WA boys’ high school runner goes from 76th to 1st after switching to girls’ cross-country

Logan Mihailoff began the season on Camas’s boys’ JV team at the September 5 Ultimook Race, finishing 76th, according to HeCheated, the advocacy group that highlighted the change. Camas’s published season results confirm Mihailoff competed in the boys’ division at that meet.

By September 26, Mihailoff was competing against girls at the Nike Portland XC Invitational, finishing second out of 195 runners in the girls’ junior/senior JV race. Three days later, Mihailoff won the girls’ varsity race at the Union/Camas meet, finishing ahead of all 45 other competitors. Camas teammate Natalie Estrada finished second, followed by Union’s Frances Armerding.

In a statement provided to unDivided host Brandi Kruse, Camas School District defended its participation policy by citing Washington Interscholastic Activities Association rules and state law. “Under current WIAA eligibility standards, students are permitted to participate in athletics consistent with their gender identity. The district will continue to follow state law and WIAA requirements unless those laws or rules change. We also have an obligation to protect student privacy and will not discuss the circumstances or eligibility of an individual student.”

The district declined to explain the individual eligibility decision behind the division change.

Washington’s current WIAA policy allows athletes to participate according to their gender identity or the gender most consistently expressed. School personnel determine eligibility in collaboration with the student.

Voters will have an opportunity to change those requirements on November 3, when they decide Initiative IL26-638. The initiative would prohibit biological males from competing in designated girls’ individual and team sports and require verification of biological sex from participants’ personal health care providers as part of the routine sports physical.

The measure follows repeated disputes involving Washington girls who have faced male competitors or raised concerns about their presence in locker rooms.

Tumwater basketball player Frances Staudt refused to compete against a male opponent and subsequently faced a school investigation over allegations of harassment and misgendering. A civil rights complaint was filed on her behalf with the US Department of Education.

In track, East Valley’s Veronica Garcia, a transgender athlete, won the 2025 Washington Class 2A girls’ 400-meter championship, finishing ahead of runner-up Lauren Matthew.

Washington wrestler Kallie Keeler and her mother have now asked the US Supreme Court to intervene after Keeler alleged a male opponent sexually assaulted her during a December 2025 girls’ tournament. They seek advance notice of matches against males and the ability to decline those matches without penalty. Prosecutors declined to charge the opponent, concluding they could not prove a crime beyond a reasonable doubt.

In April, a proposed WIAA amendment restricting girls’ sports to biological females received 29 votes in favor and 24 against, falling short of the required 60 percent approval. WIAA classified the vote as advisory and said the restriction would conflict with current Washington law. Initiative 638 would put the question directly before voters.