Transgender fencer held women's scholarship before Trump order and NCAA policy change

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Fencer Stephanie Turner was black-carded last year for refusing to compete against a trans-identifying male opponent in a women’s fencing tournament.

Now, Turner says a new detail proves exactly why she took a knee in the first place.

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Redmond Sullivan, the transgender fencer Turner refused to face at the Cherry Blossom Open in March 2025, previously received a $5,000 athletic scholarship per semester while competing at Wagner College, according to a recent CT Mirror profile.

Two fencers clash foil swords on a dramatically lit stage to determine the match winner. (Getty Images)

Sullivan, who previously fenced for Wagner’s men’s team before moving to the women’s team in 2024, lost the scholarship after President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at keeping males out of women’s sports and after the NCAA changed its transgender athlete policy.

The CT Mirror profile framed Sullivan’s story as one of loss and rebuilding. Turner sees it very differently.

"It’s funny Redmond let it slip in this sob piece that he’s been earning women’s athletic scholarship money, as if women should feel sorry that he’s been stealing money and opportunities from them," Turner told OutKick.

"It really highlights the obscenity of trans activist claims that