Ontario sprinter runs electric 100m, ties Canadian record

The Bob Vigars Classic on Sunday in London, Ont., evening saw brilliant performances across the board, but Sadé McCreath undoubtedly stole the spotlight. The Ajax, Ont., sprinter stunned the crowd with a blazing 10.95 seconds in the 100m, a massive personal best that matched the Canadian record and demolished the world championships qualifying standard of 11.07. The run marks the fastest women’s 100m ever run on Canadian soil.

Camille Rutherford of the Bahamas was second in 10.96, with the U.S.’s Semira Killebrew just behind in 10.99.

McCreath’s time ranks #14 in the world this year, and is the fastest 100m by a Canadian in 2025–also making her the first Canadian this year to dip under 11 seconds. Gatineau, Que.’s Audrey Leduc, who set the Canadian record at the Paris Olympics last August, holds this year’s next-fastest mark of 11.07.

As huge as the race was, it didn’t come out of nowhere. The 28-year-old actually ran a wind-aided 10.94 in prelims earlier that evening, and just a week earlier at the Johnny Loaring Classic in Windsor, Ont., she clocked 11.09–her fastest time since 2023 and a 0.12-second improvement over her previous best (11.21).

McCreath has also been a staple member of Team Canada over the past year; at Paris 2024, she helped the women’s 4x100m set national record of 42.50. This year, she advanced to the World Indoor Championships 60m semi-final in March, and at World Athletics Relays in May, secured gold in the inaugural mixed 4x100m relay. Also at world relays, McCreath and the women’s 4x100m improved their national record again, running 42.46.

For full results from the Bob Vigars Classic, see here.