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RHINE-RUHR, Germany (SMU) – SMU Men's Diving standout Luke Sitz is set to take on the FISU World University Games at Rhine-Ruhr, Germany, with the diving events beginning on July 17-23.

Sitz will be join the Team UniUSA Diving contingent and will compete on 3-meter (July 18), synchronized 3-meter (July 23) and the mixed team event (July 23).

In his freshman season with the Mustangs, Sitz was a CSCAA First Team All-American on 1-meter, ACC Silver Medalist on 3-meter, ACC Bronze Medalist on 1-meter and six-time ACC Diver of the Week (1/28/25, 1/14/25, 1/7/25, 10/29/24, 10/22/24, 10/15/24).

The UniUSA Diving contingent will be led by North Carolina Head Diving Coach, Yaidel Gamboa. The squad consists of nine men and eight women, Sitz is the only ACC men's diver on the USA World University Games squad.

The Prosper, Texas, native is one of three SMU student-athletes who will be making the trip to Germany. SMU Men's Tennis's Jerry Barton and Trevor Svajda will also compete at the bi-yearly event.

The opening ceremony for the event will be held on July 16 with diving competitions beginning the following day.

The UniUSA delegation heading to Germany will comprise of over 500 athletes, coaches and staff across 19 sports.

Live coverage of the games will be on FISU.tv and daily updates will be available on rhineruhr2025.com/en. Updates on the UniUSA delegation is available on the following platforms:

Website: usateam.org
Facebook: @wugusa (Note: Other similar names belong to different entities)
X: @usauniteam (UniUSA)
Instagram: @usauniteam (USAUniversityTeam)