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The McNeese Cowboy Club Gallop Virtual 5K & 1K Kids Fun Run

We are excited to announce the 9th annual The "McNeese Cowboy Club" Gallop 5K road race Oct. 12th, 2024! Proceeds from this event benefit the McNeese Track and Field Program.     

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Flat Fast loop course encompassing the McNeese Athletics Campus and main Campus.  

Virtual 5K: You choose the course! Simply complete your registered race on a course of your choice from Oct 5-11th, 202 and enter your time.  The deadline to submit your results will be Oct. 11th by midnight.

Instructions on how to submit your time.

Once you have finished your run/walk, capture a screenshot of your time and distance on an app on your phone, fitbit watch, etc. Go fill out the special Google Submission form at this link to be included in the results and be eligible for age group awards. 
Note:  If you don't have a google account, you can send your name, age, gender, email address, time and proof of time & distance to Aunjelle LaFleur with Race Pace Multisport LLC at [email protected] as she will be compiling the results for the Virtual Race.

PACKET PICKUP:
Location: House of Sole, 615 E. Prien Lake Road, Lake Charles, LA 70601 on Friday, October 11, 2024 from 1:00pm to 5:00pm

Race day packet pickup location: MSU Alumni Pavilion, 600 E. McNeese Street, Lake Charles, LA 70607 on Saturday, October 12, 2024 from 6:30AM to 7:45AM.

RACE DAY SCHEDULE:
6:30AM - Packet pickup & race day registration opens
7:45AM - Packet pickup & race day registration closes                                                                            
7:55AM - Pre-race meeting
8:05AM - Race begins                                                                                                           
10:00AM - Awards

REGISTRATION FEES: 5K

$35 = August 1, 2024 - September 24, 2024. T-shirt deadline for guaranteed long sleeve shirt
$45 = September 25, 2024 - October 11, 2024
$50 = Race Day, October 12, 2024

REGISTRATION FEES: KIDS 1K
$30 = August 1, 2024 - September 24, 2024. T-shirt deadline for guaranteed long sleeve shirt
$35 = September 25, 2024 - October 11, 2024
$40 = Race Day, October 12, 2024.

REGISTRATION FEES: VIRTUAL 5K
$30 = August 1, 2024 - September 24, 2024. T-shirt deadline for guaranteed long sleeve shirt
$35 = September 25, 2024 - October 11, 2024

AWARDS: Will be available for collection when results have been tabulated.

• Overall male/female
• Masters male/female
• Grand masters male/female
• 5K top 1 per age group: 1-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69 & 70+
• 1K all finishers

INFORMATION:
For more information you can contact the McNeese Track and Field Office at
(337) 540-8043 OR Email: [email protected]

T-SHIRTS:
Long sleeved performance shirts are provided to registered participants. Shirts are guaranteed to those participants who registered prior to Tuesday, September 24, 2024. Since we must purchase shirts several weeks in advanced, we cannot guarantee that shirts will be available on race day. 
 
REFUND POLICY: 
When you register for this event, you are making a non-refundable/ non-transferable donation to the MSU Track and Field program. 
There are absolutely NO refunds, deferrals, or bib exchanges.