Mountain West Conference faces scrutiny as trans player receives honorable mention honors

San Jose State women’s volleyball subordinate Blaire Fleming was named an honorable notation enactment by the Mountain West Conference connected Tuesday up of its tournament.

Fleming, a transgender woman, led the squad successful kills during the regular play with 297 and has a team-leading 3.86 kills per set. Brooke Slusser, who sued the schoolhouse implicit Fleming, was besides fixed honorable notation honors.

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Blaire Fleming, #3 of the San Jose State Spartans, reacts during the 2nd acceptable against the Air Force Falcons astatine Falcon Court astatine East Gym connected Oct. 19, 2024 successful Colorado Springs, Colorado. (Andrew Wevers/Getty Images)

Social media users connected X scrutinized the Mountain West Conference for giving honors to Fleming amid the contention astir trans inclusion successful women’s sports.

San Jose State is the No. 2 effect successful the league tourney and person a bye close into the semifinals. The Spartans finished the play 14-6 wide and 12-6 against Mountain West opponents. Six of their wins came arsenic forfeits arsenic teams decided against playing San Jose State.

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Brooke Slusser, #10, and Blaire Fleming, #3, were fixed all-conference honors. (Getty Images)

Two of those teams could extremity up playing San Jose State successful the tournament. Utah State faces Boise State successful the quarterfinals. The victor volition play San Jose State but could extremity up forfeiting the match. Neither squad played San Jose State this season, apt implicit Fleming’s inclusion connected the team.

It is unclear if either schoolhouse would cancel their would-be league tourney matchups.

Blaire Fleming, #3 of the San Jose State Spartans, looks connected during the 3rd acceptable against the Air Force Falcons astatine Falcon Court astatine East Gym connected Oct. 19, 2024 successful Colorado Springs, Colorado. (Andrew Wevers/Getty Images)

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A national justice besides blocked a question that would person barred Fleming from competing successful the Mountain West Conference and an appeals tribunal upheld the decision.

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