Cross country runner switches to girls team, sparks protest
Summarised from 3 outlets · 4 reports · Updated 14 Oct, 16:20 · Archive
A Camas High cross country runner who started the season on the boys team switched to the girls team, leading about a dozen girls to walk off a race in protest.
A cross country runner at Camas High School in Washington switched from the boys team to the girls team midseason, prompting a significant protest at a meet on October 13. The Daily Mail identifies the athlete as Logan Mihailoff, a junior who had been competing in the male field as recently as September 5. Since switching, the runner has finished first at one varsity meet and second at another.
About a dozen girls from Camas High refused to compete. When the race began, they linked arms and walked slowly past the starting line into a nearby tree line, sacrificing their participation in the meet. The remaining girls and the runner took off as scheduled.
The protesting athletes had initially been reluctant to act, but decided to stand together after teammates voiced concerns. Their parents backed the decision. Kevin Burns, father of protester Holly Burns, told OutKick: 'The more I heard about her friends wanting to do something, the more I heard about her team wanting to do something, we definitely were in support of that.' Some parents attended with signs calling to keep men out of women's sports. The incident has sparked national debate over transgender athletes in school competitions.
How it is being reported
- Girls high school track team walks off in protest of male athleteSeveral girls on Camas High School’s cross country team walked off a meet against Battle Ground High School in Washington in protest of an athlete switching from the male to female competition.New York Post · 14 Oct, 18:20
- High school girls storm off at cross country race in protest against male runner who switched from boys' teamThe teenage girls from Camas High School in Camas, Washington, defiantly refused to compete on October 13 after discovering that they were being pitted against a biological male athlete.Daily Mail Sport · 14 Oct, 15:58
- Washington girls walk off cross country meet in protest of male athlete, parents reveal how it came to thisHolly Burns and teammates walked off a Washington cross-country race rather than compete against an athlete who switched from the boys' team.Fox News · 14 Oct, 11:33
- A cross country runner switched to the girls team midseason, parents voice their disapproval at meetA Camas High cross country runner switched from the boys team to the girls team midseason, sparking national debate over transgender athletes in sports.Fox News · 12 Oct, 21:42
In this story: Camas High School · Logan Mihailoff · Holly Burns · Washington · Kevin Burns
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