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Athletes of the Week

SJ Nelson

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    3/10/2026
  • 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 big wins, both on the road 3-2 wins over Benedictine and #7 UC Santa Cruz in California. Nelson had 36 kills, 3.6 per set with 17 in the win over Benedictine and 19 in the win over Santa Cruz. He added three aces on the week and collected a double-double against Benedictine when he added 16 digs.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
11/17/2020 Justin Rutherford Men's Soccer
11/12/2020 Marissa Dunbar Women's Hockey (NCAA)
11/10/2020 Taylor Davis Football
11/5/2020 Nicole McKernan Women's Hockey (NCAA)
11/3/2020 Jackson Clark Men's Golf
10/29/2020 Imani Freeman Women's Volleyball
10/27/2020 Jaylen Green Football
10/22/2020 Autumn Sullivan Women's Golf
10/20/2020 Ozzie Zarinana Men's Soccer
10/15/2020 Jessica Ortiz Women's Soccer
10/13/2020 Tyler Owens Football
10/8/2020 Julia Wood Women's Volleyball
10/6/2020 Andrew Grabowski Men's Soccer
10/1/2020 Becca Hasemann Women's Golf
9/29/2020 Tyran Bailey Football
9/24/2020 Maddison Moore Women's Soccer
9/22/2020 Craig Schlegel Men's Golf
9/17/2020 Lindsey Simpson Women's Volleyball
9/15/2020 Chase Foreman Football
9/11/2020 Madison Erickson Women's Golf
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