Nickisha Pryce

Last updated
Nickisha Pryce
Nickisha Pryce 2023 (cropped).jpg
Nickisha Pryce in 2023
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (2001-03-07) 7 March 2001 (age 24)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event400m
Achievements and titles
Personal bests200m: 22.62s (Fayetteville, 2024)
400m: 48.57s (London, 2024 NR)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Budapest 4×400 m relay

Nickisha Pryce (born 7 March 2001) is a Jamaican track and field athlete. In 2023, she became the Jamaican national champion over 400m. [1]

Contents

Early life

Pryce attended Vere Technical High School in Hayes, Jamaica, before attending Iowa Western Community College and then the University of Arkansas. [2] [3]

Career

In 2021, Pryce was voted the ICCAC Women's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year, having previously also won the award for the indoor season. [4]

Competing at the 2023 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Austin, Texas, Pryce finished third in the 400m, behind Rhasidat Adeleke and Britton Wilson, running the event in a personal best time of 50.23 seconds. [5]

Pryce won the Jamaican national 400m title in July 2023, lowering her personal best time to 50.21 seconds, ahead of Janieve Russell in second, and Candice McLeod in third. [6] [7] Pryce went into the event with the fastest time in the year of those in the field, and had also qualified as the fastest in the heats. [8] [9]

She ran a new personal best time of 49.32 seconds for the 400 metres to win the SEC Championships in Gainesville, Florida on 11 May 2024. [10] She lowered her personal best time to 48.89 seconds to win the 400 metres at the NCAA National Track and Field Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon on 8 June 2024, setting a new collegiate record and national record. [11] On 20 July 2024, she improved her 400m national record to 48.57 at the London Diamond League, a time which moved her up to 7th on the all-time top list. [12]

She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics over 400 metres in August 2024, reaching the semi-final. [13] [14]

In December 2024, it was announced that she had signed up for the inaugural season of the Michael Johnson founded Grand Slam Track. [15] At the 2025 Kingston Slam in April 2025, she competed in the Long Sprints category, running the 400 metres in 50.92 seconds. [16] At the second event in Miami on 2 May 2025, she ran 50.71 metres for the 400 metres to finish fifth in her race. [17] She retained her national title over 400 metres at the 2025 Jamaican Athletics Championships in June 2025. [18] She ran 49.63 seconds to place third at the 2025 Herculis event in Monaco, part of the 2025 Diamond League, behind Olympic champion Marileidy Paulino and NCAA champion Aaliyah Butler. [19]

Statistics

Grand Slam Track results [20]
SlamRace groupEventPl.TimePrize money
2025 Kingston Slam Long sprints200 m8th23.75US$10,000
400 m6th50.92
2025 Miami Slam Long sprints400 m5th50.71US$20,000
200 m4th22.77
2025 Philadelphia Slam Long sprints400 m2nd50.04US$30,000
200 m5th22.96

References

  1. ↑ "Nickisha Pryce". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  2. ↑ Williams, Melton (July 9, 2023). "Nickisha Pryce, Sean Bailey win national 400m titles". Jamaica.Loopnews. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Jamaican throwers sweep events in Kansas". Jamaica Observer. February 14, 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "2021 Outdoor Track & Field All-Region & Special Awards". ICCAC.org. May 3, 2021.
  5. ↑ Graham, Raymond (June 12, 2023). "Nugent leads the way as Jamaicans shine on final day of NCAA Champs". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  6. ↑ Wheeler, Daniel (July 10, 2023). "Hudson finally gets a chance to represent Jamaica". Jamaica.Star. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  7. ↑ "NationalTrials: Nickisha Pryce wins first national title in 400m". Jamaica Observer. July 9, 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  8. ↑ Vijay (9 July 2023). "Sean Bailey and Nickisha Pryce Win 400m Titles at Jamaica Track and Field Championships". trackalerts.com. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  9. ↑ Buchanan, Orane (July 8, 2023). "Pryce quickest to women's 400m final". Jamaica-Gleaner.
  10. ↑ Jacks, Bradley (May 11, 2024). "Lyston runs personal best 10.91 for 100m gold at SEC Outdoor Championships; Pryce just misses Jamaican record with 49.32 to win 400m title". sportsmax. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  11. ↑ Mulkeen, John (June 8, 2024). "Pryce, Long and Jones impress in sprints at NCAA Championships". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  12. ↑ Henderson, Jason (July 20, 2024). "Keely Hodgkinson and Matt Hudson-Smith in record-breaking form in London". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  13. ↑ "Women's 400m Hurdles Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  14. ↑ Levy, Leighton (July 7, 2024). "JAAA announces star-studded team for 2024 Paris Olympic Games". Sportsmax.tv. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  15. ↑ "Nickisha Pryce, Alexis Holmes, Oblique Seville, More Join Grand Slam Track". FloTrack. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  16. ↑ Levy, Leighton (5 April 2025). "Salwa Eid Naser Blazes to World-Leading 48.67 at Grand Slam Track in Kingston". SportsMax.tv. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  17. ↑ Clarke, Khimani (2 May 2025). "Jereem Richards Among the Winners as Record-Breaking Thrills Ignite Opening Day of Miami Grand Slam Track". SportsMax.tv. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  18. ↑ Levy, Leighton (30 June 2025). "Oakley Remembers Who She Was and Storms Back to Clinch World Championship Spot". SportsMax. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  19. ↑ "Lyles back with a bang in Monaco". World Athletics. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  20. ↑ "Grand Slam Track Results". Grand Slam Track . Retrieved April 5, 2025.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.