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Nickisha Pryce

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Nickisha Pryce
Nickisha Pryce in 2023
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (2001-03-07) 7 March 2001 (age 25)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
400 m
College teamArkansas Razorbacks
ClubHurdles Mechanics
Coached byBoogie Johnson
Achievements and titles
Personal bests200 m: 22.62s (Fayetteville, 2024)
400 m: 48.57s NR (London, 2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 Budapest4 × 400 m relay
Silver medal – second place2025 Tokyo4 × 400 m relay
World Ultimate Championship
Third place2026 Budapest400 m
Diamond League
Third place2026400 m
NACAC Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 Freeport400 m

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

Early life

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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

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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

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Competing at the 2023 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Austin, Texas, Pryce finished third in the 400 m, behind Rhasidat Adeleke and Britton Wilson, running the event in a personal best time of 50.23 seconds.[7]

Pryce won the Jamaican national 400 m 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

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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 400 m 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

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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

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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] At the 2026 Diamond League Final in Brussels on 5 September, she placed third with a time of 49.36 seconds.[31] The following week, she also placed third at the inaugural World Ultimate Championship in Budapest.[32] On 18 September, she placed third in the 400 metres at Athlos in London.[33]

Statistics

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International competitions

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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
2026 World Ultimate Championship Budapest, Hungary 3rd 400 m 49.56
Grand Slam Track results[34]
SlamRace groupEventPl.TimePrize money
2025 Kingston SlamLong sprints 200 m8th23.75US$10,000
400 m6th50.92
2025 Miami SlamLong sprints 400 m5th50.71US$20,000
200 m4th22.77
2025 Philadelphia SlamLong sprints 400 m2nd50.04US$30,000
200 m5th22.96

References

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  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. ↑ "Nickisha Pryce personal". Retrieved 2026-05-17.
  5. ↑ "nickisha pryce high school profile". Retrieved 2026-05-17.
  6. ↑ "2021 Outdoor Track & Field All-Region & Special Awards". ICCAC.org. May 3, 2021.
  7. ↑ Graham, Raymond (June 12, 2023). "Nugent leads the way as Jamaicans shine on final day of NCAA Champs". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  8. ↑ Wheeler, Daniel (July 10, 2023). "Hudson finally gets a chance to represent Jamaica". Jamaica.Star. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "NationalTrials: Nickisha Pryce wins first national title in 400m". Jamaica Observer. July 9, 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  10. ↑ Vijay (9 July 2023). "Sean Bailey and Nickisha Pryce Win 400m Titles at Jamaica Track and Field Championships". trackalerts.com. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  11. ↑ Buchanan, Orane (July 8, 2023). "Pryce quickest to women's 400m final". Jamaica-Gleaner.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ Mulkeen, John (June 8, 2024). "Pryce, Long and Jones impress in sprints at NCAA Championships". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ Henderson, Jason (July 20, 2024). "Keely Hodgkinson and Matt Hudson-Smith in record-breaking form in London". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  16. ↑ "Women's 400m Hurdles Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  17. ↑ 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.
  18. ↑ "Nickisha Pryce, Alexis Holmes, Oblique Seville, More Join Grand Slam Track". FloTrack. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  19. ↑ 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.
  20. ↑ 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.
  21. ↑ Levy, Leighton (30 June 2025). "Oakley Remembers Who She Was and Storms Back to Clinch World Championship Spot". SportsMax. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  22. ↑ "Lyles back with a bang in Monaco". World Athletics. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  23. ↑ "Roban makes history at NACAC Championships". World Athletics. 18 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  24. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 13 Sep 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  25. ↑ Smith, Gary (March 9, 2026). "Olympic silver medalist Kishane Thompson headlines the Jamaica 2026 World Indoor team". World-Track. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  26. ↑ "Jamaica pulls out of women's 4x400m relay at World Indoors". Janmaics Star. March 10, 2026. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  27. ↑ "Schilder breaks Diamond League record with 21.09m in Shanghai". World Athletics. 16 May 2026. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  28. ↑ "Results - Oslo Diamond League (Bislett Games) 2026". Watch Athletics. 10 June 2026. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  29. ↑ "Pathirage and Cunningham break meeting records in Rome". World Athletics. 4 June 2026. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  30. ↑ "Alekna throws Diamond League record, Dos Santos and Jefferson-Wooden win key clashes in Silesia". World Athletics. 23 August 2026. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
  31. ↑ "WERRO HOLDS OFF BROEDERS-BOL IN CLOSEST 800M YET IN BRUSSELS". Athletics Weekly. 5 September 2026. Retrieved 9 September 2026.
  32. ↑ "PAULINO CAPS PERFECT YEAR WITH ULTIMATE 400M TITLE IN BUDAPEST". World Athletics. 12 September 2026. Retrieved 13 September 2026.
  33. ↑ "KEELY HODGKINSON WINS ATHLOS 800M IN NEW NIKE SPEED SUIT". Athletics Weekly. 18 September 2026. Retrieved 19 September 2026.
  34. ↑ "Grand Slam Track Results". Grand Slam Track. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
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