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NCAA Division III Women's Pole Vault Recruiting Standards

Target marks range from 12'4.5" to 6'0.75" across 29 conferences, from the 2026 outdoor performance lists.

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ConferenceTargetRecruitWalk-On
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference12'4.5"3.77m11'7.75"3.55m11'0.75"3.37m8
University Athletic Association11'5"3.48m9'9"2.97m9'4.5"2.86m7
Ohio Athletic Conference11'2.25"3.41m10'4.75"3.17m9'2.25"2.80m9
Northwest Conference11'1"3.38m9'3.5"2.83m7'3.75"2.23m9
College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin11'0.25"3.36m10'2.5"3.11m9'1"2.77m9
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference11'0.25"3.36m10'6.5"3.21m9'4.5"2.86m13
Empire 811'0"3.35m9'8.5"2.96m6'10.75"2.10m8
New England Small College Athletic Conference10'10"3.30m9'10"3.00m7'4.5"2.25m11
Centennial Conference10'8"3.25m9'2.25"2.80m7'6.5"2.30m10
New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference10'8"3.25m——10
North Coast Athletic Conference10'8"3.25m8'8.25"2.65m8'1.75"2.48m9
Southern Athletic Association10'6"3.20m——9
Liberty League10'3.25"3.13m——8
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association10'2.75"3.12m9'4.25"2.85m8'0.75"2.46m8
Middle Atlantic Conferences10'2"3.10m8'0.5"2.45m7'8.5"2.35m18
American Rivers Conference9'9.25"2.98m——8
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference9'8.5"2.96m——13
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference9'6.25"2.90m8'6.25"2.60m7'6.5"2.30m10
State University of New York Athletic Conference9'6.25"2.90m——12
New Jersey Athletic Conference9'2.25"2.80m——8
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference9'1.5"2.78m——10
Presidents' Athletic Conference8'8.75"2.66m——13
Landmark Conference8'8.25"2.65m——8
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference8'6.25"2.60m——7
Old Dominion Athletic Conference7'11.75"2.43m——13
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference7'9"2.36m——8
Midwest Conference6'8.75"2.05m——10
North Atlantic Conference6'4.75"1.95m——6
Great Northeast Athletic Conference6'0.75"1.85m——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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