Real Recruiting Standards · 2025-26 signing class
NCAA Division II Shot Put Recruiting Standards (2026-27)
The honest answer to "am I a D2 Shot Put athlete?" is not a published standard — it is what D2 programs actually signed. Every number below comes from the real high-school marks of the 2025-26 class.
P50 (median) = the middle signee’s PR. P25 = the top quarter of the class; P75 = the back quarter. 1500m/Mile and 3000m marks are shown as 1600m/3200m equivalents. Aggregated from verified meet results, American signees only.
Boys · Shot Put
176 signees · 91 programsP25 — top quarter
16.55m
The fast end of the D2 class.
P50 — median signee
14.77m
The middle D2 signee.
P75 — back quarter
13.07m
Still signed at this level.
14.77m in the Shot Put puts a boy right at the D2 median signee. 16.55m is the top quarter of the class; 13.07m is the back quarter — still signed, still a real D2 recruit. Built from all 176 boys signed by D2 programs in this event.
D2 programs signing the most Shot Put
- Montevallo6 signees15.10mmedian
- Ashland5 signees14.22mmedian
- Tiffin5 signees13.76mmedian
- Western Washington4 signees17.52mmedian
- Pittsburg St4 signees16.89mmedian
- Nebraska Kearney4 signees16.77mmedian
- Mesa State4 signees15.28mmedian
- Oklahoma Baptist4 signees14.99mmedian
- Harding4 signees14.19mmedian
- Eastern New Mexico4 signees13.71mmedian
Girls · Shot Put
122 signees · 77 programsP25 — top quarter
11.94m
The fast end of the D2 class.
P50 — median signee
11.19m
The middle D2 signee.
P75 — back quarter
10.31m
Still signed at this level.
11.19m in the Shot Put puts a girl right at the D2 median signee. 11.94m is the top quarter of the class; 10.31m is the back quarter — still signed, still a real D2 recruit. Built from all 122 girls signed by D2 programs in this event.
D2 programs signing the most Shot Put
- Central Washington5 signees11.47mmedian
- Point Park5 signees10.74mmedian
- Fort Hays St3 signees—median
- Missouri Southern3 signees—median
- Oklahoma Christian3 signees—median
- Tiffin3 signees—median
- Virginia Union3 signees—median
- Wayne St MI3 signees—median
- Bloomsburg3 signees—median
- Slippery Rock3 signees—median
A dash means that program signed too few athletes in this event for a median to mean anything. The signee count is still exact.
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Other D2 event standards
Shot Put standards at the other levels
One division, one signing class, and a range that changes every year — that is what this page is. Program-by-program the bar swings hard in both directions, and progression, event needs, academics and roster spots decide as much as the mark does.
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