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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
4/11/2016 Dallas Schramm Baseball
4/4/2016 Emma Neil Women's Tennis
4/4/2016 Danyell Coons Women's Track and Field
3/28/2016 Ana Summers Women's Golf
3/28/2016 Joey Richards Men's Tennis
3/21/2016 Kate Ruwe Softball
3/21/2016 Kyle Honeycutt Baseball
3/15/2016 Romero Cotton Wrestling
3/15/2016 Destin McCauley Wrestling
3/7/2016 Trey Ertmer Baseball
3/7/2016 Connor Beranek Men's Basketball
2/29/2016 Daniel DeShazer Wrestling
2/29/2016 Morgan Benesch Women's Track and Field
2/22/2016 Connor Beranek Men's Basketball
2/22/2016 Laramey Becker Women's Basketball
2/15/2016 Romero Cotton Wrestling
2/15/2016 Morgan Benesch Women's Track and Field
2/8/2016 Julianna Burr Women's Track and Field
2/8/2016 Trey Lansman Men's Basketball
2/1/2016 Connor Beranek Men's Basketball
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