Nolz graduated from Nandua High School. He attended Virginia Wesleyan College where he played on the men's soccer team from 1999 to 2002. In 2003, he signed with the Mariners, but did not make a first team appearance until 2005. That year, he played sixteen league games. In 2006, he continued with the Mariners, but never entered a game. In 2007, Nolz moved to the Hampton Roads Piranhas where he played until 2008.