Iowa · High School
Dowling Catholic High School
71 athletes. 5 years. 15 colleges.
Every athlete Dowling Catholic High School has sent to college football, basketball, and track over the last 5 years. Verified against live NCAA rosters. Located in West Des Moines, IA.
Elite
Football
NAIA
23
5yr
Strong
M. Track
D1
8
5yr
Strong
W. Basketball
D1
6
5yr
Rising
Football
FCS
8
5yr
Rising
Football
FBS
7
5yr
Rising
M. Track
D2
4
5yr
Rising
M. Track
D3
4
5yr
Rising
M. Basketball
D2
4
5yr
How feeder tiers work
Tiers are percentile rankings across every U.S. high school for a given sport and college division, measured over the last 5 years.
Elite
Top 2% of U.S. high schools in this sport and division.
Strong
Top 10% (excluding elite schools).
Rising
Top 25% (excluding elite and strong schools).
Emerging
At least one verified placement in the 5-year window.
Football is ranked separately for FBS (top-level D1) and FCS (D1-AA). Every other sport uses a single D1 tier. Tiers recompute weekly as new college roster data lands.
Pipeline scoreboard
71
Total placements
verified college athletes
15
Unique colleges
programs recruited from
4
Sports represented
Led by football
5yr
Rolling window
2021 to 2025
Destinations
Which colleges have recruited the most players from Dowling Catholic High School?
These are the programs actually pulling athletes from this roster. Ranked by verified placements over the last 5 years. Click any college to see your fit score against that program.
Football
→NAIAElite feeder23
total placements
Dowling Catholic High School is ranked as an elite feeder for football NAIA. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Dowling Catholic High School over the last 5 years.
Football
→FCSRising feeder8
total placements
Dowling Catholic High School is ranked as a rising feeder for football FCS. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Dowling Catholic High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Track
→D1Strong feeder8
total placements
Dowling Catholic High School is ranked as a strong feeder for men's track D1. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Dowling Catholic High School over the last 5 years.
Football
→FBSRising feeder7
total placements
Dowling Catholic High School is ranked as a rising feeder for football FBS. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Dowling Catholic High School over the last 5 years.
Football
→D2Emerging feeder6
total placements
Dowling Catholic High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for football D2. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Dowling Catholic High School over the last 5 years.
Women's Basketball
→D1Strong feeder6
total placements
Dowling Catholic High School is ranked as a strong feeder for women's basketball D1. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Dowling Catholic High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Track
→D2Rising feeder4
total placements
Dowling Catholic High School is ranked as a rising feeder for men's track D2. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Dowling Catholic High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Track
→D3Rising feeder4
total placements
Dowling Catholic High School is ranked as a rising feeder for men's track D3. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Dowling Catholic High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Basketball
→D2Rising feeder4
total placements
Dowling Catholic High School is ranked as a rising feeder for men's basketball D2. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Dowling Catholic High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Basketball
→D3Emerging feeder1
total placements
Dowling Catholic High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for men's basketball D3. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Dowling Catholic High School over the last 5 years.
Notable Alumni
Who are the current Dowling Catholic High School alumni on college rosters?
Real athletes playing right now. Scraped from live college rosters this week. Not self-reported, not seven years old, not fabricated.
Alier Agau
Men's Track / Men's Basketball · C · 2025
Central (IA)
Ryan Schweizer
Men's Track · DISTANCE · 2025
Drake
Zach Smid
Football · 2025
Wayne State (NE)
Kyle Rakers
Football · 2025
Kansas State
Jaxon Smolik
Football · 2025
Temple
29 more Dowling Catholic High School alumni are on college rosters right now.
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Frequently Asked
Questions we get about Dowling Catholic High School
What is Dowling Catholic High School's college recruiting track record?
Dowling Catholic High School in West Des Moines, IA has sent 71 athletes to college programs across football, basketball, and track in the last 5 years. Pipeline data is verified against 1,900+ NCAA and NAIA athletic rosters.
How many FBS football players has Dowling Catholic High School produced?
Dowling Catholic High School has sent 7 football players to FBS programs in the last 5 years. Based on RawRecruit's percentile-based tier system, Dowling Catholic High School is ranked as a rising FBS football feeder nationally.
Does Dowling Catholic High School send players to FCS football programs?
Yes. Dowling Catholic High School has sent 8 players to FCS football programs in the last 5 years, earning a rising FCS feeder rating. FCS (formerly Division I-AA) is the sub-tier of Division I football below FBS.
Where does this Dowling Catholic High School recruiting data come from?
RawRecruit aggregates data from first-party scraping of 1,900+ college athletic rosters across football, basketball, and track. Each athlete's high school is matched against the NCES federal high school database using a state-disambiguated fuzzy matching algorithm. Tier badges are computed from percentile rankings over a rolling 5-year window.
How can athletes from Dowling Catholic High School get recruited by college programs?
Athletes from Dowling Catholic High School can use RawRecruit's Fit Score algorithm to find personalized matches across 1,900+ college programs. RawRecruit analyzes athletic fit, academic fit, positional need, geographic proximity, and cultural fit -- plus the HS pipeline data shown here -- to recommend realistic targets and identify recruiting opportunities.
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