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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
1/3/2018 Meija Rabi Women's Basketball
12/19/2017 Adriana Ramirez Women's Basketball
12/12/2017 Michaela Hamm Women's Hockey (NCAA)
12/8/2017 Jacob Lysik Men's Soccer
12/7/2017 Kam Dawtyne Football
11/14/2017 Katie Vondra Women's Volleyball
11/14/2017 Julia Wood Women's Volleyball
10/17/2017 Phillip Lewy Men's Soccer
10/17/2017 Karli Chambers Women's Volleyball
10/4/2017 Connor Olson Football
10/4/2017 Jessica Ortiz Women's Soccer
9/13/2017 Phillip Lewy Men's Soccer
9/13/2017 Jackie Schane Women's Cross Country
9/6/2017 Jackie Schane Women's Cross Country
9/6/2017 Collin Foreman Men's Soccer
6/28/2017 Will Bradshaw Men's Lacrosse
6/28/2017 Nikki Funk Women's Golf
5/31/2017 Lisa Rodriguez Women's Track and Field
5/31/2017 Ryan Njegovan Men's Track and Field
3/13/2017 Ryan Njegovan Men's Track and Field
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