Biography
Career
Games/Starts: 43/36
Stats: 2.03 GAA, 191 saves, .707 save percentage; 12-22-5, 4 shutouts, 3,504 min. (81 mpg)
Harding Rankings: Saves: 3rd (191) ... Saves per game: 3rd (4.44) ... Goalie Games played: 3rd (43) ... Goalie Minutes played: 3rd (3,504) ... Goals against avg: 9th (2.03)
Awards
2020 Academic All-GAC
2021 Academic All-GAC
2022 Academic All-GAC
2023 Academic All-GAC
2023
Games/Starts: 15/13
Stats: 2.30 GAA, 71 saves, .703 save percentage; 5-7-1, 1 shutout; 1,178 min. (79 mpg) ... played the full 90 minutes 12 times
HU Leader: 2.30 GAA, 71 saves, 5 wins, 1 shutout
HU Single-Season Rankings: Saves: 7th (71 in 2023) ... Saves per game: 10th (4.73 in 2023) ... Goalie Minutes played: 10th (1,178 in 2023)
GAC/NCAA Rankings: 4th in GAC in save percentage (.703) ... 2nd/31st in saves per game (4.73) ... 3rd/38th in saves (71)
Best Games: 10 saves vs. Christian Brothers (8/31) ... 10 saves vs. Southern Nazarene (10/5) ... 4 saves, 1 shutout vs. Ouachita Baptist (9/21)
2022
Games/Starts: 17/16 ... played 90 minutes in 13 games
Stats: 2.14 GAA, 76 saves, .691 save percentage; 4-11-2, 1,437 min. (84 mpg)
HU Leader: 16 games started ... 1,437 minutes played
Best Games: 6 saves and shutout vs. Southern Nazarene (9/17) ... 2 saves and win at Newman (9/22) ... 6 saves, win and shutout vs. Ouachita Baptist (10/8) ... 3 saves and win vs. Fort Hays St. (10/15)
Fall 2021
Games/Starts: 6/3
Stats: 1.47 GAA, 25 saves, .781 save percentage; 1-2-1, 429 min. (72 mpg)
GAC Rankings: 10th, saves (25)
Best Games: 6 saves and win vs. Newman (10/28) ... 6 saves and tie at Rogers St. (11/6)
Spring 2021
Games/Starts: 5/4
Stats: 1.56 GAA, 19 saves, .704 save percentage; 2-2-1, 1 shutout, 461 min. (92 mpg)
GAC Rankings: 5th, goals against avg. (1.56) ... 4th, save percentage (.704) ... 5th, saves (19) ... 3rd, saves per game (3.80)
Best Game: 8 saves vs. Rogers State (3/27)
Previous School
A 2020 graduate of Summit Christian Academy in Lee's Summit, Missouri
Position: GK
Honors: First Team Missouri Crossroads Conference All-Conference Soccer ... Missouri Class 1, District 8, All-District Soccer Team ... Missouri Class 1 All-Region Soccer Team ... Missouri Class 1 All-State Soccer 2nd Team ... Missouri Class 1 All-Region Goalkeeper of the Year ... High School Varsity Letter Soccer ... High School Soccer Team Captain ... National Honor Society
Personal
Born: Kansas City, Missouri
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Parents: David and Jamie Nitz ... has one brother (Timothy)
Enjoys hunting and fishing ... holds several Missouri goalkeeping records ... also referees soccer
Career Highs
Saves: 10, at Christian Brothers -- 08/31/23 ; Southern Nazarene -- 10/05/23
