# 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.
_Canonical URL: https://gowhistle.io/directory/central-intercollegiate-athletic-association_

## 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](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/bluefield-st) | Division II | Bluefield, West Virginia | 49 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Bowie State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/bowie-st) | Division II | Bowie, Maryland | 47 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Claflin University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/claflin) | Division II | Orangeburg, South Carolina | 26 | 2026-10-22 |
| [Elizabeth City State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/elizabeth-city-st) | Division II | Elizabeth City, North Carolina | 36 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Fayetteville State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/fayetteville-st) | Division II | Fayetteville, North Carolina | 49 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Johnson C. Smith University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/johnson-c-smith) | Division II | Charlotte, North Carolina | 55 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Livingstone College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/livingstone) | — | Salisbury, North Carolina | 51 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Shaw University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/shaw) | Division II | Raleigh, North Carolina | 33 | 2026-10-15 |
| [The Lincoln University (Pa.)](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/lincoln-pa) | Division II | Lincoln University, Pennsylvania | 48 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Virginia State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/virginia-st) | Division II | Petersburg, Virginia | 72 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Virginia Union University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/virginia-union) | Division II | Richmond, Virginia | 40 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Winston-Salem State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/winston-salem) | — | 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](https://gowhistle.io/directory/lone-star) — 18 schools, 1,039 positions
- [Pennsylvania State Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/pennsylvania-state-athletic) — 17 schools, 1,253 positions
- [Carolinas](https://gowhistle.io/directory/carolinas) — 16 schools, 933 positions
- [Great Lakes Valley](https://gowhistle.io/directory/great-lakes-valley) — 15 schools, 1,159 positions
- [Northern Sun Intercollegiate](https://gowhistle.io/directory/northern-sun-intercollegiate) — 15 schools, 1,222 positions
- [Rocky Mountain Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/rocky-mountain-athletic) — 15 schools, 949 positions
- [California Collegiate Athletic Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/california-collegiate-athletic-association) — 14 schools, 703 positions
- [Independent](https://gowhistle.io/directory/independent) — 14 schools, 640 positions
- [Southern Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-intercollegiate-athletic) — 14 schools, 566 positions
- [Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/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](https://gowhistle.io/remove-my-info).

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