Oregon high school transgender track athlete competes against girls at event, sparking outrage on social media

An Oregon high school came under fire on Saturday as a transgender athlete was able to compete against girls at a meet.

Aayden Gallagher, a 10th-grader at McDaniel High School, competed in the Sherwood Need For Speed Classic in Sherwood, Oregon. Gallagher was seen in one clip blowing away the competition in a heat for the 200-meter.

Gallagher clocked in with a 25.49 mark and ended up finishing in second place in that event as well as the 400 meter and in seventh place in the 4x100 replay and eighth place in the 4x400 relay.

But Gallagher’s ability to compete in the event sparked outrage on social media.

"Championing boys in girls sports is blatant misogyny," the Independent Council on Women’s Sports (ICONS) wrote on X.