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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
5/3/2021 Andrew Schuller Men's Track and Field
4/12/2021 Wes Ferguson Men's Track and Field
4/12/2021 Pranathi Gannavaram Women's Tennis
3/1/2021 Brayden Sorensen Men's Track and Field
3/1/2021 Wesley Dawkins Wrestling
2/22/2021 Brayden Sorensen Men's Track and Field
2/22/2021 Claire Nash Swimming
2/15/2021 Mackenzie Puckett Women's Track and Field
2/15/2021 Darrian Nebeker Men's Basketball
2/8/2021 Tiara Schmidt Women's Track and Field
2/8/2021 Matt Malcom Wrestling
2/1/2021 Tiara Schmidt Women's Track and Field
2/1/2021 Blake Schroeder Men's Track and Field
1/25/2021 Wes Ferguson Men's Track and Field
1/25/2021 Elisa Backes Women's Basketball
1/18/2021 Shiloh McCool Women's Basketball
1/18/2021 Myles Arnold Men's Basketball
1/11/2021 Austin Luger Men's Basketball
1/11/2021 Klaire Kirsch Women's Basketball
12/21/2020 Klaire Kirsch Women's Basketball
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