Taishia Pryce

Taishia Pryce - 2021 Big 12 Outdoor Championships

Taishia Pryce at NCAA Indoor Championships

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Taishia Pryce - Big 12 Indoor Championships

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2019 Big 12 Track and Field Championship

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Position:
Jumps
Class:
Fifth Year
High School:
St. Andrew Technical
Hometown:
Kingston, Jamaica

Personal Bests
Indoor
60 Meters	7.52 (K-State Winter Invitational, 2018)
200 Meters	24.02 (Texas Tech Shootout, 2021)
300 Meters	39.27 (K-State Winter Invitational, 2021)
600 Yards	1:28.66 (Texas Tech Shootout, 2019)
Long Jump	6.65m/21-10.00 (Tyson Invitational, 2020)
Triple Jump	12.88m (Big 12 Championship, 2020)
4x400 Relay	3:42.64 (DeLoss Dodds Invitational, 2020)
Outdoor
100 Meters	11.71 (0.5) (Big 12 Championship, 2021)
200 Meters	24.91 (-1.) (Sun Angel Classic, 2019)
400 Meters	56.66 (Aztec Invitational, 2019)
Long Jump	6.42m/21-00.75 (-.3) (Big 12 Championship, 2019)
Triple Jump	12.90m/42-04 (1.9) (Big 12 Championship, 2019)

Accolades
2021 Second Team Outdoor All-American – Long Jump
2021 First Team Indoor All-American – Long Jump
2020 All-American Indoor Long Jump (Meet Cancelled)
2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships Qualifier – 4x100-meter Relay
2019 Big 12 Outdoor Long Jump Champion
Led the NCAA in the long jump for the 2020 indoor season
2018 NAIA Long Jump Champion
Three-time NAIA All-American at Wiley College (2017-18)

K-State All-Time Top 10-Performers List
#2 Indoor Long Jump – 6.65m/21-10.00 (Tyson Invitational, 2020)
#3 Indoor 300 meters – 39.27 (K-State Winter Invitational, 2020)
#4 Indoor 200 meters – 24.02 (Texas Tech Shootout, 2021)
#9 Indoor 60 meters – 7.52 (K-State Winter Invitational, 2018)

#3 Outdoor Long Jump – 6.54m/21-05.05 (NCAA West Regional, 2021)
#10 Outdoor Triple Jump – 12.90m/42-04 (Big 12 Championship, 2019)

NCAA Championships
2021 Outdoor Long Jump – 6.24m/20-05.75 (16^th)
2021 Indoor Long Jump – 6.48m/21-03.25 (7^th)

NCAA Outdoor West Regionals
2021 Long Jump – 6.73m/22-1 (4^th)

Big 12 Championships
2021 Outdoor Long Jump – 6.31m/20-08.50 (5^th)
2021 Indoor Long Jump – 6.32m/20-09 (5^th)
2021 Indoor Triple Jump – 12.88m/42-03.25 (9^th)

2020-21
Outdoor – Season bests: 100m (11.71), 200m (24.59), Long Jump (6.32m/20-09)
Earned Second Team All-America honors in the long jump at the NCAA Championships (6/10/21) with a 16^th-place finish with a leap of 6.24m/20-05.75… Advanced to her first outdoor championship with a fourth-place finish in the long jump at the NCAA West Regional (5/29/21) with a wind-aided mark of 6.73m/22-01… Competed in four events (100, 4x100-meter relay, long and triple jump) at the Big 12 Championship (5/14-16/21), scoring in both the long jump and 4x100-meter relay… Placed fifth in the long jump at the conference meet with a leap of 6.31m/20-08.50… Was part of the 4x100-meter relay team that placed fifth with a time of 45.75… Earned a season-best jump of 6.32m/20-09 at the Texas A&M Alumni Muster (5/1/21)… Won the long jump title at the Michael Johnson Invitational (4/17/21) and the John Jacobs Invitational (4/24/21).

