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Great American Athletics Staff Directory

The Great American has 12 athletic departments covered by Whistle with 716 tracked staff positions as of 22 Oct 2026 (NCAA Division II): 377 coaches including 130 head coaches, 19 sport-operations staff, 0 video & analytics staff and 43 in athletics leadership. The largest department is Harding University (84 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 Great American at a glance

Schools covered: 12
Division: NCAA Division II
States: Arkansas, Oklahoma
Tracked staff positions: 716
Positions with a published or inferred email: 614 (86%)
Newest directory refresh: 22 Oct 2026

Which schools are in the Great American?

School	Division	Location	Tracked positions	Directory verified
Arkansas Tech University	Division II	Russellville, Arkansas	57	2026-10-14
East Central University	Division II	Ada, Oklahoma	58	2026-10-14
Harding University	Division II	Searcy, Arkansas	84	2026-10-14
Henderson State University	Division II	Arkadelphia, Arkansas	56	2026-10-14
Northwestern Oklahoma State Univ.	Division II	Alva, Oklahoma	55	2026-10-15
Oklahoma Baptist University	Division II	Shawnee, Oklahoma	61	2026-10-15
Ouachita Baptist University	Division II	Arkadelphia, Arkansas	56	2026-10-15
Southeastern Oklahoma State Univ.	Division II	Durant, Oklahoma	57	2026-10-15
Southern Arkansas University	Division II	Magnolia, Arkansas	56	2026-10-22
Southern Nazarene University	Division II	Bethany, Oklahoma	66	2026-10-15
Southwestern Oklahoma State Univ.	Division II	Weatherford, Oklahoma	59	2026-10-15
University of Arkansas-Monticello	Division II	Monticello, Arkansas	51	2026-10-14

How are Great American 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	130	18%
All coaches (head, associate, assistant, coordinators)	377	53%
Sport operations, recruiting & equipment	19	3%
Video & analytics	0	0%
Strength & conditioning, athletic training, sports science	70	10%
Athletics directors, senior leadership & sport administrators	43	6%

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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 Great American?

716 tracked positions across 12 covered athletic departments as of 22 Oct 2026, of which 377 are coaching roles and 43 are athletics-director or sport-administrator roles.

Which Great American school has the largest athletic department?

Harding University lists 84 staff positions in its official athletics directory (verified 14 Oct 2026), the most in the Great American 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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