate history!” 

Back in 2015, De Grasse created history in the NCAA Championships in Eugene. He recorded the second fastest in history under any conditions to win the 100m. But again, records are meant to be broken. Within the space of 50 minutes, De Grasse sped to a 9.75 (2.7m/s) clocking in the 100m. Anthony did not break his record, but he sure did make it sweat. The fastest all-conditions 100m time in collegiate history is 9.69 seconds, achieved by Obadele Thompson of the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) on April 13, 1996, in El Paso, Texas.

The Arkansas track and field star beat Taylor Banks of USC, who clocked a Sub-10 of 9. 91 seconds for second place and Kalen Walker of Iowa, who crossed the finish line at third with a time of 9.94 seconds. This has been another dominating performance by the star this month. His secret? Practice.

Jordan Anthony is in red-hot form

Earlier in the season at the 2025 SEC Indoor Championships in College Station, Texas, Anthony claimed the men’s 60m title in 6.54 seconds. He broke the UA record of 6.56 set by Kenzo Cotton in 2016. Cotton was the last Razorback to win the SEC 60m title. Carrying his indoor dominance into the 2025 SEC Outdoor Championships, he took the title with a blistering 9.95-second performance. On April 19, 2025, at the Percy Beard Track in Gainesville, Florida, 20-year-old Nigerian sprinter Kayinsola Ajayi lit up the track with a stunning 9.96-second 100m dash, assisted by a +1.9 m/s legal wind.

That had made him the third fastest sprinter of the season. But records are meant to be broken. Ajayi didn’t last long at the position as Anthony’s 9.95 dethroned him. Just hours after his 100m triumph, Anthony returned to the track for the 200 meters, where he once again claimed his authority by crossing the line in 19.93 seconds. Winning another title. Is Jordan Anthony the next track and field sensation for the USA? Share your thoughts in the comment box below!