- Just days before a state competition, a transgender Euless Trinity High School wrestler has been put into the middle of a lawsuit filed against the University Interscholastic League. 
 
 The suit demands the UIL prohibit the student from competing in girls wrestling competitions. 
 
 Mack Beggs' mom says he just wants to wrestle and is following the rules as outlined by the UIL. But the attorney who filed the lawsuit says allowing Mack to wrestle is unfair and unsafe. 
 
 Mack’s mom, Angela, says she’s concerned about the suit being a distraction before the big state competition this weekend. 
 
 Angela declined to speak on camera but says her 17-year-old son is open about transitioning from female to male and the testosterone that's making it possible. 
 
 UIL policy states a student's participation is based on the gender on their birth certificate. And while state laws and UIL rules prohibit steroid use, a spokesperson says there is an exception for those taking it as prescribed by a doctor for a medical purpose. And that exception applies to Mack, a junior on the Euless Trinity girls wrestling team. 
 
 Attorney Jim Baudhuin says he knows Mack personally and filed the suit on behalf of a female wrestler who has competed against him. 
 
 “This is a great kid,” Baudhuin said. “This is no fueled by hate.” 
 
 The lawsuit says "somewhere in the process of reviewing this case and looking at the trees, the folks at the UIL missed the forest; they failed to see the impropriety and outright insanity of allowing a girl who is taking a banned anabolic steroid to still compete." 
 
 Angela says Mack would prefer to compete as a boy, but current UIL rules prevent that. And she says until that changes, Mack shouldn't be banned as the lawsuit demands. 
 
 "At least if Mack wants to compete against the boys, she's doing it knowingly and willingly,” Baudhuin said. “The other girls in the bracket don't have that choice. They show up to the girls’ competition, and there is somebody who is not really a girl — not really a boy yet — but who is closer to the boys than the girls.” 
 
 Transgender advocates, like Finnigan Jones with Trans-Cendence International, are watching Mack’s case very closely. 
 
 “It's not the student’s problem, it's UIL's problem,” he said. “Mack, in a way, does have an unfair advantage because the testosterone will make him stronger. But because of the UIL rules, they will not allow Mack to wrestle with the boys. So, really, it's UIL responsibility to let these children do whatever sports they choose to do." 
 
 Mack's family says the UIL has his medical records and has approved the student to compete. ||||| Starting in 1996, Alexa Internet has been donating their crawl data to the Internet Archive. Flowing in every day, these data are added to the Wayback Machine after an embargo period. ||||| This story is about Published Feb. 2017 
 
