Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics

2020-21: Shot 82 (+10) to finish 10th vs. Skidmore ... Tied for 13th with +5, 77 at Liberty League Preview ... Liberty League All-Academic ...

2019-20: Did not compete ... Liberty League All-Academic ...

2018-19: Did not compete ... Liberty League All-Academic ...

2017-18: Played seven rounds … Averaged 81.0 strokes ... Shot in 70s in three rounds ... Shot 77-79 in Guy and Jeanne Kuhn Invitational at Allegheny … 

High School: Four years of golf ... Top seed each season ... Captain as junior and senior ... All-District First Team twice ... All-Conference First Team four times ... All-Region twice ... Team MVP four times ... Conference Player of the Year as junior ... Region 2A East Player of the Year as senior ... All-State First Team as senior ... Won 2A State Championship as senior ... School record for lowest score in 9-hole match (-2) ... Four years of swimming (freestyle) ... Most Dedicated Award three times ... Three years of tennis ... Played No. 1 as senior ... Captain as senior ... Valedictorian ... National Honor Society ... AP Scholar with Honors ... AP Scholar with Distinction as senior ... 

Personal: Chemical Engineering major ... Dean's Honor List ... Chemistry mentor for I-PERSIST ... Accepted into 2020 Chemical Engineering REU/Summer Undergraduate Research at Florida (SURF) program ... Attended 2019 “Engineered Bioactive Interfaces and Devices” REU Program at University of Kentucky ... Summer research in organic chemistry at Hampden Sydney College (synthesized and characterized Schiff Base ligands) ... Son of Consuelo Alvarez and Gary Lutz ... Mother was co-captain of province's basketball team and won National Championship in Ecuador (1980). 

On attending Rensselaer: "It allowed me to play golf while also being at a top-ranked engineering school." - August 2018

Benefits of undergraduate community at Rensselaer: "The classes are challenging and engaging which allows them to provide valuable lessons that will help with my career." - August 2018