Whitehouse Tyler Metro Track recently competed at the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation Summer Games of Texas in Corpus Christi.

The 10 and under girls 4×400-meter relay team took second overall, marking the first time in several years that a Region 6 team had medaled in the event and the first time in more than 17 years that the Whitehouse Tyler Metro Track 4×400-meter relay team had placed top three in the event, according to assistant coach Jamie Mims. Running on the relay team were Lanie Seal, Lorienne Joi Brooks, Angy Barerra and McKinley Mims.

Barrera and Mims attend school together at Orr Elementary.

“It is awesome to know we’re ranked second in all of Texas,” Barerra said. “This is my first year, and I have trained only three months. I ran hard, and to be honest, I never ran long distances before. I made great friends, learned to support each other and teach each other strength from the heart.”

“This is a dream of mine since I started running with Whitehouse Tyler Metro when I was 7 years old,” Mims said. “I have been to the Summer Games of Texas three years in a row and have been so close to medaling.This is my second year in a row to be the Region 6 champs for the 4×400 relay in the girls 10 and under category. So for me, I had to step up and be the captain of the relay and lead them to victory. We were so close in bringing