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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
2/1/2016 Alexa Hogberg Women's Basketball
1/25/2016 Emily Everitt Women's Track and Field
1/25/2016 Ethan Brozek Men's Basketball
1/19/2016 Cole Wellnitz Men's Track and Field
1/19/2016 Emily Everitt Women's Track and Field
1/11/2016 Laramey Becker Women's Basketball
1/11/2016 Connor Beranek Men's Basketball
1/5/2016 Connor Beranek Men's Basketball
1/5/2016 Bubba Jaramillo Wrestling
12/22/2015 Connor Beranek Men's Basketball
12/22/2015 Romero Cotton Wrestling
12/14/2015 Laramey Becker Women's Basketball
12/14/2015 Destin McCauley Wrestling
12/8/2015 Daniel DeShazer Wrestling
12/8/2015 Laramey Becker Women's Basketball
12/1/2015 Josh Sweet Men's Basketball
12/1/2015 Laramey Becker Women's Basketball
11/23/2015 Morgan Benesch Women's Cross Country
11/23/2015 Connor Beranek Men's Basketball
11/16/2015 Connor Beranek Men's Basketball
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