Nickisha Pryce Explained

Nickisha Pryce
Nationality:Jamaican
Sport:Athletics
Event:400m
Birth Date:7 March 2001
Pb:200m: 22.62s (Fayetteville, 2024)
400m: 48.57s (London, 2024 NR)

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

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]

In July 2024, she was officially selected for the Jamaican team at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nickisha Pryce. World Athletics. 10 July 2023.
  2. Web site: Nickisha Pryce, Sean Bailey win national 400m titles. Jamaica.Loopnews. 10 July 2023. Melton. Williams. July 9, 2023.
  3. Web site: Jamaican throwers sweep events in Kansas. Jamaica Observer. 10 July 2023. February 14, 2021.
  4. 2021 Outdoor Track & Field All-Region & Special Awards. ICCAC.org. May 3, 2021.
  5. Web site: Nugent leads the way as Jamaicans shine on final day of NCAA Champs. Jamaica Gleaner. 10 July 2023. June 12, 2023 . Raymond. Graham.
  6. Web site: Hudson finally gets a chance to represent Jamaica. Jamaica.Star. 10 July 2023. Daniel. Wheeler. July 10, 2023.
  7. Web site: NationalTrials: Nickisha Pryce wins first national title in 400m. Jamaica Observer. 10 July 2023. July 9, 2023.
  8. Web site: Sean Bailey and Nickisha Pryce Win 400m Titles at Jamaica Track and Field Championships. trackalerts.com. 10 July 2023. 9 July 2023. Vijay.
  9. Web site: Pryce quickest to women's 400m final. July 8, 2023. Jamaica-Gleaner. Orane . Buchanan.
  10. Web site: 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. 12 May 2024. Bradley. Jacks. May 11, 2024.
  11. Web site: Mulkeen . John . June 8, 2024 . Pryce, Long and Jones impress in sprints at NCAA Championships . 8 June 2024 . World Athletics.
  12. Web site: Keely Hodgkinson and Matt Hudson-Smith in record-breaking form in London. Athletics Weekly. Jason. Henderson. July 20, 2024. 20 July 2024.
  13. Web site: JAAA announces star-studded team for 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Sportsmax.tv. 8 July 2024. Leighton. Levy. July 7, 2024.

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