Jamaica’s reigning world under 20 sprint double champion Brianna Williams has signed a multi-year contract with Nike.

Recognized as one of the rising stars in track and field Williams was courted by a number of shoe companies with puma and Nike being the frontrunners. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. .

Last year was a big year for Williams. She won the 100metres at the Nacac Under18 championships in Mexico and the Pan Am Under20 championships in Costa Rica during the year in which she ran unbeaten at the junior level.

She also won the Austin Sealy award at the Carifta games for the second year running after winning three gold medals, duplicating her achievements in 2018. In June, she set a Jamaican junior record of 11.02 seconds in new Mexico.

Track & field news, considered the bible of the sport, recognized her stellar year by naming her their high school athlete of the year for 2019.

The prodigious teen suffered a setback during the year when she returned an adverse finding for a banned diuretic found in her urine sample at the Jamaican national championships in June where she finished third in the 100metres behind two-time Olympic champions Elaine Thompson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.

Following a hearing before an independent anti-doping disciplinary panel in September, Williams was reprimanded but was free to compete.

However, due to how late the verdict came, her chances of competing at the 2019 world championships in Doha were effectively dashed.