Duellman (above); Dokey (below)

Edgewood's Duellman, Dokey earn ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American honors
MADISON, Wis. -- The combination of Dokey and Duellman has created headaches for Edgewood College’s men’s soccer opponents for four years. However, they probably didn’t realize how well that same combination used their heads so well away from the pitch. Today, Tyler Duellman and Jerrid Dokey were both named ESPN The Magazine Academic All-Americans, marking the first time in school history two teammates have earned Academic All-American honors in the same year.

Duellman, a senior from South Milwaukee, Wis., earned First Team honors in the College Division, becoming just the third First Team Academic All-American in school history. Women’s basketball player Megan Scheele earned the honor in 2008-09 and baseball standout Andrew Handorf achieved the same recognition after the 2006 season.

Duellman, a defender, owns a 3.93 grade point average in biochemistry. He recorded career-highs in goals (3), assists (5) and points (11) during his senior year. Duellman tallied many of those assists with his pinpoint accuracy on free kicks. He scored a memorable goal against Wisconsin Lutheran College, tallying a header with four seconds remaining during a wild scramble in front of the net, to give the Eagles a 3-2 victory over the Warriors.

Dokey received Second Team Academic All-American status. Dokey has twice been a First Team Academic All-District 5 selection, but this is his first Academic All-American honor. Along with Duellman, he becomes the sixth different Eagle to earn Academic All-American. The only other men’s soccer player previously was Dan Butz who was a Third Team selection in 2004.

The senior from Green Bay, Wis. has a 3.76 grade point average in biochemistry. Dokey, one of the most dynamic players in Edgewood College history, shared the team lead this season with 27 points, on 10 goals and seven assists. Dokey finished his Edgewood College career seventh all-time in both goals (30) and points (72). He is one of just 12 Eagles in history to score 10 goals or more in a single season.

The ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American teams are nominated and voted on by the members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The members of the eight Academic All-District teams are eligible for Academic All-American voting. The College Division is comprised of all the NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA, Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) and Junior Colleges in North America. Dokey and Duellman were the only Academic All-American selections from the Northern Athletics Conference this season.

Courtesy of Edgewood College, Sports Information Department, November 18, 2009.