Linda Wells was a five sport athlete: softball, volleyball, basketball, tennis and field hockey at Southeast Missouri State University. She started her coaching career in Minnesota where she coached three sports to national recognition: softball, volleyball and basketball. She then came to ASU and coached the softball team for 15 years. She retired with 914 career wins that places her 18th all-time in NCAA history. Wells also was the head coach for two Olympic teams: Greek (2004) and the Netherlands (2008). Coach Wells is a part of the NSCA Hall of Fame, the University of Minnesota Hall of Fame, and State of Minnesota Hall of Fame.