A Massachusetts mother called on her local school board to require athletic competitions be separated by biological sex after her daughter placed ninth in an indoor track meet, falling just short of qualifying for the finals.

Christy Nelson told the Pembroke School Committee on Tuesday, January 13, that her daughter participated in the MSTCA Northeast Invitational over the weekend, where the top eight finishers in certain events advance, and that a biological male athlete finished ahead of her daughter and took one of the limited qualifying spots.

Nelson said only the top-eight marks are shared with colleges and universities for recruiting or scholarship consideration.

Nelson argued that Pembroke’s female athletes are being denied medals and college opportunities, saying those chances are “being stolen from them.” She then warned board members: “one day, it could be your daughter.”

She also called on the board to “petition the MIAA [Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association] on behalf of our Pembroke athletes to change their rules so that biological males cannot compete in biological females’ sports,” pointing to the two Supreme Court cases heard earlier that morning on the topic. “Please help make competition fair,” she pleaded.

🚨 WATCH: An outraged Massachusetts mom confronted her local school board after her daughter lost to a biological male at an indoor track meet.

Christy Nelson told the Pembroke School Committee on Tuesday that her daughter finished ninth in a race at the MSTCA Northeast… pic.twitter.com/YicVZcZTrA

— Off The Press (@OffThePress1) January 15, 2026