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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
12/18/2018 Collin Foreman Men's Soccer
12/11/2018 Adriana Ramirez Women's Basketball
12/11/2018 Ryan Njegovan Men's Track and Field
12/5/2018 Chiara Pfosi Women's Hockey (NCAA)
12/5/2018 Josh Boyko Men's Hockey (NCAA)
11/27/2018 Jake Gwillim Men's Hockey (NCAA)
11/27/2018 Garrett Hoffmann Men's Basketball
11/6/2018 Katie Vondra Women's Volleyball
11/6/2018 Tyran Bailey Football
10/30/2018 Emily Lines Women's Volleyball
10/30/2018 Becca Binder Women's Hockey (NCAA)
10/23/2018 Kurtis Chione Football
10/23/2018 Taylor Joiner Women's Soccer
10/17/2018 Eddie St. Martin Men's Soccer
10/12/2018 Katie Vondra Women's Volleyball
10/12/2018 Gavin Zimbelman Football
10/3/2018 Kallie Sakamoto Women's Golf
10/3/2018 Jackie Schane Women's Cross Country
9/25/2018 Collin Foreman Men's Soccer
9/25/2018 Emily Lines Women's Volleyball
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