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 /Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer Euless Trinity's Mack Beggs is announced as the winner of the state championship title in the girls Class 6A girls 110 weight class during the UIL Wrestling State Tournament at Berry Center in Cypress on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Beggs, a 17-year-old transgender wrestler from Euless Trinity making a transition from female to male, defeated Katy Morton Ranch's Chelsea Sanchez. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) /Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer Euless Trinity's Mack Beggs during the opening ceremonies for the championship round of the UIL Wrestling State Tournament at Berry Center in Cypress on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Beggs defeated Katy Morton Ranch's Chelsea Sanchez to win the state championship. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) /Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer Euless Trinity's Mack Beggs and fellow wrestlers during the opening ceremonies for the championship round of the UIL Wrestling State Tournament at Berry Center in Cypress on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Beggs defeated Katy Morton Ranch's Chelsea Sanchez to win the state championship. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) /Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer Euless Trinity's Mack Beggs during the opening ceremonies for the championship round of the UIL Wrestling State Tournament at Berry Center in Cypress on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Beggs defeated Katy Morton Ranch's Chelsea Sanchez to win the state championship. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) /Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer Katy Morton Ranch's Chelsea Sanchez (left) and Euless Trinity's Mack Beggs greet before wrestling in the championship match of the 6A girls 110 weight class during the UIL Wrestling State Tournament at Berry Center in Cypress on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Beggs defeated Sanchez to win the state championship. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) /Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer Euless Trinity fans greet Trinity's Mack Beggs during a parade of wrestlers before the championship match of the 6A girls 110 weight class during the UIL Wrestling State Tournament at Berry Center in Cypress on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Beggs defeated Sanchez to win the championship. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) /Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer Euless Trinity's wrestling coach Travis Clark talks with Mack Beggs before competing against Katy Morton Ranch's Chelsea Sanchez in the championship match of the 6A girls 110 weight class during the UIL Wrestling State Tournament at Berry Center in Cypress on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Beggs defeated Sanchez to win the championship. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) /Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer Euless Trinity's Mack Beggs wrestles Katy Morton Ranch's Chelsea Sanchez in the championship match of the 6A girls 110 weight class during the UIL Wrestling State Tournament at Berry Center in Cypress on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Beggs defeated Sanchez to win the championship. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) /Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer Euless Trinity's wrestling coach Travis Clark communicates to Euless Trinity's Mack Beggs during a match against Katy Morton Ranch's Chelsea Sanchez in the championship match of the 6A girls 110 weight class during the UIL Wrestling State Tournament at Berry Center in Cypress on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Beggs defeated Sanchez to win the championship. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) /Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer Euless Trinity's Mack Beggs wrestles Katy Morton Ranch's Chelsea Sanchez in the championship match of the 6A girls 110 weight class during the UIL Wrestling State Tournament at Berry Center in Cypress on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Beggs defeated Sanchez to win the championship. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) /Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer Euless Trinity's Mack Beggs bleeds on Katy Morton Ranch's Chelsea Sanchez in the championship match of the 6A girls 110 weight class during the UIL Wrestling State Tournament at Berry Center in Cypress on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Beggs defeated Sanchez to win the championship. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) /Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer Euless Trinity's Mack Beggs lifts up Katy Morton Ranch's Chelsea Sanchez in the championship match of the 6A girls 110 weight class during the UIL Wrestling State Tournament at Berry Center in Cypress on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Beggs defeated Sanchez to win the championship. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) /Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer Euless Trinity's Mack Beggs pauses after winning the state championship by beating Katy Morton Ranch's Chelsea Sanchez in the championship match of the 6A girls 110 weight class during the UIL Wrestling State Tournament at Berry Center in Cypress on Saturday, February 25, 2017. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) /Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer Nancy Beggs celebrates with Euless Trinity's Mack Beggs after Beggs defeated Katy Morton Ranch's Chelsea Sanchez in the championship match of the 6A girls 110 weight class during the UIL Wrestling State Tournament at Berry Center in Cypress on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Beggs defeated Sanchez to win the championship. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) /Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer Euless Trinity's Mack Beggs escapes the grasp of Katy Morton Ranch's Chelsea Sanchez in the championship match of the 6A girls 110 weight class during the UIL Wrestling State Tournament at Berry Center in Cypress on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Beggs defeated Sanchez to win the championship. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) /Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer Euless Trinity's Mack Beggs family and friends celebrate after Beggs defeated Katy Morton Ranch's Chelsea Sanchez in the championship match of the 6A girls 110 weight class during the UIL Wrestling State Tournament at Berry Center in Cypress on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Beggs defeated Sanchez to win the championship. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) /Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer Euless Trinity's Mack Beggs with the other 6A 110 weight class winners before receiving medals at the UIL Wrestling State Tournament at Berry Center in Cypress on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Beggs defeated Sanchez to win the championship. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) /Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer Euless Trinity's Mack Beggs after defeating Katy Morton Ranch's Chelsea Sanchez in the championship match of the 6A girls 110 weight class during the UIL Wrestling State Tournament at Berry Center in Cypress on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Beggs defeated Sanchez to win the championship. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) /Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer Euless Trinity's Mack Beggs with the other 6A 110 weight class winners before receiving medals at the UIL Wrestling State Tournament at Berry Center in Cypress on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Beggs defeated Sanchez to win the championship. