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Vanessa Jones

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    12/6/2011
  • Sport
    Women's Basketball
  • Bio
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A senior from Colorado Springs, Leeper Jones became the 23rd Loper women's basketball player to reach 1,000 career points.

Entering games at Western State and Colorado Mesa this past weekend, Leeper Jones needed 31 points to reach the milestone. She tallied 15 in Gunnison and then scored 16 in Grand Junction with her 1,000th point coming on a three point play.

Currently averaging 15.8 points per game, Leeper Jones joins fellow senior Debi Johnson as Lopers in this exclusive club.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
9/21/2026 Kaden Kiernan Football
9/21/2026 Carly Purdy Volleyball
9/14/2026 Liz Lyons Women's Golf
9/14/2026 Grace Schmedding Volleyball
9/7/2026 Brynn Stowell Volleyball
9/7/2026 Marty Mormino Football
8/31/2026 Caleb Kinkaid Football
8/31/2026 Vanna Reitsma Women's Soccer
5/26/2026 Nolan Studley Men's Track and Field
5/26/2026 Lily Novacek Women's Track and Field
5/11/2026 Garett Novacek Men's Track and Field
5/11/2026 Kassidy Stuckey Women's Track and Field
5/4/2026 Nick Abdalla Men's Track and Field
5/4/2026 Lily Novacek Women's Track and Field
4/27/2026 Kassidy Stuckey Women's Track and Field
4/27/2026 Liz Lyons Women's Golf
4/20/2026 Claire Berquist Women's Golf
4/20/2026 Alex Jaulin Men's Tennis
4/13/2026 Lily Novacek Women's Track and Field
4/13/2026 Fabiana Gamboa Women's Tennis
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