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...On Friday, two days after she and two other high school girl track competitors filed a federal lawsuit against the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference, which has permitted boys to compete in events and win awards that would otherwise have gone to girls, Chelsea Mitchell defeated one of the biological males who has won numerous titles in girls' events, winning the Class S 55-meter dash title with her time of 7.18 seconds.
...The Class S girls 55 meter state championship goes to Canton senior Chelsea Mitchell, who edged out defending champ Terry Miller of Bloomfield.
...Mitchell said she didn't think that winning against Miller, the first time she had beaten Miller, would affect the lawsuit, stating, "I don't think it could go against, there's still tons of girls that lose on a daily basis."
...The Daily Mail noted some of the past history, adding, "The three plaintiffs have competed directly against them, almost always losing to Miller and usually behind Yearwood. Mitchell finished third in the 2019 state championship in the girls 55-meter indoor track competition behind Miller and Yearwood."
...Mitchell, who is currently ranked the fastest biological girl in Connecticut in the 55m, lost four girls' state championships and two all-New England awards.
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