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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
5/31/2022 Abby Everitt Women's Track and Field
5/31/2022 Wes Ferguson Men's Track and Field
5/16/2022 Abby Everitt Women's Track and Field
5/16/2022 Andrew Schuller Men's Track and Field
5/9/2022 Madison Rosenthal Softball
5/9/2022 Wes Ferguson Men's Track and Field
5/3/2022 Luke Stuckey Men's Track and Field
5/3/2022 Claire Cornell Women's Track and Field
4/25/2022 Sydney Thomason Softball
4/25/2022 Allison Comer Women's Golf
4/18/2022 Myles Bach Men's Track and Field
4/18/2022 Katie Gosker Softball
4/11/2022 Carlee Liesch Softball
4/11/2022 Grace Bonsall Women's Track and Field
4/4/2022 Wes Ferguson Men's Track and Field
4/4/2022 Gabrielle Oborny Women's Track and Field
3/28/2022 Jazmin Zamorano Women's Tennis
3/28/2022 Brayden Sorensen Men's Track and Field
2/21/2022 David Simental Men's Basketball
2/21/2022 Andrew Schuller Men's Track and Field
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