# Great Northwest Athletic Athletics Staff Directory

The Great Northwest Athletic has 10 athletic departments covered by Whistle with 534 tracked staff positions as of 22 Oct 2026 (NCAA Division II): 273 coaches including 93 head coaches, 15 sport-operations staff, 0 video & analytics staff and 34 in athletics leadership. The largest department is Central Washington University (81 positions).

_Data as of 22 Oct 2026._
Source: the official athletics staff directories of the 10 schools listed, each re-read on a rolling schedule; newest refresh 22 Oct 2026. Whistle covers 1,098 NCAA departments in total.
_Canonical URL: https://gowhistle.io/directory/great-northwest-athletic_

## The Great Northwest Athletic at a glance

- **Schools covered:** 10
- **Division:** NCAA Division II
- **States:** Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington
- **Tracked staff positions:** 534
- **Positions with a published or inferred email:** 444 (83%)
- **Newest directory refresh:** 22 Oct 2026

## Which schools are in the Great Northwest Athletic?

| School | Division | Location | Tracked positions | Directory verified |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| [Central Washington University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/central-wash) | Division II | Ellensburg, Washington | 81 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Montana St. University Billings](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/mont-st-billings) | Division II | Billings, Montana | 44 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Northwest Nazarene University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/northwest-nazarene) | Division II | Nampa, Idaho | 70 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Saint Martin's University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/saint-martins) | Division II | Lacey, Washington | 53 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Seattle Pacific University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/seattle-pacific) | Division II | Seattle, Washington | 37 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Simon Fraser University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/simon-fraser) | — | — | 60 | 2026-10-22 |
| [University of Alaska-Anchorage](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/alas-anchorage) | Division II | Anchorage, Alaska | 43 | 2026-10-13 |
| [University of Alaska-Fairbanks](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/alas-fairbanks) | Division II | Fairbanks, Alaska | 48 | 2026-10-13 |
| [Western Oregon University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/western-ore) | Division II | Monmouth, Oregon | 60 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Western Washington University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/western-wash) | — | Bellingham, Washington | 38 | 2026-10-15 |

## How are Great Northwest 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 | 93 | 17% |
| All coaches (head, associate, assistant, coordinators) | 273 | 51% |
| Sport operations, recruiting & equipment | 15 | 3% |
| Video & analytics | 0 | 0% |
| Strength & conditioning, athletic training, sports science | 62 | 12% |
| Athletics directors, senior leadership & sport administrators | 34 | 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 Northwest Athletic?**

534 tracked positions across 10 covered athletic departments as of 22 Oct 2026, of which 273 are coaching roles and 34 are athletics-director or sport-administrator roles.

**Which Great Northwest Athletic school has the largest athletic department?**

Central Washington University lists 81 staff positions in its official athletics directory (verified 14 Oct 2026), the most in the Great Northwest 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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