Coach Ray Wells embarks on his 21st season at Lindsey Wilson College in 2010. The seven-time NAIA National Coach of the Year led the program to its eighth national title a season ago and eyes the program's 400th win in 2010.

Wells has guided the Blue Raiders to a 386-63-21 overall mark -- an incredible .844 winning percentage -- in 20 seasons as the program's only head coach.

In addition to winning the 2009 NAIA title, Wells guided the men's soccer program to NAIA National Championships in 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005.

Wells created the men's varsity soccer program from scratch in 1990, and led the Blue Raiders to a 115-9-2 record while winning four NAIA National Championships during a five year stretch (1998-2002) in the late 1990's and early 2000's.

Meet Coach Wells…   Personal Birthdate: April 6, 1959 Wife: Cindy Children: Chris and Trae   Education Miami Norland Senior High, 1977 Miami Dade Community College-North, 1979 (AA) Appalachian State University, 1981 Georgia Southern University, 1984 (MED) Georgia Southern University, 1985 (EDS)   Contact Information Office: Morrison House Phone: 270-384-8069 Fax: 270-384-8078 Mail: 210 Lindsey Wilson Street, Columbia, KY 42728 E-Mail: wellsr@lindsey.edu   Coaching Honors ·         Seven-Time NAIA National Coach of the Year (1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2009) ·         Four-Time Mid-South Conference Coach of the Year (2003, 2004, 2005, 2009) ·         Seven-Time Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Coach of the Year   Coaching Milestones ·         Aug. 30, 1990 -- First LWC win vs. Morehead State Univ. ·         Nov. 8, 1991 -- 100th all-time career win. ·         Nov. 23, 1992 -- First LWC national tournament. ·         Nov. 25, 1995 -- First LWC national title. ·         Nov. 25, 1995 -- 100th LWC win vs. Midwestern State. ·         Nov. 30, 1996 -- Second LWC national title. ·         Sept. 19, 1997 -- 200th all-time career win. ·         Nov. 28, 1998 -- Third LWC national title. ·         Nov. 28, 1998 -- First perfect season (25-0-0). ·         Nov. 23, 1999 -- Fourth LWC national title. ·         Oct. 21, 2000 -- 200th LWC win vs. North Greenville. ·         Nov. 21, 2000 -- Fifth LWC national title. ·         Nov. 1, 2001 -- 300th all-time career win. ·         Nov. 20, 2001 -- Sixth LWC national title. ·         Sept. 20, 2005 -- 300th LWC win vs. Bethel College. ·         Nov. 22, 2005 -- Seventh LWC national title. ·         Nov. 10, 2006 -- 400th all-time career win. ·         Dec. 5, 2009 -- Eighth LWC national championship.

Along the way, Wells' teams have produced winning streaks of 28 (the longest in NAIA soccer history), 22, 20, and 13 games, and hold the second-longest unbeaten string in NAIA soccer history (31 games), which includes a 25-0-0 record during the 1998 championships season.

In 27 collegiate seasons as a head coach, Wells has led his teams to a combined mark of 458-99-31. At four-year institutions, Wells' record is 397-75-24 in 22 seasons.

At Lindsey Wilson, Wells' teams have reached the NAIA National Tournament 17 times in 20 years, including appearances in the NAIA National Championship game eight of the past 14 seasons, where the Blue Raiders have never lost. The Blue Raiders' record in the NAIA National Tournament is 40-9-4 (.792 win pct.).

The 40 NAIA National Tournament wins is one shy of the all-time record held by Quincy (Ill.) University for the most at the national tournament.

Since the inception of the Lindsey Wilson men's soccer program, the Blue Raiders have lost just two conference games. Formally of the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) and currently as a member of the Mid-South Conference (MSC), Wells' teams have posted a 91-2-3 record in conference regular season games and a 132-2-3 record against conference foes all-time, including 16 consecutive postseason conference tournament titles.

Wells has guided Lindsey Wilson to a 189-15-8 (.910 win pct.) record at home, including a 115-12-2 mark in the first nine seasons at Walter S. Reuling Stadium, the Blue Raiders' on-campus soccer stadium.

Wells has been named KIAC Coach of the Year on seven different occasions and Mid-South Conference Coach of the Year four times, along with being named NAIA regional coach of the year six times.

During his first nine years at Lindsey Wilson, Coach Wells was also Lindsey Wilson's athletic director, where he oversaw the development of 13 new sports programs.

Prior to becoming a coach, Wells was a standout collegiate player at Appalachian State (NC) University, earning All-Southern Conference honors in 1981. After earning his bachelor's degree in 1982, Coach Wells was hired as assistant men's soccer coach at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia. He spent one season as an assistant before being elevated to the head coaching post in 1983, leading the Eagles to an 11-12-3 record in two seasons.

In 1985, Wells was named head men's soccer coach at Andrew College, a junior college in Cuthbert, Ga., where in five seasons he led the Tigers to a 61-24-7 overall record, including a trip to the NJCAA Final Four in 1988.

In his 27 seasons as a head coach, Wells' teams have produced 61 All-Americans (58 at LWC), 86 all-region choices, and 153 all-conference performers.

Wells and his wife, Cindy, have two sons, Chris and Trae.

Collegiate Coaching Career

1982: Assistant Coach (Georgia Southern Univ.)