# Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Athletics Staff Directory

The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic has 10 athletic departments covered by Whistle with 927 tracked staff positions as of 15 Oct 2026 (NCAA Division II): 446 coaches including 155 head coaches, 31 sport-operations staff, 4 video & analytics staff and 57 in athletics leadership. The largest department is Davenport University (157 positions).

_Data as of 15 Oct 2026._
Source: the official athletics staff directories of the 10 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/great-lakes-intercollegiate-athletic_

## The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic at a glance

- **Schools covered:** 10
- **Division:** NCAA Division II
- **States:** Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin
- **Tracked staff positions:** 927
- **Positions with a published or inferred email:** 789 (85%)
- **Newest directory refresh:** 15 Oct 2026

## Which schools are in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic?

| School | Division | Location | Tracked positions | Directory verified |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| [Davenport University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/davenport) | Division II | Grand Rapids, Michigan | 157 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Grand Valley State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/grand-valley-st) | Division II | Allendale, Michigan | 155 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Lake Superior State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/lake-superior-st) | Division II | Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan | 51 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Michigan Technological University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/michigan-tech) | Division II | Houghton, Michigan | 65 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Northern Michigan University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/northern-mich) | Division II | Marquette, Michigan | 77 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Purdue University Northwest](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/purdue-northwest) | Division II | Hammond, Indiana | 63 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Roosevelt University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/roosevelt-university) | Division II | Chicago, Illinois | 84 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Saginaw Valley State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/saginaw-valley) | Division II | University Center, Michigan | 95 | 2026-10-15 |
| [University of Wisconsin, Parkside](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/wis-parkside) | Division II | Kenosha, Wisconsin | 68 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Wayne State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/wayne-st-mi) | Division II | Detroit, Michigan | 112 | 2026-10-15 |

## How are Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic athletics staff distributed by role?

Across the 10 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 | 155 | 17% |
| All coaches (head, associate, assistant, coordinators) | 446 | 48% |
| Sport operations, recruiting & equipment | 31 | 3% |
| Video & analytics | 4 | 0% |
| Strength & conditioning, athletic training, sports science | 109 | 12% |
| Athletics directors, senior leadership & sport administrators | 57 | 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 Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic?**

927 tracked positions across 10 covered athletic departments as of 15 Oct 2026, of which 446 are coaching roles and 57 are athletics-director or sport-administrator roles.

**Which Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic school has the largest athletic department?**

Davenport University lists 157 staff positions in its official athletics directory (verified 14 Oct 2026), the most in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic 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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