Attorney General Alan Wilson of South Carolina has joined a group of state attorneys general in calling on the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to restore records, titles, awards, and recognitions to female athletes that were affected by policies allowing biological males to compete in women’s sports categories.
“As the father of a teenage daughter who’s an athlete, I want to make sure she and every other female athlete have all the opportunities they deserve and are protected from having to compete against biological men,” Attorney General Wilson said. “It makes no sense for girls and women who’ve worked so hard to have their records and championships shoved aside by woke ideologies.”
The letter sent by the attorneys general states, “The policies that were created, promoted, and encouraged by the Biden administration and the NCAA not only enabled biological men to compete against women in sporting events across the country, but denied deserving women the recognitions they had earned in events that you managed…. While we appreciate the steps the NCAA has taken since then, there is far more the NCAA can do for the women athletes that have competed and continue to compete in your events.”
The letter further reads, “The NCAA should take this step for former athletes to preserve the integrity of Title IX and show your support for the women harmed by years of bad policy. As your website states, ‘Regardless of where they start, student-athletes strive to end each season at one of the NCAA’s 90 championships in 24 sports.’ Women athletes strived, succeeded, and were cheated of what they earned.”
The issue has been part of a broader national debate. Since taking office, former President Donald Trump signed executive orders aimed at supporting women’s sports and upholding Title IX regulations. In February 2025, the U.S. Department of Education also sent a letter urging the NCAA to acknowledge these recognitions for female athletes.
Attorneys general from more than two dozen states—including Mississippi, Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming—joined Wilson in signing the letter.
A copy of their letter is available for public review.
