New York college defies executive order on men in women’s sports with male athlete on female rowing team

Ithaca College has a male athlete competing on its women’s rowing team for the second straight year.

As reported by the Independent Council on Women’s Sports, Ithaca College defied President Trump’s executive order to keep men out of women’s sports by allowing a sophomore male, Juniper (Tyler) Gattone, to compete in the women’s Cayuga Duals over the past weekend.

Gattone was listed on the Ithaca women’s rowing Instagram page in an image for the third varsity squad.

Gattone is also listed on Ithaca’s official online roster for women’s rowing, and at 5’10” he shares the honor of being the tallest athlete on the team. Under his biography, the rower is credited with helping the women’s team “capture their sixth consecutive Liberty League women’s rowing crown” and was named

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