# Equipment staff in the MAC MAC athletic departments list 40 equipment staff positions across 13 of the 13 covered schools as of 3 Nov 2026 — 2% of the conference's 1,990 tracked positions, an average of 3.1 per department that has the function. Northern Illinois University has the most (5). In the last 90 days Whistle detected 2 hires, 1 departure and 1 title change in these roles. _Data as of 3 Nov 2026._ Source: the official athletics staff directories of the 13 covered MAC schools, re-read on a rolling schedule; roles classified from published titles; changes from successive reads. _Canonical URL: https://gowhistle.io/directory/mac/roles/equipment_ ## Equipment in the MAC at a glance - **Conference:** [MAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mac) — NCAA Division I - **Schools covered:** 13 - **Schools with equipment staff:** 13 (100%) - **Equipment positions:** 40 (2% of 1,990 tracked positions) - **Average per department with the function:** 3.1 - **Changes, last 90 days:** 2 hires · 1 departures · 1 title changes ## How many equipment staff does each MAC school have? One row per covered department. "Positions" counts current (non-departed) staff whose classified role or published title places them in equipment; changes are non-baseline hires, departures and title changes in those positions over the last 90 days, with same-day directory re-reads excluded. | School | Division | Equipment positions | All tracked positions | Hires (90d) | Departures (90d) | Title changes (90d) | | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | | [Northern Illinois University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/northernillinois) | Division I | 5 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | [Ohio University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/ohio) | Division I | 5 | 149 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | [University of Akron](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/akron) | Division I | 4 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | [Western Michigan University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/westernmichigan) | Division I | 4 | 158 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | [Ball State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/ballstate) | Division I | 3 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | [Bowling Green State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/bowlinggreen) | Division I | 3 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | [Kent State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/kentstate) | Division I | 3 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | [University of Massachusetts Amherst](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/umass) | Division I | 3 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | [University of Toledo](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/toledo) | Division I | 3 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | [Eastern Michigan University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/easternmichigan) | Division I | 2 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | [Miami University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/miamioh) | Division I | 2 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | [University at Buffalo](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/buffalo) | Division I | 2 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | [Central Michigan University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/centralmichigan) | Division I | 1 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ## Who sells to equipment staff? Equipment is the buying group for apparel and footwear brands, protective equipment, laundry and inventory systems, team-store and licensing vendors. Typical titles in this group: Director of Equipment Operations; Equipment Manager, Football; Assistant Equipment Manager. Whistle customers filter these positions by conference, school, state and sport, see each person's name, title and contact details where the directory publishes them, and get an alert when one of the positions changes hands. ## Other staff functions in the MAC - [Ticketing in the MAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mac/roles/ticketing) — 34 positions at 12 schools - [Marketing & fan experience in the MAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mac/roles/marketing) — 28 positions at 12 schools - [Communications & media relations in the MAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mac/roles/communications) — 40 positions at 13 schools - [Compliance in the MAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mac/roles/compliance) — 28 positions at 13 schools - [Development & fundraising in the MAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mac/roles/development) — 48 positions at 13 schools - [Facilities & event operations in the MAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mac/roles/facilities-event-ops) — 54 positions at 12 schools - [Video & analytics in the MAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mac/roles/video) — 53 positions at 10 schools - [Strength & conditioning in the MAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mac/roles/strength-conditioning) — 81 positions at 13 schools - [Athletic training & sports medicine in the MAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mac/roles/athletic-training) — 182 positions at 12 schools ## Equipment in other conferences - [Equipment in the ACC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/acc/roles/equipment) — 18 schools - [Equipment in the Big Ten](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-ten/roles/equipment) — 18 schools - [Equipment in the SEC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sec/roles/equipment) — 16 schools - [Equipment in the Big 12](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-12/roles/equipment) — 15 schools - [Equipment in the AAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/aac/roles/equipment) — 13 schools - [Equipment in the Big Sky](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-sky/roles/equipment) — 13 schools - [Equipment in the CAA](https://gowhistle.io/directory/caa/roles/equipment) — 13 schools - [Equipment in the Sun Belt](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sun-belt/roles/equipment) — 13 schools - [Equipment in the Atlantic 10](https://gowhistle.io/directory/atlantic-10/roles/equipment) — 11 schools - [Equipment in the Patriot League](https://gowhistle.io/directory/patriot-league/roles/equipment) — 10 schools - [Equipment in the Pennsylvania State Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/pennsylvania-state-athletic/roles/equipment) — 10 schools - [Equipment in the Southland](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southland/roles/equipment) — 10 schools ## Method Positions are counted from each person's published job title, classified into Whistle's role vocabulary (shared/staff-roles.ts); this group is the "equipment" role. Change counts compare successive reads of each school's official directory; a school's first extraction and any day on which 25% or more of a roster appears or disappears at once (a re-read, not turnover) are excluded. This page is published when at least 3 covered MAC schools have the function and they list at least 10 positions between them; smaller combinations are kept out of search indexes. ## Frequently asked questions **How many equipment staff work in the MAC?** 40 current positions across 13 covered MAC athletic departments as of 3 Nov 2026; Northern Illinois University lists the most (5). **Which MAC school has the largest equipment staff?** Northern Illinois University, with 5 equipment staff positions out of 133 tracked positions. **How much turnover is there in MAC equipment roles?** 4 changes in the last 90 days: 2 hires, 1 departure, 1 title change, after excluding first reads and same-day re-reads. **Where does this staff 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). Selling to equipment staff in the MAC? [Whistle](https://gowhistle.io/pricing) lists every one of these 40 positions with name and title, emails and phones where the directory publishes them, and an alert when one changes. Or [buy the conference as a one-time dataset](https://gowhistle.io/data). --- Whistle (Whistle Athletics) is a collegiate athletics sales-intelligence platform: staff directories, hiring signals and contact data for vendors selling into NCAA athletic departments. Public pages show counts and roles only, never personal contact details. Site summary: https://gowhistle.io/llms.txt