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NAIA Men's Discus Recruiting Standards

Target marks range from 155'2.25" to 95'8" across 16 conferences, from the 2026 outdoor performance lists.

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ConferenceTargetRecruitWalk-On
Great Plains Athletic Conference155'2.25"47.30m147'5.25"44.94m131'8"40.13m11
Frontier Conference150'11"46.00m147'2.5"44.87m132'10"40.49m9
Appalachian Athletic Conference150'1.5"45.76m132'1.75"40.28m116'4.75"35.48m10
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference148'7.5"45.30m130'9.75"39.87m110'2.5"33.59m13
Heart of America Athletic Conference144'6.25"44.05m139'7.25"42.55m126'11.5"38.70m15
Crossroads League143'9.25"43.82m124'7.75"37.99m102'6.75"31.26m10
Cascade Collegiate Conference142'2.75"43.35m129'6"39.47m114'0"34.75m9
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference140'3.5"42.76m120'3.75"36.67m—8
River States Conference136'4.5"41.57m125'6.75"38.27m110'7.25"33.71m9
American Midwest Conference136'3.5"41.54m——4
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference135'8.75"41.37m126'7"38.58m110'10.25"33.79m9
Sooner Athletic Conference132'1.75"40.28m118'8.75"36.19m83'4.75"25.42m11
Mid-South Conference129'3.25"39.40m101'6"30.94m—7
The Sun Conference129'1.25"39.35m104'6.75"31.87m—6
Southern States Athletic Conference125'2.25"38.16m103'10.5"31.66m—9
Continental Athletic Conference95'8"29.16m——6

Same event elsewhere

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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