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NCAA Division III Men's Pole Vault Recruiting Standards

Target marks range from 16'5.25" to 8'6.25" across 34 conferences, from the 2026 outdoor performance lists.

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ConferenceTargetRecruitWalk-On
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference16'5.25"5.01m15'7.5"4.76m14'10"4.52m8
University Athletic Association15'8.25"4.78m14'1"4.29m11'2.75"3.42m7
New England Small College Athletic Conference15'1"4.60m13'7.5"4.15m12'1.75"3.70m11
Ohio Athletic Conference14'7.5"4.46m12'11.5"3.95m—9
Empire 814'7.25"4.45m13'0.25"3.97m10'11.5"3.34m8
College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin14'5.5"4.41m12'11.5"3.95m11'2.25"3.41m9
Liberty League14'5.25"4.40m13'9.25"4.20m—8
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference14'1.25"4.30m13'9.75"4.21m12'5.5"3.80m13
New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference14'1.25"4.30m11'1.75"3.40m8'6.25"2.60m10
Northwest Conference14'1.25"4.30m13'4.75"4.08m11'5.5"3.49m9
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference14'1.25"4.30m12'0.5"3.67m8'8.25"2.65m10
Middle Atlantic Conferences14'0.5"4.28m13'5.5"4.10m12'8.75"3.88m18
American Rivers Conference13'11.25"4.25m12'1.75"3.70m—8
North Coast Athletic Conference13'11.25"4.25m12'11.5"3.95m11'5.75"3.50m9
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association13'7.75"4.16m12'10"3.91m10'0"3.05m8
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference13'3.5"4.05m12'6.5"3.82m10'6"3.20m13
Landmark Conference13'2.75"4.03m11'7.75"3.55m9'8.25"2.95m8
New Jersey Athletic Conference13'1.5"4.00m11'7.75"3.55m7'10.5"2.40m8
Old Dominion Athletic Conference12'11.5"3.95m——13
State University of New York Athletic Conference12'11.5"3.95m11'11.75"3.65m8'5.5"2.58m12
Centennial Conference12'9.5"3.90m11'0"3.35m8'6.25"2.60m10
Presidents' Athletic Conference12'5.25"3.79m——13
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference12'5.25"3.79m——8
Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference12'4"3.76m——8
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference12'3.75"3.75m10'10"3.30m10'6.75"3.22m10
Little East Conference12'1.75"3.70m——9
Southern Athletic Association11'11.75"3.65m——9
Midwest Conference10'6"3.20m——10
St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference10'4"3.15m——8
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference10'4"3.15m——7
USA South Athletic Conference9'6.25"2.90m——8
Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference9'2.25"2.80m——6
North Atlantic Conference8'8.25"2.65m——6
Great Northeast Athletic Conference8'6.25"2.60m——7

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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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