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) /Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer Euless Trinity's Mack Beggs receives her first place medal from Trinity head coach Travis Clark after defeating Katy Morton Ranch's Chelsea Sanchez in the championship match of the 6A girls 110 weight class during the UIL Wrestling State Tournament at Berry Center in Cypress on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Beggs defeated Sanchez to win the championship. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) /Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer Euless Trinity's Mack Beggs receives her first place medal from Trinity head coach Travis Clark after defeating Katy Morton Ranch's Chelsea Sanchez in the championship match of the 6A girls 110 weight class during the UIL Wrestling State Tournament at Berry Center in Cypress on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Beggs defeated Sanchez to win the championship. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) /Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer Euless Trinity's Mack Beggs and coach Travis Clark make their way to the mat before wrestling Grand Prairie's Kailyn Clay in the 6A girls 110 weight class during the UIL Wrestling State Tournament at Berry Center in Cypress on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Beggs defeated Clay to advance to the championship match. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) /Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer Euless Trinity's Mack Beggs wrestles Grand Prairie's Kailyn Clay in the 6A girls 110 weight class during the UIL Wrestling State Tournament at Berry Center in Cypress on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Beggs defeated Clay to advance to the championship match. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) /Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer Euless Trinity's Mack Beggs wrestles Grand Prairie's Kailyn Clay in the 6A girls 110 weight class during the UIL Wrestling State Tournament at Berry Center in Cypress on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Beggs defeated Clay to advance to the championship match. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) /Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer Allen's Alex Liles throws Katy Cinco Ranch's Kayla De Leon down during the championship match of the 6A girls 138 weight class during the UIL Wrestling State Tournament at Berry Center in Cypress on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Liles defeated De Leon to win the championship. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) /Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer Euless Trinity's Mack Beggs wrestles Grand Prairie's Kailyn Clay in the 6A girls 110 weight class during the UIL Wrestling State Tournament at Berry Center in Cypress on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Beggs defeated Clay to advance to the championship match. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) /Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer Euless Trinity's Mack Beggs attempts to takedown Grand Prairie's Kailyn Clay in the 6A girls 110 weight class during the UIL Wrestling State Tournament at Berry Center in Cypress on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Beggs defeated Clay to advance to the championship match. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) /Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer Euless Trinity's Mack Beggs attempts to takedown Grand Prairie's Kailyn Clay in the 6A girls 110 weight class during the UIL Wrestling State Tournament at Berry Center in Cypress on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Beggs defeated Clay to advance to the championship match. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) /Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer Euless Trinity coach Travis Clark tends Trinity's Mack Beggs bloody nose during a match against Grand Prairie's Kailyn Clay in the 6A girls 110 weight class during the UIL Wrestling State Tournament at Berry Center in Cypress on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Beggs defeated Clay to advance to the championship match. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) /Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer Euless Trinity's Mack Beggs attempts to pin Grand Prairie's Kailyn Clay in the 6A girls 110 weight class during the UIL Wrestling State Tournament at Berry Center in Cypress on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Beggs defeated Clay to advance to the championship match. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) /Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer Euless Trinity's Mack Beggs pauses on the mat after defeating Grand Prairie's Kailyn Clay to advance to the championship match in the 6A girls 110 weight class at the UIL Wrestling State Tournament at Berry Center in Cypress on Saturday, February 25, 2017. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) /Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer Euless Trinity's Mack Beggs pauses on the mat after defeating Grand Prairie's Kailyn Clay to advance to the championship match in the 6A girls 110 weight class at the UIL Wrestling State Tournament at Berry Center in Cypress on Saturday, February 25, 2017. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) /Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer Euless Trinity's Mack Beggs hugs Grand Prairie's Kailyn Clay after defeating her to advance to the championship match in the 6A girls 110 weight class at the UIL Wrestling State Tournament at Berry Center in Cypress on Saturday, February 25, 2017. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) /Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer Euless Trinity's Mack Beggs defeats Grand Prairie's Kailyn Clay to advance to the championship match in the 6A girls 110 weight class at the UIL Wrestling State Tournament at Berry Center in Cypress on Saturday, February 25, 2017. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) /Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer Family and friends of Euless Trinity's Mack Beggs celebrate after a victory over Grand Prairie's Kailyn Clay in the 6A girls 110 weight class during the UIL Wrestling State Tournament at Berry Center in Cypress on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Beggs defeated Clay to advance to the championship match. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) /Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer Euless Trinity's Mack Beggs reacts to winning the state championship title in the girls Class 6A girls 110 weight class during the UIL Wrestling State Tournament at Berry Center in Cypress on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Beggs, a 17-year-old transgender wrestler from Euless Trinity making a transition from female to male, defeated Katy Morton Ranch's Chelsea Sanchez. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) /Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer Euless Trinity's Mack Beggs' grandmother Nancy Beggs (center) and coach Travis Clark (right) encourage him in his state championship title match in the girls Class 6A girls 110 weight class during the UIL Wrestling State Tournament at Berry Center in Cypress on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Beggs, a 17-year-old transgender wrestler from Euless Trinity making a transition from female to male, defeated Katy Morton Ranch's Chelsea Sanchez to win the state title. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) /Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer Euless Trinity's Mack Beggs pauses on the mat after pinning Grand Prairie's Kailyn Clay to advance to the championship match in the 6A girls 110 weight class at the UIL Wrestling State Tournament at Berry Center in Cypress on Saturday, February 25, 2017. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) /Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer Euless Trinity's Mack Beggs pins Grand Prairie's Kailyn Clay in the 6A girls 110 weight class during the UIL Wrestling State Tournament at Berry Center in Cypress on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Beggs defeated Clay to advance to the championship match. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) 
 
