Erica Bougard

Erica Bougard
Personal information
Born (1993-07-26) 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.

Biography

Erica Bougard was born in Memphis, Tennessee, but grew up in Byhalia, Mississippi.[1] Her first sport was basketball; she took up track and field at Byhalia High School, and went to Mississippi State University on a track scholarship.[2] 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.[3] She made her international debut at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Barcelona, placing 13th.[4] In the heptathlon, Bougard is strong in the five running and jumping events, but weak in the shot put and javelin throw.[5]

As a sophomore, Bougard won the pentathlon at the 2013 NCAA indoor championships, scoring a school record 4399 points.[2] At the outdoor NCAA meet she placed fourth in the heptathlon (with a personal best 5976 points) and sixteenth in the long jump.[6] 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.[4] Bougard scored 5829 points at the World Championships, placing 24th.[6]

At the 2014 NCAA indoor championships Bougard was second to Williams with 4586 points; both Williams and Bougard broke the previous collegiate record of 4569 points by Makeba Alcide.[7] Outdoors, 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.[1] In 2015 Bougard again placed second to Williams at the NCAA indoor meet, this time with 4566 points;[8] 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.[8][6] At the 2015 USATF championships Bougard placed third for the third consecutive year, improving her best to 6288 points and qualifying for the World Championships in Beijing.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 Zarnowski, Frank. "Women's Heptathlon Handbook & Media Guide" (PDF). USA Track & Field. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Walker, Brandon (May 13, 2015). "MSU's Bougard targets SEC title". The Commercial Dispatch. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  3. ↑ Underwood, Steve (July 10, 2012). "2012 IAAF World Junior Championships Preview: Women's Field Events". ESPN. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Erica Bougard". USA Track & Field. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  5. ↑ Wait, Ben (August 3, 2015). "MSU's Bougard working to improve at javelin, shot put". The Commercial Dispatch. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 Tilastopaja profile for Erica Bougard
  7. ↑ "NCAA DI Indoor Track and Field Championships – Women's Complete Results". MileSplit. March 15, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Pre-NCAA Championships Watch List for Women's Bowerman Trophy Unveiled". June 4, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  9. ↑ Bonner, Michael (June 28, 2015). "MSU's Erica Bougard qualifies for World Championships". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved August 6, 2015.

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