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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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Date Athlete Sport
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1/27/2025 Lily Novacek Women's Track and Field
1/21/2025 Lily Novacek Women's Track and Field
1/21/2025 Maggie Waddington Swimming
1/13/2025 Jacari Deal Wrestling
1/13/2025 Meg Burns Women's Basketball
1/6/2025 Jordan Sears Women's Basketball
1/6/2025 Ja'Bryant Hill Men's Basketball
12/23/2024 Samantha Moore Women's Basketball
12/23/2024 Zach Ourada Wrestling
12/17/2024 Lily Novacek Women's Track and Field
12/17/2024 Crew Howard Wrestling
12/9/2024 Maggie Waddington Swimming
12/9/2024 Bailee Sobczak Women's Basketball
12/3/2024 Kia Wilson Women's Basketball
12/3/2024 Ja'Bryant Hill Men's Basketball
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