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NAIA Women's Shot Put Recruiting Standards

Target marks range from 42'2" to 30'3" across 16 conferences, from the 2026 outdoor performance lists.

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ConferenceTargetRecruitWalk-On
Frontier Conference42'2"12.85m37'8.75"11.50m35'5.5"10.81m9
Great Plains Athletic Conference40'11.75"12.49m38'6.25"11.74m36'5.5"11.11m11
Heart of America Athletic Conference40'0.75"12.21m38'2.75"11.65m34'11.75"10.66m15
Cascade Collegiate Conference40'0.25"12.20m37'11"11.56m34'7.75"10.56m9
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference39'6.5"12.05m35'4"10.77m28'9"8.76m9
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference39'0.5"11.90m35'8.75"10.89m32'7.25"9.94m13
Crossroads League38'8.25"11.79m33'11.5"10.35m32'1"9.78m10
Appalachian Athletic Conference37'1.25"11.31m35'1.25"10.70m27'8.25"8.44m10
Southern States Athletic Conference36'4.5"11.09m32'3.5"9.84m28'4.25"8.64m9
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference36'3"11.05m33'0.75"10.08m27'1.25"8.26m8
River States Conference36'1"11.00m31'10"9.70m28'7.75"8.73m9
Sooner Athletic Conference34'1.75"10.41m27'3.25"8.31m25'4.75"7.74m11
The Sun Conference33'3.5"10.15m29'1.25"8.87m23'3.5"7.10m6
Mid-South Conference32'4.5"9.87m29'9.75"9.09m—7
American Midwest Conference32'0.75"9.77m23'5.5"7.15m22'10.5"6.97m4
Continental Athletic Conference30'3"9.22m——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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