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Appearing on "The Ingraham Corner," parents Kevin and Sarah Burns pulled back the curtain on why their daughter and her teammates came out. They revealed that team captains have already resigned, called out administrators for neglecting families, and explained why defying the security of the sidelines is helping girls take a stand for women's sports.

On September 5, the athlete finished 76th at the boys' junior varsity meet in Oregon. Just ten days later, the same runner was competing in the girls' division, as OutKick's Matt Calkins reported.

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School officials graciously approved the decision, but Camas' young runners weren't about to pretend it was a level playing field. They went off track.

Parents Kevin and Sarah Burns appeared on "The Ingraham Corner" to explain why their daughter Holly and her teammates decided they had seen enough.

"Well, we told him they should do what they feel is best and what they think is right. And they got the support of their teammates and they decided to make a difference," Kevin Burns said.

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"I think if just a few girls quit, they're missing out on opportunities. And I don't think it's that big of a deal," she added. So there were actually a lot more girls protesting this than what you see in the video."

When families questioned the runner's eligibility, the Camas school district said its hands were tied under state law.

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Washington law and high school athletic regulations require schools to allow athletes to compete in divisions of their gender identity, officials explained.

Father Holly explained that the school's response effectively stopped the issue.

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"The school sent us a letter saying Washington law prohibits discrimination based on gender identity and expression," she said. When Ingraham summed up the letter telling families they were out of luck, she agreed: "I guess it's okay to discriminate against the actual gender."

In a situation where sports institutions and old sports figures are largely silent, the burden of taking a stand fell on the shoulders of the youth.

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Hallimother addressed the emotional toll placed on young competitors who simply wanted to run.

"They're kids, you know, they're 16-17-year-old girls who shouldn't be dealing with this at all, shouldn't even be on their radar," Sarah Burns said. You know, they should just be able to go out there and race and have fun and not have to deal with this adulting thing."

During the friction session, it was pulled directly to the sidelines.

When parents arrived with signs in support of the runners, security forces tried to remove them.

Sierra Retzlaff and her father, Joel Retzlaff, who was suspended from school for protesting a trans runner on the opposing team at Camas High School during a scrimmage on Sept. 5. (Peggy Ratzlaff)

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Kevin Burns said: "We've actually received a lot of support. "I think there's a big silent majority about this. I think people are afraid to speak up, but that's one of the reasons we went out there and put up the signs."

The couple stood and refused to leave.

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"We got a lot of pressure there. They said signs weren't allowed. We had to leave. My wife Sarah was very brave and didn't care. And I don't think they had a legal reason to kick us out," he recalled.

"So we ended up hanging in there, keeping our marks, and it boosted the girls' self-esteem. And we had a lot of parents come up and say, thank you for doing this. I was like, I wanted to do that, too. So I think it's a start."

Her mother revealed what was at stake: "I want to stand up for girls who need someone to stand up for them."

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Quinn also pressed political leaders to do so, arguing that championing women's sports would bridge partisan divides.

"This is a big issue that most Americans on both sides of the political spectrum agree on. And I don't know why members of the party, especially on the right, don't take this more and push it.

"I know they've done that in the past, but it's a winning issue," he said. "We have friends on both sides of the aisle who agree with girls' rights not to compete with boys."

Responsible adults don't do their jobs, so high school girls do it for them. Welcome to high school sports in 2026.

Alejandro Avila is a longtime OutKick writer living in Southern California.

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