Transgender high school athlete Veronica Garcia, 16, was disappointed that fellow runners didn't cheer when she was awarded the gold medal during the state track and field championships last month.

'I guess maybe I expected sportsmanship because I was cheering the rest of them on when they were called. So I guess I expected to get that reciprocated,' Garcia, formerly Antonio Brown, told the Spokesman. 'I didn't get that.'

She told the outlet that the jeers she received at the championship meet in Tacoma, Washington last were 'a bit more severe' than usual, and one voice from the crowd even yelled: 'She's not a girl!' as Garcia went to collect her medal.

The crowd's reaction, Garcia said was no surprise, but she was 'somewhat hurt' by the chilliness from her peers, for whom she cheered during and after their races.