https://nypost.com/2026/05/09/us-news/trans-athlete-dominates-california- girls-track-meet/
A trans competitor at a California girls’ track meet swept the field in multiple events Saturday while protesters outside demanded biological
males be barred from competing against girls.
At the CIF Southern Section Division 3 preliminaries held at Yorba Linda
High School, AB Hernandez, a senior from Jurupa Valley, delivered
commanding performances in all three jumping events against female
athletes.
The biggest gap came in the triple jump, where Hernandez posted 42 feet,
4 inches. The nearest competitors finished at 39 feet, 7 1/2 inches and
37 feet, 8 inches.
In the long jump, Hernandez recorded 20 feet, 4 1/4 inches, finishing
more than a foot ahead of the second-place mark of 19 feet, 1 1/2
inches. Third place reached 18 feet, 7 inches.
Hernandez also tied for first in the high jump after clearing 5 feet, 2 inches alongside Reese Hogan.
The results immediately reignited outrage from critics who argue
biological males possess physical advantages that undermine fairness in girls’ athletics.
Outside the venue, demonstrators gathered before the meet for a “Save Girls’ Sports” rally led by former NCAA athlete Sophia Lorey.
One protester angrily accused California Gov. Gavin Newsom of abandoning female athletes, shouting that “girls are being threatened.”
For many in attendance, the outcome felt familiar.
“It happened last year and I thought it’d be done, but it’s California,”
one grandparent attending to support Moorpark High School told Outkick.
Hernandez has already become a central figure in the escalating national fight over transgender participation in girls’ sports.
The athlete previously competed in girls’ volleyball and has repeatedly drawn scrutiny after winning girls’ track events.
Saturday’s meet marked another high-profile showdown with Hogan, who previously made headlines after stepping onto the top podium spot
following an event won by Hernandez, a gesture applauded by advocates
pushing to reserve women’s sports for biological females.
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