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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
4/13/2010 Kristen Messbarger Women's Tennis
4/13/2010 Dane Tobey Men's Track and Field
4/5/2010 Andrew Haake Baseball
4/5/2010 Sam Murphy Women's Track and Field
3/30/2010 Dane Tobey Men's Track and Field
3/30/2010 Tabitha Kreutzer Women's Track and Field
3/24/2010 Blake Cover Baseball
3/24/2010 Kristen Messbarger Women's Tennis
3/15/2010 Dane Tobey Men's Track and Field
3/15/2010 Kamarudeen (Marty) Usman Wrestling
3/8/2010 Alissa Larsen Softball
3/8/2010 Kyle Conzemius Men's Tennis
3/1/2010 Kamarudeen (Marty) Usman Wrestling
3/1/2010 Jared Loschen Baseball
2/22/2010 Akeem Morissaint Men's Basketball
2/22/2010 Rich Mourer Men's Track and Field
2/15/2010 Marty Molina Men's Track and Field
2/15/2010 Andre O'Connor Baseball
2/8/2010 Amy Long Women's Track and Field
2/8/2010 Jena Isaacson Women's Track and Field
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