Detroit News feature story on David Lutz (08/17/05).
CAREER: Finishes his WSU career as the school record-holder in the 100 Backstroke (51.22), 200 Backstroke (1:50.11), 100 Freestyle (46.66) and 200 Freestyle (1:40.09), and is a member of four record-holding relays ... a four-time First Team All-America honoree and 10-time All-America honorable mention recipient.
2004-05: Selected as the EDS/WSU Male Student-Athlete of the Year ... voted to the 2004-05 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Men[apos]s At-Large College Division Third Team ... named to the Academic All-District College Division Men[apos]s At-Large First Team for the second consecutive year ... Deans[apos] Award winner (highest cumulative gpa among student-athletes enrolled in that college) from the College of Engineering ... NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Placed sixth in the 200 Freestyle in a WSU-record time of 1:40.06, and eighth in the 200 Backstroke (1:52.09) for First Team All-America honors ... also received All-American honorable mention in the 100 Backstroke (51.37) and four relays: 200 Medley (16th place), 400 Medley (15th), 400 Free (15th) and 800 Free (11th) ...set 100 freestyle varsity record in leadoff leg of the 400 free relay (46.66) ... led off the 800 freestyle relay team with Christian Erard, Jared Troyer and Bruno Blanco that set a varsity record (6:51.77) ... GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Selected GLIAC Swimmer of the Year in a vote of the conference coaches ... won the 200 backstroke, lowering his own conference record in a time of 1:51.68 ... tied for first in the 100 backstroke (51.80) ... placed third in the 200 free (1:42.82) ... was a member of the second-place 400 medley relay team (3:29.75), the third-place 200 medley relay team (1:36.41), the third-place 800 free relay team (6:57.89) ... led off the third-place 400 free relay team with Christian Erard, Bruno Blanco and Nick Markou that set a new WSU varsity record (3:08.69) ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic team.
2003-04: Selected as the EDS/WSU Male Student-Athlete of the Year ... named to the Academic All-District College Division Men[apos]s At-Large First Team ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Earned First Team All-America honors in the 200 Backstroke, placing seventh (1:50.87) ... also placed 11th in the 500 Free (4:36.79), T-18th in the 100 Back (51.77) and 24th in the 200 Free (1:43.20) ... competed on three relay teams that received All-America honorable mention: the 400 medley (10th place), the 800 free (14th place) and 200 medley (14th place) ... GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Two-time individual event champion ... won the 200 backstroke with a NCAA A-qualifying time (1:52.08) and the 500 free in a time of 4:38.42 ... placed second in the 200 free (1:43.63) ... a member of the champion 400 medley relay team ... was a member of two second-place relay teams (200 medley and 800 free) and the third-place 400 free relay squad.
2002-03: Selected to the College Swim Coaches Association of America Division II Academic All-American team ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Finished in 11th place in the 200 Backstroke (1:52.47) ... GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Finished second in the 500 Freestyle (4:37.64) and the 200 Free (1:44.06) ... member of the second-place 400 medley relay team, the third-place 200 medley relay team, the third-place 800 free relay team and the fourth-place 400 free relay team.
2001-02: WSU athletic department Deans[apos] Award winner for the College of Engineering ... selected to the College Swim Coaches Association of America Division II Academic All-American team ... selected as the Division II men[apos]s National Swimmer of the Week by CollegeSwimming.com for his perfomance January 13-20 as he set a school record with a national [quote]A[quote] time of 1:52.07 in the 200 backstroke and his time in the 1650 (16:23.21) was a lifetime best and NCAA DII [quote]B[quote] standard ... NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Placed eighth in the 200 Backstroke (1:52.42), earning First Team All-America honors ...
GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Placed second in the 1000 Freestyle in a time of 9:40.62.
High School: Lettered three years in swimming at Rochester Adams High School under coach Tim Hickey ... led the Highlanders to a 26-2 overall record and four first-place league finishes during his tenure with the varsity ... earned All-League, All-Scholastic, and All-State honors as a senior in 2001 ... top individual performances include finishing fifth at states in the 500 free and first in the 200 free ... elected captain during senior campaign in 2001.
Personal: Full name--David Richard Lutz ... born December 24, 1982, in Pontiac ... son of Richard and Bonnie Lutz ... has one brother, Chris, and two sisters, Kelli and Jen ... is a civil engineering major ... ... named to the Athletic Director[apos]s Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2001, Winter 2003, Fall 2003, Winter 2004, Fall 2004 and Winter 2005 ... named to the Coach[apos]s Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2002 and Fall 2002 ... was a recipient of the 2005-06 NCAA Division II Degree-Completion Award.
