CHARLOTTE, N.C. (ACC/SMU) – SMU All-American diver Luke Sitz has been named ACC Diver of the Week for the fifth time in the 2025-26 season, announced the conference in a release on Tuesday.

This week's honor is Sitz's 11th ACC Diver of the Week accolade, placing him second in the ACC for the most career Diver of the Week wins. He leads the ACC on both 1-meter and 3-meter.

The All-American was awarded this weekly accolade after his dominant performance at the Tennessee Diving Invite on Jan. 7-9. Sitz nabbed event wins on 1-meter and 3-meter, battling divers from four ranked teams: [13/19] Alabama, [5/5] Florida, [14/12] LSU and [10/9] Tennessee. Scoring a 396.25 mark on 1-meter, the win was Sitz's sixth consecutive victory in the event. On 3-meter, the diver took home the win after recording a score of 434.50.

On the national stage, the Prosper native found success. At the 2025 USA Diving Winter Nationals, Sitz earned podium finishes in each of his three events. At the 3-meter finals, he posted a score of 437.50, marking a new personal and school record as well as earning himself a bronze medal. In the preliminary and final rounds on 1-meter, Sitz scored a total mark of 745.10, placing him second overall. The sophomore earned another silver medal, throwing down a 792.21 mark with diving partner Joshua Sollenberger on synchronized 3-meter.

Earlier in the season, he earned NCAA Zone cuts on both 1-meter and 3-meter. As a freshman, Sitz placed 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.

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