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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.


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4/7/2025 Narindra Ranaivo Women's Tennis
3/31/2025 Lily Novacek Women's Track and Field
3/31/2025 Madeline Janssen Softball
3/24/2025 Mary Chvatal Softball
3/24/2025 Juliana Botero Molina Women's Golf
3/18/2025 Lily Novacek Women's Track and Field
3/17/2025 Nick James Wrestling
3/10/2025 Bailee Sobczak Women's Basketball
3/10/2025 Jip Mens Men's Tennis
3/3/2025 Jillian Aschoff Women's Basketball
3/3/2025 Trenton Munoz Wrestling
2/24/2025 Allen Taylor Men's Basketball
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2/17/2025 Maggie Waddington Swimming
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