Alex's Great State Race
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UM and MSU ROTC cadets standing together at the AGSR Landing ceremony with listening to speaker Will Tieman

UMich and MSU ROTC students run 64 miles in annual fundraiser before rivalry football game

About 50 students in the University of Michigan and Michigan State University ROTC program completed a 64-mile backroad trek Friday morning as part of the 11th annual Alex’s Great State Race.
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Alex's Great State Race Spectators holding a UM/MSU Flag in support

RIVALRY WEEK: MSU, Michigan communities come together for Alex's Great State Race

MSU, Michigan communities come together for Alex's Great State Race
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MSU and UM ROTC Cadets stand in front of Sparty statue on MSU's campus just before 1:00am, Friday morning, October 25.

ROTC cadets run rivalry game ball from East Lansing to Ann Arbor

The ROTC cadets at Michigan State University and the University of Michigan are running the rivalry game ball from East Lansing to Ann Arbor. The race serves as a reminder of the critical work done by the RCPD at MSU and UM’s Student Accessibility and…
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Runners and Rollers approaching the finish line. A group of rollers are in the front rolling toward finish with big smiles

Alex’s Great State Race: Pushing rivalry aside for disability awareness

For the past 11 years, the renowned rivalry during the annual football game between Michigan State University and the University of Michigan has been pushed aside for a cause both teams whole-heartedly support: Alex’s Great State Race, or AGSR, an event…
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Army ROTC Cadets from MSU and UofM running in rain on a back country road

Alex's Great State Race raises thousands for students with disabilities on eve of MSU vs. UM game

EAST LANSING, Mich. — The big Michigan vs. Michigan State football game isn't just about rivalry and tailgates, it's also about highlighting the disability programs on both campuses through Alex's Great State Race.
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U-M and MSU ROTC cadets starting the race in Ann Arbor at 3:00am

U-M to MSU: Alex’s Great State Race Underway

Runners start in Ann Arbor at 3 a.m. and plan to make it to East Lansing and the Sparty statue by 12:30 p.m.
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Michelle O'Kelley AGSR Director

Alex's Great State Race

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Six MSU Army ROTC Cadets standing in front of the AGSR transportation bus holding the game ball and ready to begin the race

Michigan rivals come together to run 64 miles in honor of former MSU student

EAST LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - While Spartan and Wolverine fans gear up for the big rivalry game this week, members of the Michigan and Michigan State Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) met for a special pregame tradition.
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Army ROTC Cadets from MSU and UofM taking off at starting line in the rain at 3:00am in Ann Arbor

U-M to MSU: Alex’s Great State Race underway

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) students from Michigan State and the University of Michigan are running 64 miles for a game-day tradition.
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