The McNeese Cowboy Club 5k Gallop & Kids 1K Round Up Fun Run

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

We are excited to announce the 10th annual The "McNeese Cowboy Club" Gallop 5K road race on October 11th, 2025! Proceeds from this event benefit the McNeese Track and Field / XC Programs.

🏁 Course Description

• Type: 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 October 5-10th, 2025, and enter your time.
• Deadline: The deadline to submit your results will be Oct. 10th by midnight.
• Submission Instructions: Capture a screenshot of your time and distance and fill out the special Google Submission form at this link.

📦 Packet Pickup

• Location: House of Sole, 3113 Ryan Street #3, Lake Charles, LA 70601 on Friday, October 10, 2025, from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
• Race Day Pickup: MSU Alumni Pavilion, 600 E. McNeese Street, Lake Charles, LA 70607 on Saturday, October 11, 2025, from 6:30 AM to 7:45 AM.

📅 Race Day Schedule

• 6:30 AM: Packet pickup & race day registration opens.
• 7:45 AM: Packet pickup & race day registration closes.
• 7:55 AM: Pre-race meeting.
• 8:05 AM: Race begins.

💵 Registration Fees: 5K

• $35: August 1, 2025 - September 24, 2025. T-shirt deadline for guaranteed Gallop Shirt.
• $45: September 25, 2025 - October 10, 2025.
• $50: Race Day, October 11, 2025.

👶 Registration Fees: Kids 1K

• $30: August 1, 2025 - September 24, 2025. T-shirt deadline for guaranteed Gallop shirt.
• $35: September 25, 2025 - October 10, 2025.
• $40: Race Day, October 11, 2025.

🏆 Registration Fees: Virtual 5K

• $30: August 1, 2025 - September 24, 2025. T-shirt deadline for guaranteed Gallop shirt.
• $35: September 25, 2025 - October 10, 2025.

🏅 Awards

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:

• Phone: (337) 475-5204
• Email: McNeesetrackandfield@hotmail.com

👕 T-Shirts

Cowboy Gallop performance shirts are provided to registered participants. Shirts are guaranteed to those participants who registered prior to Wednesday, September 24, 2025. Since we must purchase shirts several weeks in advance, 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.

Visit the race event page for more details: Race Information.