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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
12/23/2013 Laramey Becker Women's Basketball
12/16/2013 Connor Beranek Men's Basketball
12/16/2013 Dillon Schrodt Men's Track and Field
12/9/2013 Amarah Williams Women's Basketball
12/9/2013 Hunter Bamford Wrestling
11/25/2013 Shelby Zimmerman Women's Basketball
11/25/2013 Connor Beranek Men's Basketball
11/18/2013 Leandro Arias Wrestling
11/18/2013 Shelby Zimmerman Women's Basketball
11/11/2013 Kevin Carder Men's Cross Country
11/11/2013 Chase White Wrestling
11/4/2013 Ashley Leitner Volleyball
11/4/2013 MJ Massanet Volleyball
10/29/2013 MJ Massanet Volleyball
10/29/2013 Liz Damman Women's Cross Country
10/22/2013 Kellen Werner Football
10/22/2013 Tyler McKeone Football
10/15/2013 Lance Lawson Men's Golf
10/15/2013 Kevin Carder Men's Cross Country
10/8/2013 Romero Cotton Football
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