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CYPRESS -- A few hours after winning a state championship, Mack Beggs came walking out of a conference room, flanked by his coach, with the entire Euless Trinity girls team in tow.

Beggs, a 17-year-old transgender wrestler from Euless Trinity, had been the topic of this weekend's state championships. Debates rose up among coaches, parents, and fans about whether Beggs, who is transitioning from female to male, should be able to compete in the Class 6A 110-pound girls division after undergoing testosterone treatments. UIL rules forbid Beggs from competing against boys.

With his teammates behind him, Beggs stood in front of the media and gave his first comments to the media since his story became widely known.

"I wouldn't be here today if it weren't for my teammates," Beggs said in a statement. "That's honestly what the spotlight should've been on, my teammates. The hard work that I put in the practice room with them beside me, we trained hard every single day. Every single day. That's what the spotlight should've been on."

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Euless Trinity finished second in the girls team rankings, four points behind Katy Morton Ranch. Beggs beat Morton Ranch's Chelsea Sanchez by major decision, 12-2, to win the state championship.

When the final whistle went off, Beggs ran in a half circle around the mat as Sanchez laid on the ground and cried. An extended cheer rose from the crowd, followed by a small amount of boos.

Among those cheering was Mack's family, who donned matching red shirts that said "Mack Attack" on the front and "2017 state championships on the back."

The family has declined to comment all week. Sanchez, Morton Ranch coach Mark Balser and Euless Trinity coach Travis Clark also declined to comment.

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During the awards ceremony Beggs and Sanchez joked while waiting to take their spots on the podium. Once there, Beggs orchestrated a synchronized 'dab' among the medal winners.

But it wasn't all fun for Beggs, who was sequestered for much of the tournament. He came running out of opposite tunnels just before matches and took off immediately after to avoid the gaggle of cameras who started following Beggs from the Day 1 weigh-ins.

Saturday was the end of a two-week whirlwind for Beggs that started with a lawsuit filed on Feb. 7 by Coppell lawyer Jim Baudhuin asking the UIL to suspend Beggs because his testosterone treatments provided Beggs an unfair advantage. Beggs is allowed to compete because he has a "valid medical use" and must wrestle girls because a UIL rule stipulates that gender is determined by birth certificate.

Arlington Sam Houston's Destiny Dominguez, the state champion at 102, pounds has wrestled Beggs previously and didn't have a problem with it.

"It's nothing strength-wise as a wrestler," Dominguez said. "It's not how strong you are. It's your mentality, how you wrestle."

Dominguez said "there was really no difference" in Beggs this year compared to previous years.

The UIL celebrated Beggs' just like any other wrestler at the state meet, but UIL executive deputy director Jamey Harrison expressed displeasure at the fact that one out of 768 wrestlers had the media's focus on Saturday.

"It's a shame that 767 aren't getting that much attention," Harrison said.

The UIL legislative council meets in June, where a rule change could take place. Any action there, or anything that results from a legal battle could affect in what division Beggs' wrestles his senior season.

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Harrison said he didn't anticipate the rule changing due to superintendents voting 95 percent in favor of it last year.

If that's the case, Beggs will likely return to the state championships wrestling in the girls division next year. If that happens, there's a chance Beggs will find himself in the same position he did Saturday night, staring into television cameras.

After making his statement, Beggs and his team walked out the doors, into the night and away from the spotlight.

"Hard work pays off," Beggs said. "I'm just saying."

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Euless Trinity's Mack Beggs receives his first place medal from Trinity head coach Travis Clark after defeating Katy Morton Ranch's Chelsea Sanchez in the championship match of the 6A girls 110 weight class during the UIL Wrestling State Tournament at Berry Center in Cypress on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Beggs defeated Sanchez to win the championship. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) (Vernon Bryant / Staff Photographer)

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