Brisbane: Gout Gout’s last individual race as a schoolboy was a valedictory dance, a cap-and-gown farewell to schools running with a comfortable win.

Australia’s superstar student runner jogged to victory to win the 400 metres at the Queensland GPS meet in 46.14 seconds, surpassing the old record (47.57) for Ipswich Grammar. Brisbane Grammar’s Seth Kennedy impressed in second with his 46.64.

Gout didn’t run his pet 100-metre and 200-metre events at this meet, but he did anchor the 4x100-metre relay and had one more record in him as he signed off – storming home to net Ipswich’s new record of 41.30, bettering their mark set last year. Gout relished in embracing a raucous crowd of followers, and vowed to take the world by storm after the end of his school career.

“I’ve been at this schoo

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