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Independent Athletics Staff Directory

The Independent has 14 athletic departments covered by Whistle with 640 tracked staff positions as of 15 Oct 2026 (NCAA Division III, NCAA Division II): 380 coaches including 145 head coaches, 14 sport-operations staff, 3 video & analytics staff and 27 in athletics leadership. The largest department is St. Thomas University (160 positions).

Data as of 15 Oct 2026.

Source: the official athletics staff directories of the 14 schools listed, each re-read on a rolling schedule; newest refresh 15 Oct 2026. Whistle covers 1,098 NCAA departments in total.

The Independent at a glance

Schools covered: 14
Division: NCAA Division III, NCAA Division II
States: California, Georgia, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania
Tracked staff positions: 640
Positions with a published or inferred email: 487 (76%)
Newest directory refresh: 15 Oct 2026

Which schools are in the Independent?

School	Division	Location	Tracked positions	Directory verified
Bryn Mawr College	Division III	Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania	48	2026-10-14
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania	—	Cheyney, Pennsylvania	7	2026-10-14
Clarke University	—	Dubuque, Iowa	43	2026-10-14
College of Saint Benedict	Division III	St. Joseph, Minnesota	65	2026-10-15
La Sierra University	—	Riverside, California	49	2026-10-15
Louisiana College	—	—	42	2026-10-15
Oklahoma Panhandle State Univ.	—	Goodwell, Oklahoma	38	2026-10-15
Paine College	—	Augusta, Georgia	11	2026-10-15
Smith College	Division III	Northampton, Massachusetts	62	2026-10-15
Sonoma State University	Division II	Rohnert Park, California	3	2026-10-15
St. Catherine University	Division III	St. Paul, Minnesota	44	2026-10-15
St. Thomas University	—	—	160	2026-10-15
University of St. Francis (Ill.)	—	—	62	2026-10-15
Washington Adventist University	—	Takoma Park, Maryland	6	2026-10-15

How are Independent athletics staff distributed by role?

Across the 14 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	145	23%
All coaches (head, associate, assistant, coordinators)	380	59%
Sport operations, recruiting & equipment	14	2%
Video & analytics	3	0%
Strength & conditioning, athletic training, sports science	55	9%
Athletics directors, senior leadership & sport administrators	27	4%

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Other NCAA Division III / 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
Great Northeast Athletic — 14 schools, 724 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 Independent?

640 tracked positions across 14 covered athletic departments as of 15 Oct 2026, of which 380 are coaching roles and 27 are athletics-director or sport-administrator roles.

Which Independent school has the largest athletic department?

St. Thomas University lists 160 staff positions in its official athletics directory (verified 15 Oct 2026), the most in the Independent 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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