Transgender Runner Takes Spots In Finals, On The Podium From Women At NCAA National Championship

The NCAA held its Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championship this weekend in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and because the NCAA refuses to make the same kind of common sense decision that the NAIA made concerning transgender athletes competing in the women's category, that's what we had going on.

We've seen these stories across the country over the last couple of weeks, including one about RIT's Sadie Schreiner who was called out by OutKick's Riley Gaines after winning a Liberty League title.

Because the NCAA isn't concerned with this issue despite public sentiment strongly opposing their current policy, Schreiner was entitled to head down to Myrtle Beach for the National Championships.

According to the NCAA's official results, Schreiner competed in the 400m final and came in dead last.

Sure, that's a win for the women in the field, and major congratulations to them, but remember, that means that there's one woman who was forced out of the competition in the preliminaries who would've otherwise had a chance at competing for a championship.

The same can be said in the 200m which is the event where Schreiner broke a conference record. Schreiner made the finals and ended up finishing in third.

Once again, congratulations to the women who finished ahead, but for those who finished in fourth and below that's got to sting. You've got to imagine it's a helpless feeling knowing that if common sense had been implemented, everyone would have been sliding up one place, and one woman who had a goal of making it to the finals had to sit in the stands and watch.

Schreiner is currently playing by NCAA rules, but you've got to ask yourself if you're okay with that.

I think you and I and the majority of people are not okay with it, but until organizations like the NCAA grow a backbone, this is women's sports.