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Ben Smith · Oregon Track & Field

Ben Smith (Oregon) threw 21.04m in the Shot Put in the 2026 outdoor season, #1 on the NCAA D1 national list. That mark goes past the top recruiting level at all 1,055 college programs with Shot Put standards on this site.

Season bests

Season	Event	Mark	National rank	Conference rank	Meet
2026 outdoor	Shot Put	21.04m	#1	#1 Big Ten	NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships 06/10-13/26
2026 outdoor	Discus	58.99m	#31	#6 Big Ten	NCAA Division I West First Rounds May 27, 2026
2026 indoor	Shot Put	20.37m	#4	#3 Big Ten	NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships 03/13-14/26

How do Ben's marks compare with college recruiting standards?

Each best mark against every program's levels on this site (Walk-On is the easiest level, the top level is Target or scholarship level).

Event	Best mark	Meets Walk-On at	Meets top level at
Shot Put	21.04m	1,055 of 1,055	1,055
Discus	58.99m	1,055 of 1,055	1,025

Common questions

What is Ben Smith's best Shot Put mark?

21.04m, set in the 2026 outdoor season (TFRRS performance lists).

How many colleges would a 21.04m Shot Put fit?

All of them: it goes past the top recruiting level at all 1,055 college programs with men's Shot Put standards on this site.

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Source: TFRRS performance lists 2026 to 2026. Marks are each season's best on a national or conference list, so meets without a list mark are not shown. Full results on TFRRS ›

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