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Trinity Nelson

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    9/9/2026
  • Sport
    Women's Volleyball
  • Bio
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Aurora University junior setter Trinity Nelson was named Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) Women's Volleyball Offensive Student-Athletes of the Week, as selected by the league's athletics communications professionals.

Nelson earned the honor after she started the 2026 season in strong fashion, averaging 10.24 assists per set over AU's first five matches. The Spartans went 4-1 with the lone loss being a 3-2 result at Illinois Wesleyan. In addition to her 174 assists, Nelson added 13 kills from her setting position and had seven service aces. She recorded 97 assists while leading AU to 3-0 victories over Coe, Ohio Northern, and Elmhurst at the Spartans' Jim Coleman Memorial Classic to earn tournament MVP honors.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
2/1/2010 Shane Roland Men's Basketball
12/14/2009 Megan Russe Women's Basketball
12/14/2009 Lance Robinson Men's Basketball
12/1/2009 Anthony Boykins Men's Basketball
12/1/2009 Becky Gifford Women's Basketball
11/10/2009 Mike Budzinski Football
11/10/2009 Jessica Novickas Women's Soccer
11/2/2009 Kyle Haumersen Men's Soccer
11/2/2009 Jessica Novickas Women's Soccer
10/27/2009 Justin Pedersen Men's Soccer
10/27/2009 Britney Schenck Women's Soccer
10/21/2009 Mike Budzinski Football
10/21/2009 Liz Wong Women's Soccer
10/16/2009 Jill Smart Women's Volleyball
10/16/2009 Brandon Vicory Men's Golf
10/7/2009 Lauren Hastings Women's Tennis
9/29/2009 Jill Smart Women's Volleyball
9/29/2009 Brandon Vicory Men's Golf
9/15/2009 Amy Reynolds Women's Volleyball
9/15/2009 Mike Budzinski Football
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