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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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1/8/2024 Jillian Aschoff Women's Basketball
1/8/2024 Trenton Munoz Wrestling
12/20/2023 Crew Howard Wrestling
12/20/2023 Sean Murphy Men's Basketball
12/11/2023 Bailee Sobczak Women's Basketball
12/11/2023 Brayden Sorensen Men's Track and Field
12/4/2023 Peyton Neff Volleyball
12/4/2023 Dylan Vodicka Wrestling
11/27/2023 Sean Murphy Men's Basketball
11/27/2023 Shiloh McCool Women's Basketball
11/20/2023 Asha Regier Volleyball
11/20/2023 D'Aundre Samuels Men's Basketball
11/13/2023 Shiloh McCool Women's Basketball
11/13/2023 Quillan Felton Football
11/6/2023 TJ Davis Football
11/6/2023 Nick Abdalla Men's Cross Country
10/30/2023 Asha Regier Volleyball
10/30/2023 Raegan Downham Women's Soccer
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