He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and won two medals at the 1991 Pan American Games.

[2] Despite wanting to attend nearby University of California, Los Angeles and be a member of the UCLA Bruins men's gymnastics team, coach Art Shurlock did not extend one of two available scholarships to Lutz.

[3] With offers made from several other schools, Lutz chose to enroll at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln to pursue gymnastics.

He competed from 1987 to 1990 and finished as one of the most accomplished gymnasts in program history with 24 combined individual titles.

[3] Following graduation, Stelter competed at the 1990 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships and was the United States champion in the floor exercise.