# Northwest Athletics Staff Directory

The Northwest has 8 athletic departments covered by Whistle with 702 tracked staff positions as of 15 Oct 2026 (NCAA Division III): 503 coaches including 117 head coaches, 34 sport-operations staff, 5 video & analytics staff and 22 in athletics leadership. The largest department is Pacific University (104 positions).

_Data as of 15 Oct 2026._
Source: the official athletics staff directories of the 8 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/northwest_

## The Northwest at a glance

- **Schools covered:** 8
- **Division:** NCAA Division III
- **States:** Oregon, Washington
- **Tracked staff positions:** 702
- **Positions with a published or inferred email:** 496 (71%)
- **Newest directory refresh:** 15 Oct 2026

## Which schools are in the Northwest?

| School | Division | Location | Tracked positions | Directory verified |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| [George Fox University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/george-fox) | Division III | Newberg, Oregon | 103 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Lewis & Clark College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/lewis-clark) | Division III | Portland, Oregon | 93 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Linfield College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/linfield) | Division III | McMinnville, Oregon | 85 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Pacific Lutheran University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/pacific-lutheran) | Division III | Tacoma, Washington | 90 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Pacific University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/pacific-or) | Division III | Forest Grove, Oregon | 104 | 2026-10-15 |
| [University of Puget Sound](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/puget-sound) | Division III | Tacoma, Washington | 92 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Whitman College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/whitman) | Division III | Walla Walla, Washington | 51 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Whitworth University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/whitworth) | Division III | Spokane, Washington | 84 | 2026-10-15 |

## How are Northwest athletics staff distributed by role?

Across the 8 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 | 117 | 17% |
| All coaches (head, associate, assistant, coordinators) | 503 | 72% |
| Sport operations, recruiting & equipment | 34 | 5% |
| Video & analytics | 5 | 1% |
| Strength & conditioning, athletic training, sports science | 58 | 8% |
| Athletics directors, senior leadership & sport administrators | 22 | 3% |

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## Other NCAA Division III conferences

- [Great Northeast Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/great-northeast-athletic) — 14 schools, 724 positions
- [Independent](https://gowhistle.io/directory/independent) — 14 schools, 640 positions
- [Northern Athletics Collegiate](https://gowhistle.io/directory/northern-athletics-collegiate) — 13 schools, 885 positions
- [South Atlantic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/south-atlantic) — 13 schools, 1,014 positions
- [Old Dominion Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/old-dominion-athletic) — 12 schools, 869 positions
- [Presidents' Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/presidents-athletic) — 12 schools, 897 positions
- [Skyline](https://gowhistle.io/directory/skyline) — 12 schools, 584 positions
- [United East](https://gowhistle.io/directory/united-east) — 12 schools, 599 positions
- [Conference of New England](https://gowhistle.io/directory/conference-of-new-england) — 11 schools, 678 positions
- [Empire 8](https://gowhistle.io/directory/empire-8) — 11 schools, 826 positions

## Frequently asked questions

**How many athletics staff work in the Northwest?**

702 tracked positions across 8 covered athletic departments as of 15 Oct 2026, of which 503 are coaching roles and 22 are athletics-director or sport-administrator roles.

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

Pacific University lists 104 staff positions in its official athletics directory (verified 15 Oct 2026), the most in the Northwest 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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