Mills places 2nd at state XC; Colfax, GP teams place

Garfield/Palouse senior Anais Mills placed second in the all-B state cross country race on the Sun Willows course at Pasco, and the Colfax girls team placed ninth in the state final which totaled 112 finishers.

Mills, who topped the district and regional races, clocked 19:24.6 on the hilly Pasco course. She was topped by Life Christian sophomore Gabby Martin who ran away from the field and finished with a 17:57.5.

Colfax girls booked 184 points behind the 96 win posted by Pope John Paul II of Lacey. Anna Cocking had the top finish for the Colfax girls at 16th with a 20:44.

Mills' number-two fi...