# Lone Star Athletics Staff Directory

The Lone Star has 18 athletic departments covered by Whistle with 1,039 tracked staff positions as of 19 Oct 2026 (NCAA Division II): 449 coaches including 190 head coaches, 19 sport-operations staff, 5 video & analytics staff and 80 in athletics leadership. The largest department is Dallas Baptist University (96 positions).

_Data as of 19 Oct 2026._
Source: the official athletics staff directories of the 18 schools listed, each re-read on a rolling schedule; newest refresh 19 Oct 2026. Whistle covers 1,098 NCAA departments in total.
_Canonical URL: https://gowhistle.io/directory/lone-star_

## The Lone Star at a glance

- **Schools covered:** 18
- **Division:** NCAA Division II
- **States:** Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
- **Tracked staff positions:** 1,039
- **Positions with a published or inferred email:** 853 (82%)
- **Newest directory refresh:** 19 Oct 2026

## Which schools are in the Lone Star?

| School | Division | Location | Tracked positions | Directory verified |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| [Angelo State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/angelo-st) | Division II | San Angelo, Texas | 86 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Cameron University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/cameron) | Division II | Lawton, Oklahoma | 43 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Dallas Baptist University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/dallas-baptist) | Division II | Dallas, Texas | 96 | 2026-10-19 |
| [Eastern New Mexico University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/eastern-nm) | Division II | Portales, New Mexico | 50 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Lubbock Christian University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/lubbock-christian) | Division II | Lubbock, Texas | 58 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Midwestern State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/midwestern-st) | Division II | Wichita Falls, Texas | 60 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Oklahoma Christian University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/okla-christian) | Division II | Edmond, Oklahoma | 63 | 2026-10-15 |
| [St. Edward's University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/st-edwards) | Division II | Austin, Texas | 59 | 2026-10-15 |
| [St. Mary's University (Texas)](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/st-marys-tx) | Division II | San Antonio, Texas | 64 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Sul Ross State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/sul-ross-st) | Division II | Alpine, Texas | 40 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Texas A&M International University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/tex-am-intl) | Division II | Laredo, Texas | 36 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Texas A&M-Kingsville](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/tex-am-kingsville) | Division II | Kingsville, Texas | 64 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Texas of the Permian Basin](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/tex-permian-basin) | Division II | Odessa, Texas | 53 | 2026-10-15 |
| [University of Arkansas-Fort Smith](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/ark-fort-smith) | Division II | Fort Smith, Arkansas | 27 | 2026-10-14 |
| [University of Texas at Dallas](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/texas-dallas) | Division II | Richardson, Texas | 56 | 2026-10-15 |
| [University of Texas at Tyler](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/texas-tyler) | Division II | Tyler, Texas | 58 | 2026-10-15 |
| [West Texas A&M University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/west-tex-am) | Division II | Canyon, Texas | 79 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Western New Mexico University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/western-nm) | — | Silver City, New Mexico | 47 | 2026-10-15 |

## How are Lone Star athletics staff distributed by role?

Across the 18 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 | 190 | 18% |
| All coaches (head, associate, assistant, coordinators) | 449 | 43% |
| Sport operations, recruiting & equipment | 19 | 2% |
| Video & analytics | 5 | 0% |
| Strength & conditioning, athletic training, sports science | 107 | 10% |
| Athletics directors, senior leadership & sport administrators | 80 | 8% |

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## Other NCAA Division II conferences

- [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
- [South Atlantic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/south-atlantic) — 13 schools, 1,014 positions

## Frequently asked questions

**How many athletics staff work in the Lone Star?**

1,039 tracked positions across 18 covered athletic departments as of 19 Oct 2026, of which 449 are coaching roles and 80 are athletics-director or sport-administrator roles.

**Which Lone Star school has the largest athletic department?**

Dallas Baptist University lists 96 staff positions in its official athletics directory (verified 19 Oct 2026), the most in the Lone Star 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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