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NCAA Division II Men's Pole Vault Recruiting Standards

Target marks range from 16'6.75" to 9'10" across 22 conferences, from the 2026 outdoor performance lists.

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ConferenceTargetRecruitWalk-On
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association16'6.75"5.05m15'9.75"4.82m15'1"4.60m12
Great Midwest Athletic Conference16'5.75"5.02m13'11.25"4.25m—12
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference15'9.25"4.81m14'4.5"4.38m13'0"3.96m16
California Collegiate Athletic Association15'5.75"4.72m14'3.25"4.35m11'1.75"3.40m13
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference15'5"4.70m14'6"4.42m13'0.25"3.97m15
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference15'3.5"4.66m12'1.75"3.70m10'6"3.20m11
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference15'3.5"4.66m14'5.25"4.40m13'0"3.96m15
Great American Conference15'3"4.65m13'11.75"4.26m10'0"3.05m11
Pacific West Conference14'11.25"4.55m12'11.5"3.95m—7
Lone Star Conference14'9.5"4.51m12'0"3.66m9'8.25"2.95m14
Great Lakes Valley Conference14'8"4.47m12'11.5"3.95m—14
Gulf South Conference14'7.5"4.46m12'11.5"3.95m—7
Great Northwest Athletic Conference14'7.25"4.45m13'7.5"4.15m9'10"3.00m9
South Atlantic Conference14'2"4.32m12'3.75"3.75m9'2.25"2.80m12
Conference Carolinas13'10.25"4.22m11'3.75"3.45m8'8.25"2.65m15
East Coast Conference13'9.25"4.20m13'0.25"3.97m8'6.25"2.60m8
Peach Belt Conference13'6.25"4.12m10'11"3.33m—10
Mountain East Conference12'3.75"3.75m11'0"3.35m—12
Northeast 10 Conference11'11.75"3.65m9'6.25"2.90m—9
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference11'8.5"3.57m——10
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association10'10"3.30m8'0.75"2.46m8'0.75"2.46m11
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference9'10"3.00m8'6.25"2.60m7'2.5"2.20m15

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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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