California parent whose daughter lost to biological male in girls' track competition responds: 'Narcissism'

Athena Ryan finished in second place in the varsity girls 1,600-meter run finals on Saturday. (Used with permission, audio removed at request).

EXCLUSIVE – A California parent of a female runner, who lost to a biological male in Saturday's California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) race, called it "unfair" in an interview with Fox News Digital. 

Athena Ryan, who is a transgender female, finished in second place in the varsity girls 1,600-meter run finals on Saturday in the sectional Meet of Champions. 

Ryan of Sonoma Academy finished behind Hanne Thomsen of Montgomery High School and ahead of Ellie Buckley of Campolindo High School. Ryan will advance to the CIF State Track & Field Championships next week.

The California high school sports governing body – California Interscholastic Federation –came under fire after a transgender athlete finished in second place in CIF's North Coast Section Meet of Champions during Saturday's 1,600-meter run finals. Ryan, who a junior, finished with a time of 4:55.91. 

The California high school sports governing body came under fire after a transgender athlete finished in second place. (Screenshot/video)

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"I wasn’t expecting that. I dropped like 17 seconds on my season’s best in the past two weeks," Ryan said after the win. "After last weekend, I didn’t think I could run low 5's again. I was just coming here trying to break 5 – just glad I finished it out."

One of the parents of the runners who lost to Ryan, whose name is being withheld due to fears of retaliation and bullying, blasted the competition for allowing a biological male to compete against the girls. 

"I'm absolutely