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Trans High School Track and Field Favorites Not a Factor in Maine State Finals

In the wake of proposed Maine laws to protect women, a biological male pole vaulter is absent and a male runner finishes 11th.
Trans High School Track and Field Favorites Not a Factor in Maine State Finals
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Aaron Gifford
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Maine was expected to join the growing list of blue states where male athletes identifying as transgender competitors won state championships over female competitors in the 2025 high school outdoor track and field finals—but that didn’t happen on June 10.

Pole vaulter Katie Spencer, a sophomore from Greely High School, was the top seed with a season-high 11-foot jump in June, but MileSplit, which provides official results for schools, reported that he did not participate.
Aaron Gifford
Aaron Gifford
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Aaron Gifford has written for several daily newspapers, magazines, and specialty publications and also served as a federal background investigator and Medicare fraud analyst. He graduated from the University at Buffalo and is based in Upstate New York.