CHICAGO (June 27, 2024) — In its 39th year of honoring the nation’s most elite high school athletes, Gatorade today announced Khalil Antoine of Hillhouse High School is the 2023-24 Gatorade Connecticut Boys Track & Field Player of the Year. Antoine is the fourth Gatorade Connecticut Boys Track & Field Player of the Year to be chosen from Hillhouse High School.
The award, which celebrates the nation’s top high school athletes for excellence on the field, in the classroom and in the community, distinguishes Antoine as Connecticut’s best high school boys track & field player. From CEOs and coaches to star athletes, Gatorade Player of the Year winners showcase the power of sport, touting an all-star group of alumni that includes Alan Webb (2000-01, South Lakes High School, Va.), Kerron Clement (2002-03, Laporte High School, Texas) and Grant Fisher (2014-15 & 2013-14, Grand Blanc High School, Mich.).
The 6-foot-5, 165-pound senior jumper won national championships in the high jump and triple jump this past season at the New Balance Nationals Outdoor. Antoine set a state record with his winning high jump of 7 feet, 2.25 inches, which ranked No. 2 nationally among prep boys competitors this spring. His winning leap of 51-6.25 in the triple jump also ranked No. 2 nationally, while his season-best time of 14.10 seconds in the 110-meter high hurdles ranked No. 95.
Antoine has volunteered locally as an usher at the Shubert Theatre in New Haven, and he has donated his time as a youth track official. “Antoine won a pair of national championships in the triple jump and high jump this season at the New Balance meet—both distances ranking No. 2 in the nation among prep boys competitors this spring,” said Rich Gonzalez, editor of PrepCalTrack. “Athletes who can exceed 51 feet in the triple jump and clear over 7-2 in the high jump don’t come along very often. For good measure, he clocked a U.S. Top 100 time in the 110 hurdles at the Southern Connecticut Conference Outdoor Championships, where he took silver in that event in addition to winning his two signature jumps.
Antoine has maintained a 4.27 weighted GPA in the classroom. He has signed a national letter of intent to compete on an athletic scholarship at the College of the Holy Cross this fall.
The Gatorade Player of the Year program annually recognizes one winner in the District of Columbia and each of the 50 states that sanction high school football, girls volleyball, boys and girls cross country,…
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