Bougard Earns Second In Pentathlon At NCAA Indoor Championships

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Bougard Earns Second In Pentathlon At NCAA Indoor Championships

March 15, 2015 | Track & Field

By: hailstate.com

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - On the final day of the 2015 NCAA Indoor Championships, three Mississippi State track and field athletes participated in final events, with one Bulldog bringing home second place.

Starting day two for the Bulldogs was senior Erica Bougard in the pentathlon. Bougard placed second overall after scoring 4,566 points, the sixth best score in college history. In the 60m hurdles, Bougard ran a time of 8.16 to score 1,093 points. Following the hurdles, Bougard went on to place first in the high jump after clearing 6-00.00, a new MSU school record, to score 1,016 points.

Bougard earned 692 points in the pentathlon shot put after a personal-best throw of 40-10.50 to place eight. In the long jump, Bougard finished fourth after a leap of 20-02.25 to score 899 points. Bougard then ran a time of 2:16.93 to place fifth with 866 points, finishing out the pentathlon to claim second.

With the conclusion of the pentathlon, Bougard turned attention toward the finals of the 60m hurdles where she recorded a sixth-place finish with a time of 8.25.

Junior Brandon McBride defended his title in the 800m run, but came up short, placing fourth with a time of 1:47.16.

In the field for the Bulldogs, senior Ebony Brinker finished 13^th in the triple jump with a leap of 41-00.25.

The No. 12 women's team finished the meet in 21^st with 11 points, while the men's team finished 38th with five points.

“I'm glad these athletes were able to end the season here at the championships,” MSU coach Steve Dudley said. “They've all fought to get here throughout the regular season and worked hard over the weekend. The indoor season has ended, but both teams will turn right around and focus on the outdoor season next weekend.”

The NCAA Championship meet concludes the 2015 indoor track and field season for the Bulldogs. The athletes will now focus on the upcoming outdoor season, which begins on March 20 and 21 with the Alabama Relays in Tuscaloosa.

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Day Two Results

Women's Team
Pentathlon: Kendell Williams, Georgia, 4,678
MSU: 2. Erica Bougard, 4,566

60m Hurdles: Kendell Williams, Georgia, 8.10
MSU: 2. Erica Bougard, 8.16 (1,093 points)
High Jump: Erica Bougard, 6-00.00 (1,016 points)
Shot Put: Quintunya Chapman, Georgia, 45-09.25
MSU: 8. Erica Bougard, 40-10.50 (692 points)
Long Jump: Kendell Williams, Georgia, 21-05.25
MSU: 4. Erica Bougard, 20-02.25 (899 points)
800m Run: Erica Twiss, Kansas State, 2:13.88
MSU: 5. Erica Bougard, 2:16.93 (866 points)