ACCOLADES WON:
- Seventh Overall Pick of 2022 MLS SuperDraft by the New York Red Bulls
- 2021 ECAC Defensive Player of the Year
- 2021 All-ECAC Selection
- 2021 CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-American
- 2021 MLS College Showcase Participant
- 2021 United Soccer Coaches Second-Team All-Atlantic Region
- 2021 Senior CLASS Award Finalist
- 2021 All-Patriot League Tournament Team
- 2021 Academic All-Patriot League Team
- 2021 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
- 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-District
- 2021 All-Patriot League First Team
- 2021 Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year
- 2021 Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 6, Oct. 11)
- 2021 Patriot League Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
- 2021 Patriot League Preseason All-League Team
- 2020-21 CoSIDA Second-Team Academic All-American
- 2020-21 Patriot League Co-Defensive Player of the Year
- 2020-21 All-Patriot League First Team
- 2020-21 United Soccer Coaches Second-Team All-Atlantic Region
- 2020-21 CoSIDA Academic All-District
- 2020-21 Academic All-Patriot League Team
- 2020 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
- 2019 Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year
- 2019 All-Patriot League First Team
- 2019 United Soccer Coaches First-Team All-Atlantic Region
- 2019 Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 2, Sept. 30)
- 2019 Academic All-Patriot League Team
- 2019 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
- 2018 All-Patriot League Third Team
- 2018 Patriot League Rookie of the Week (Aug. 27)
- 2018 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
2021 - SENIOR: Finished his collegiate career with one of the most decorated resumes in program history ... One of seven players to start all 19 games for the Midshipmen … Anchored a Navy back line at center back that allowed just 20 goals for an average of 1.05 scores per game in addition to finishing with a league-best 10 shutouts … Contributed offensively with four points on two goals, both being game winners … Added 14 shots with eight being on goal … Logged a career-best 1,716 minutes played that included playing the full time in 17 of his 19 starts … Named the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week twice (9/6 and 10/11) … Named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year for the third time in his career … First player in program and Patriot League history to earn the award three times … First Team All-Patriot League selection for the third time … All-Patriot League Tournament Team selection ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll ... Named to the men’s soccer Academic All-Patriot League team for the third time … Named to CoSIDA Academic All-District Team ... Finalist for the men's soccer Senior CLASS Award ... United Soccer Coaches Second-Team All-Atlantic Region selection ... Selected as one of 44 players nationally to take part in the 2021 MLS College Showcase ... Named CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-American ... All-ECAC selection ... ECAC Defensive Player of the Year ... Drafted seventh overall by the New York Red Bulls in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft ...
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2020 - JUNIOR: Named Co-Defensive Player of the Year and was selected to the First Team All-Patriot League … United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-Atlantic Region … He appeared in six of Navy’s seven contests where he started in all six of appearances … He played the full time in each game he played and finished the season with 560 minutes on the Navy backline … Nocita also scored a goal in Navy’s season opener against North Carolina State on Oct. 18 … He scored the game-tying goal against North Carolina State in the 37th minute to push the Midshipmen to a 2-1 road win … Named to the Academic All-Patriot League Team ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll … Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team ... Named CoSIDA Second-Team Academic All-American ...
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2019 - SOPHOMORE: Selected as the 2019 Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year and was a First Team All-League selection … Was named to the United Soccer Coaches First Team All-Atlantic Region … Led all field players on the team with 1,556 minutes and started all 17 matches for the Midshipmen … He helped guide the Navy defense to 10 shutouts, which included the fourth-best shutout percentage (.588) and team goals-against average (.574) in the country … The Navy defense also ranked eighth in the NCAA with a save percentage mark of .818 … Nocita chipped in on the offensive end with seven points backed by three goals and an assist … He tallied a goal in Navy’s season-opening win against UNC Asheville (Aug. 31) and the scored back-to-back game-winning goals against Saint Peter’s (Sept. 8) and Mount St. Mary’s (Sept. 14) … Nocita was named the Patriot League Defender of the Week on September 2 and 30 … Named to the All-Patriot League Academic Team ... 2019 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll ...
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2018 - FRESHMAN: Named Third Team All-Patriot League during his freshman campaign … Named Patriot League Rookie of the Week on August 27 … Anchored the Navy backline and was the lone individual to play all 1,557 minutes during the season … Notched his first collegiate point for Navy in the Star Match against Army on October 12 with an assist for the Midshipmen … Finished the season with three shots and one shot on goal, which came on September 11 at Saint Joseph’s ... named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll ...
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PERSONAL: Played soccer with Real So Cal as a center back … Also competed in track and field and lacrosse while in high school … 2016 Mission League Champion in the long jump and triple jump, while finishing third in the 4x400m relay at the 2016 California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section (CIFSS) and fifth in the long jump … Earned Academic First Honors (2015, 2016), while garnering Academic Highest Honors (4.0 GPA or higher) in Fall 2016 and Head Masters List (4.0 GPA or higher) in Spring 2017 … Son of Lisa Mueller and Mike Nocita. Lives in Porter Ranch, Calif., with his mother and stepfather Reinhold Mueller … Mother, Lisa, competed in the heptathlon for the Cal State Northridge track and field team ... Named to the Naval Academy Superintendent's List three times, Commandant's List four times and Dean's List twice
