12 Facts About Erica Bougard

Erica Marsha Bougard was born on July 26,1993 and is an American heptathlete.

Erica Bougard 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.

Erica Bougard won 2011 Mississippi High School Activities Association state outdoor track and field long jump title.

Erica Bougard 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.

Erica Bougard made her international debut at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Barcelona, placing 13th.

Erica Bougard scored 5829 points at the World Championships, placing 24th.

At the 2014 NCAA indoor championships Erica Bougard was second to Williams with 4586 points; both Williams and Erica Bougard broke the previous collegiate record of 4569 points by Makeba Alcide.

Outdoors, Erica Bougard redshirted the collegiate season but broke 6000 points for the first time at the United States championships, repeating her third place from the previous year with 6118 points.

In 2015 Erica Bougard again placed second to Williams at the NCAA indoor meet, this time with 4566 points; outdoors, she scored a personal best 6250 points at the SEC championships and entered the NCAA outdoor championships as the collegiate leader, but only placed fourth as Akela Jones won.

At the 2015 USATF championships Erica Bougard placed third for the third consecutive year, improving her best to 6288 points and qualifying for the World Championships in Beijing.

Three weeks later, Erica Bougard placed seventh in heptathlon scoring 6070 points at 2016 United States Olympic Trials.