Indoor – Season bests: 200m (24.02), 300m (39.27), Long Jump (6.48m/21-03.25), Triple Jump (12.88m/42-03.25)
Earned First Team All-America honors in the long jump at the NCAA Championships (3/13/21) with a seventh-place finish with a season-best leap of 6.48m/21-03.25… Placed in the top-10 in both the long and triple jump at the Big 12 Championship (2/26/21), including a fifth-place finish in the long jump with a mark of 6.32m/20-09… Posted a season-best time of 24.02 in the 200 meters at the Texas Tech Shootout (2/13/21)… Won three events during the regular season, including the 300 meters (40.19) at the Wildcat Invitational (1/9/21), the 200 meters (24.36) at the KSU-KU-WSU Triangular (1/16/21) and the long jump (6.37m/20-10.75) at the Arkansas Qualifier (2/5/21)… Scored points for the Wildcats in the KSU-KU-WSU Triangular (1/16/21) with a first-place finish in the 200 meters (24.36) and a second-place finish in the triple jump (12.41m/40-08.75).

2019-20
Outdoor
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Indoor – Season bests: 60m (7.54), 300m (39.30), Long Jump (6.65m/21-10.00), Triple Jump (12.88m/42-03.25).
Posted the best long jump mark (6.65m/21-10.00) in the nation during the Tyson Invitational (2/15/20)... Scored points in both the long and triple jump with top-5 finishes at the Big 12 Championship (2/29/20)… Placed third in the long jump at the conference meet with a mark of 6.36m/20-10.5… Also finished fifth in the triple jump with a personal-best mark of 12.88m/42-03.25… Finished second in the triple jump at the Jim Green Invitational (1/11/20) with a leap of 12.69m/41-07.75… Was part of the 4x400-meter relay team that won the event at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational (1/25/20) with a time of 3:42.64… Used a personal-best time of 39.30 in the 300 meters at the K-State Winter Invitational (12/14/19) to finish third.

2018-19
Outdoor – Season bests: 200m (24.14), 400m (56.66), Long Jump (6.60m/21-08 (2.4)), Triple Jump (12.90m/42-04).
Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 4x100 meter relay, where she ran the leadoff leg and placed 20^th with a time of 44.43… Competed in two events (4x100 meter relay and long jump) at the NCAA West Regional (5/23-25/19), helping the relay team qualify for nationals with an 11^th-place finish in a time of 44.60… Placed 19^th in the long jump competition at the Regional with a mark of 6.02m/19-09… Scored in three events (long and triple jump, 4x100-meter relay) at the Big 12 Championship (5/10-12/19)… Won the Big 12 title in the long jump with a leap of 6.42m/21-00.75… Also place seventh in the triple jump a the conference meet with a season-best mark of 12.90m/42-04… Was part of the 4x100-meter relay team that finished second at the conference championship with a time of 44.33… Posted a season-best, wind-aided mark of 6.60m/21-08 (2.4) in the long jump at the Texas Relays (3/30/19) to win the event, which was also the third best jump in school history under any conditions... Placed second at the Jamaica National Championships, where she recorded a jump of 6.41m/21-00.50.

Indoor – Season bests: 60m (7.52), 300m (39.47), 600-Yards (1:28.66), Long Jump (6.19m/20-03.75).
Earned a third-place finish at the Big 12 Championship (2/23/19) with a season-best leap of 6.19m/20-03.75 in her conference debut… Scored points for the Wildcats in the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/18/19) with a third-place finish in the long jump with a mark of 5.51m/18-01… Won the 60 and 300 meters at the K-State Winter Invitational (12/8/18)… Her time of 7.52 in the 60 meters tied for eighth all-time in indoor school history.

2017-18 at Wiley College
Competed at Wiley College in Marshall, Texas… Became the first Wiley College NAIA National Champion in 2018, winning the long jump title with a mark of 6.25m/20-06.25... Was a three-time NAIA All-American, where she earned the honors in the long jump, 4x100 meter relay and the 4x400 meter relay… Was the Red River Athletic Conference Champion in both the long jump and 4x100 meter relay in 2017… Four-time Red River Athletic Conference Field Athlete of the Week in 2017.

High School
Played volleyball and ran track and field at St. Andrew Technical School in Kingston, Jamaica.

Personal
Born on July 14, 1997… Daughter of Andreki Pryce and Christine Fullwood… Has two siblings, Andrew and Amanda… Earned a bachelor’s degree in Management in May 2021.