Virginia track star Alaila Everett has spoken out after a championship race incident went viral, claiming that she’s been a target of racism and death threats.

In a video posted by WAVY TV 10 on Sunday, March 9, the I.C. Norcom High School senior denied intentionally striking her track opponent, Kaelen Tucker, during a 4×200 meter relay last Tuesday at Liberty University. In the viral clip, the girls were seen running around a track curve from afar, and Tucker abruptly clutches her head and drops to the ground. I.C. Norcom High School team was disqualified from the indoor championship, while Tucker was medically evaluated, a doctor finding that she had sustained a concussion and possible skull fracture.

“Everybody has feelings,” Everett tearfully said in the video below. “So you’re physically hurt, but you’re not thinking of my mental [health], right?”

Everett continued by saying that viewers of the video were “going off of one angle” before claiming that the baton “got stuck” and “rolled” up Tucker’s back. “I lost my balance and when I pumped my arms again, she got hit,” she continued. “I know my intention is that I would never hit somebody on purpose.”

Elsewhere in the video, it was revealed that Tucker’s family has pursued legal action against Everett, while the track athlete also claimed that she’s been the victim of online attacks. “They’re assuming my character, calling me ghetto, racist slurs, death threats, all of this, just because of a nine-second video,” Everett said.

Tucker and her parents separately spoke to WSLS 10, recounting the incident and denied that Everett’s family reached out to give an apology.

In a statement, the VHSL stood by their decision to disqualify Everett. “We thoroughly review every instance like this that involves player safety with the participating schools,” the organization stated. “The VHSL membership has always made it a priority to provide student-athletes with a safe environment for competition.”