Rolla's McMillan chasing dream in London:

Published July 22, 2012 in the days leading up to London Summer Olympics.

If in the upcoming days you spot Chantae McMillan, an Olympian from Rolla, you might be surprised about her favorite treat: A heaping portion of pie supplied by a local bakery, A Slice of Pie.

Besides, to get the world-class physique of the 2006 Rolla High School graduate, one probably shouldn’t be spending too much time in the small pastry shop on Kingshighway Street.

However, McMillan had one request for her parents, Badger and Peggy, before they drove to visit her in Ohio ahead of the Olympic Games.

“If my parents know me at all,” McMillan wrote on her Twitter account, “they will bring me a slice of my favorite pie when they come!”

McMillan will be competing in the London Olympics and representing the United States in the heptathlon.

At the U.S. Olympic Trials last month in Eugene, Ore., McMillan qualified as the third of three to make the team in the heptathlon, which combines the 200- and 800-meter runs, 100-meter hurdles, shot put, javelin, high jump and long jump.