[citation needed] Starting in 1910 it was held across the Black River, but in 2019 the location moved onto campus.

Pictures as early as 1927 show Pullers in pits similar to the way they look now, however pits were not consistent practice until the 1960s[3] The precise strategy used from year-to-year changes fairly often, especially call sets (the strategies by which the Pull Team uses to move in a synchronized manner).

In 1926, The Pull was again called a draw, and was settled by a basketball game, which the sophomore class of 1929 won.

The longest Pull was held in 1977 and lasted 3 hours and 51 minutes, to be called a draw.

Afterwards, the teams meet together for what is known as Rope Run, which is a sort of "pep rally" in preparation for Pull.

The Pullers line up in the same order as their respective pits, alternating between paired Even and Odd Years.

After Rope Run, each Pull Team gathers separately to do their respective chants and songs.

Moralers are important supporters for Pullers because of the physical and mental strain of the competition.

Their key purpose, however, is to communicate the calls sets to the Pullers so that the entire team can move in sync.

At the beginning of the event, the rope is marked at the front of Pit 1 so that the winner and the margin of victory can be measured.

At the half hour mark, the sprinters exit their pits and the marathoners take their place.

There are doctors and judges on each side, and if it is deemed that someone must come off the rope, a sprinter or marathoner may fill in.