Amber Schwarte is in her fourth season (2025-26) in her second stint on the Wildcat sidelines as a Coaching Assistant for Wayne State women's basketball.
Schwarte served as an assistant coach with the Wildcats from 2018-19, then became Director of the Wayne Community Activity Center and now works at State Nebraska Bank and Trust in Wayne.
Schwarte came to Wayne after serving one season (2017-18) as an assistant coach for Brent Pollari at St. Mary's University in Minnesota. She also served one year (2016-17) as a graduate assistant coach at Dordt College, an NAIA school located in Sioux Center, Iowa.
A graduate of Northern Iowa in 2016, the former Amber Sorenson was a standout player for five seasons (2011-16) with the Panthers women's basketball team. She broke the single season school record for 3-pointers as a senior with 97, averaging 12.4 points and 4.2 rebounds per game to go with 36 blocked shots to receive All-Missouri Valley Conference honors. Schwarte ended her playing career second all-time in 3-pointers and was an MVC Scholar Athlete.
Schwarte Sorenson is a native of Caledonia, Minnesota and earned a bachelor's degree from Northern Iowa in health promotion with an emphasis on fitness and a minor in coaching. She also has a master's degree in organizational leadership/sport management.
Amber and her husband John reside in Wayne with their three children - Isaiah (5), Avrie (3) and Elijah (1).
updated 7/10/25
