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

[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.

[4] In the heptathlon, Bougard is strong in the five running and jumping events, but weak in the shot put and javelin throw.

[2] At the outdoor NCAA meet she placed fourth in the heptathlon (with a personal best 5976 points) and sixteenth in the long jump.

Three weeks later, Bougard placed seventh in heptathlon scoring 6070 points at 2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field).