Trans runner wins 2 NCAA women's track races—would have placed DEAD LAST in men's division

A trans-identified male track runner won three women’s events over the weekend with times that would have resulted in the athlete placing last in the men’s division. 

Rochester Institute of Technology athlete Sadie Schreiner won the 400-meter finals with a time of 55.07 and the 200-meter finals with a time of 21.14 at the Liberty League Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday. The league is a conference in the NCAA III division. 

In the preliminaries, Schreiner ran a 56.82 in the 400-meter race, coming in second in the women’s division. That time would not have qualified Schreiner for the men’s final in the 400, placing Schreiner in last place in the prelims overall for men. 

For the 200-meter race, Schreiner ran a 24.51 in the women’s division. This time once again would not have qualified Schreiner for the men’s finals in the race, with Schreiner placing last among male times.  

For the 200-meter race in the women’s division, Schreiner brokean earlier 24.50 record set earlier in the season by the trans-idenfied male, according to Fox News. 

Schreiner also ran the women’s 4x400 relay as the anchor, the last person to run in the relay. The group won by nearly four seconds and were in fourth place when Schreiner received the baton. Schreiner ran the fastest of the anchors at 54.91 seconds. 

Schreiner, born Camden, also set the women’s school record in the 300 meters at the Nazareth Alumni Opener Invitational with a time of 41.80. 

In a recent Instagram post, Schreiner criticized those who say the athlete has an "automatic advantage" as a biological male. 

"Out of all the hate that’s been shared of me 'cheater' is the most common word used. It assumes that because I’m trans I have an automatic advantage. In my eyes, the discussion of trans inclusion in athletics shouldn’t even be a debate. I’ve lived through the changes in performance that persist to such a drastic extent that there isn’t a doubt in my mind as to the equitability of competition," Schreiner wrote. 

"As more research is done the more evident this becomes. There’s a reason I’m only as fast as I was in middle school, and the only variable that’s changed over my 9 years of running is my medication. The amount of debate that persists about biological advantages in trans women comes from a place of 'common sense' without proper evidence.” 

"Even as Olympic studies prove the disadvantages of trans athletes it’s not enough. Policies are being changed before research is done and the only way to stay educated in this process is to talk to the few trans athletes that are competing and hear their stories, bring them in to the conversation. The only way to make an educated decision on a small handful of athletes is to hear their voice, not speak for them."