From a starting football player, to a varsity basketball player, to a varsity track runner, to a starting first baseman, freshman Chase Mullenix brings big things to Atlantic’s athletic program.

This spring, Mullenix has made the varsity team in track. He runs the 4×800, distant medley, and the open 800. Mullenix has dropped one second off of his times at each meet these past two weeks, setting a new personal record in the 4×800 at 2:04.

His best time in the distant medley is 2:05 and 2:06 in the open 800.

Mullenix said, “I feel like I’m doing a lot better than I was in the beginning of the season. I need to improve on my speed work and finishing the last 200 meters strong.”

Mullenix hopes to make it to State this year in the 4×800 and the distance medley.

Head track and basketball coach Alan Jenkins said, “I think (Mullenix) understands how to work hard and understands what we are trying to do. He’s a self-motivated kid doing the best he can do in each competition and that’s what our programs are really looking for.”

This past football season Mullenix started playing on the JV team, and throughout the season moved up to starting varsity defense and being second string quarterback as well.

During basketball, Mullenix was a starter on the freshman team, and the leading scorer in every game. He soon moved to being a JV starter, also showing himself to be a very important scorer.

Towards the middle of the season Mullenix made his debut on the varsity court during a game against Lewis Central. He came out of the game with 13 points. Throughout the rest of the season Mullenix made an appearance during almost every varsity game, lettering at the end of the season.

Last baseball season, his eighth-grade year, Mullenix was a starting varsity first baseman by the end of the summer. This year he is looking at starting varsity at first base, also alternating with the pitching position.

As only a freshman, Mullenix is already proving what AHS has to look for the next three years of his career.