After the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, his friend and fellow conservative influencer Riley Gaines is speaking out about her own experience with left-wing campus violence and what comes next for conservatives on college campuses.Gaines said that at a 2023 Turning Point USA event at San Francisco State University, radical trans student activists attacked her and forced her to take refuge in a classroom for hours as university police failed to disperse the hostile crowd. The former NCAA swimmer, who rose to prominence in 2022 for speaking out about her experience competing against transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, said that a mob of protesters stormed the event, disrupted her with aggressive chanting, flickered the lights and surrounded her."I [was] so disoriented, you have men and dresses and women with beards. I'm confused, fists are flying in my face," Gaines, who is a host of her own Outkick show, told Fox News Digital.The conservative activist said that a plainclothes police officer pulled her out of the scrum and through a back exit into a hallway, where even more protesters were waiting. She said she took refuge in a nearby classroom for hours into the night as demonstrators gathered outside.FEARLESS TOUR TAKES CHARLIE KIRKS FREE SPEECH MISSION TO COLLEGES NATIONWIDEGaines told Fox News Digital that protesters demanded money if she wanted "to see my family again," and the campus cops failed to disperse the crowd, allegedly saying they couldnt be seen as antagonistic to the transgender community. "I was scared. I was scared for my life. I broke down in tears and I looked at the officer and I said, I just want to go home, and he looked at me and he said, that's a bit selfish, don't you think we want to home too?" Gaines told Fox News Digital.The 12-time All-American swimmer said she was ultimately freed when the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) arrived. She emphasized that she was pro-law enforcement but had criticisms of the way campus police handled the incident. Gaines later returned to the campus with Kirk in May as part of his American Comeback Tour. She said she was dismayed to see that many of the same campus police who had worked at her previous event had returned to be her security.YEARS OF CAMPUS ATTACKS ON CONSERVATIVE ACTIVISTS RESURFACE AFTER CHARLIE KIRKS MURDER"There was no accountability, there was nothing done to the students, to the university administrators who enabled this, there was nothing done to the campus police who facilitated an environment where the students were able to get away with this. They were still there working I was very shocked by that, but now I realize I really shouldn't have been," Gaines told Fox News Digital.Security at college campuses for conservative speakers has become an increasing concern in the aftermath of Kirks assassination. The Turning Point USA co-founder was gunned down Sept. 10 during an event at Utah Valley University after he took a question about transgender mass murderers. His alleged shooter, Tyler Robinson, had a transgender partner. Robinson was turned into law enforcement by his father after the attack. Robinson allegedly texted his partner confessing to the murder and said that he "had enough of [Kirks] hatred.""Some hate can't be negotiated out," Robinson allegedly wrote.RILEY GAINES SHARES EMOTIONAL CHARLIE KIRK TRIBUTE AFTER UTAH ASSASSINATION: 'WE DONT HAVE TO LIVE LIKE THIS'Gaines said that in the aftermath of Kirks assassination, colleges are likely to disinvite conservative speakers, fearing that their campus could become the next target. She added that she has ten college stops scheduled for the fall, some of which were supposed to be with Kirk, but given that she has a baby on the way, she is now extremely worried about continuing to appear at American universities."I hate to admit it, but it has me afraid, especially as I'm about to enter into this new stage of life where I'm due with a baby girl any day now I have to consider my family," Gaines said.Ultimately, she was feeling a profound sense of mourning for her lost mentor and friend. Gaines told Fox News Digital that Kirk gave her her start as a speaker and that she would often lean on him for advice."He had this ability to connect with people that very, very few people have. It is such a rare, underrated trait to be able to make people feel seen. It doesn't matter if it was the president himself or an 18-year-old freshman in college. Charlie made them feel seen, and so I think his legacy will live on, but it's going to require more and more people to be bold in the process," Gaines recalled.