| SCHWARTZ'S CAREER RECORD |
|
|
OVERALL |
KCAC |
| TEAM |
YEAR |
W |
L |
T |
W |
L |
T |
| KWU |
2024 |
11 |
7 |
2 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
| KWU |
2023 |
10 |
8 |
2 |
7 |
5 |
1 |
| TOTAL AT KWU |
21 |
15 |
4 |
18 |
7 |
1 |
| SWC |
2022 |
11 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
1 |
4 |
| SWC |
2021 |
13 |
5 |
1 |
9 |
3 |
0 |
| TOTAL AT SWC |
24 |
10 |
6 |
16 |
4 |
4 |
| CAREER TOTAL |
45 |
25 |
10 |
34 |
11 |
5 |
Joe Schwartz has been the women's soccer coach at Kansas Wesleyan since March 2023.
2024 saw the Coyotes finish second in the KCAC with an 11-2 record in the conference. KWU opened the season 0-4-1 facing a gauntlet of competition that included four opponents nationally ranked or receiving votes. KWU was the first team to score a goal on Central Methodist on the season. KWU rolled through the KCAC, outscoring conference opponents 36-8 on the season. KWU would play in the KCAC quarterfinals, but suffered a 1-0 setback in the match to York. KWU had seven All-KCAC picks led by first-team selections Valeria Hernandez, Maleia Jackson and Isabella Galvan. KWU also excelled academically with 14 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes and 18 were named Academic All-KCAC.
2023 was Schwartz's first season at Kansas Wesleyan. He led the Coyotes to a 10-8-2 overall record and a 7-5-1 record in the KCAC. KWU earned the No. 6 seed in the KCAC Tournament and went on the road and picked up a 1-0 win over Saint Mary avenging a regular season loss to the Spires. The victory sent the Coyotes to an unprecendented 19th-consecutive KCAC Semifinals appearance. The longest such streak in conference history. Leoni Enzlmuller was named to the All-KCAC first team, headlining six KWU selections to the All-KCAC teams. KWU had 14 Academic All-KCAC selections, and 11 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes.
Schwartz came to Kansas Wesleyan after spending two seasons as head coach at Southwestern College in Winfield.
Schwartz compiled a 24-10-6 overall record and a 16-4-4 record in KCAC play at Southwestern. His teams twice advanced to the KCAC Championship Match. He coached 12 All-KCAC honorees and 23 KCAC Scholar-Athletes during his two years at Southwestern.
Southwestern’s KCAC finals appearances were the first since 2012 for the program.
Schwartz has over eight years of coaching experience across several levels of the game.
Prior to arriving at Southwestern, he was the head coach of the Arkansas City High School girls’ soccer team for five years after serving as an assistant for the program for two years prior to that. He also served as an assistant coach for the boys’ program.
Schwartz is also a founding member of a local boys and girls soccer club in the Winfield area. The club provides a scene available for local talent to participate in Wichita leagues and beyond.
He is also the founder and leader of Ascension Soccer Development, a company that provides individual and small group training to dedicated individuals.
Schwartz, a native of Arkansas City, played soccer at Southwestern College while completing his Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology in 2014. He is working towards completion of his Master of Leadership degree also from Southwestern.
He is married to Taylor and has two children.
