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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
2/27/2023 Shiloh McCool Women's Basketball
2/27/2023 Nicole Messbarger Women's Track and Field
2/20/2023 Wes Ferguson Men's Track and Field
2/20/2023 Shiloh McCool Women's Basketball
2/13/2023 Luke Stuckey Men's Track and Field
2/13/2023 Meg Burns Women's Basketball
2/6/2023 Wes Ferguson Men's Track and Field
2/6/2023 Sarah Schmitt Women's Basketball
1/31/2023 Meg Burns Women's Basketball
1/31/2023 Alex Goracke Men's Track and Field
1/23/2023 Shiloh McCool Women's Basketball
1/23/2023 Sean Evans Men's Basketball
1/16/2023 Sarah Schmitt Women's Basketball
1/16/2023 Wes Ferguson Men's Track and Field
1/9/2023 Billy Higgins Wrestling
1/9/2023 Klaire Kirsch Women's Basketball
12/13/2022 Haley Schall Women's Track and Field
12/13/2022 Wes Ferguson Men's Track and Field
11/28/2022 Darrian Nebeker Men's Basketball
11/28/2022 Sarah Schmitt Women's Basketball
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