May 31—TACOMA — Though the jeering follows Verónica Garcia when she races in track events, it hasn't slowed her down. Garcia, an East Valley High School senior, is again the state champion in the ...

But the criticism did not end on Saturday. With students back at school after the weekend, high school girls decided to take matters into their own hands. Numerous girls from Tumwater High School in ...

East Valley of Spokane transgender senior Veronica Garcia is going viral for several reasons this week. The transgender athlete won another Class 2A girls 400-meter dash at the WIAA championships in ...

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — Verónica García woke up, as she always did, on the floor. Her head hurt. Her stomach cramped with hunger. It was the morning of her first race of the season, and she had longed ...

Trans student-athlete Verónica Garcia following her 400 meters win at the WIAA Outdoor State Championships in Tacoma, Washington | Screenshot Runnerspace 17-year-old Verónica Garcia became the first ...

Verónica Garcia, a transgender competitor, has been on top of the competition in the girls’ 400-meter races during the Washington state outdoor season in 2025 and finished in first place during the ...

Transgender athlete Verónica Garcia told her critics to “get a life” after she was booed for dominating the girls’ Washington state track high school championship for the second year in a row. On May ...

TACOMA – After a controversial victory, last year’s champion in the girls 400-meter dash is seeking to retain her title at this year’s State 2A track and field championship meet at Mt. Tahoma High ...