Attorney General Alan Wilson urges the NCAA to restore female athletes’ records wrongfully erased by male competitors

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a letter urging the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to restore to female athletes the records, titles, awards, and recognitions they earned but were denied because of policies that allowed biological males to compete in female categories.

“As the father of a teenage daughter who’s an athlete, I want to make sure she and every other female athlete have all the opportunities they deserve and are protected from having to compete against biological men,” Attorney General Wilson said. “It makes no sense for girls and women who’ve worked so hard to have their records and championships shoved aside by woke ideologies.”

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 attorneys general continue, “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.

In addition to Attorney General Wilson, attorneys general from the following states joined the letter: Mississippi, Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming.

You can read the letter here.