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Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Athletics Staff Directory

The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association has 12 athletic departments covered by Whistle with 552 tracked staff positions as of 22 Oct 2026 (NCAA Division II): 327 coaches including 116 head coaches, 11 sport-operations staff, 7 video & analytics staff and 59 in athletics leadership. The largest department is Virginia State University (72 positions).

Data as of 22 Oct 2026.

Source: the official athletics staff directories of the 12 schools listed, each re-read on a rolling schedule; newest refresh 22 Oct 2026. Whistle covers 1,098 NCAA departments in total.

The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association at a glance

Schools covered: 12
Division: NCAA Division II
States: Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia
Tracked staff positions: 552
Positions with a published or inferred email: 488 (88%)
Newest directory refresh: 22 Oct 2026

Which schools are in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association?

School	Division	Location	Tracked positions	Directory verified
Bluefield State College	Division II	Bluefield, West Virginia	49	2026-10-15
Bowie State University	Division II	Bowie, Maryland	47	2026-10-14
Claflin University	Division II	Orangeburg, South Carolina	26	2026-10-22
Elizabeth City State University	Division II	Elizabeth City, North Carolina	36	2026-10-14
Fayetteville State University	Division II	Fayetteville, North Carolina	49	2026-10-14
Johnson C. Smith University	Division II	Charlotte, North Carolina	55	2026-10-14
Livingstone College	—	Salisbury, North Carolina	51	2026-10-15
Shaw University	Division II	Raleigh, North Carolina	33	2026-10-15
The Lincoln University (Pa.)	Division II	Lincoln University, Pennsylvania	48	2026-10-15
Virginia State University	Division II	Petersburg, Virginia	72	2026-10-15
Virginia Union University	Division II	Richmond, Virginia	40	2026-10-15
Winston-Salem State University	—	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	46	2026-10-15

How are Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association athletics staff distributed by role?

Across the 12 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	116	21%
All coaches (head, associate, assistant, coordinators)	327	59%
Sport operations, recruiting & equipment	11	2%
Video & analytics	7	1%
Strength & conditioning, athletic training, sports science	57	10%
Athletics directors, senior leadership & sport administrators	59	11%

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Other NCAA Division II conferences

Lone Star — 18 schools, 1,039 positions
Pennsylvania State Athletic — 17 schools, 1,253 positions
Carolinas — 16 schools, 933 positions
Great Lakes Valley — 15 schools, 1,159 positions
Northern Sun Intercollegiate — 15 schools, 1,222 positions
Rocky Mountain Athletic — 15 schools, 949 positions
California Collegiate Athletic Association — 14 schools, 703 positions
Independent — 14 schools, 640 positions
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic — 14 schools, 566 positions
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association — 13 schools, 975 positions

Frequently asked questions

How many athletics staff work in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association?

552 tracked positions across 12 covered athletic departments as of 22 Oct 2026, of which 327 are coaching roles and 59 are athletics-director or sport-administrator roles.

Which Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association school has the largest athletic department?

Virginia State University lists 72 staff positions in its official athletics directory (verified 15 Oct 2026), the most in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association 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.

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