NCAA official hands in resignation letter over 'regressive policies' on transgender athletes

Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com.

William Bock III resigned from his position on the Division I Committee on Infractions last week, claiming in a resignation letter to NCAA President Charlie Baker that the organization's current policy on transgender athletes harms women and deprives them of "competitive opportunities."

Bock, who previously served as the general counsel for the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) for nearly 14 years, raised his concerns about "competitive fairness" in a resignation letter sent to Baker on Friday. 

NCAA banners hang before the start of the Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center on March 24, 2023, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Carlos Gonzalez/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)

"I joined the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions as a public member in 2016 because of the important challenge of protecting and promoting a level playing field in college sports," Bock said in the letter, obtained by OutKick. 

CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM

"Although I may not have agreed with the wisdom of every rule in the NCAA rulebook, I believed the intent behind the NCAA’s rules was competitive fairness and protection of equal opportunities for student-athletes. This conviction has changed as I have watched the NCAA double down on regressive policies which discriminate against female student-athletes." 

Lia Thomas looks on from the podium after finishing fifth in the 200-yard freestyle during the NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championship at the McAuley Aquatic Center on the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology on March 18, 2022, in Atlanta. (Mike Comer/NCAA Photos