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NAIA Women's Hammer Recruiting Standards

Target marks range from 165'4.25" to 97'7.75" across 15 conferences, from the 2026 outdoor performance lists.

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ConferenceTargetRecruitWalk-On
Great Plains Athletic Conference165'4.25"50.40m151'10.5"46.29m140'3.75"42.77m11
Frontier Conference158'3.25"48.24m141'6.5"43.14m111'7"34.01m9
Cascade Collegiate Conference154'2.5"47.00m140'9.75"42.92m125'1.5"38.14m9
Heart of America Athletic Conference152'2.5"46.39m141'10.75"43.25m124'9.75"38.04m15
Crossroads League138'9.25"42.30m125'6.25"38.26m98'3.25"29.95m10
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference136'3.5"41.54m116'9.5"35.60m—9
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference135'1.25"41.18m125'8.75"38.32m110'2.75"33.60m13
Appalachian Athletic Conference133'10"40.79m116'6.5"35.52m88'5.5"26.96m10
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference130'10.5"39.89m107'3.5"32.70m83'10"25.55m8
Southern States Athletic Conference125'7.75"38.30m88'9.75"27.07m88'5.75"26.97m9
River States Conference123'11"37.77m98'2"29.92m—9
American Midwest Conference120'8.75"36.80m——4
The Sun Conference118'1"35.99m——6
Sooner Athletic Conference116'5.75"35.50m——11
Mid-South Conference97'7.75"29.76m——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).
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