MOUNT House athletes scored some notable successes at the annual Prep Schools Athletics Festival at King's College Taunton. Heading the list was Tristan Searight, who threw the javelin 31m 29cm in the under-14 competition, for a personal best and the gold medal. In the under-14 girls' category, Imogen Galsworthy came second in her heat to qualify for the 200m final. There she went one better, beating her rival to the Gold with a well-timed kick over the last 20m of the race. Lizzie Fearnley was the third gold medal winner for Mount House, in the U10 girls' rounders ball throw. She also came third in the 60m sprint. Giles Malcolm won silver in the U10 boys' 60m, and came third in the cricket ball throw. In the U14 discus competition, James Mann, competing in the discus for the first time, did exceptionally well to finish third. Busiest boy of the day was Ralph Lawson, who ran in the 400m, where he reached the final, and the 800m, and competed in both the long jump and the high jump. In the girls' U14 sprint relay, anchor runner India Leigh was unfortunate enough to slip and fall whilst in the lead, just a metre from the finish. The girls were allowed to run as a guest team in the final, and finished in a creditable second place.