In the 2010-11 gymnastics postseason, two athletes from North Kitsap High School competed at State.

Sarah Zimmerman would like to qualify the whole varsity team this year.

“That would be ideal,” the North Kitsap junior said Monday. “We have some really good people and we’re hopefully going to have a good season.”

Zimmerman and junior Lauren Wageman represented the team at the 2A State Tournament last season. Zimmerman competed in vault. Wageman competed in vault, bars and beam.

Joanna Mumford and Wageman will lead the team this season as captains. The team as a whole is large. The varsity and junior varsity teams have 10 athletes each. Coach Kris Goodfellow was forced to create a C team because of the demand.

Last season, the team suffered from numerous injuries, Zimmerman said. The varsity team will help mentor the younger gymnasts. She said the goal is to give everyone their own routines, at least at a basic level.

“We’re improving the simple things in our routines,” Zimmerman said. “Just so we can get a better overall score [during competition].”

The North Kitsap High School gymnastics team is scheduled to compete at Shorewood High School Dec. 17. The team gets an extra week to practice — many schools begin Dec. 10.

With the size of her team, Goodfellow said she will take the extra time to work with the athletes.