Linga, who hails from Nairobi, Kenya, was named the Women’s National Track Athlete of the Year. She scored 28 points at the 2021 NJCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships thanks to event titles in the 5000 (17:10.14) and 10,000 (36:22.84) and finishing runner-up in the 1500 (4:41.14). During the regular season, Linga broke the NJCAA record in the 10,000 (34:42.65) and became the seventh-best performer in NJCAA history in the 5000 (16:53.25).