Oregon girl alleges track meet official ordered her to 'get out of the photo' after protesting trans athlete

Oregon high school athlete Alexa Anderson and America First Policy Institute Executive General Counsel Jessica Steinmann defend taking a stand against transgender athletes sharing podiums with women on 'The Ingraham Angle.'

Oregon high school senior Alexa Anderson garnered national attention on Saturday when she refused to share the high jump medal podium with a trans athlete at a state track and field championship meet.

Viral footage of Anderson and fellow girl athlete Reese Eckard stepping down from the podium also showed an official gesturing for them to step to the side.

Anderson alleges the official ordered her and Eckard to get out of the shot of photos if they were not going to stand on the podium.

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"We stepped off the podium in protest and, as you can see, the official kind of told us 'hey, go over there, if you’re not going to participate, get out of the photos,'" Anderson alleged during an interview on Fox News' "The Ingraham Angle" Monday night. 

"They asked us to move away from the medal stand, so when they took the photos, we weren't even in it at all."

Fox News Digital has reached out to the Oregon School Activities Association for comment.

The incident comes weeks after high school sports officials in California allegedly ordered athletes to take off "Protect Girls Sports" T-shirts at a postseason meet featuring a trans athlete.

Anderson added that Saturday was her first time ever competing against a transgender athlete, but she has opposed trans inclusion in girls' sports prior to that and expressed her belief through social media comments.

"This is the first public stand that I have taken in this issue, but I have privately supported all the girls