US EditionTransgender Student Runner Sues Swarthmore Track, NCAA
Evie Parts challenges NCAA and Swarthmore for restricting transgender women’s participation, citing violations of Title IX and Pennsylvania law, with only 10 openly transgender NCAA athletes, officials said.
- Transgender runner Evie Parts sued Swarthmore College and the NCAA in August 2025 after being barred from women's track events.
- The lawsuit followed the NCAA's February policy change, prompted by President Trump's executive order banning biological males from women's sports.
- Swarthmore followed the NCAA policy, offering Parts to compete on the men's team or unattached, which led to her temporary removal and competing unattached in two meets.
- Parts' attorney Susie Cirilli reaffirmed the claims made in the complaint, describing the NCAA policy as discriminatory and accusing Swarthmore of violating legal protections.
- Parts was reinstated on April 11 and permitted to participate in a final three events prior to her graduation, while her lawsuit challenges the NCAA’s jurisdiction and compliance with Title IX.
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Transgender runner Evie Parts sues NCAA and Swarthmore College over removal from team
Long-distance runner Evie Parts has sued the NCAA and Swarthmore College, as well as members of its athletic department, claiming she was illegally removed from the track team because she is a transgender athlete, according to reporting by The Associated Press.
Transgender athlete sues NCAA and Swarthmore over policy changes
A transgender woman athlete from Swarthmore College has sued the NCAA and her school after she was removed from the track team under new rules on transgender athletes. Evie Parts, a long-distance runner, said she was barred from competition after the NCAA changed its policy in February. Parts’ lawsuit argues the NCAA lacks the legal authority to enforce such restrictions under Pennsylvania law or Title IX. The federal statute prohibits sex-base…
Male-Born Runner Sues NCAA After Removal From Women's Team
Male-born long-distance runner Evie Parts has sued the NCAA and Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania by claiming illegal removal from the women's track team on Feb. 6, the same day a new NCAA policy was issued on transgender athletes, The U.S. Sun reported.
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