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Nickisha Pryce
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| Nationality | Jamaican | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 March 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 400m | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Arkansas Razorbacks | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Hurdles Mechanics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Boogie Johnson | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 200m: 22.62s (Fayetteville, 2024) 400m: 48.57s NR (London, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nickisha Pryce (born 7 March 2001) is a Jamaican track and field athlete. In 2023, she became the Jamaican national champion over 400m.[1]
Early life
She was born in St. Mary, Jamaica. Pryce attended Vere Technical High School in Hayes, Clarendon, Jamaica, before attending Iowa Western Community College and then the University of Arkansas.[2][3][4]
Career
In 2018, Pryce ran 53.50 seconds in the 400 metres and 24.62 in the 200 metres. At Vere Technical High School, she set a new personal best of 53.35 seconds in finishing runner-up in the 400 metres at the 2019 ISSA Boys and Girls Championships.[5] 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.[6]
2023
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.[7]
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.[8][9] 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.[10][11]
2024
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.[12] She lowered her personal best time to 48.89 seconds to win the 400 metres at the NCAA National Track and Field D1 Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon on 8 June 2024, setting a new collegiate record and national record. In addition, she won the women's 4 × 400 m relay in a new NCAA record of 3.17:96.[13][14]
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.[15]
She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics over 400 metres in August 2024, reaching the semi-final.[16][17] In December 2024, it was announced that she had signed up for the inaugural season of the Michael Johnson founded Grand Slam Track.[18]
2025
At the 2025 Kingston Slam in April 2025, she competed in the Long Sprints category, running the 400 metres in 50.92 seconds.[19] 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.[20] She retained her national title over 400 metres at the 2025 Jamaican Athletics Championships in June 2025.[21] 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.[22] She won the gold medal in the 400 metres at the 2025 NACAC Championships in Freeport, The Bahamas.[23] Competing at the 2025 World Championships, she placed eighth in the final of the women's 400 metres.[24]
2026
She was initially selected to represent Jamaica at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland, but later withdrew.[25][26] Competing in the 2026 Diamond League, she narrowly beat Aaliyah Butler of the United States in the 400 metres at the 2026 Shanghai Diamond League, running 49.75 seconds.[27] On 4 June, she ran 49.80 seconds in finishing third in the 400 m at the 2026 Golden Gala in Rome, and placed fifth the following week over 400 metres at the 2026 Bislett Games.[28][29] On 23 August, Pryce was second in 49.49 in the Diamond League over 400 m at the 2026 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial in Silesia, Poland.[30]
Statistics
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Jamaica | |||||
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 15th (sf) | 400 m | 51.24 |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:20.88 | |||
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 14th (sf) | 400 m | 50.77 |
| 2025 | NACAC Championships | Freeport, Bahamas | 1st | 400 m | 49.95 |
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 8th | 400 m | 49.97 | |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:19.25 | |||
| Grand Slam Track results[31] | |||||
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| Slam | Race group | Event | Pl. | Time | Prize money |
| 2025 Kingston Slam | Long sprints | 200 m | 8th | 23.75 | US$10,000 |
| 400 m | 6th | 50.92 | |||
| 2025 Miami Slam | Long sprints | 400 m | 5th | 50.71 | US$20,000 |
| 200 m | 4th | 22.77 | |||
| 2025 Philadelphia Slam | Long sprints | 400 m | 2nd | 50.04 | US$30,000 |
| 200 m | 5th | 22.96 | |||
References
- ↑ "Nickisha Pryce". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ↑ Williams, Melton (July 9, 2023). "Nickisha Pryce, Sean Bailey win national 400m titles". Jamaica.Loopnews. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ↑ "Jamaican throwers sweep events in Kansas". Jamaica Observer. February 14, 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ↑ "Nickisha Pryce personal". Retrieved 2026-05-17.
- ↑ "nickisha pryce high school profile". Retrieved 2026-05-17.
- ↑ "2021 Outdoor Track & Field All-Region & Special Awards". ICCAC.org. May 3, 2021.
- ↑ Graham, Raymond (June 12, 2023). "Nugent leads the way as Jamaicans shine on final day of NCAA Champs". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ↑ Wheeler, Daniel (July 10, 2023). "Hudson finally gets a chance to represent Jamaica". Jamaica.Star. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ↑ "NationalTrials: Nickisha Pryce wins first national title in 400m". Jamaica Observer. July 9, 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ↑ Vijay (9 July 2023). "Sean Bailey and Nickisha Pryce Win 400m Titles at Jamaica Track and Field Championships". trackalerts.com. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ↑ Buchanan, Orane (July 8, 2023). "Pryce quickest to women's 400m final". Jamaica-Gleaner.
- ↑ 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. Archived from the original on 12 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ↑ Mulkeen, John (June 8, 2024). "Pryce, Long and Jones impress in sprints at NCAA Championships". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ↑ "NCAA Outdoor Championships Eugene, OR. June 5-8, 2024 Event Index Athletes Team Scores Event Index Women 4x400 M Relay (Final)". Retrieved 2026-05-16.
- ↑ Henderson, Jason (July 20, 2024). "Keely Hodgkinson and Matt Hudson-Smith in record-breaking form in London". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ↑ "Women's 400m Hurdles Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ↑ Levy, Leighton (July 7, 2024). "JAAA announces star-studded team for 2024 Paris Olympic Games". Sportsmax.tv. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ↑ "Nickisha Pryce, Alexis Holmes, Oblique Seville, More Join Grand Slam Track". FloTrack. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Levy, Leighton (30 June 2025). "Oakley Remembers Who She Was and Storms Back to Clinch World Championship Spot". SportsMax. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ↑ "Lyles back with a bang in Monaco". World Athletics. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ↑ "Roban makes history at NACAC Championships". World Athletics. 18 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 13 Sep 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ↑ Smith, Gary (March 9, 2026). "Olympic silver medalist Kishane Thompson headlines the Jamaica 2026 World Indoor team". World-Track. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ↑ "Jamaica pulls out of women's 4x400m relay at World Indoors". Janmaics Star. March 10, 2026. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
- ↑ "Schilder breaks Diamond League record with 21.09m in Shanghai". World Athletics. 16 May 2026. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
- ↑ "Results - Oslo Diamond League (Bislett Games) 2026". Watch Athletics. 10 June 2026. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
- ↑ "Pathirage and Cunningham break meeting records in Rome". World Athletics. 4 June 2026. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
- ↑ "Alekna throws Diamond League record, Dos Santos and Jefferson-Wooden win key clashes in Silesia". World Athletics. 23 August 2026. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
- ↑ "Grand Slam Track Results". Grand Slam Track. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
External links
- Nickisha Pryce at World Athletics
- Nickisha Pryce at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- Nickisha Pryce at TFRRS
- Nickisha Pryce at Olympics.com
- Nickisha Pryce at Olympedia
- Nickisha Pryce at InterSportStats