 By Michael Florek , Staff Writer Contact Michael Florek on Twitter: @michaelflorek 
 
 Editor's note: This story has been updated since it was originally published. 
 
 CYPRESS -- A few hours after winning a state championship, Mack Beggs came walking out of a conference room, flanked by his coach, with the entire Euless Trinity girls team in tow. Beggs, a 17-year-old transgender wrestler from Euless Trinity, had been the topic of this weekend's state championships. Debates rose up among coaches, parents, and fans about whether Beggs, who is transitioning from female to male, should be able to compete in the Class 6A 110-pound girls division after undergoing testosterone treatments. UIL rules forbid Beggs from competing against boys. With his teammates behind him, Beggs stood in front of the media and gave his first comments to the media since his story became widely known. "I wouldn't be here today if it weren't for my teammates," Beggs said in a statement. "That's honestly what the spotlight should've been on, my teammates. The hard work that I put in the practice room with them beside me, we trained hard every single day. Every single day. That's what the spotlight should've been on." 
 
 Euless Trinity finished second in the girls team rankings, four points behind Katy Morton Ranch. Beggs beat Morton Ranch's Chelsea Sanchez by major decision, 12-2, to win the state championship. When the final whistle went off, Beggs ran in a half circle around the mat as Sanchez laid on the ground and cried. An extended cheer rose from the crowd, followed by a small amount of boos. Among those cheering was Mack's family, who donned matching red shirts that said "Mack Attack" on the front and "2017 state championships on the back." The family has declined to comment all week. Sanchez, Morton Ranch coach Mark Balser and Euless Trinity coach Travis Clark also declined to comment. 
 
 During the awards ceremony Beggs and Sanchez joked while waiting to take their spots on the podium. Once there, Beggs orchestrated a synchronized 'dab' among the medal winners. But it wasn't all fun for Beggs, who was sequestered for much of the tournament. He came running out of opposite tunnels just before matches and took off immediately after to avoid the gaggle of cameras who started following Beggs from the Day 1 weigh-ins. Saturday was the end of a two-week whirlwind for Beggs that started with a lawsuit filed on Feb. 7 by Coppell lawyer Jim Baudhuin asking the UIL to suspend Beggs because his testosterone treatments provided Beggs an unfair advantage. Beggs is allowed to compete because he has a "valid medical use" and must wrestle girls because a UIL rule stipulates that gender is determined by birth certificate. 
 
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 Arlington Sam Houston's Destiny Dominguez, the state champion at 102, pounds has wrestled Beggs previously and didn't have a problem with it. "It's nothing strength-wise as a wrestler," Dominguez said. "It's not how strong you are. It's your mentality, how you wrestle." Dominguez said "there was really no difference" in Beggs this year compared to previous years. The UIL celebrated Beggs' just like any other wrestler at the state meet, but UIL executive deputy director Jamey Harrison expressed displeasure at the fact that one out of 768 wrestlers had the media's focus on Saturday. "It's a shame that 767 aren't getting that much attention," Harrison said. The UIL legislative council meets in June, where a rule change could take place. Any action there, or anything that results from a legal battle could affect in what division Beggs' wrestles his senior season. 
 
 Harrison said he didn't anticipate the rule changing due to superintendents voting 95 percent in favor of it last year. If that's the case, Beggs will likely return to the state championships wrestling in the girls division next year. If that happens, there's a chance Beggs will find himself in the same position he did Saturday night, staring into television cameras. After making his statement, Beggs and his team walked out the doors, into the night and away from the spotlight. "Hard work pays off," Beggs said. "I'm just saying." 
 
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 /Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer Euless Trinity's Mack Beggs receives his first place medal from Trinity head coach Travis Clark after defeating Katy Morton Ranch's Chelsea Sanchez in the championship match of the 6A girls 110 weight class during the UIL Wrestling State Tournament at Berry Center in Cypress on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Beggs defeated Sanchez to win the championship. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News)
– After winning his third straight match of the Texas state tournament Saturday, wrestler Mack Beggs of Euless Trinity High School is headed to the championship match—of the girl's 110-pound weight class. The Forth Worth Star-Telegram reports Beggs was born female and is transitioning to male. The transgender teen, who has been taking testosterone for more than a year, is 55-0 this season. Some girls at the tournament have forfeited rather than wrestle against Beggs; others have left the mat in tears. After one match, a mother in the stands yelled "cheater" at Beggs while complaining about "how beefed up" he is. But most everyone seems to agree the situation isn't Beggs' fault; he says he'd rather wrestle against boys. But last year, school superintendents voted to use the gender listed on birth certificates for student athletes. And Beggs' testosterone use is permitted because its a "valid medical use" under athletic league rules, Sports Day reports. Earlier this week, an attorney filed a lawsuit against the league to keep Beggs from wrestling against girls, which he says is dangerous and unfair for the other wrestlers, according to Fox4. A transgender advocate agrees, saying it's the league's problem for not letting the 17-year-old wrestle against boys. The attorney, who calls Beggs a "great kid," says the lawsuit isn't "fueled by hate."