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Athlete Awards

Athletes of the Week

Vanessa Jones

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    12/6/2010
  • Sport
    Women's Basketball
  • Bio
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A junior from Colorado Springs, Vanessa Leeper had one career double double heading into the weekend but now has three after strong efforts in wins over Western State and Mesa State.

On Friday night against the Mountaineers, Leeper had career-highs in points (21) and rebounds (14) as UNK won 85-82. Her production helped offset the loss of leading scorer Megan Becker, who was limited to 14 minutes due to foul trouble.

Against Mesa, Leeper had a strong second half to finish with 12 points and 12 rebounds as UNK held on for a 79-68 victory.

On the year, Leeper is at 15.0 points and 7.5 rebounds per game while shooting 81.8 pct. at the line.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
4/3/2023 Jazmin Zamorano Women's Tennis
4/3/2023 Luke Stuckey Men's Track and Field
3/27/2023 Melisa Becerra Women's Tennis
3/27/2023 Rylan Basart Men's Track and Field
3/20/2023 Juliana Botero Molina Women's Golf
3/20/2023 Sydney Thomason Softball
3/15/2023 Austin Eldredge Wrestling
3/15/2023 Wes Ferguson Men's Track and Field
3/6/2023 Abbie Jo Gaube Softball
3/6/2023 Klaire Kirsch Women's Basketball
2/27/2023 Shiloh McCool Women's Basketball
2/27/2023 Nicole Messbarger Women's Track and Field
2/20/2023 Wes Ferguson Men's Track and Field
2/20/2023 Shiloh McCool Women's Basketball
2/13/2023 Luke Stuckey Men's Track and Field
2/13/2023 Meg Burns Women's Basketball
2/6/2023 Wes Ferguson Men's Track and Field
2/6/2023 Sarah Schmitt Women's Basketball
1/31/2023 Meg Burns Women's Basketball
1/31/2023 Alex Goracke Men's Track and Field
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