Oregon HS Girls Refuse to Stand on Podium With Transgender Athlete, Trans State Champs in Washington & California

News Staff : Jun 3, 2025
State Line Sports Network

[State Line Sports Network] Two Oregon female high school seniors, Reese Eckard of Sherwood High School and Alexa Anderson of Tigard High School, stepped down from their respective spots on the podium next to a trans athlete who represented Ida B. Wells High School. Eckard finished in fourth place and Anderson, in third. The two both finished ahead of the trans athlete, who tied for fifth place. Eckard and Anderson faced the opposite direction as the other competitors received their medals from officials ... Anderson said in a statement to Fox News Digital: "We didn't refuse to stand on the podium out of hate. We did it because someone has to say this isn't right. In order to protect the integrity and fairness of girls' sports we must stand up for what is right."... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Click Here to read. (Screengrab image: via X-Riley Gaines)