SJ Nelson (2/23/2026) - Athlete Awards - Aurora University Athletics

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Athletes of the Week

SJ Nelson

Award

Athletes of the Week
Week Of

2/23/2026
Sport

Men's Volleyball
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Aurora University Athletics in conjunction with BSN Sports proudly announces the recipients of the BSN Spartan Athletes of the Week award. The honors are earned based on the student-athletes performances on their respective playing surface the previous week.

This week's honors go to AU student-athlete, junior SJ Nelson of men's volleyball.

SJ Nelson, men's volleyball -
Nelson earned the honor after he led Aurora to a pair of wins, 3-1 at North Central and 3-0 vs Illinois Tech. He averaged 4.29 kills per set with 30 total kills in seven sets played, hitting .217. He had 20 kills in the four-set win at North Central and then reached double-digits again with 10 in the three-set win over Illinois Tech. He also collected seven digs in each match.

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