Runners depart from The Spartan at the start of
Alex’s Great State Race, an event that pushes rivalries aside to promote disability awareness ahead of MSU’s annual football game against the University of Michigan. Alex’s Great State Race, named after Alex Powell, a first-year MSU student who passed away from an aggressive form of cancer, takes ROTC cadets from both schools on a 64-mile run from East Lansing to Ann Arbor, delivering the game ball to the home team. Photo by Jonah Brown.