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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
10/23/2023 Aspen Brandich Women's Soccer
10/23/2023 Masha Hatouka Women's Tennis
10/16/2023 Lauren Taubenheim Volleyball
10/16/2023 Jaden Ferguson Volleyball
10/9/2023 Brooke King Women's Golf
10/9/2023 Peyton Neff Volleyball
10/2/2023 Asha Regier Volleyball
10/2/2023 Joko Willis Football
9/25/2023 Peyton Neff Volleyball
9/25/2023 Jazmin Zamorano Women's Tennis
9/18/2023 Jaden Ferguson Volleyball
9/18/2023 Maksym Kulish Men's Tennis
9/11/2023 TJ Davis Football
9/11/2023 Melisa Becerra Women's Tennis
9/5/2023 Mara Hemmer Women's Cross Country
9/5/2023 Nick Abdalla Men's Cross Country
5/15/2023 Allison Comer Women's Golf
5/15/2023 Alex Goracke Men's Track and Field
5/1/2023 Brianna Russell Women's Track and Field
5/1/2023 Wes Ferguson Men's Track and Field
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