# Northern Sun Intercollegiate Athletics Staff Directory

The Northern Sun Intercollegiate has 15 athletic departments covered by Whistle with 1,222 tracked staff positions as of 15 Oct 2026 (NCAA Division II): 613 coaches including 193 head coaches, 46 sport-operations staff, 5 video & analytics staff and 69 in athletics leadership. The largest department is Minnesota State University-Mankato (125 positions).

_Data as of 15 Oct 2026._
Source: the official athletics staff directories of the 15 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/northern-sun-intercollegiate_

## The Northern Sun Intercollegiate at a glance

- **Schools covered:** 15
- **Division:** NCAA Division II
- **States:** Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota
- **Tracked staff positions:** 1,222
- **Positions with a published or inferred email:** 1,021 (84%)
- **Newest directory refresh:** 15 Oct 2026

## Which schools are in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate?

| School | Division | Location | Tracked positions | Directory verified |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| [Augustana University (SD)](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/augustana-sd) | Division II | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | 95 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Bemidji State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/bemidji-st) | Division II | Bemidji, Minnesota | 69 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Concordia University, St. Paul](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/concordia-st-paul) | Division II | St. Paul, Minnesota | 81 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Minnesota State Univ.-Moorhead](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/minn-st-moorhead) | — | Moorhead, Minnesota | 83 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Minnesota State University-Mankato](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/minn-st-mankato) | Division II | Mankato, Minnesota | 125 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Minot State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/minot-st) | Division II | Minot, North Dakota | 90 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Northern State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/northern-st) | Division II | Aberdeen, South Dakota | 84 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Southwest Minnesota St. University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/southwest-minn-st) | Division II | Marshall, Minnesota | 74 | 2026-10-15 |
| [St. Cloud State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/st-cloud-st) | Division II | St. Cloud, Minnesota | 102 | 2026-10-15 |
| [University of Mary](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/mary) | Division II | Bismarck, North Dakota | 86 | 2026-10-14 |
| [University of Minnesota-Crookston](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/minn-crookston) | Division II | Crookston, Minnesota | 45 | 2026-10-15 |
| [University of Minnesota-Duluth](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/minn-duluth) | Division II | Duluth, Minnesota | 82 | 2026-10-15 |
| [University of Sioux Falls](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/sioux-falls) | Division II | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | 78 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Wayne State College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/wayne-st-ne) | Division II | Wayne, Nebraska | 68 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Winona State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/winona-st) | Division II | Winona, Minnesota | 60 | 2026-10-15 |

## How are Northern Sun Intercollegiate athletics staff distributed by role?

Across the 15 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 | 193 | 16% |
| All coaches (head, associate, assistant, coordinators) | 613 | 50% |
| Sport operations, recruiting & equipment | 46 | 4% |
| Video & analytics | 5 | 0% |
| Strength & conditioning, athletic training, sports science | 161 | 13% |
| Athletics directors, senior leadership & sport administrators | 69 | 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
- [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 Northern Sun Intercollegiate?**

1,222 tracked positions across 15 covered athletic departments as of 15 Oct 2026, of which 613 are coaching roles and 69 are athletics-director or sport-administrator roles.

**Which Northern Sun Intercollegiate school has the largest athletic department?**

Minnesota State University-Mankato lists 125 staff positions in its official athletics directory (verified 15 Oct 2026), the most in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate 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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