Trans athlete dominates California girls’ track meet as protesters demand: ‘Keep men out of women’s sports’
AB Hernandez swept the field in multiple events at a California girls’ track meet while protesters demanded biological males be barred from competing against girls.
Hernandez has already become a central figure in the escalating national fight over transgender participation in girls' sports. 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.
CIF Track & Field student A. B. Hernandez at the triple jump.
Rafael Fontoura for CA Post 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.