Cypress, Texas (CNN) High school wrestler Mack Beggs walked out of the Texas sports complex with a smile on his face and a gold medal dangling from his neck. He had just won the University Interscholastic League (UIL) state girls' championship, making him the league's first transgender boy to win a state wrestling title. Beggs, a junior at Trinity High School in Euless, Texas, was born female and currently is transitioning to male. Despite the fact that he identifies as a boy, the league allows him to wrestle only against girls. "I wouldn't be here today if it weren't for my teammates," he told reporters shortly after his win on Saturday. "We trained hard every single day and that's what the spotlight should've been on -- not me."Mack Beggs nabs gold in state high school wrestling championshipHis participation against girls raised concerns about fairness
As the timer counted down to zero, ending the third and final round, the referee blew his whistle, threw _'s arm into the air and declared him the girls' state champ, with a winning score of 12/2 in the 6a/110 class group; one out of ten divisions within the largest enrollment of a wrestling class.