After Placing Last in the Boys Event Two Years Earlier, Trans-Athlete Wins Varsity Girls High Jump Competition

A transgender athlete won first place in the girls’ varsity high jump at a Portland, Oregon high school meet, just two years after finishing last in the same event while competing against boys.

Key Facts:

Lia Rose, previously known as Zachary Rose, won the girls’ varsity high jump with a mark of 4 feet, 8 inches.
Rose beat the second-place competitor by two inches at the Portland Interscholastic League Varsity Relays.
In 2023, Zachary finished last in the boys’ junior varsity high jump with a height of 4 feet, 6 inches.
Portland Public Schools would not confirm Lia and Zachary are the same person, citing student privacy laws.
The win follows another local trans athlete, Ada Gallagher, dominating girls’ track events in Portland.

The Rest of The Story:

In 2023, Zachary Rose competed in boys’ junior varsity events, placing 11th out of 11 in one high jump meet.

The following year, records show Zachary and Lia Rose both listed under boys’ events until recently, when Lia began competing in the girls’ category.

This week, Lia achieved a personal record of 4 feet, 8 inches in the varsity girls’ high jump, securing first place.

In contrast, Rose’s previous marks in boys’ competitions were significantly lower and less competitive.

A school spokesperson declined to comment on the identity change, citing the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.

This event comes just weeks after another trans athlete, Ada Gallagher, dominated in girls’ track, finishing several seconds ahead of all other competitors in both the 400-meter and 200-meter races.

🚨 BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Another biological male steals first place in a girl's high school track meet in Portland, Oregon.

Lia Rose, a biological male from Ida B. Wells High School in Portland, won first place in the women's varsity high jump during the Portland Interscholastic… pic.twitter.com/JuqYEqBXTt

— David Medina 🦫🇺🇸 (@davidmedinapdx) April 3, 2025

Commentary:

What’s happening in Oregon is a clear example of elite ideologues forcing their agenda on students and families who never asked for this.

While a few in the political and education establishment are applauding these results, many parents, coaches, and athletes feel like their voices are being ignored.

Girls who have trained for years are now being sidelined in favor of male athletes who couldn’t win in their own category.

The science is straightforward: males, even post-transition, typically retain physical advantages such as greater muscle mass and bone density.

That matters in sports.

It makes competitions unfair and dangerous.

Oregon’s public schools are now rewarding boys who switch categories with trophies that should go to female athletes.

This isn’t progress.

It’s policy driven by fear of backlash, not common sense.

Voters in Oregon have repeatedly shown resistance to this agenda, but they’re being steamrolled by progressive activists embedded in the education system.

The Trump administration made it clear that protecting women’s sports is a priority.

That protection shouldn’t end at the college level—it must include high schools too.

States that allow biological males to compete in girls’ events should face legal and financial consequences, including loss of federal education funding.

If Oregon wants to make this a hill to die on, so be it.

But it should come with the political and financial cost of ignoring what the majority of citizens believe.

Biological males have no place in girls’ sports—period.

The Bottom Line:

Oregon schools are allowing biological males to compete in girls’ events, and it’s costing real female athletes their rightful victories.

Parents and students are being ignored in favor of a political agenda.

The federal government should take action to restore fairness and protect girls in sports before more damage is done.