Trans track athlete wins varsity girls competition after previously placing last against JV boys: report

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A transgender jock took location archetypal spot successful a varsity precocious leap contention astatine an Oregon precocious schoolhouse conscionable Wednesday, astir 2 years aft finishing past portion competing against inferior varsity boys, according to a report. 

Lia Rose, who reportedly utilized to vie arsenic Zachary, won the precocious leap astatine the Portland Interscholastic League Varsity Relays with a tallness of 4 feet, 8 inches, beating the second-place finisher by 2 inches.

According to athletic.net, portion competing against JV boys May 3, 2023, Zachary Rose finished 11th retired of 11 competitors with a leap of 4 feet, 6 inches.

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Hurdle connected a track  (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

The winning tallness successful that conscionable was different ft higher.

According to online records, Zachary Rose competed successful the boys class successful 2023. The pursuing year, Lia Rose besides competed successful the aforesaid category. But this year, Lia Rose was listed arsenic competing successful the girls category.

In 2024, Lia mostly competed against JV boys, with a apical decorativeness of 2nd spot and a idiosyncratic grounds of 5 feet even.

Zachary competed arsenic a sophomore successful way with a apical decorativeness of 2nd successful a JV 3,000-meter race, but determination were lone 2 competitors. Zachary mislaid by implicit a minute.

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Starting blocks and a baton astatine the 120th Penn Relays astatine Franklin Field.  (Kirby Lee/USA Today Sports)

Lia's 4-foot, 8-inch people from Wednesday is listed arsenic a "personal record."

A spokesperson from Portland Public Schools was incapable to corroborate oregon contradict that Lia and Zachary are the aforesaid person, citing the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act "to support pupil privacy."

Lia's triumph comes astir 2 weeks aft Ada Gallagher, a trans way jock successful the Portland area, blew retired the competition.

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Hurdles astatine a way and tract event.  (C. Morgan Engel/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)

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Gallagher, a authorities champion past year, finished astatine 57.62 successful the 400 meters, with Franklin High School's Kinnaly Souphanthong coming successful 2nd astatine 1:05.72. Gallagher's teammate, Quinnan Schaefer, was down Souphanthong astatine 1:07.13. 

In the 200-meter race, Gallagher finished successful archetypal spot astatine 25.76, followed by teammate Addyson Skyles astatine 27.31.

Both times for Gallagher were play bests.

Fox News' Scott Thompson contributed to this report.

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