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

## 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?

| School | Division | Location | Tracked positions | Directory verified |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| [Drury University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/drury) | Division II | Springfield, Missouri | 104 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Lewis University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/lewis) | Division II | Romeoville, Illinois | 92 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Lincoln University (Mo.)](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/lincoln-mo) | Division II | Jefferson City, Missouri | 50 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Maryville University of Saint Louis](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/maryville-mo) | Division II | St. Louis, Missouri | 71 | 2026-10-15 |
| [McKendree University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/mckendree) | Division II | Lebanon, Illinois | 140 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Missouri S&T](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/missouri-snt) | Division II | Rolla, Missouri | 60 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Quincy University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/quincy) | Division II | Quincy, Illinois | 92 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Rockhurst University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/rockhurst) | Division II | Kansas City, Missouri | 96 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Southwest Baptist University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/southwest-baptist) | Division II | Bolivar, Missouri | 65 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Truman State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/truman) | Division II | Kirksville, Missouri | 52 | 2026-10-15 |
| [University of Illinois-Springfield](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/ill-springfield) | Division II | Springfield, Illinois | 48 | 2026-10-14 |
| [University of Indianapolis](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/indianapolis) | Division II | Indianapolis, Indiana | 103 | 2026-10-14 |
| [University of Missouri-St. Louis](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/mo-st-louis) | Division II | St. Louis, Missouri | 51 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Upper Iowa University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/upper-iowa) | Division II | Fayette, Iowa | 63 | 2026-10-15 |
| [William Jewell College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/william-jewell) | Division II | Liberty, Missouri | 72 | 2026-10-15 |

## 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 group | Positions | Share of staff |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| Head coaches | 258 | 22% |
| All coaches (head, associate, assistant, coordinators) | 643 | 55% |
| Sport operations, recruiting & equipment | 24 | 2% |
| Video & analytics | 4 | 0% |
| Strength & conditioning, athletic training, sports science | 108 | 9% |
| Athletics directors, senior leadership & sport administrators | 68 | 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
- [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
- [South Atlantic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/south-atlantic) — 13 schools, 1,014 positions

## 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](https://gowhistle.io/remove-my-info).

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