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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
1/28/2019 Kanon Koster Men's Basketball
1/21/2019 Destiny Reinke Women's Track and Field
1/21/2019 Jarrod Hinrichs Wrestling
1/14/2019 Wesley Dawkins Wrestling
1/14/2019 Mackenzie Crowder Women's Track and Field
1/7/2019 Brooke Carlson Women's Basketball
1/7/2019 Matt Malcom Wrestling
12/30/2018 Josh Portillo Wrestling
12/30/2018 Elisa Backes Women's Basketball
12/17/2018 Brooke Carlson Women's Basketball
12/17/2018 Matt Malcom Wrestling
12/10/2018 Josh Portillo Wrestling
12/10/2018 Tiara Schmidt Women's Track and Field
12/3/2018 Corbin Hansen Men's Cross Country
12/3/2018 Claire Nash Swimming
11/19/2018 Corbin Hansen Men's Cross Country
11/19/2018 Kendall Schroer Volleyball
11/13/2018 Julianne Jackson Volleyball
11/12/2018 Brian Covarrubias Football
11/5/2018 Corbin Hansen Men's Cross Country
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