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.jpg) Nickisha Pryce in 2023 | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Jamaican | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 March 2001 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 400m | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal bests | 200m: 22.62s (Fayetteville, 2024) 400m: 48.57s (London, 2024 NR) | ||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Pryce attended Vere Technical High School in Hayes, Jamaica, before attending Iowa Western Community College and then the University of Arkansas.[2][3]
Career
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "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. 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.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
External links
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- Nickisha Pryce at World Athletics
- Nickisha Pryce at TFRRS.org
- Nickisha Pryce at Olympics.com
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