# Biological male competing in girls’ cross-country race denies another runner and her team a trip to state

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/biological-male-competing-in-girls-cross-country-race-denies-another-runner-and-her-team-a-trip-to-state/
- Published: 2026-11-01T18:58:48+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-01T23:39:15+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/biological-male-competing-girls-cross-country-race-denies-runner-team-trip-state
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Camas runner’s regional placing helped keep Puyallup out of state.
- The runner switched from the boys’ team midseason.
- Athletes and advocates dispute fairness in girls’ sport.

## Summary

A Camas High runner who joined the girls’ cross-country team midseason placed seventh at regionals, helping keep Puyallup High’s girls’ team out of the state championships. The result has renewed debate over eligibility rules and fairness in girls’ sport, with athletes and advocates saying the outcome affects competitors’ hard work and opportunities.

The article says the runner opened the season on the boys’ team and finished 76th in a junior varsity meet, then won one varsity meet and placed second three times after switching teams. At the last two meets, the runner finished just ahead of Skyview’s Charlie Garrett, who qualified for state and said she was less than a second behind at regionals. The article also quotes former Olympic rower Carol Brown and Women’s Liberation Front director Jasmin Faulk, who argue that sports categories should be based on sex; the Camas and Puyallup coaches declined to comment.

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