{"id":2441751,"date":"2025-06-02T11:48:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T15:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-female-athletes-refuse-to-stand-on-podium-with-transgender-competitor-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-02T11:48:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T15:48:57","slug":"oregon-female-athletes-refuse-to-stand-on-podium-with-transgender-competitor-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-female-athletes-refuse-to-stand-on-podium-with-transgender-competitor-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregon female athletes refuse to stand on podium with transgender competitor &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Foregon-female-athletes-refuse-to-stand-on-podium-with-transgender-competitor-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2441751&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>At a recent high jump championship in Oregon, two female athletes, Alexa Anderson and Reese Eckard, made headlines after refusing to stand on the podium with a transgender competitor, Lia Rose, who finished fifth.The athletes placed third and fourth, respectively, and chose to face away from the podium as a statement regarding their stance on fairness in womenS sports. Anderson clarified that their decision wasn&#8217;t rooted in hate but aimed at highlighting concerns over integrity in female athletics.The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-ex-chiefs-cheerleader-loses-her-mind-over-harrison-butkers-speech-grounds-for-termination\/\" title=\"Video: Former Chiefs Cheerleader Goes Wild During Harrison Butker&#039;s Speech - Could Lead to Firing!\">incident garnered attention<\/a> on social media, with women&#8217;s sports advocate Riley Gaines condemning the situation as an &#8220;utter betrayal&#8221; by sports officials who allow transgender athletes to compete against biological women. The discourse around this issue has intensified, notably with political figures like former President Donald Trump voicing their opposition to transgender participation in women&#8217;s sports.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Oregon female athletes refuse to stand on podium with transgender competitor<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2133699\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A pair of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/womens-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">female athletes<\/a> opted not to stand alongside a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/transgender\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">transgender<\/a> competitor at an Oregon high jump championship, with footage of their refusal spotlighted on social media.<\/p>\n<p>The two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/let-us-play-thousands-rally-at-michigan-state-capitol-over-high-school-winter-sports-ban\/\" title=\"\u2018Let Us Play\u2019: Thousands Rally At Michigan State Capitol Over High School Winter ... Ban\">high school athletes<\/a>, Alexa Anderson of Tigard High School and Reese Eckard of Sherwood High School, scored third and fourth place, respectively, in the high jumping competition, ahead of the transgender athlete&rsquo;s fifth place finish this past weekend. The transgender athlete was representing Ida B. Wells High School. Footage shared online showed the two athletes not standing on the podium, and instead facing the opposite direction behind the other players on the podium.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3428311\/trump-alaska-drilling-walks-back-biden-restrictions-oil-gas\/\">Trump moves to walk back Biden restrictions on oil and gas development in Alaska<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3428221\/boulder-terrorism-suspect-mohamed-soliman-illegal-immigrant\/\">Boulder terrorism suspect Mohamed Soliman is illegal immigrant who entered under Biden: DHS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3428182\/mark-paoletta-strikes-sheldon-whitehouse-russell-vought-creep-henchman\/\">OMB strikes back after Sheldon Whitehouse calls Russ Vought &lsquo;creep,&rsquo; &lsquo;henchman&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The footage also showed Anderson and Eckard being directed to move away from behind the podium, after which they walked in the direction the person pointed toward.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Oregon girls high jump state championships just finished. 2 of the females refused to step on the podium with the male competitor and an adult official relegated them to the sideline for refusing. THIS MUST END. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dxIzL8Qf95\">https:\/\/t.co\/dxIzL8Qf95<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mAVVNBIPhW\">pic.twitter.com\/mAVVNBIPhW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Leigh Ann O&#8217;Neill (@LaLONeill) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LaLONeill\/status\/1928961098419450113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;We didn&rsquo;t refuse to stand on the podium out of hate,&rdquo; Anderson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/girls-track-field-athletes-dont-stand-podium-next-trans-athlete-oregon-state-championship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told\">told<\/a> Fox News Digital. &ldquo;We did it because someone has to say this isn&rsquo;t right. In order to protect the integrity and fairness of girls sports we must stand up for what is right.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The transgender athlete <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/trans-track-athlete-wins-varsity-girls-competition-previously-placing-last-against-jv-boys-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reportedly\">reportedly<\/a> competed as a male in 2023 and 2024 and now goes by the name Lia Rose.<\/p>\n<p>Women&rsquo;s sports advocate Riley Gaines shared the footage on X, stating that <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Riley_Gaines_\/status\/1928964463249547754\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">&ldquo;girls have had enough.&rdquo;<\/a> On <em>Fox &amp; Friends Weekend<\/em>, she harshly condemned the &ldquo;utter betrayal&rdquo; many sports officials and governors have enacted against female athletes in allowing transgender athletes to compete against women.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;UTTER BETRAYAL&#8221;: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Riley_Gaines_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Riley_Gaines_<\/a> on who is to blame for what is going on in women&#8217;s sports <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nDbZzYxnSp\">pic.twitter.com\/nDbZzYxnSp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FOX &amp; Friends (@foxandfriends) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/foxandfriends\/status\/1929173162853314692?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 1, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> has contacted Oregon State Activities Association for comment.<\/p>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> targeted Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) last week over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3422751\/trump-transgender-athletes-policy-california-gavin-newsom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">the state of California allowing a transgender athlete to compete in a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >state track event<\/a><\/a>, and threatened to withhold federal funding from the state. In February, Trump signed an executive order that would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3311219\/trump-sign-executive-order-keeping-men-out-women-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/theyre-losers-pelosi-reacts-to-gop-focus-on-trans-issues\/\" title=\"\u2018They\u2019re Losers\u2019: Pelosi Reacts To GOP Focus On Trans Issues\">block transgender athletes<\/a> from competing in women&rsquo;s sports<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3422652\/liberty-university-ellenor-zinski-transgender-former-employee-suing-over-firing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TRANSGENDER FORMER EMPLOYEE IS SUING LIBERTY UNIVERSITY OVER FIRING<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump also pointed out how Newsom has stated in his podcast, <em>This Is Gavin Newsom<\/em>, that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/fairness-justice\/3339193\/newsom-transgender-athletes-womens-sports-deeply-unfair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">it was &ldquo;deeply unfair&rdquo; for transgender athletes to partake in women&rsquo;s sports<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Gov. Patrick Morrisey (R-WV) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-cdc-guidelines-ignite-backlash-over-school-reopenings\/\" title=\"New CDC guidelines ignite backlash over school reopenings\">asked local officials<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/3424388\/patrick-morrisey-keep-separate-scores-transgender-athlete-girls-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">keep separate scores for transgender athletes<\/a> &ldquo;so that the true winners can be awarded.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2133699\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2133699\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oregon female athletes decline podium with transgender competitor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2441752,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Oregon-Transgender-athlere-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33416,6642,56370],"class_list":["post-2441751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-female-athletes","tag-oregon","tag-transgender-competitor"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Oregon-Transgender-athlere-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2441751"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441751\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2441755,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441751\/revisions\/2441755"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2441752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2441751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2441751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2441751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}