Sitz Earns A number of Medals At World University Games

RHINE-RUHR, Germany (SMU) – SMU males’s swimmer Kristaps Mikelsons and All-American diver Luke Sitz wrapped up their campaigns on the FISU World University Games in Rhine-Ruhr, Germany, on Wednesday. Sitz secured two medals for Team UniUSA. 

The sophomore earned a bronze medal within the males’s 3-meter springboard, with a rating of 429.75 on July 18. Breaking a 28-year drought, Sitz’s podium end was the primary medal for Team UniUSA on 3-meter springboard since 1997.  

On Wednesday, Sitz picked up one other piece of {hardware}, claiming a silver medal on the boys’s synchronized 3-meter springboard. The U.S. pair of Sitz and Indiana University’s Joshua David Sollenberger earned a 380.34 whole.  

In his last occasion, Sitz fell simply wanting medaling within the combined crew (3-meter/10-meter), putting fourth with a 393.50. 

Representing Latvia, Mikelsons additionally competed in Rhine-Ruhr. Mikelsons participated in 4 particular person occasions: 100m breast, 200m IM, 200m breast and 50m breast.  

In the 100m breast, Mikelsons posted a time of 1:02.16. After advancing to the 200m IM semifinals, he registered a time of two:02.43 to put fifteenth general. 

The junior touched the wall at 2:16.58 within the 200m breast, main his warmth. Finally, within the 50m breast, Mikelsons recorded a 28.73. 

Mikelsons additionally took half in two relays, ending in 3:29.62 within the males’s 4x100m free relay and 4:04.29 within the combined 4x100m medley relay.