Matt Schwartz is entering his eighth year as head women's soccer coach at Madison College after being hired in April 2016. Schwartz had spent the previous three seasons as the assistant men's soccer coach, and again served as an assistant coach for the WolfPack men during the 2020-21 athletic year.
In his seven years at the helm, Schwartz has guided Madison College to a 68-30-8 (.679) record. In 2017, he led the WolfPack to the program's first North Central Community College Conference title, first NJCAA Region 4 championship, first NJCAA District title, and its first appearance at the NJCAA Division III Women's Soccer National Championships. As a result, he was named the Region 4 Coach of the Year, an honor he has claimed four times in total. He was also named N4C Coach of the Year on four occasions. The WolfPack not only successfully defended their N4C title in 2018, but have put together a run of six consecutive league crowns. They also won additional NJCAA Region 4 trophies in 2019, 2021, and 2022. Schwartz has coached four All-Americans, including the program's first two-time All-American, four N4C Most Valuable Players, four Region 4 Players of the Year, four Region 4 Tournament MVPs, 43 all-conference, and 51 all-region players.
A Madison, Wisconsin, native, Schwartz is a 2005 graduate of Monona Grove High School, playing with the Middleton Soccer Club during his high school years. After graduation, Schwartz turned his attention to coaching and has been active in the soccer community since 2008. For the past two years, he has served as head coach of the Verona Soccer Club's U14 and U15 Girls, and U16 and U18 Boys teams. Previously, Schwartz has fulfilled coaching roles with Madison FC (U12 Boys Head Coach and U18 Girls Assistant) and Monona Grove HS (Varsity Boys Assistant, Varsity Girls Goalkeeper Coach, JV Boys Head Coach.
Schwartz graduated from UW-Whitewater with a degree in history in 2012, and believes in stressing “teamwork and the ability to overcome adversity on and off the field.” He also notes that “discipline and simplicity are key to a successful program.”
Schwartz, who lives in Monona, is a personal trainer and owns his own business. In his free time, Schwartz enjoys working out, reading, cooking, playing video games, and playing soccer.
