GUNNISON – Western State Colorado University Mountaineer Athletic Association will host the inaugural "Mountaineer 5K" on September 24^th at 8 a.m. The race is sponsored by J.E. Dunn construction and will begin and end in the Mountaineer Bowl.
 
The race will cost $25 per contestant. Students can register for $15, but must present their student ID upon checking in on Saturday morning. Proceeds will go to the Mountaineer Athletic Association to help support Mountaineer student-athletes. Contestants will receive a t-shirt, and will get free admission into the game when Western takes on No. 10-ranked Colorado School of Mines.

The race will emcompass the Western State campus, begining at the Mountaineer Bowl and following the Escalante road and Colorado Ave twice before finishing inside Mountaineer Bowl.

For more information on signing up for the first annual Mountaineer 5K, click here. Registration is allowed until 7:45 a.m. the morning of the race. Race check-in will begin at 7 a.m. at the entrance to the Mountaineer Bowl.