PROGRAM DNA · NAIA WOMEN'S · SP, DT, HT, JT
Best NAIA women's programs for throws
Not who is famous: who invests. A typical NAIA women's roster puts 21% of its athletes in throws. 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. 17 programs do not recruit it at all.
Where the throws talent is
Ranked by share of the division’s top marks in throws, per season.
Programs that invest most in throws
- 1
Frontier · ND
35% of the roster in throws vs 21% NAIA average · 2 signed in the last 2 classes
- 2
Frontier · MT
50% of the roster in throws vs 21% NAIA average · 2 signed in the last 2 classes
- 3Indiana KokomoSpecialty
RSC · IN
40% of the roster in throws vs 21% NAIA average · 0 signed in the last 2 classes · event coach on staff
- 4columbia collegeSpecialty
AMC · MO
40% of the roster in throws vs 21% NAIA average · 4 signed in the last 2 classes · event coach on staff
- 5McPhersonSpecialty
KCAC · KS
50% of the roster in throws vs 21% NAIA average · 1 signed in the last 2 classes · event coach on staff
- 6Mount MercySpecialty
Heart · IA
33% of the roster in throws vs 21% NAIA average · 4 signed in the last 2 classes
- 7BakerSpecialty
Heart · KS
24% of the roster in throws vs 21% NAIA average · 5 signed in the last 2 classes
- 8Valley City StateSpecialty
Frontier · ND
53% of the roster in throws vs 21% NAIA average · 10 signed in the last 2 classes · event coach on staff
- 9Wayland BaptistSpecialty
SAC · TX
42% of the roster in throws vs 21% NAIA average · 3 signed in the last 2 classes
- 10York NESpecialty
KCAC · NE
53% of the roster in throws vs 21% NAIA average · 0 signed in the last 2 classes
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The full NAIA throws list, ranked: roster share, signings and talent rank for every program that recruits the event. Enter your email to open it.
NAIA women's programs that do not recruit throws
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 throws athletes?
Dickinson St, Great Falls, Indiana Kokomo, columbia college, McPherson carry and sign well above the NAIA average in throws (21% of a typical NAIA roster). They have more roster spots in the event to fill every year.
Which NAIA programs do not recruit throws?
17 NAIA women's programs show no throws athletes racing and no signings in the event in the classes we hold, including Bryan, Embry-Riddle Arizona, Huston Tillotson, Judson, Mid-America Christian, Missouri Baptist. 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
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