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Great Midwest Athletic Athletics Staff Directory

The Great Midwest Athletic has 12 athletic departments covered by Whistle with 863 tracked staff positions as of 15 Oct 2026 (NCAA Division II): 443 coaches including 168 head coaches, 30 sport-operations staff, 1 video & analytics staff and 34 in athletics leadership. The largest department is Ashland University (99 positions).

Data as of 15 Oct 2026.

Source: the official athletics staff directories of the 12 schools listed, each re-read on a rolling schedule; newest refresh 15 Oct 2026. Whistle covers 1,098 NCAA departments in total.

The Great Midwest Athletic at a glance

Schools covered: 12
Division: NCAA Division II
States: Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio
Tracked staff positions: 863
Positions with a published or inferred email: 773 (90%)
Newest directory refresh: 15 Oct 2026

Which schools are in the Great Midwest Athletic?

School	Division	Location	Tracked positions	Directory verified
Ashland University	Division II	Ashland, Ohio	99	2026-10-14
Cedarville University	Division II	Cedarville, Ohio	50	2026-10-14
Hillsdale College	Division II	Hillsdale, Michigan	67	2026-10-14
Kentucky Wesleyan College	Division II	Owensboro, Kentucky	51	2026-10-15
Lake Erie College	Division II	Painesville, Ohio	63	2026-10-15
Malone University	Division II	Canton, Ohio	69	2026-10-15
Northwood University (Michigan)	Division II	Midland, Michigan	64	2026-10-15
Ohio Dominican University	Division II	Columbus, Ohio	59	2026-10-15
Thomas More University	Division II	Crestview Hills, Kentucky	86	2026-10-15
Tiffin University	Division II	Tiffin, Ohio	95	2026-10-15
University of Findlay	Division II	Findlay, Ohio	73	2026-10-15
Walsh University	Division II	North Canton, Ohio	87	2026-10-15

How are Great Midwest Athletic 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	168	19%
All coaches (head, associate, assistant, coordinators)	443	51%
Sport operations, recruiting & equipment	30	3%
Video & analytics	1	0%
Strength & conditioning, athletic training, sports science	85	10%
Athletics directors, senior leadership & sport administrators	34	4%

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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 Midwest Athletic?

863 tracked positions across 12 covered athletic departments as of 15 Oct 2026, of which 443 are coaching roles and 34 are athletics-director or sport-administrator roles.

Which Great Midwest Athletic school has the largest athletic department?

Ashland University lists 99 staff positions in its official athletics directory (verified 14 Oct 2026), the most in the Great Midwest 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.

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