Attorney General Labrador Urges the NCAA to Restore Female Athletes’ Records Wrongfully Erased by Male Competitors

Attorney General Labrador Urges the NCAA to Restore Female Athletes’ Records Wrongfully Erased by Male Competitors

“Women’s sports were created for women, and every female athlete deserves recognition for the victories they earned through their hard work and dedication,” said Attorney General Labrador. “The NCAA has an opportunity to right these wrongs and restore the integrity that Title IX was designed to protect—it’s time they do what’s right for the women who were cheated out of their rightful achievements. I will continuing fighting for female athletes from having their opportunities and victories stolen from them.”

In the letter, the Attorneys General write:

“The policies that were created, promoted, and encouraged by the Biden Administration and the NCAA not only enabled biological men to compete against women in sporting events across the country, but denied deserving women the recognitions they had earned in events that you managed…. While we appreciate the steps the NCAA has taken since then, there is far more the NCAA can do for the women athletes that have competed and continue to compete in your events.

“The NCAA should take this step for former athletes to preserve the integrity of Title IX and show your support for the women harmed by years of bad policy. As your website states, ‘Regardless of where they start, student-athletes strive to end each season at one of the NCAA’s 90 championships in 24 sports.’ Women athletes strived, succeeded, and were cheated of what they earned.”

Since taking office, President Trump has been a staunch advocate for female athletes, signing executive orders supporting women’s sports and prioritizing Title IX. In February, the U.S. Department of Education also penned a letter asking the NCAA to validate these recognitions.

Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Idaho’s case to protect women’s sports from biological males. The Court will review Little v. Hecox, where Attorney General Labrador is defending Idaho’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act after the Ninth Circuit blocked enforcement of the law.

You can read the letter here.