A cross country runner switched to the girls team midseason, parents voice their disapproval at meet

"Nobody wants to talk to you. I'm trying to be nice."

That was the not-so-nice greeting I got from a Camas High assistant cross country coach in Arlington, Washington on Saturday. It came as I stood near the start line for the Women's Elite 5k race at the Nike Hole in the Wall High School XC Invitational.

All I had done at that point was try to introduce myself, but it was clear that everybody involved with the school was on guard. The reason? One of the Camas runners entered in the Women's Elite 5K was a biological male.