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Athlete Awards

Athletes of the Week

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
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
4/6/2026 Luke Brachle Men's Track and Field
4/6/2026 Lily Novacek Women's Track and Field
3/30/2026 Nolan Studley Men's Track and Field
3/30/2026 Sam Boettcher Men's Track and Field
3/23/2026 Alivia De La Cruz Softball
3/23/2026 Rylan Basart Men's Track and Field
3/16/2026 Otgonbayar Batsuuri Wrestling
3/16/2026 Lily Novacek Women's Track and Field
3/9/2026 Chloe Odle Softball
3/9/2026 Liz Lyons Women's Golf
3/2/2026 Crew Howard Wrestling
3/2/2026 Conner Wells Men's Track and Field
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