User:Habst/sandbox/June Eastwood
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Juniper Eastwood |
| Born | 1996 or 1997 (age 26–27) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Cross country running, track and field |
| Event(s) | 800 metres, 1500 metres, 5000 metres |
| College team | University of Montana |
June Eastwood is an American middle-distance and distance runner. In 2019, she became the first openly transgender woman NCAA Division I athlete. She is the second publicly documented transgender athlete to compete in NCAA D1, after Schuyler Bailar in men's swimming, and she is the second transgender athlete to compete in an NCAA sport of athletics discipline, after Cece Telfer in Division II women's track and field.
Early life[edit]
June grew up in Belgrade, Montana and attended school there, telling the Bozeman Daily Chronicle that she first began to question her gender in elementary school.[1] She competed on the men's cross country and track teams at Belgrade High School from 2011 to 2015 and set school records at 800 m, 1600 m, and 3200 m.[2] June won the Montana state title in the outdoor 1600m as a junior, and as a senior she was state champion in cross country and the outdoor 800m, 1600m, and 3200m events.[3] Her training style was characterized as high mileage, running about 70 miles per week throughout high school.[4]
Transition[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Shaylee Ragar (25 August 2019). "Trailblazer: Assigned male at birth, Belgrade runner competing on UM women's cross-country team". Bozeman Daily Chronicle.
- ^ Dan Chesnet (17 April 2015). "Belgrade's Eastwood to run for Grizzlies". Belgrade News.
- ^ "MileSplit". MileSplit Montana.
- ^ "Belgrade's Eastwood Hoping for State Title". ABC Fox Montana. 29 April 2015.
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