CHARLOTTE, N.C. (ACC/SMU) – SMU All-American diver Luke Sitz has been named ACC Diver of the Week after his double-win performance at the SMU Classic, announced the conference in a release on Tuesday.

Sitz is coming off an elite performance at the SMU Classic on Oct. 10-11. On the first day of the meet, the sophomore claimed a dominant victory on 1-meter over three ranked teams (LSU, Auburn, Louisville), earning a score of 389.10. His score currently ranks seventh in the nation for this season. 

On the second day of competition, Sitz nabbed his second win of the meet, scoring a nation-leading 408.25 on 3-meter. His performance earned him an NCAA Zone Cut and a spot at the NCAA Zone Diving Championships on March 9-11 in College Station, Texas.

This accolade marks the seventh time the Texas native has earned a conference weekly honor, being named ACC Diver of the Week a conference-record six times last season. As a freshman, Sitz earned seventh on 1-meter at the NCAA Championships, earning him First Team All-America accolades. At the ACC Championships, he nabbed a silver medal on 3-meter and a bronze medal on 1-meter.

Luke Sitz and the rest of the SMU Swimming and Diving team will be back in action at home on Oct. 24 at 3 p.m. CT and Oct. 25 at 9 a.m. CT. The Mustangs are set to take on No. 23 Texas A&M.