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Dusty Page named Capital One Academic All-American

November 25, 2014
Dusty Page

Dusty Page

Senior Dusty Page (Germantown, Wis./Kettle Moraine Lutheran) of the NIU men’s soccer team was named Tuesday to the Capital One Academic All-America Division I soccer team selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Page is one of just 34 student-athletes to receive All-America honors.

Page, a finance major with a 4.0 GPA, was the only player to start all 17 matches this past season for the Huskies, playing a team-best 1,518 minutes. The senior central defender tallied a goal on Senior Night against Bowling Green (Nov. 8) and also recorded an assist on the game-winning goal against Quinnipiac (Aug. 31).

“This is another very well-deserved award for Dusty,” said NIU head coach Eric Luzzi. “This award puts Dusty in some pretty special company, as only about 30 student-athletes from the entire country received this accolade.

“As I have said before, Dusty really is the model of what the term ‘student-athlete’ should exemplify. I consider myself very fortunate to have coached Dusty for the last four years, and I am very excited to see what great things he will accomplish in the future.”

In his four-year NIU career, Page appeared in 49 career matches, making 43 starts. Page is a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree and also serves as the vice chair of the NCAA Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

Page is the fifth NIU men’s soccer player to earn CoSIDA Academic All-American honors, joining Sigurd Slaastad (1996, ’97), Jeff Stojak (1998, ’99), Andy Champion (2003) and Kyle Knotek (2008, ’10).

To be eligible for Academic All-America consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at his current institution, and be nominated by his sports information director.

For more information on NIU men’s soccer and Huskie athletics, visit www.niuhuskies.com.