Luke Sitz 1st Team All-American Diver on 1m Boards
Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2025 4:30 pmSitz Becomes First Team All-American On 1-Meter On NCAAs Night Two
Mar 27
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FEDERAL WAY, Wash. (SMU) – Mustang freshman diver Luke Sitz earned a podium finish on 1-meter to pick up First Team All-America honors during Thursday's action at the NCAA Championships at Weyerhaeuser King Aquatic Center.
The freshman placed seventh during the finals of 1-meter with a score of 367.85. His best dive was his last, recording a 68.80 on a Forward 2 1/2 Somersault 1 Twist Pike.
Sitz is the first Mustang diver to earn First Team All-America accolades since Phillip Griffin did so on 3-meter in 2006 and the first on 1-meter since Ali Al-Hasan in 1997. He also is the first freshman to podium in the event nationally since Texas' Nicholas Harris in 2023.
The Prosper native punched his ticket to finals by way of a 372.30 score in prelims to enter the Championship Final as the fifth seed. He closed out the early session with two stellar dives, a Forward 3 1/2 Somersault Tuck that scored 69.00 and a Forward 2 1/2 Somersault 1 Twist Pike that scored 67.20, to solidify his spot in the primetime final.
Sitz was one of four ACC divers to advance to the Championship Final of the event, joining Jack Ryan of Stanford, Georgia Tech's Max Fowler and Max Flory from Miami.
Mar 27
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FEDERAL WAY, Wash. (SMU) – Mustang freshman diver Luke Sitz earned a podium finish on 1-meter to pick up First Team All-America honors during Thursday's action at the NCAA Championships at Weyerhaeuser King Aquatic Center.
The freshman placed seventh during the finals of 1-meter with a score of 367.85. His best dive was his last, recording a 68.80 on a Forward 2 1/2 Somersault 1 Twist Pike.
Sitz is the first Mustang diver to earn First Team All-America accolades since Phillip Griffin did so on 3-meter in 2006 and the first on 1-meter since Ali Al-Hasan in 1997. He also is the first freshman to podium in the event nationally since Texas' Nicholas Harris in 2023.
The Prosper native punched his ticket to finals by way of a 372.30 score in prelims to enter the Championship Final as the fifth seed. He closed out the early session with two stellar dives, a Forward 3 1/2 Somersault Tuck that scored 69.00 and a Forward 2 1/2 Somersault 1 Twist Pike that scored 67.20, to solidify his spot in the primetime final.
Sitz was one of four ACC divers to advance to the Championship Final of the event, joining Jack Ryan of Stanford, Georgia Tech's Max Fowler and Max Flory from Miami.