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NCAA Division I Men's Discus Recruiting Standards

Target marks range from 198'11.5" to 138'10.25" across 31 conferences, from the 2026 outdoor performance lists.

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ConferenceTargetRecruitWalk-On
Southeastern Conference198'11.5"60.64m187'9.5"57.24m144'0"43.89m16
Big Ten Conference191'7.25"58.40m182'7.25"55.66m169'1.5"51.55m18
Big 12 Conference186'8.25"56.90m175'7"53.52m160'4.5"48.88m16
Mountain West Conference179'0"54.56m166'5.25"50.73m128'0.5"39.03m10
Pac-12 Conference179'0"54.56m166'5.25"50.73m128'0.5"39.03m9
American Conference178'4.25"54.36m165'6.25"50.45m117'10.5"35.93m13
Sun Belt Conference174'11.25"53.32m163'9.75"49.93m144'4.75"44.01m13
Atlantic Coast Conference172'11.5"52.72m164'4.75"50.11m150'3.25"45.80m18
The Ivy League171'3"52.20m154'4.75"47.06m134'2.25"40.90m8
The Summit League169'4.75"51.63m148'4.75"45.23m—8
Southland Conference168'7.25"51.39m157'4.5"47.97m147'7.75"45.00m12
Big Sky Conference167'1.5"50.94m160'0.5"48.78m142'3.5"43.37m11
Mid-American Conference163'5.5"49.82m145'6.5"44.36m114'5.25"34.88m12
Big West Conference162'5.5"49.52m156'6.75"47.72m141'1.75"43.02m12
America East Conference161'1.5"49.11m146'10.5"44.77m123'5.5"37.63m9
Missouri Valley Conference160'10.75"49.04m149'5.25"45.55m120'3.25"36.66m11
Big South Conference159'7.25"48.65m148'3.5"45.20m118'6.75"36.14m9
Patriot League159'1.5"48.50m149'0.25"45.42m144'0.25"43.90m10
United Athletic Conference158'11"48.44m141'0.5"42.99m110'4.5"33.64m9
Conference USA155'10.75"47.52m139'2"42.42m—10
Horizon League155'3.5"47.33m129'6.75"39.49m—11
Northeast Conference153'11.25"46.92m137'2.75"41.83m119'3.5"36.36m9
BIG EAST Conference152'8.75"46.55m136'5.5"41.59m113'0.25"34.45m10
Southwestern Athletic Conference152'4"46.43m140'11"42.95m124'5.25"37.93m12
Atlantic 10 Conference149'11.5"45.71m129'2.5"39.38m—14
Coastal Athletic Association148'7.75"45.31m137'10.75"42.03m90'1.5"27.47m12
Southern Conference147'8.75"45.03m130'5"39.75m109'11"33.50m11
Atlantic Sun Conference144'9"44.12m126'11.5"38.70m94'4.25"28.76m6
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference144'8.25"44.10m124'7"37.97m—8
Metro Conference138'11"42.34m125'1.5"38.14m95'11.5"29.25m12
Ohio Valley Conference138'10.25"42.32m111'6.5"34.00m95'2.5"29.02m9

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What these levels mean

  • TargetWould score at the conference meet (top 8).
  • RecruitIn the conference's top 15.
  • Walk-OnOn the conference list (top 25).
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