The plaintiffs, including SJSU's co-captain, claim their Title IX rights are being violated by allowing a transgender athlete to play for a women’s sports team.

A lawsuit filed on Wednesday asks for a San Jose State University volleyball player to be declared ineligible for the Mountain West Conference tournament because of assertions that the player is transgender.

The 5-foot-9 junior from Jacksonville, Florida, is making a run at Barry Sanders’ NCAA single-season rushing record. Though nine games he’s rushed for 1,734 yards and 23 touchdowns, averaging 7.7 yards per carry and a staggering 193 yards per game.