EUGENE, Ore. -- During a 20-minute period on the track, the countrys best female middle-distance runners raced to get from the first round to the semifinals in the 1,500-meter event at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials.The competitors spanned three decades in age and life experience over the three heats, making it one of the deepest pools of athletes fighting to make the Olympic roster.And while the representatives in most sports at next months Rio Olympics will be similar in age and experience, the 1,500 -- at least in the early rounds of the trials -- offers up a smorgasbord of athletes.There were current college students, recent college graduates and one runner who skipped collegiate running all together, a mother who gave birth four months ago and two high school students, an American record-holder and others who barely got into this event.In the first heat, 16-year-old Kate Murphy and 19-year-old Christina Aragon lined up alongside Sarah Brown, who gave birth to her daughter, Abigail, four months ago. Later, two-time Olympian Jenny Simpson and American record-holder Shannon Rowbury lined up against 20-year-old wunderkind Mary Cain.Rowbury said its an interesting race because it incorporates aspects of speed, quickness and endurance. And while many middle distance and distance runners peak in their late 20s and early 30s, younger or older athletes might excel in one of those skill sets and still be able to compete at the top level.Rowbury needs to look no further than her own career: I made my first Olympic team at 23 and I set the American record at 30, she said.And Rowbury knows she wasnt the same athlete or person at 23 as she was 30. But athletes arent concerned with the ages of their competitors - to them, it doesnt matter on the track.Brown, who failed to qualify for the semis, spent her post-race interview partially in tears as she discussed how much it meant to just be back out on the track, racing again so quickly after giving birth and how it was a win for herself and her daughter.Seeing it through, for her, meant a lot to me, she said. The best moment of this will be going out there and seeing her.That reflective tone was nowhere near Aragons interviews, which were best-described as bubbly. She talked about how she spent most of the winter competing in high school gymnastics and moved over to track after gymnastic regionals in April.She said getting her race number was one of the most surreal moments of the trials, which, to runners like Brown and Simpson, is old hat by now.That was pretty cool -- the iron on bib? I dont even know if this thing comes off, she said.Cain, often referenced as the future of American middle distance running despite her recent results, was comfortable in front of the media, making jokes and even signing an autograph for a fan who had made his way to the interview area. After five minutes, she dismissed herself, explaining that everyone knows she could talk forever if she allowed herself.But when it came to Murphy, a handler shuffled her off, explaining she couldnt do any more interviews. She was too young to do too many, he explained.Now, the runners will head back to their own space -- whether that be to their parents, spouses or friends. For the next 24 hours, they get to be who they are. But come 5:03 p.m. on Friday, all 24 runners will get back to the track. Their ages will be just a number, and their experiences will be nothing other than what got them to that point. And when the gun goes off, they will be just runners racing for three coveted spots. 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Burke is expected to miss two to three months after breaking a finger in the teams third preseason game. Tinsley, a 10-year veteran, spent the last two seasons in Utah, where the point guard averaged 3. LOS ANGELES -- A victory might have escaped the Dodgers on Tuesday, but their efforts to bury the hatchet with the San Francisco Giants was a rousing success.A day after the Dodgers Yasiel Puig and the Giants Madison Bumgarner feuded on the field, a tongue-in-cheek gift from Puig to Bumgarner yielded laughs from both clubhouses.Credit Dodgers infielder Charlie Culberson as the go-between for the two camps. The former San Francisco draft pick, who came up in the Giants system with Bumgarner starting in 2007, had Puig sign a T-shirt bearing the inscription #DONTLOOKATME across the front in block letters.The hashtag was in reference to what Bumgarner yelled at Puig after the seventh inning of Monday nights game. The interaction led to the benches clearing, but the incident went no further.Puig, who has embraced social media hashtags this year, especially #PuigYourFriend, wrote several messages for Bumgarner on the shirt, including I LIKE YOU, Dont look at me and his signature with his number, 66.Culberson had a Dodgers clubhouse attendant deliver the shirt to the Giants side, and when Bumgarner was not there to receive it, amused Giants players hung it at Bumgarners locker.After communicating with San Franciscos Brandon Belt, Culberson said the gift was a hit in the Giants clubhouse, just as it was in the Dodgers clubhouse.ddddddddddddodgers players had taken pictures of themselves in shirts of their own earlier in the day, with their hands over their eyes.It was all in good fun, Culberson said after the Dodgers 2-0 loss to the Giants on Tuesday. There was no animosity about it.Bumgarner and Culberson were both first-round picks of the Giants in 2007, with Bumgarner going 10th overall and Culberson a sandwich pick at 51st overall. They have remained friends throughout their baseball careers. Culberson said he assured Bumgarner that Puig does have a good heart, while telling Puig that Bumgarner really would appreciate the gesture of a signed shirt.Bumgarner addressed the Puig rift with San Francisco reporters before Tuesdays game and said he had no issue with how the Dodgers handled things on Tuesday.That dont make a difference to me, really, Bumgarner told reporters after hearing about the shirt but before receiving it. If it were turned around, Im sure wed do the same.Bumgarner had left the clubhouse immediately after Tuesdays game, but his gift from Puig still was hanging in his locker.Information from ESPNs Marly Rivera was used in this report. ' ' '