Jamaican 400m national champion Nickisha Pryce has announced that she signed an NIL agreement to become a Puma Ambassador.

The 22-year-old, who is also a student at the University of Arkansas, announced the news in a post on social media.

“New level unlocked. Very excited to be a part of the Puma family. It gives me great pleasure to share that I am now officially recognised as a Puma NIL Athlete. God’s timing is the right timing,” she wrote.

The terms of a NIL agreement indicate that a student-athlete will be compensated for the use of their name, image, and likeness.

Pryce claimed her first Jamaican national title at Jamaica’s National Championships in Kingston in July, when she ran a personal best of 50.21 seconds in the women’s 400m.

The 22-year-old was also a part of the women’s 4x400m at the 2023 World Athletics Championships. She helped Jamaica to claim the silver medal in the event.

Other Jamaican junior athletes who have signed NIL deals with Puma are two-time Jamaica national long jump champion Wayne Pinnock, and the 2023 world leader in the triple jump Jaydon Hibbert.