McMillan gives track camps here Saturday and Sunday

Hometown Olympian Chantae McMillan is scheduled to return to Rolla to host track and field camps this weekend at the Rolla Community Track.

On Saturday the camp will be for kids in grades K-8 and will held from 9 a.m.-noon.

On Sunday a camp for high school students and adults will be held from 1-4 p.m.

Cost of the camp will be $25, which includes a T-shirt and personal instruction by Chantae. Deadline to receive a T-shirt is Friday, Sept. 25.

In addition, there will be a meet-and-greet event on Saturday at The Kaleidoscope Discovery Center from 6-8:30 p.m. ($50 per person).

The proceeds raised from the events will go towards McMillan’s Olympic training in her attempt to qualify for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

McMillan, also an All-America performer at the University of Nebraska, was a heptathlete for the U.S. Olympic team in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

She is currently training out of Ohio.

Persons can register for the camps or the meet-and-greet at The Centre or online.

And anyone wishing to simply donate to Chantae’s Olympic effort can do so at the sponsors of the event - The Kaleidoscope Discovery Center, Key Sport Shop and The Centre.