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Athletes of the Week

SJ Nelson

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    2/23/2026
  • Sport
    Men's Volleyball
  • Bio
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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.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
3/12/2019 Jeff Mayes Baseball
3/12/2019 Elaine Walker Softball
3/5/2019 Jocelyn Ocon Women's Track and Field
3/5/2019 Ryan Njegovan Men's Track and Field
2/27/2019 Terrell Wilson Men's Basketball
2/27/2019 Jack Fischer Men's Volleyball
2/19/2019 Julie Galauner Women's Basketball
2/19/2019 Nicole McKernan Women's Hockey (NCAA)
2/13/2019 Bailey Vance Men's Basketball
2/13/2019 Julie Galauner Women's Basketball
2/6/2019 Ryan Njegovan Men's Track and Field
2/6/2019 Jocelyn Ocon Women's Track and Field
1/22/2019 Julie Galauner Women's Basketball
1/22/2019 Anthony Tzveyn Men's Hockey (NCAA)
1/15/2019 Nicole McKernan Women's Hockey (NCAA)
1/15/2019 Ryan Njegovan Men's Track and Field
1/15/2019 Elizabeth Branigan Women's Track and Field
1/8/2019 Tyler Carlson Men's Basketball
1/8/2019 Meija Rabi Women's Basketball
12/18/2018 Alyssa Brems Women's Basketball
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