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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
10/16/2019 Colton Jewell Football
10/9/2019 Brandon Estrada Men's Cross Country
10/9/2019 Connor Olson Football
10/1/2019 Hannah Schulz Women's Golf
10/1/2019 Ryan Vanderway Men's Golf
9/25/2019 Hannah Schulz Women's Golf
9/25/2019 Imani Freeman Women's Volleyball
9/18/2019 Sydnei Avery Women's Volleyball
9/18/2019 Jacolby Maxwell Football
9/10/2019 Gavin Zimbelman Football
9/10/2019 Sydnei Avery Women's Volleyball
9/4/2019 Kelsey Deck Women's Soccer
9/4/2019 Julio Acosta Men's Soccer
7/2/2019 Makayla Fincher Women's Volleyball
7/2/2019 Alexis Abelove Women's Soccer
6/20/2019 Lauren Anderson Women's Golf
6/20/2019 Bryce Wallgard Men's Lacrosse
6/5/2019 Elaine Walker Softball
6/5/2019 Jeff Mayes Baseball
5/29/2019 Elaine Walker Softball
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