Sports · Running & Athletics · 8 hrs ago
Camas High School girls walk off cross-country race over transgender athlete
About a dozen girls from Camas High School in Washington walked off a cross-country race after learning they would compete against a transgender athlete.
Logan Mihailoff, a junior at the school, had switched from the boys’ competition to the girls’ field during the season.
The walk-off happened at a meet on Tuesday, and video of it spread widely online.
WNBA player Sophie Cunningham praised the girls, writing, “Good work girls” in a comment on a social media post.
The protest comes amid a wider dispute over transgender athletes competing in girls’ and women’s sports.
Washington voters will decide Initiative 638 on November 3, which would ban transgender athletes from girls’ K-12 sports if approved.
If it passes, Washington would be the first state to enact such a policy by popular vote, according to the story.
About a dozen girls from Camas High School walked off a cross-country race in Washington after learning they would compete against transgender athlete Logan Mihailoff.
Mihailoff, a junior, switched from the boys’ competition to the girls’ competition midseason after competing in the boys’ field as recently as September 5.
WNBA player Sophie Cunningham praised the girls in a social media comment, writing, “Good work girls.”
The protest came weeks before Washington voters were due to decide on Initiative 638, which would ban transgender athletes from girls’ K-12 sports if passed.
- Who
- About a dozen girls from Camas High School, including junior Logan Mihailoff, who switched to the girls’ competition.
- What
- The girls walked off a cross-country race in protest after learning they would compete against Mihailoff.
- When
- Tuesday, earlier that week. The article was published October 17, 2026.
- Where
- A cross-country meet in Washington.
- Why
- The girls protested competing against Mihailoff, who had switched from the boys’ competition to the girls’ competition midseason.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Mihailoff competed in the boys’ field.
Almost half of the field walked off the course after the race began.
The Daily Mail reported Cunningham’s praise for the girls.
Washington voters were due to vote on Initiative 638.
- School
- Camas High School
- Athlete
- Logan Mihailoff, a junior
- Number of girls
- About a dozen
- Initiative
- Initiative 638
- Vote date
- November 3, 2026
What people are saying
Good work girls.
protect young girls... who shouldn't have to go against biological men