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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Elk River tennis star Ava Nelson is one of our Prep Athletes of the Week for Sept. 23-28

By Ron Haggstrom, The Minnesota Star Tribune, 09/30/24, 7:15PM CDT

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Bloomington Kennedy’s Marlon Seahorn Jr. is on the verge of a record-setting season and is one of three soccer standouts in this week’s group, which also includes a cross-country runner and a swimmer.


Elk River's Ava Nelson is one of the top tennis players in the state. (Renée Jones Schneider/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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Randy Ronning has had plenty of superb players during his tenure with the Elks program, both girls and boys. Nelson ranks right up there with the best of them.

“We’ve been blessed at Elk River to feature many outstanding players over the years, but Ava would be right up there with Meagan Brown and Joshua Gearou, the two Elks who advanced all the way to the state individuals singles championship match,” Ronning said.

The No. 3 ranked player in Class 2A, according to the coaches association poll, is 24-1 this season after beating No. 10-ranked Maddie Larsen of Maple Grove 6-1, 6-1. It was her 179th career victory.

For more about Nelson and to see who else made this week's list, click here to read this story on startribune.com.

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