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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
12/19/2016 Sam Lorenzen Men's Basketball
12/12/2016 Emily Everitt Women's Track and Field
12/12/2016 Ty Danielson Men's Basketball
12/5/2016 Courtney Aitken Women's Basketball
12/5/2016 Jonathan Killingsworth Wrestling
11/28/2016 Trey Lansman Men's Basketball
11/28/2016 Michaela Barry Women's Basketball
11/22/2016 Vladyslav Kazakov Wrestling
11/22/2016 Kendall Schroer Volleyball
11/14/2016 Yashua Trent Men's Basketball
11/14/2016 Tyke Kozeal Football
11/7/2016 Andrew Fields Men's Cross Country
11/7/2016 Ellie McDonnell Volleyball
10/31/2016 Luke Quinn Football
10/31/2016 Tori Weber Women's Soccer
10/24/2016 Morgan Benesch Women's Cross Country
10/24/2016 Jahn Landrigan Men's Cross Country
10/17/2016 Tyke Kozeal Football
10/17/2016 Kendall Schroer Volleyball
10/10/2016 Brendan Wentling Football
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