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Best NAIA women's programs for hurdles

Not who is famous: who invests. A typical NAIA women's roster puts 6% of its athletes in hurdles. The programs at the top of this list carry and sign far more than that, so they have more spots in the event every year. 48 programs do not recruit it at all.

Where the hurdles talent is

Ranked by share of the division’s top marks in hurdles, per season.

Programs that invest most in hurdles

  1. 1
    Central MethodistSpecialty#1 NAIA talent

    Heart · MO

    17% of the roster in hurdles vs 6% NAIA average · 1 signed in the last 2 classes

  2. 2
    Indiana TechSpecialty#2 NAIA talent

    WHAC · IN

    15% of the roster in hurdles vs 6% NAIA average · 3 signed in the last 2 classes · event coach on staff

  3. 3
    Xavier LouisianaSpecialty#4 NAIA talent

    RRAC · LA

    19% of the roster in hurdles vs 6% NAIA average · 2 signed in the last 2 classes

  4. 4
    Eastern OregonSpecialty#5 NAIA talent

    CCC · OR

    13% of the roster in hurdles vs 6% NAIA average · 0 signed in the last 2 classes · event coach on staff

  5. 5
    HastingsSpecialty

    GPAC · NE

    18% of the roster in hurdles vs 6% NAIA average · 2 signed in the last 2 classes

  6. 6
    ViterboSpecialty

    CCAC · WI

    7% of the roster in hurdles vs 6% NAIA average · 3 signed in the last 2 classes · event coach on staff

  7. 7

    AAC · SC

    27% of the roster in hurdles vs 6% NAIA average · 0 signed in the last 2 classes

  8. 8
    Southeastern CollegeCore#3 NAIA talent

    Sun · FL

    7% of the roster in hurdles vs 6% NAIA average · 0 signed in the last 2 classes

  9. 9
    Marian INCore#6 NAIA talent

    Crossroads · IN

    4% of the roster in hurdles vs 6% NAIA average · 1 signed in the last 2 classes · event coach on staff

  10. 10
    St ThomasCore#7 NAIA talent

    Sun · FL

    7% of the roster in hurdles vs 6% NAIA average · 0 signed in the last 2 classes

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NAIA women's programs that do not recruit hurdles

No athletes racing the event in the seasons we hold and no signings in it. Do not spend your first emails here.

Questions athletes and parents ask

Which NAIA women's programs recruit the most hurdles athletes?

Central Methodist, Indiana Tech, Xavier Louisiana, Eastern Oregon, Hastings carry and sign well above the NAIA average in hurdles (6% of a typical NAIA roster). They have more roster spots in the event to fill every year.

Which NAIA programs do not recruit hurdles?

48 NAIA women's programs show no hurdles athletes racing and no signings in the event in the classes we hold, including Bellevue University, Bethany KS, Campbellsville, Clarke, Columbia SC, Cottey College. A thin group there is not an opening.

Does a bigger share of the roster mean more scholarship money?

Colleges do not publish scholarships by event. Where a program spends its roster spots and its signings is the best public evidence of where the money goes, and a program that carries twice the division share in your event has roughly twice the seats to fill. Ask the coach about aid directly.

How is this calculated?

From each program's official outdoor results lists (who raced each event area, averaged over the seasons we hold), its signing classes (2025-26, 2026-27), its share of the division's top marks, and whether a paid coach is titled for the event. Each is compared with the NAIA average and blended; a small class is pulled toward the average so one big year cannot fake a specialty.

Other NAIA women's event areas

Same event, elsewhere

As of 2026-10-22. Program counts and shares only; no college athlete is named on this page. Built from official meet results and the signing classes we hold. All event areas

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