Niesha Burgher

Niesha Burgher
Personal information
Born (2002-08-08) 8 August 2002
St. Thomas, Jamaica
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprints
College teamUTEP Miners
ClubPure Athletics
Coached byLance Brauman
Achievements and titles
Personal bests60m: 7.22 (Albuquerque, 2025)
100m: 11.06 (El Paso, 2024)
200m: 22.39 (Kingston, 2024)

Niesha Burgher (born 8 August 2002) is a Jamaican sprinter. She finished third at the Jamaican national championships over 200 metres in 2024.[1]

Early life

From St. Thomas, Jamaica, she started running in competitive meets whilst still in primary school. She was educated at the Excelsior High School in Kingston, where she partook in the annual ISSA Boys and Girls Athletics Championships. [2] [3] She attended Western Texas College in Snyder, Texas, and the University of Texas at El Paso.[4][5]

Career

In January 2023, in her debut race for UTEP, she broke Tobi Amusan's school record in the indoor 200 metres, running 23.20 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[6][3]

She placed third in the 200 meters at the 2024 Jamaican Championships on 30 June 2024, running a personal best time of 20.39 seconds.[7][8] In July 2024, she was officially selected for the Jamaican team at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the 200m, where she made it to the semi-finals.[9][10]

She competed at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in the Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay in May 2025.[11][12] She qualified from her 200 metres semi-final at the 2025 Jamaican Athletics Championships in 23.45 seconds.[13] She was named in the Jamaica team for the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Niesha Burgher". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "niesha burgher track and field UTEP miners 2025 roster". Retrieved 2026-05-22.
  3. 1 2 Blomquist, Bret. "Faces off the field: UTEP track's Niesha Burgher". elpasotimes. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  4. ↑ Blomquist, Bret. "Neisha Burgher stamps herself as a UTEP all-time great in senior season". elpasotimes. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Track and field continue strong start at MLK meet". Theprospectordaily. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational". World Athletics. 21 January 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  7. ↑ Levy, Leighton (June 30, 2024). "Shericka Jackson and Bryan Levell crowned 200m champions at Jamaica National Championships". Sportsmax. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  8. ↑ Martinez, Bea (30 June 2024). "UTEP's Niesha Burgher is headed to her first Olympic Games, Paris 2024". kvia.com. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ "Women's 200m Results - Semi-final 2/3" (PDF). olympics.com. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "Mixed 4x400 Metres Relay - World Athletics Relays Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  12. ↑ Foster, Anthony (24 April 2025). "Blake Is Back! Thompson, Fraser-Pryce, and Jackson Headline Jamaica's World Relays Team". Track Alerts. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  13. ↑ Jacks, Bradley (28 June 2025). "Taylor, Levell comfortable in men's 200m semis at National Champs; Moore fastest through to women's final". Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  14. ↑ "Roswell named to CAC team alongside Jura Levy". Jamaica Observer. June 28, 2026. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
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