# 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.
_Canonical URL: https://gowhistle.io/directory/great-american_

## 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](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/arkansas-tech) | Division II | Russellville, Arkansas | 57 | 2026-10-14 |
| [East Central University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/east-central) | Division II | Ada, Oklahoma | 58 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Harding University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/harding) | Division II | Searcy, Arkansas | 84 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Henderson State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/henderson-st) | Division II | Arkadelphia, Arkansas | 56 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Northwestern Oklahoma State Univ.](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/northwestern-okla) | Division II | Alva, Oklahoma | 55 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Oklahoma Baptist University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/okla-baptist) | Division II | Shawnee, Oklahoma | 61 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Ouachita Baptist University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/ouachita-baptist) | Division II | Arkadelphia, Arkansas | 56 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Southeastern Oklahoma State Univ.](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/southeastern-okla) | Division II | Durant, Oklahoma | 57 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Southern Arkansas University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/southern-ark) | Division II | Magnolia, Arkansas | 56 | 2026-10-22 |
| [Southern Nazarene University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/southern-nazarene) | Division II | Bethany, Oklahoma | 66 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Southwestern Oklahoma State Univ.](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/southwestern-okla) | Division II | Weatherford, Oklahoma | 59 | 2026-10-15 |
| [University of Arkansas-Monticello](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/ark-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](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 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](https://gowhistle.io/remove-my-info).

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