To top off a week of activities for students at Western New Mexico University, the Great Race took place on Saturday, April 23, with lots of splashes.
Photos by Mary Alice Murphy
WNMU Great Race 2016
WNMU Great Race 2016
The vehicles line up for WNMU's 49th Great Race
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WNMU Great Race 2016
WNMU alumni start to release purple and gold balloons
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WNMU Great Race 2016
The wind carries the balloons
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WNMU Great Race 2016
And the first vehicle is off and running
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WNMU Great Race 2016
And the second one
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WNMU Great Race 2016
and the third
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and fourth and last
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WNMU Great Race 2016
Hitting the mud pit with a BIG splash
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WNMU Great Race 2016
another big splash
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WNMU Great Race 2016
And one more!
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WNMU Great Race 2016
As part of the check in before the last round of the mud pit, one of the pushers has to do, well, push-ups.
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