Nickisha Pryce (born 7 March 2001) is a Jamaican track and field athlete. In 2023, she became the Jamaican national champion over 400 m.
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.
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. 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.
2023 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.
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. 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.
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. 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 relay in a new NCAA record of 3.17:96.
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.
She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics over 400 metres in August 2024, reaching the semi-final. In December 2024, it was announced that she had signed up for the inaugural season of the Michael Johnson founded Grand Slam Track.
2025 At the 2025 Kingston Slam in April 2025, she competed in the Long Sprints category, running the 400 metres in 50.92 seconds. 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. She retained her national title over 400 metres at the 2025 Jamaican Athletics Championships in June 2025. 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. She won the gold medal in the 400 metres at the 2025 NACAC Championships in Freeport, The Bahamas. Competing at the 2025 World Championships, she placed eighth in the final of the women's 400 metres.
2026 She was initially selected to represent Jamaica at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland, but later withdrew. 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. 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. 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. At the 2026 Diamond League Final in Brussels on 5 September, she placed third with a time of 49.36 seconds. The following week, she also placed third at the inaugural World Ultimate Championship in Budapest. On 18 September, she placed third in the 400 metres at Athlos in London.
Statistics International competitions Representing 2023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary15th (sf)400 m51.242nd relay3:20.882024Olympic GamesParis, France14th (sf)400 m50.772025NACAC ChampionshipsFreeport, Bahamas1st400 m49.95World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan8th400 m49.972nd relay3:19.252026World Ultimate ChampionshipBudapest, Hungary3rd400 m49.56
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