09/06/2025
A male transgender athlete will participate in a girls’ outdoor track and field state championship meet in a deep red state this weekend.
Freshman Becky Pepper-Jackson qualified to compete in the West Virginia High School State Track and Field Championships thanks to strong performances May 15 at the Class AAA Region I meet.
During that meet, the Bridgeport High School student placed third in shot put (34 feet, 3.75 inches) and fourth in the discus (108 feet, 8 inches). Pepper-Jackson has placed seventh statewide in girls’ discus and ninth in shot put.