# American Rivers Athletics Staff Directory

The American Rivers has 8 athletic departments covered by Whistle with 635 tracked staff positions as of 15 Oct 2026 (NCAA Division III): 439 coaches including 145 head coaches, 12 sport-operations staff, 2 video & analytics staff and 16 in athletics leadership. The largest department is Wartburg College (123 positions).

_Data as of 15 Oct 2026._
Source: the official athletics staff directories of the 8 schools listed, each re-read on a rolling schedule; newest refresh 15 Oct 2026. Whistle covers 1,098 NCAA departments in total.
_Canonical URL: https://gowhistle.io/directory/american-rivers_

## The American Rivers at a glance

- **Schools covered:** 8
- **Division:** NCAA Division III
- **States:** Iowa, Nebraska
- **Tracked staff positions:** 635
- **Positions with a published or inferred email:** 472 (74%)
- **Newest directory refresh:** 15 Oct 2026

## Which schools are in the American Rivers?

| School | Division | Location | Tracked positions | Directory verified |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| [Buena Vista University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/buena-vista) | Division III | Storm Lake, Iowa | 60 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Central College (Iowa)](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/central-ia) | Division III | Pella, Iowa | 83 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Coe College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/coe) | Division III | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | 108 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Loras College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/loras) | Division III | Dubuque, Iowa | 77 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Nebraska Wesleyan University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/neb-wesleyan) | Division III | Lincoln, Nebraska | 57 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Simpson College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/simpson) | Division III | Indianola, Iowa | 46 | 2026-10-15 |
| [University of Dubuque](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/dubuque) | Division III | Dubuque, Iowa | 81 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Wartburg College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/wartburg) | Division III | Waverly, Iowa | 123 | 2026-10-15 |

## How are American Rivers athletics staff distributed by role?

Across the 8 covered departments, roles derived from published job titles break down as follows (one position per person; people with several titles are counted once by their most sales-relevant role).

| Role group | Positions | Share of staff |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| Head coaches | 145 | 23% |
| All coaches (head, associate, assistant, coordinators) | 439 | 69% |
| Sport operations, recruiting & equipment | 12 | 2% |
| Video & analytics | 2 | 0% |
| Strength & conditioning, athletic training, sports science | 52 | 8% |
| Athletics directors, senior leadership & sport administrators | 16 | 3% |

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## Other NCAA Division III conferences

- [Great Northeast Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/great-northeast-athletic) — 14 schools, 724 positions
- [Independent](https://gowhistle.io/directory/independent) — 14 schools, 640 positions
- [Northern Athletics Collegiate](https://gowhistle.io/directory/northern-athletics-collegiate) — 13 schools, 885 positions
- [South Atlantic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/south-atlantic) — 13 schools, 1,014 positions
- [Old Dominion Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/old-dominion-athletic) — 12 schools, 869 positions
- [Presidents' Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/presidents-athletic) — 12 schools, 897 positions
- [Skyline](https://gowhistle.io/directory/skyline) — 12 schools, 584 positions
- [United East](https://gowhistle.io/directory/united-east) — 12 schools, 599 positions
- [Conference of New England](https://gowhistle.io/directory/conference-of-new-england) — 11 schools, 678 positions
- [Empire 8](https://gowhistle.io/directory/empire-8) — 11 schools, 826 positions

## Frequently asked questions

**How many athletics staff work in the American Rivers?**

635 tracked positions across 8 covered athletic departments as of 15 Oct 2026, of which 439 are coaching roles and 16 are athletics-director or sport-administrator roles.

**Which American Rivers school has the largest athletic department?**

Wartburg College lists 123 staff positions in its official athletics directory (verified 15 Oct 2026), the most in the American Rivers among covered schools.

**Where does this conference data come from?**

From the staff directories athletic departments publish on their official websites, read automatically on a rolling schedule (NCAA Division I roughly weekly, Division II and III every three to four weeks). Whistle never publishes names, emails or phone numbers on public pages; staff can remove their details at any time at [gowhistle.io/remove-my-info](https://gowhistle.io/remove-my-info).

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