What’s the difference between winning a cross country state title and a 3000 meter state track title?
For Oregon Episcopal senior Olin Gilster, the answer might just be a cream cheese bagel for breakfast after he took home the 3A boys 3,000-meter state title during the Oregon high school state track and field meet Thursday, May 25, at Hayward Field in Eugene.
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