Naval Academy Athletics

2025 // Junior Year
• A starter in 6 of the 13 games in which he played, he closed out the year with an active 7-game goal-scoring streak, the 2nd longest behind Carter Ash’s 9-game streak and the longest by a returning player in 2026
• Scored a goal in Navy’s Patriot League Quarterfinals loss to Lafayette
• Punched in a goal and dealt out an assist in Navy’s win at Bucknell
• Scored a goal for a 5th-consecutive game in the Mids’ loss at Loyola
• Punched in the game’s first goal in Navy’s overtime loss to #5 Army ... it was his only shot of the contest
• Turned in a goal and an assist in the Mids’ win over Lafayette 
• Made his 1st-collegiate start in the win over Holy Cross where he scored a career-high 4 goals ... it was his 1st-career hat trick ... scored each of his goals in the opening half as Navy’s trailed 5-4 at halftime
• Scored a goal and dealt out an assist in the Mids’ loss to Lehigh ... it was his first multiple-point game since his freshman year (Lafayette 2023) ... put 4 of his 5 shots on goal
• Part of an offense that scored 22 goals against Iona, including 10 in the opening quarter ... it’s the first time Navy has scored 20 goals since defeating VMI 21-7 on Feb. 8, 2015 and it’s the most goals scored  by the Midshipmen since they defeated Holy Cross 23-5 on April 18, 2004
• Scored a goal on his only shot of the game in the Mids’ opener at High Point

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
• His service assignment is Navy Pilot
• Majoring in Political Science