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NAIA Men's Hammer Recruiting Standards
Target marks range from 173'1.25" to 99'9.25" across 15 conferences, from the 2026 outdoor performance lists.
Check your mark| Conference | Target | Recruit | Walk-On | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Plains Athletic Conference | 173'1.25"52.76m | 163'0.75"49.70m | 144'3"43.97m | 11 |
| Frontier Conference | 167'9.5"51.14m | 151'1.75"46.07m | 136'11.25"41.74m | 9 |
| Appalachian Athletic Conference | 163'0.75"49.70m | 141'3.25"43.06m | 109'9.25"33.46m | 10 |
| Cascade Collegiate Conference | 162'2"49.43m | 148'2.25"45.17m | 130'3"39.70m | 9 |
| Heart of America Athletic Conference | 159'0.25"48.47m | 147'11.5"45.10m | 142'9"43.51m | 15 |
| Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 154'10.75"47.21m | 127'9.5"38.95m | — | 8 |
| Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference | 154'8.75"47.16m | 135'8.25"41.36m | 107'10"32.87m | 13 |
| River States Conference | 152'1.5"46.37m | 132'4.5"40.35m | 104'4"31.80m | 9 |
| Crossroads League | 149'1.25"45.45m | 133'5.5"40.68m | — | 10 |
| Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference | 141'6.5"43.14m | 124'1"37.82m | 89'6.5"27.29m | 9 |
| American Midwest Conference | 138'3"42.14m | — | — | 4 |
| Southern States Athletic Conference | 133'11.5"40.83m | — | — | 9 |
| Sooner Athletic Conference | 127'7"38.89m | 81'11"24.97m | — | 11 |
| The Sun Conference | 112'9.5"34.38m | — | — | 6 |
| Mid-South Conference | 99'9.25"30.41m | — | — | 7 |
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).