State by State · Mountain West lawsuit
Three University of Wyoming volleyball players are among the players suing the Mountain West Conference and San José State, and Wyoming’s congressional delegation urged the conference to keep males out of women’s sports.
The law in Wyoming
Law in force · Covers K-12 and colleges
Since 2023, Wyoming law has kept girls' sports female-only in public schools from grade 7 through 12, and a 2025 law extended this to college sports.
Past attempts
Gov. Gordon let SF 133 become law without signing it, calling it overly “draconian” (2023) (CBS News). No other failed attempts found.
The law in detail, with sources
The law
SF 133, “Student Eligibility in Interscholastic Sports,” 2023. Passed by the legislature (Senate 28-3, House 51-10); became law without Gov. Mark Gordon’s signature (March 17, 2023), effective July 1, 2023 (Wyoming Truth; CBS News). SF 44, “Fairness in sports-intercollegiate athletics,” 2025 (Sen. Wendy Schuler): Senate 27-3, House 52-8; signed by Gov. Gordon (SEA 94, Chapter 144) (Wyoming Legislature digest), on March 13, 2025 (Cowboy State Daily).
Who it covers
Public school girls’ sports, grades 7–12 (Wyoming Truth); intercollegiate athletics at the University of Wyoming and the state’s community colleges under SF 44 (digest).
Notes
If a court ever blocks the ban, a school activity eligibility commission would decide eligibility case by case on physical characteristics (Wyoming Truth). The legislature set aside $1 million to defend it (Cowboy State Daily). No lawsuit was ever filed against the 2023 law (WyoFile), so reports of a court order blocking a Wyoming ban could not be confirmed. Gov. Gordon praised the June 30, 2026 Supreme Court ruling (WyoFile). SF 44 lets people sue a college that violates it, with a college’s liability capped at $50,000, and lets colleges discipline anyone who files a false report (digest).
In the courts and statehouses
January 17, 2025 · Wyoming Senate Education Committee
Macey Boggs testifies for Wyoming’s college women’s sports bill
Macey Boggs, a University of Wyoming volleyball player and a plaintiff in the ICONS-backed Mountain West lawsuit, testified for SF 44, which extends Wyoming’s protection of girls’ sports to the University of Wyoming and community colleges. It was signed into law on March 13, 2025.
November 13, 2024 · U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
Conference dismissed; claims continue
Volleyball players and a coach sue the Mountain West Conference and San José State
A San José State associate head coach and players from several Mountain West schools sued over policies that let a male athlete play women’s volleyball. On March 3, 2026, the court dismissed the conference and the claims against San José State officials personally. The players’ Title IX damages claims against the California State University Board continue; the judge deferred ruling on them until after the Supreme Court’s B.P.J. decision.
“the NCAA, MWC, SJSU and other public colleges and universities have engaged in a purposeful and illegal assault on the rights of women athletes.” From the complaint, p. 3
Outcome: On March 3, 2026, the court dismissed the Mountain West and granted the CSU defendants' motion in part; the CSU Board's motion on the remaining Title IX claims was re-briefed in August 2026 and is still pending. Source
Athletes in ICONS-backed lawsuits
- Macey Boggs, volleyball, University of Wyoming, from Nebraska · Slusser v. Mountain West
- Sierra Grizzle, volleyball, University of Wyoming, from Idaho · Slusser v. Mountain West
- Jordan Sandy, volleyball, University of Wyoming, from Colorado · Slusser v. Mountain West
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In the news
- Judge Tosses Most Claims In San Jose State Trans Volleyball Lawsuit (Cowboy State Daily, March 9, 2026)
- Wyoming Delegation Urges Mountain West Conf. To Ban Males From Women’s Sports (Cowboy State Daily, November 18, 2024)
- 3 UW Volleyball Players Part Of Bombshell Lawsuit Over Trans Player (Cowboy State Daily, November 13, 2024)