The Mount Si gymnastics team keeps rolling along and making history in the process. Last Thursday night, they once again set another school record for highest team score in a meet, as they easily took care of both Skyline and Interlake.

Mount Si’s 162.050 score beat the previous meet’s record score by a little over three points. Skyline got 141.3, and Interlake ended their night with 128.85.

“It was really a team effort,” said Wildcat Brittany Cragin. “Even though it was our Senior Night, it was our first home meet, and we really just came together as a team and pulled it through.”

The Mount Si athletes were pumped up about their performance.

“To see the girls come out and do their best, amidst all our craziness that’s happened this year, is awesome,” said Mount Si coach Jessica Easthope.

Efforts by the Wildcats’ top four gymnasts helped their team to another victory. Georgia Reynolds took the all-around honors with a score of 35.45, which beat fellow Wildcats Kennedy Richmond (33.5, second), Rachel Karavias (33.35, third) and Brittany Cragin (32.75, fouth). Reynolds finished first on the vault with a score of 9.05, and first on the bars with 8.3, and those event wins helped propel the Wildcats to sweeps of top spots in both events. Richmond (8.45, second) and Cragin (8.4, third) finished behind Reynolds on vault, while Karavias (7.3) joined Cragin and Richmond in sweeping the bars event.

Reynolds finished second with 8.9 on the beam, part of another top-four sweep by the Wildcats, with Karavias (9.35) finishing on top. Cragin’s 8.9 tied Reynolds for second, while Richmond (8.6) closed out the sweep for Mount Si on this event. On the floor, five of the top six placers were Wildcats, with the aforementioned foursome being very much in that group. Richmond (9.4) won that event, with Reynolds (9.2) again finishing second.

“They had some record highs, some season highs, and I’ve never seen them be more solid,” said Easthope. “I think they had something to prove to themselves and to this school.

“Gymnastics hasn’t always been necessarily the biggest sport, but these girls have really made it huge,” she added.

Karavias credited preparation with helping her succeed.

“I had a good week of practice this week. I came out really confident and did what I needed to do,” she said.

For seniors Cragin, McKinna Little and Nikki Stanton, it was senior night, the final regularly-scheduled home meet for the Wildcats. Cragin made the most of her night, as did Little and Stanton. Little finished ninth on the vault (8.0), and had a solid sixth on the floor (7.2). Stanton only competed in one event, the floor, and had an excellent routine which earned her a 5.8, which put her in a tie for 17th.

The senior night ceremonies which took place following the meet were emotional, especially for Cragin, who will be attending San Diego State this fall, majoring in law. She had to battle back from a major injury to get back on top, and for her, this moment was special.

“I came in as a freshman, and the girls were really welcoming,” she said. “My sophomore year, I got injured, but I came back and I pushed through it. I love it, so it was worth it.”

Easthope credited her seniors.

“All three of them are just a joy, and they work really hard,” the coach said. “They bring their 110 percent effort every day. The leadership that they show to the younger kids on the team, I value that, and I am going to miss that tremendously.”

The team wraps up their regular season Thursday, Jan. 29 against Redmond at Interlake High School in Bellevue. They appear poised for a long postseason run. Reynolds is excited about the rise of her team this season.

“It shows that no matter what, as long you have a good team and a good coach, you can always bring it higher than expected,” she said.