Overview

• Garcia won the Class 2A 400-meter dash at Mount Tahoma High School in 55.70 seconds, edging runner-up Lauren Matthew by nearly a full second.
• The East Valley High School junior was met with boos on the podium and told critics to “get a life,” saying the jeers only fueled her determination.
• Lauren Matthew and other competitors said they shouldn’t have to “push themselves to the point of dying” to match Garcia’s performance.
• Protesters outside the stadium handed out rubber bracelets and held signs reading “Save women’s sports” to oppose Garcia’s participation.
• The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association policy permits competition based on gender identity, a decision former federal officials threatened to contest by withholding funding from noncompliant states.