Fred Kerley didn’t walk into 2025; he walked into one giant rollercoaster this year. In the very first month of the year, he was arrested in Miami Beach after a dispute with police. In Kingston, he clocked a time of 10.30 s for the 7th place in the 100m and 20.39s for 3rd in the 200m. And just when you thought the athlete was getting back on track, more legal trouble has followed…
A day before the Miami Grand Slam Track, he ended up getting arrested on the grounds of assaulting his ex-girlfriend. Not only did this mean he had to opt out of the Miami slam, but he was also suspended from the Philadelphia GST as well. But then he showed signs of a comeback. He lit up the Franson Last Chance Meet by blasting a 9.95s in the prelims, then tearing out a wind‑aided 9.87s in the semis, and sealing the weekend with a 9.98s victory in the final, all under 10 seconds. But then again, he has fallen flat, leaving the fans frustrated.
The Olympian is once again back to clocking over 10 seconds in the 100 meters. On July 11, 2025, he was lined up on the track for the 100 m in the Grand Sprint Cerritos Summer Series in California, and he did not clock one sub-10 in the race. Although his 10.19s (1.0) in the 100m finals was the winning time, it fell short of Fred Kerley’s level, and his 10.7s in the heats were also not impressive. A fan just asked, “I’m Confused…. Is he running at small meets for workouts or money? Cuz he ain’t been running at big meets”
Fred Kerley ran a time of 10.19s (1.0) yesterday to win the men’s 100m at the Grand Sprint Cerritos Summer Series in California!
He had run 10.07s (1.5) in the heats.
Lawrence Johnson was 2nd in 10.20s, and Ismael Kone 3rd in 10.24s. pic.twitter.com/Fay7xxYYUA
— Track & Field Gazette (@TrackGazette) July 12, 2025
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