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 Tuesday.
Pole vaulter Katie Spencer, a sophomore from Greely High School, was the top seed with a season-high 11-foot jump this month, but MileSplit, which provides official results for schools, reported that he did not participate.
Spencer competed as a boy last year, finishing 10th in the state finals, but won the girls Class B pole vault title in the indoor state event in February. The controversy sparked a fierce debate between President Donald Trump and Maine officials who have required schools to allow transgender-identifying males to compete in girls’ sports....
