California junior college athletes speak out on trans controversy that's now in the Trump admin's crosshairs

Santa Rosa Junior College volleyball player Madison Shaw spoke about how her future college sports plans were ruined when her team was caught up in a trans athlete controversy.

Santa Rosa Junior College was just supposed to be a stepping stone for Madison Shaw. Instead, she stepped right into a transgender athlete scandal that is now being investigated by the federal government.

With her graduation coming up, she has to move forward without being able to chase her dream of playing NCAA volleyball, which was the whole reason she went to Santa Rosa in the first place.

"It was the only plan I had," Shaw told Fox News Digital of transferring to an NCAA program.

"I was planning on going to Chico [State University] and transferring, and getting set up through the recruiting process in that. And I wasn't even able to upload any film or have a coach come out for my sophomore year. Because that year I was forced to be off the team."

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Shaw had to step away from her volleyball team in the fall because she didn't want to share a locker room with a biological male, and felt her Title IX rights to privacy, safety and equal opportunity were being violated. She had to throw away her plans for her sophomore season, and any chance of making it to an NCAA program.

Because Santa Rosa, as a junior college and not affiliated with the NCAA, and did not have to comply with the NCAA's updated policy to prevent biological males from competing in women's sports, Madison and her teammates ended up on the same roster as a trans athlete.

The California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) allows transgender athletes to participate based on their gender identity. Biological males can