Naval Academy Athletics

2024 // Sophomore Year
• Made appearances in 15 games where he scored 4 goals and dealt out an assist
• Punched in his 4th goal of the year in Navy’s Patriot League Quarterfinals win over Loyola
• Scored a spectacular goal against Loyola, weaving his way through a triple team and scoring on a one-handed scoop shot
• Dealt out his first assist of the season, finding Henry Tolker, in the Mids’ win at Lafayette
• Scored a spectacular goal in the win over #17 Colgate, splitting 2 defenders and sinking a fadeaway shot
• Scored his first goal of the season off an assist from Xavier Arline in the win over Holy Cross
• Recorded the second caused turnover of his career in Navy’s win at Boston U.

2023 // Freshman Year
• Appeared in 9 contests where he produced 7 points on 4 goals and 3 assists
• Scored a pair of goals in the win over Lafayette, including a goal at the 11:17 mark in the fourth quarter that sparked a 3-0 run by the Mids to put the game away ... scored his 2 goals on 3 shots
• Recorded a career-high 3 assists (the first 3 of his career) in the Mids’ win at #13 Loyola ... one of his 3 assists came with 6:11 remaining in the game where he intercepted a clearing pass by goalkeeper Luke Staudt and quickly fed teammate Henry Tolker for what would prove to be the game-winning goal
• Targeted 1 of his 2 shots in the win over #17 Boston U.
• Scored his first-career goal in Navy’s loss to #7 Villanova
• Made his collegiate debut in the Mids’ win over Queens where he took 2 shots and grabbed a pair of ground balls

High School 
• 2022 graduate of Walkersville High School in Walkersville, Md.
• Attended St. John’s College High School his first three years of high school before transferring to Walkersville HS for his senior year
• Two-sport athlete who earned letters in hockey (2) and lacrosse (3)
• Two-year (2021, ‘22) lacrosse team captain, he garnered USA Lacrosse All-America and First-Team All-County honors as a senior
• Led St. John’s College HS to the DC (Interstate Athletic Conference/WCAC) Championship as a junior
• Led Walkersville HS to the region title his senior year

Personal
• Son of Paul and Bobbi Garza
• Majoring in Political Science
• High school teammate (St. John’s College HS) of Mac Haley who is a junior at the Naval Academy and a starting attackman on the lacrosse team
• High school teammate of Richard Checo, a junior All-Patriot League defenseman at Lehigh
• High school teammate of Chase Cavalier (So / M), Jack Pilla (So / A) and Kevin Whitty Jr. (So / A), who are members of the Mount St. Mary’s lacrosse team and will play the Mids this spring