"Most, if not all" the female SJSU players shared intimate spaces with the trans athlete without knowing the athlete's birth sex, per the findings."The evidence is that at various times, most, if not all, of the women on the team at the time of sharing a dorm room, hotel room, and/or locker room with Student 1 were unaware that Student 1 was a male."What happened next has become the subject of a years-long media controversy and ongoing legal dispute between the entire California State University system (CSU) and President Donald Trump's administration.The CSU is suing to challenge ED's findings that determined SJSU violated Title IX in its handling of a trans athlete from 2022-24.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMTrent Kersten, formerly of the Loyola Marymount Lions, signals to his players during the first set against the Washington Huskies in the first round of the 2024 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament at Stanford Maples Pavilion in Palo Alto, Calif., on Dec.
6, 2024.(Eakin Howard/Getty Images)The findings allege that SJSU's head coach at the time, only titled "Coach 1" in the files but Fox News Digital reasonably believes that coach to be Kersten, said a trans athlete that he considered recruiting at the time was "good enough to make us better."Fox News Digital also reasonably believes the trans athlete, titled Student 1 in the files, to be former SJSU player Blaire Fleming."Additional communications indicate Coach 1 stated that Student 1 texted him wanting to commit to transferring to San José State University.
Coach 1 stated his belief that Student 1 'is good enough to make us better,'" the findings state."Internal email communications provided by the University indicate the head women’s volleyball coach contacted the Director of the San José State University PRIDE Center & Gender Equity Center to discuss recruiting a male volleyball player (Student 1) for the San José State University women’s indoor volleyball team.A...