Female high school sprinter beats transgender athlete in state championship

By Emma Colton

Published February 18, 2020 7:44pm ET

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Female high school sprinter beats transgender athlete in state championship — High school track athletes Alanna Smith, left, Selina Soule, center, and Chelsea Mitchell prepare to speak at a news conference outside the Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford, Connecticut, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020. The three girls have filed a federal lawsuit to block a state policy that allows transgender athletes to compete in girls' sports.

A high school athlete, who is suing in federal court to bar male students who identify as female from competing in girls sports, won a Connecticut state championship race against a transgender opponent.

Chelsea Mitchell, a student at Canton High School in Connecticut, won by .02 seconds in a 55-meter dash in the state championships Friday against Terry Miller, a biological male who identifies as female.

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