Men's Track & Field

JordanAnthony

  • position Wide Receiver
  • height 5-10
  • Weight 155
  • class Freshman
  • Hometown Tylertown, Miss.
  • High school Tylertown

https://tfrrs.org/athletes/8328830/Kentucky/Jordan_Anthony

Career Accolades

  • 2023 USTFCCCA Indoor Southeast Region Men’s Track Athlete of the Year
  • 2023 USTFCCCA Indoor First-Team All-America – 60m
  • SEC Indoor Championships 60m Silver Medalist – 2023
  • NCAA Indoor Championships 60m Silver Medalist – 2023

Freshman (2023)

Outdoor

  • Broke the UK Freshman all-time record with a 10.16 in the 100m at the Tom Jones Memorial
  • Member of 4x100m relay team that placed 13th with a time of 39.93 at the Tom Jones Memorial that ranks 6th on the UK all-time performers list
  • Member of 4×100 relay team that won with a time of 39.39 at the Jim Green Invitational
  • Placed 2nd in the 100 meter dash with a time of 10.26 (1.3) at the Jim Green Invitational
  • Placed 2nd in the 200 meters with a personal best time of 20.98 at the Jim Green Invitational

Indoor

  • Broke the UK Freshman all-time record with a 6.57 in the 60m at the TTU Raider Open
  • Ranks second on the all-time UK performers list in the 60m with a 6.57
  • Won silver in the 60m at the SEC Indoor Championships with a 6.57
  • Placed 11th with a personal-best of 20.91 in the 200m at the SEC Indoor Championships
  • Was runner-up in the 60m at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a PR of 6.55

Personal
• Born in Palmdale Landcaster, California
• Son of Carvah Magee and the late Robert Jones
• Has four siblings, Ja’Kobi Magee, Journee Jones, Daunique Shields and Derrick Bowie
• Major in undecided

Jordan Says
• He chose Kentucky because of his relationship with the coaching staff
• In 10 years he hopes to be a professional football player and an Olympian
• What motivates him to work hard is everything he learned from his dad who has passed away in 2021
• Three words to describe him are fast, funny, and outgoing
• One thing he will never do again is run a 400-meter race

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