Teammates of male players on the San Jose State University women's volleyball team have joined the lawsuit against the NCAA.
The SJSU women's volleyball team is off to its best start in program history (8-0) thanks to the addition of a male player to the team: Blair Fleming (born in Bladen), who is biologically male and is registered with the team. Website 6 feet 1 inch.
SJSU has disabled comments X The government removed Fleming from highlights shows and even match summaries following the backlash over him playing for the women's team.
Current co-captain at SJSU Brooke Slusser participated Lawsuit against the NCAA For allowing men to compete with women.
After transferring to SJSU from Alabama in 2023, Slusser shared housing with four teammates, including Fleming, a man. Out kick Slusser reported that she frequently had to room with Fleming on the expedition, and later learned that Fleming had specifically requested that she do so.
According to Slusser's lawsuit, she was never informed there were any male players on the team, and although she noticed that Fleming could jump higher and hit the ball harder than any of the women at San Jose State, she didn't realize he was male until she overheard students calling him “a man.”
Slusser expressed discomfort with having a transgender player on the team and questioned whether it would be safe for teammates and opposing players.
“Ultimately, the NCAA has failed to provide a safe, fair and equal playing field for female athletes in college sports.”
Slusser also expressed concern about the possibility of a concussion and said he and his teammates regularly discuss the risk of being hit by Fleming's cleats.
Teammates aren't the only ones who have noticed the speed at which the male players are hitting the ball: The mother of a Nevada Wolf Pack player also recently spoke out against the male players.
“They've worked so hard for this and to have that taken away and have to play with male athletes is unthinkable,” said April Chaney, a mother from Idaho. Daily Signals.
Cheney is from Nevada. Carissa Chaneysaid he was “concerned for all players” playing against Fleming because of the high injury risk.
“This is about much more than her, her Nevada team or the Mountain West Conference. … At the end of the day, the NCAA has not provided a safe, fair and equal playing field for female athletes in college sports,” Chaney added.
Nevada will play SJSU on Oct. 26.
Adding to concerns from players and mothers, the Southern Utah women's team withdrew from the game against SJSU altogether after reports surfaced that the team told tournament officials they did not want to play against an undefeated team.
It has not been confirmed, but not denied, that Fleming was the reason for the cancellation.
In volleyball, men have a clear physical advantage over women, as evidenced by the fact that the net in men's college volleyball is 7 feet 11 inches, while the net in women's volleyball is 7 feet 4 inches.
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