University of Minnesota Athletics

2022-23 Track & Field Roster

Antoine  Jaydon

Jaydon Antoine

  • Class:
    Junior
  • Position:
    Jumps
  • Hometown:
    Preysal, Trinidad & Tobago
  • High School:
    Presentation College San Fernando

Jaydon Antoine's TFRRS Profile
Jaydon Antoine's IAAF Profile

2024 Outdoor Track & Field • Senior Season:
 Earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten team... Competed in just three meets during the outdoor season... Clocked a personal best 47.82 in the 400m at the LSU Alumni Gold to finish 24th... Ran on the 4x400m relay twice during the season.

2023 Outdoor Track & Field • Junior Season: Was a competitor for the Gophers in seven different meets during his third college season... Posted lifetime bests in the 200m (21.41) and 400m (49.48) during the season... Was a member on Minnesota's 4x400m relay team that finished fourth at the 2023 Big Ten Outdoor Championships, securing a second-place team finish for the Golden Gophers, the team's highest team finish on the men's side in a decade... Was a part of Minnesota's 4x100m relay winning time of 40.06 at the USF Bulls Invitational... Made his season debut at the Longhorn Inviational, finishing sixth in the long jump with a mark of 7.18m (23-6 3/4)... Finished fourth at the Drake Relays in the long jump with a leap of 7.28m (23-10 3/4) and finished 11th at the Big Ten Championships with a season-best long jump mark of 7.31m (23-11 3/4).

2022 Outdoor Track & Field • Sophomore Season: Ran and jumped for the Maroon and Gold in three meets during second season in Minneapolis... Made his season debut at the Black and Gold Invite, finishing fourth in the long jump with a wind-aided mark of 7.56m (24-9 3/4... +2.2 m/s)... Won the 2022 ASU Invitational long jump with a lifetime best wind-legal mark of 7.40m (24-3 1/2)... Was the lead-off leg of Minnesota's then-school record time of 39.62 in the 4x100m relay at the ASU Inviational, becoming just the third team in school history to go below the 40-second mark... Ended his outdoor campaign at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in the long jump where he scored two points with a mark of 7.38m (24-2 1/2).

2021 Indoor Track & Field Track & Field • Freshman Season: Competed at four meets with four appearances in long jump and three in the 60m... made B1G debut, finishing 16th in the 60m in a season-best 6.97 at the Big Ten Indoor Championships... competed in long jump at the B1G Championships but did not record a mark... placed fourth in long jump with a season-best mark of 7.05m (23-01.75) at the Husker Triangular.

2021 Outdoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Competed at two meets with appearances in the 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay, and long jump... ran career-best times in the 100m (10.74) and 200m (21.86) and posted a season-best mark of 6.86m (22-06.25) in long jump at the B1G Florida Invite.

High School: A graduate of Presentation College San Fernando... won long jump at the 2019 NAAATT Track & Field Series with a personal-best jump of 7.35m... finished 11th in long jump at the 2019 CARIFTA Games after securing a runner-up finish at the 2019 CARIFTA Trials... finished as long jump runner-up at the 2019 Trinidad & Tobago U20 Championships... finished seventh in long jump at the 2019 Pan American U20 Championships... long jump champion at the 2018 Trinidad & Tobago U20/U17/U15 Championships... placed third in Boys U18 long jump at the 2017 CARIFTA Games.

Personal: A native of Preysal, Trinidad & Tobago.

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