The Camas gymnastics team pulled off one of its greatest stunts to date last week, winning the 4A state meet for the second consecutive year and earning one of the top three scores in Washington state history at the state gymnastics championships, held Friday, Feb. 22, at Sammamish High School in Bellevue.
In addition to the team win, with a third-best state score of 184.825, Camas also dominated the individual all-around competition with sophomore Shea McGee winning top honors with her score of 31.75.
“It’s really nice to have a team to support you, and it feels really good to know I worked that hard to get where I’m at,” said McGee, who started gymnastics at the age of 2.
Sophomore Alyssa Shibata also was on the platform at the state finals, with a sixth-place finish, and said the team’s 2018 championship win gave the gymnasts an edge going into this year’s championship meet.
“We came in with more confidence than last year knowing we could do it, so it made it more fun,” Shibata said. “There wasn’t as much stress.”