Entering her fifth season at the helm of West Florida, head coach Melissa Wolter has contributed to the rise of Argonaut volleyball. Since arriving in 2003, Wolter has compiled a 73-36 record. In seven career seasons as head coach, Wolter is 109-87. Wolter earned her 100th career victory on September 26th, 2006 with a 3-0 win over Spring Hill College.

Wolter is also active in the decision-making process of NCAA Division II volleyball. This season, Wolter will again serve at the chair of the NCAA Division II South Central Regional Advisory Committee. In addition, she is also a member of the NCAA Division II Women's National Volleyball Committee.

Last season Wolter led West Florida to a 20-15 record, and the Argonauts first NCAA Division II South Central Regional appearance. The 2006 squad (#7 seed) pulled off the biggest upset in the NCAA national tournament with a 3-0 victory over Washburn (#2), before finally falling to Central Missouri State in a 5 game marathon ending with a final game score of 17-19. Rewarded for their efforts on the season, three Argonauts were placed on the GSC All-Conference team and two were named to the AVCA South Central All-Region team as well as the South Central Regional Tournament team. In her tenure, Wolter has seen ten total players earn GSC All-Conference honors.

Wolter came to West Florida from NCAA Division II Wisconsin-Parkside in Kenosha, WI. She was the head coach of the Rangers for three years finishing her playing career and serving one year as an assistant coach. Wolter lead the Rangers to their seventh straight Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament in 2002 with a record of 16-11. She also served as the Assistant Director of Marketing for the Wisconsin-Parkside Athletic Department in 2001.

This summer, Wolter worked closely with USA Volleyball as a head coach for the Youth National A2 Team. The team competed in the International Junior Division of the USAV High Performance Championships in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Wolter earned the high honor of serving as an assistant coach for the USA Youth National Under-18 National Team for two summers. In 2005, Wolter traveled with the team to the Federation Internationale de Volleyball World Championships in China, where the team placed 4th. At the 2004 North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation Championships in Puerto Rico, Wolter helped coach the USA Youth National U-18 Team to a 4-0 record and a gold medal.

In 2002, Wolter was the chair of the Badger Region High Performance programs, the entry level program for the USA Volleyball pipeline. She was also coached Junior Olympic volleyball with clubs such as Milwaukee Sting, Wisconsin Power and Wisconsin Select.

Wolter also has 13 years experience with volleyball camps around the country. This summer, she was the lead coach at the USA Volleyball A1 Kalamazoo, MI and Austin, TX camps. In previous years she ran the Gulf Coast Region and Arizona Region camps.