Cleary hosts Cougar 5k Fun Run for Entire Family

September 16, 2025
   
(HOWELL, MI) Cleary University will kick off its homecoming celebration with a 5K fun run on Saturday, Oct. 11 at 9 am on the school’s Livingston campus in Howell. Proceeds from the event go to LACASA, a nonprofit organization that provides help and hope for victims of abuse in Livingston County.
 
Cost is $25 a person and includes refreshments after the run. Check-in takes place the morning of the run from 7:30 am to 8:40 am at Cleary’s Wellness Center, at 955 Grand Oaks Drive (next to Cleary’s Lake Trust Stadium). The run starts at 9 am sharp. Participants will travel around a loop course of rolling hills through the university’s 50-acre campus.
 
Registration for the Cougar 5K fun run closes on Saturday, Oct. 4.
 
For details and registration information on the Cougar 5K fun run, visit
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Stay for Cleary homecoming tailgate festivities!
 
After the fun run, Cleary’s hockey team will host a special tailgate party at 11 am at 140 Ice Den, next door to Cleary’s campus. Enjoy lunch, refreshments, games, prizes and raffles before the team competes against Aquinas College at 12:30 pm.
 
The Red Party begins at 2 pm at Cleary Commons. Bring the entire family and dress in your red attire! The kids will have plenty of activities to enjoy including carnival games, caricature drawings and rock wall climbing!
 
For adult entertainment, Cleary will feature a mechanical bull, a Velcro wall and axe throwing.
 
Food trucks, including Hallboy Barbecue and Sup Dog will serve food for purchase from 3 pm to 7 pm. A beer and wine cash bar is open from 2 pm to 7 pm under the Commons outdoor tent.
 
Local radio station WHMI will rock the box with music all afternoon!
 
Following the homecoming party, tailgaters are welcome to stay and cheer on the Cleary Cougars women’s and men’s soccer teams who will play at Lake Trust Stadium on Cleary’s
campus. The women will face Rochester Christian at 4 pm, followed by the men playing Rochester Christian at 7 pm. Admission is free to all tailgaters.
 
To learn more about Cleary’s homecoming festivities and RSVP for the event, visit https://www.cleary.edu/homecoming/
 
The Cleary Livingston campus is located at 3750 Cleary Drive (off Grand River Avenue and west of Latson Road) in Howell.

About Cleary University

Founded in 1883, Cleary University is a four-year, private, nonprofit accredited university, offering undergraduate and graduate degrees from a unique Business Arts curriculum, and driven by a faculty of thought leaders with deep, practical experience in their industries. Cleary offers on-campus and online education models, a robust athletic program of 21 sports, and a rich residence life with nearly 200 students living on the quiet, rolling 50-acre campus. Cleary graduates tend to land jobs faster than their peers and with higher earning salaries at the start of their careers. Cleary was ranked #1 in Michigan for ROI among private, nonprofit business schools and #3 in Michigan for Best Business College.

 

To learn more about Cleary University, visit its website: https://cleary.edu. 

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