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NCAA Division III Men's Discus Recruiting Standards

Target marks range from 165'5" to 81'11.5" across 37 conferences, from the 2026 outdoor performance lists.

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ConferenceTargetRecruitWalk-On
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference165'5"50.42m157'9.25"48.09m147'8.75"45.03m8
American Rivers Conference157'8.5"48.07m152'7.5"46.52m140'0.75"42.69m8
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference146'0"44.50m134'11"41.12m122'8.5"37.40m13
Northwest Conference145'6.75"44.37m135'7.25"41.33m125'9.5"38.34m9
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association145'5.25"44.33m134'11.25"41.13m123'1.5"37.53m8
College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin144'0.25"43.90m135'0.5"41.16m120'1.75"36.62m9
New England Small College Athletic Conference143'11.5"43.88m135'2.5"41.21m118'10.75"36.24m11
State University of New York Athletic Conference143'9.5"43.83m134'5.75"40.99m126'8.75"38.63m12
Middle Atlantic Conferences141'11.25"43.26m135'6.5"41.31m127'5.5"38.85m18
Ohio Athletic Conference141'9.5"43.22m133'5.25"40.67m127'8.25"38.92m9
Liberty League141'6.5"43.14m130'6.5"39.79m107'11.75"32.91m8
North Coast Athletic Conference140'11.75"42.97m134'9.25"41.08m122'1"37.21m9
University Athletic Association140'0.25"42.68m123'11.75"37.79m98'0"29.87m7
Landmark Conference139'10"42.62m121'4.75"37.00m106'1.25"32.34m8
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference139'8.75"42.59m121'11"37.16m107'7.75"32.81m10
Southern Athletic Association139'7.5"42.56m122'10.75"37.46m110'4"33.63m9
Midwest Conference138'3.5"42.15m126'5.75"38.55m114'8.75"34.97m10
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference137'8"41.96m128'6.5"39.18m119'6.75"36.44m10
Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference136'9.75"41.70m121'10.25"37.14m97'7.75"29.76m8
Old Dominion Athletic Conference136'8.5"41.67m121'10.25"37.14m107'9.75"32.86m13
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference135'1.75"41.19m118'8.5"36.18m109'5"33.35m8
Little East Conference134'6.5"41.01m123'0.75"37.51m108'1.25"32.95m9
New Jersey Athletic Conference134'1.75"40.89m122'10"37.44m99'6.5"30.34m8
New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference132'9.75"40.48m120'11.5"36.87m110'4.75"33.65m10
Empire 8132'5.75"40.38m126'10.75"38.68m119'10.5"36.54m8
Centennial Conference129'9.75"39.57m121'8.25"37.09m106'6"32.46m10
USA South Athletic Conference124'7"37.97m92'7.5"28.23m—8
Presidents' Athletic Conference124'6"37.95m111'6.5"34.00m98'9.5"30.11m13
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference123'11"37.77m118'3.75"36.06m103'6.25"31.55m13
Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference120'11.25"36.86m116'11.25"35.64m85'5.25"26.04m6
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference117'9.5"35.90m102'3.5"31.18m—7
St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference117'4.75"35.78m98'8.25"30.08m92'10.25"28.30m8
American Southwest Conference112'2.5"34.20m——4
North Atlantic Conference103'6.25"31.55m81'5.25"24.82m—6
Great Northeast Athletic Conference102'9.75"31.34m84'7.25"25.79m76'11.5"23.46m7
Atlantic East Conference97'8"29.77m65'5"19.94m—4
City University of New York Athletic Conference81'11.5"24.98m65'1.5"19.85m—5

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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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