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NCAA Division III Women's Shot Put Recruiting Standards

Target marks range from 42'10.5" to 27'0.5" across 36 conferences, from the 2026 outdoor performance lists.

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ConferenceTargetRecruitWalk-On
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference42'10.5"13.07m40'10.5"12.46m38'1.5"11.62m8
American Rivers Conference41'0.5"12.51m39'7.25"12.07m37'1.75"11.32m8
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference40'5.75"12.34m39'0.5"11.90m36'3"11.05m13
College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin40'2.75"12.26m35'4.75"10.79m30'6.25"9.30m9
Ohio Athletic Conference39'10"12.14m36'6.25"11.13m33'0.75"10.08m9
Northwest Conference39'2.5"11.95m35'10"10.92m32'10"10.01m9
New England Small College Athletic Conference38'8.25"11.79m33'11.5"10.35m31'10"9.70m11
Centennial Conference38'5.5"11.72m35'10.25"10.93m32'3"9.83m10
Middle Atlantic Conferences37'11"11.56m33'6.25"10.22m31'1.5"9.49m18
New Jersey Athletic Conference37'10.25"11.54m35'9.5"10.91m29'4.75"8.96m8
Southern Athletic Association37'10"11.53m34'9.25"10.60m30'3.5"9.23m9
Liberty League37'8.75"11.50m35'6.75"10.84m30'7.25"9.33m8
Midwest Conference37'1.75"11.32m34'7.25"10.55m31'1.5"9.49m10
Little East Conference37'0"11.28m33'2.75"10.13m26'10.5"8.19m9
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association37'0"11.28m34'2.75"10.43m31'9"9.68m8
Old Dominion Athletic Conference36'11.75"11.27m33'8.25"10.27m31'10.25"9.71m13
Presidents' Athletic Conference36'10.25"11.23m34'8.5"10.58m31'3.25"9.53m13
University Athletic Association36'6.25"11.13m31'7.5"9.64m25'11.75"7.92m7
Landmark Conference36'5"11.10m33'0"10.06m30'3.75"9.24m8
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference36'5"11.10m33'11.5"10.35m26'10.75"8.20m10
New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference36'3.75"11.07m32'5.25"9.89m29'5.5"8.98m10
State University of New York Athletic Conference36'3.75"11.07m32'5.25"9.89m29'4.25"8.95m12
Empire 836'3"11.05m33'2.75"10.13m30'7.25"9.33m8
North Coast Athletic Conference35'11"10.95m31'2.75"9.52m27'4"8.33m9
USA South Athletic Conference35'10.75"10.94m27'7"8.41m—8
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference35'6.5"10.83m34'3.75"10.46m31'8.25"9.66m13
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference35'2"10.72m28'1.75"8.58m21'2.25"6.46m10
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference34'10"10.62m28'2.5"8.60m23'9.75"7.26m8
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference34'5"10.49m30'7"9.32m24'5.25"7.45m7
Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference34'1"10.39m30'2.5"9.21m—8
St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference32'2.5"9.82m28'3.25"8.62m—8
Atlantic East Conference32'0.75"9.77m26'3"8.00m21'4.25"6.51m4
North Atlantic Conference31'8.25"9.66m27'11"8.51m23'1.25"7.04m6
Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference31'4"9.55m27'1.5"8.27m20'11.25"6.38m6
Great Northeast Athletic Conference30'4.5"9.26m26'3.25"8.01m—7
City University of New York Athletic Conference27'0.5"8.24m22'10.5"6.97m18'4"5.59m5

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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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