Photo Submitted Chase Spring was surrounded by West Lincoln coaches on Thursday in the school’s library while signing with Millsaps College. Seated with Spring is longtime West Lincoln running coach Greg Allen. Standing, from left, WL soccer head coach Jeremy Johnson, track coach Brad Bland and cross-country coach Jay Case.

West Lincoln senior Chase Spring is going to be a Major after signing this week with Millsaps College for cross-country and track and field. Spring leaves West Lincoln after a decorated career that saw him run cross-country for the school in the fall, track in the spring and also playing soccer for the Bears in the winter.

“Millsaps originally sent me a letter last year saying that I should check the school out,” said Spring. “I took a chance and made myself known by as many people as I could and it ended up working out.”

Spring is as outgoing as he is athletic. He’s coached recreation league soccer while juggling his busy life of athletics and academics as a high school senior. He plans to major in kinesiology at Millsaps.

The Majors compete at the Division III level. The cross-country team is coached by Natalie Bach-Prather and the veteran coach also leads the track and field teams at the school.

As a freshman, Spring won a 2A state title in the 1,600-meter run for the Bears. This season he finished in eighth place at the MHSAA 2A cross-country state title meet and was fourth overall at the same event when he was a junior.