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

## 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](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/ashland) | Division II | Ashland, Ohio | 99 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Cedarville University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/cedarville) | Division II | Cedarville, Ohio | 50 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Hillsdale College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/hillsdale) | Division II | Hillsdale, Michigan | 67 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Kentucky Wesleyan College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/ky-wesleyan) | Division II | Owensboro, Kentucky | 51 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Lake Erie College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/lake-erie) | Division II | Painesville, Ohio | 63 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Malone University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/malone) | Division II | Canton, Ohio | 69 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Northwood University (Michigan)](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/northwood-mi) | Division II | Midland, Michigan | 64 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Ohio Dominican University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/ohio-dominican) | Division II | Columbus, Ohio | 59 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Thomas More University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/thomas-more) | Division II | Crestview Hills, Kentucky | 86 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Tiffin University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/tiffin) | Division II | Tiffin, Ohio | 95 | 2026-10-15 |
| [University of Findlay](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/findlay) | Division II | Findlay, Ohio | 73 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Walsh University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/walsh) | 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](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 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](https://gowhistle.io/remove-my-info).

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