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David Lutz was a four-time swimming letterwinner (2002-05) and the first back-to-back WSU Male Student-Athlete of the Year (2003-04 and 2004-05) in school history.
He held four individual school records -- 100 Backstroke (51.22), 200 Backstroke (1:50.11), 100 Free (46.66), and 200 Free (1:40.06) -- and was a member of four record-holding relays upon graduation.
Lutz earned 14 All-America honors (four First Team and 10 Honorable Mention) in his collegiate career.
He was a two-time First Team All-American as a senior after placing sixth in the 200 Free and eighth in the 200 Back. Lutz also received five Honorable Mention accolades for the 100 Back and four relays.
He won five GLIAC titles (four individual and one relay) and was voted the 2005 GLIAC Swimmer of the Year by the conference coaches.
Lutz set the GLIAC meet record in the 200 Back as a senior, tied for first in the 100 Back and placed third in the 200 Free. The previous season (2004), he won the 200 Back and 500 Free at the conference championships in addition to swimming on the first place 400 Medley Relay.
He was a three-time GLIAC All-Academic Team selection, a two-time Academic All-District College Division Men's At-Large First Team selection, and a CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team selection as a senior. David also was selected to the College Swim Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Academic All-America Team two times.
In addition, Lutz garnered WSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) accolades six times and Coach’s Honor Roll recognition twice.
Lutz was a two-time Athletic Deans’ Award winner from the College of Engineering. He graduated Magna Cum Laude in civil engineering as an undergraduate (2006) and with a master’s degree (2008). He was also the recipient of the 2005-06 NCAA Division II Degree Completion Award.
The native of Rochester Hills was a three-year high school letterwinner at Rochester Adams before embarking on his Wayne State career.
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