OAN’s Elizabeth Bolbelding
2pm – Sunday, May 5, 2024
Sadie Schreiner, a transgender college runner, won three women’s events at the Liberty League Championship (Division III).
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Schreiner, who attends Rochester Institute of Technology, won three games in the women’s division at Saturday’s Liberty League Championship Tournament.
According to reports, Schreiner won the 200 meters in 24.14 seconds and the 400 meters in 55.07 seconds. Schreiner also reportedly served as the team’s anchor runner on the winning 4×400 relay.
Even though Schneider was 20ththThe school’s all-time record for the boys’ 100-meter run (11.72 seconds) is also the fastest time for a girl.
by Site where competition results are postedboth times he would have finished last in the boys’ race, but set school records in the girls’ division.
In addition, her 200-meter dash time currently holds the Liberty League women’s conference record, surpassing Schreiner’s record of 24.50 seconds set earlier in the season.
Although the team was in fourth place when Schreiner received the baton, Schreiner ran the fastest anchor leg of the race. Schreiner was also the anchor leg in the 4×400, which he won by more than 3 seconds.
Riley Gaines, a former competitive swimmer on the University of Kentucky NCAA swim team, shared a post about X and gave her opinion on the issue.
“Sadie Schreiner, a men’s athlete competing against women, won the women’s 200 and 400 meters at today’s Liberty League Championships,” Gaines wrote. “He broke the women’s 400m record in the process. He would have finished last among the other male athletes with two seconds left. This is exactly why we are filing the lawsuit. @NCAA”
But Schreiner responded to some of the criticism leveled at her by saying she “lacks a natural advantage.”
“Of all the hatred shared against me, ‘cheater’ is the word most commonly used… In my eyes, the discussion about transgender inclusion in athletics shouldn’t even be a debate… ” Schreiner said. “The more research we do, the more this becomes clear. There’s a reason I can only run as fast as I did in middle school. The only thing that has changed in nine years of running is the medication… ”
“Even if the Olympic study proves a disadvantage for trans athletes, it is not enough. Policy has changed before the study is complete, and the only way to maintain knowledge in this process is to The only way to make educated decisions for a minority of athletes is to talk to a few trans athletes who are participating, listen to their stories, and include them in the conversation rather than trying to represent them. , to listen to their voices.”
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