Allen, Texas saw at a first glance typical podium – the winning wrestler pulled the tearful runner up next to him on the podium and the two exchanged a hug.

What’s so specific about this, is that this is an exchange after a match that wasn’t. Mack Beggs, a transgender 17 year old won the girls 110 pound championship this past Saturday. Beggs is a junior and is also taking testosterone while transitioning from female to male.  Beggs’ coach, Travis Clark, told The Dallas Morning News the forfeit was expected but declined further comment.

The opponent Madelina Rocha’s forfeit came 11 days following a lawsuit against the officials in charge because Beggs isn’t suspended in spite of using a steroid.

Suit alleges that for allowing the wrestler to compete while using testosterone exposes the other athletes to bodily harm and imminent threat.

Pratik Khandelwal, whose daughter also wrestles for Coppell, is named as the plaintiff and is bringing the case forward on behalf of his minor daughter and “other similarly situated female wrestlers” in the state, according to the suit. Khandelwal’s daughter did not wrestle Beggs because they were in different weight classes this weekend.

Khandelwal, through Baudhuin, declined to comment according to sportsday dallas news.

“Today was not about their students winning,” said Nancy Beggs, Mack Beggs’ grandmother and guardian. “Today was about bias, hatred and ignorance. (Mack Beggs and wrestlers from the Coppell team) have wrestled each other before, they know each other and they were not happy with this.”

Both Beggs, who is undefeated this season, and Rocha will advance to the state championships Friday and Saturday in Cypress. The top four finishers in each weight class qualify for state.

Coppell head wrestling coach Chip Lowery and athletic director Joe McBride declined to comment.

Nathan Hunsinger/Staff Photographer Euless Trinity’s Mack Beggs (left) wrestles Grand Prairie’s Kailyn Clay on Friday during the Class 6A Region II wrestling meet Friday at Allen High School.

Baudhuin also said his suit had nothing to do with Mack Beggs being a transgender male.

“I respect that completely, and I think the coaches do,” Baudhuin said. “All we’re saying is she is taking something that gives her an unfair advantage. It’s documented. It’s universal that it’s an unfair advantage.”