Erica Bougard
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 26, 1993 Memphis, Tennessee |
| Sport | |
| Country |
 United States
|
| Event(s) | Heptathlon |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) |
Heptathlon: 6288 (2015) Pentathlon: 4586Ai (2015) |
Erica Marsha Bougard (born July 26, 1993) is an American heptathlete. She was NCAA indoor champion in 2013 and represented the United States at the 2013 World Championships.
Erica Bougard was born in Memphis, Tennessee, but grew up in Byhalia, Mississippi. Her first sport was basketball; she took up track and field at Byhalia High School. Erica Bougard won 2011 Mississippi High School Activities Association state outdoor track and field long jump title. Erica was the 2011 Mississippi state long jump leader.
Erica went to Mississippi State University on a track scholarship.
She won the heptathlon at the 2012 United States Junior Championships, scoring 5547 points; she trailed Kendell Williams through six events, but overtook her in the 800 meters. She made her international debut at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Barcelona, placing 13th. In the heptathlon, Bougard is strong in the five running and jumping events, but weak in the shot put and javelin throw.
As a sophomore, Bougard won the pentathlon at the 2013 NCAA indoor championships, scoring a school record 4399 points. At the outdoor NCAA meet she placed fourth in the heptathlon (with a personal best 5976 points) and sixteenth in the long jump. Two weeks later, she improved to 5990 points at the 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, placing third and qualifying for the senior World Championships in Moscow. Bougard scored 5829 points at the World Championships, placing 24th.
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