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Great Lakes Valley Athletics Staff Directory

The Great Lakes Valley has 15 athletic departments covered by Whistle with 1,159 tracked staff positions as of 15 Oct 2026 (NCAA Division II): 643 coaches including 258 head coaches, 24 sport-operations staff, 4 video & analytics staff and 68 in athletics leadership. The largest department is McKendree University (140 positions).

Data as of 15 Oct 2026.

Source: the official athletics staff directories of the 15 schools listed, each re-read on a rolling schedule; newest refresh 15 Oct 2026. Whistle covers 1,098 NCAA departments in total.

The Great Lakes Valley at a glance

Schools covered
15
Division
NCAA Division II
States
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri
Tracked staff positions
1,159
Positions with a published or inferred email
944 (81%)
Newest directory refresh
15 Oct 2026

Which schools are in the Great Lakes Valley?

SchoolDivisionLocationTracked positionsDirectory verified
Drury UniversityDivision IISpringfield, Missouri1042026-10-14
Lewis UniversityDivision IIRomeoville, Illinois922026-10-15
Lincoln University (Mo.)Division IIJefferson City, Missouri502026-10-15
Maryville University of Saint LouisDivision IISt. Louis, Missouri712026-10-15
McKendree UniversityDivision IILebanon, Illinois1402026-10-15
Missouri S&TDivision IIRolla, Missouri602026-10-15
Quincy UniversityDivision IIQuincy, Illinois922026-10-15
Rockhurst UniversityDivision IIKansas City, Missouri962026-10-15
Southwest Baptist UniversityDivision IIBolivar, Missouri652026-10-15
Truman State UniversityDivision IIKirksville, Missouri522026-10-15
University of Illinois-SpringfieldDivision IISpringfield, Illinois482026-10-14
University of IndianapolisDivision IIIndianapolis, Indiana1032026-10-14
University of Missouri-St. LouisDivision IISt. Louis, Missouri512026-10-15
Upper Iowa UniversityDivision IIFayette, Iowa632026-10-15
William Jewell CollegeDivision IILiberty, Missouri722026-10-15

How are Great Lakes Valley athletics staff distributed by role?

Across the 15 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 groupPositionsShare of staff
Head coaches25822%
All coaches (head, associate, assistant, coordinators)64355%
Sport operations, recruiting & equipment242%
Video & analytics40%
Strength & conditioning, athletic training, sports science1089%
Athletics directors, senior leadership & sport administrators686%

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Frequently asked questions

How many athletics staff work in the Great Lakes Valley?

1,159 tracked positions across 15 covered athletic departments as of 15 Oct 2026, of which 643 are coaching roles and 68 are athletics-director or sport-administrator roles.

Which Great Lakes Valley school has the largest athletic department?

McKendree University lists 140 staff positions in its official athletics directory (verified 15 Oct 2026), the most in the Great Lakes Valley 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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