A former Rochester Institute of Technology athlete has broken her silence about competing alongside a transgender team-mate, becoming the first of Sadie Schreiner’s former colleagues to speak publicly about their experiences.
Caroline Hill, who graduated with a graphic design degree, revealed she previously participated anonymously in Riley Gaines’ legal action against the NCAA in 2023 but has now chosen to identify herself.
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Caroline Hill competed alongside transgender athlete Sadie Schreiner
Hill explained that concerns about potential backlash from students and administrators had previously deterred her from speaking out whilst still at university.
According to Hill’s allegations, Schreiner continued accessing the women’s changing rooms and participating in team training sessions for approximately one month following the NCAA’s policy revision on 6 February.
The policy change occurred after President Donald Trump signed an executive order on 5 February aimed at restricting transgender participation in women’s sports, prompting the NCAA to limit women’s competitions to biological females only.
Hill claimed coaches never formally notified the female athletes about Schreiner’s ineligibility to compete. “He was still changing with us and all that. I was sort of confused,” Hill stated.
She alleged Schreiner continued “utilizing our coaches, our facilities, our resources during practice times even though the rules had been changed.”
Hill’s athletic achievements at RIT included setting programme records in both the 200-metre and 300-metre events during her early collegiate career. However, she subsequently watched Schreiner surpass both marks.
In 2024, Schreiner broke Hill’s 300-metre record from 2022 by 1.42 seconds. Early in 2025, Schreiner established a new 200-metre programme record with a time of 24.46, exceeding Hill’s personal best of 25.82.
When Hill raised concerns with administrators, she alleges Jacqueline Nicholson, RIT’s executive director of intercollegiate athletics, told the women’s team that Schreiner had “less testosterone” than some of them.
“She was very firm in that ‘This is what the NCAA is enforcing. We’re supporting it,'” Hill recalled of her conversations with Nicholson.
Hill described her sprint coach’s response as equally dismissive, stating he “tried to diminish my thoughts” when she expressed her concerns.
Hill described feeling “shocked and kind of mortified” when Schreiner first entered the women’s changing facilities, noting their lockers were positioned adjacent to each other.
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She explained she would wait for Schreiner to move elsewhere before changing, though this wasn’t always feasible.
“There were times where I did, but I would just change as quickly as I could,” Hill stated, adding “I was able to just like suck it up, I guess. Not that I should have had to do that.”
Hill noted that whilst Schreiner never changed in the locker room, the situation remained uncomfortable throughout their two years as teammates.
She is now pursuing her involvement in the Gaines versus NCAA lawsuit and has requested RIT apologise and restore her as the programme record-holder for both events.
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