{"id":861,"date":"2026-05-31T05:09:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T05:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=861"},"modified":"2026-05-31T05:09:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T05:09:47","slug":"exclusive-trans-track-athlete-ab-hernandez-wins-state-championship-medal-as-protests-mount-outside-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=861","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive | Trans track athlete AB Hernandez wins state championship medal as protests mount outside stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Transgender athlete AB Hernandez won a state medal Saturday as angry parents and activists rallied outside the CIF State Track &amp; Field Championships, demanding female events be reserved for biological girls.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=859\">Spurs stun Thunder in thrilling Game 7 to set up NBA Finals showdown with Knicks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hernandez, a senior at Jurupa Valley High School, advanced to Saturday\u2019s finals in the girls\u2019 long jump, high jump and triple jump after posting the top qualifying mark in two events during Friday\u2019s preliminary round.<\/p>\n<p>The athlete has become one of the most controversial figures in high school sports, drawing national attention and fierce criticism from parents, competitors and women\u2019s sports advocates who argue that biological males should not compete in girls\u2019 divisions.<\/p>\n<p>Outside Buchanan High School in Clovis, protesters wearing \u201cSave Girl\u2019s Sports\u201d shirts lined the area surrounding the championship venue.<\/p>\n<p>Several carried flags and signs reading, \u201cNo boys. No bias. Just fairness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others accused officials of allowing opportunities to be taken from female athletes, displaying signs that said top finishes had been \u201cstolen from our daughters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Additional signs urged the CIF to \u201cSave Girl\u2019s Sports.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chaos erupted outside the state championship when \u201cSave Girls Sports\u201d activists with the signs confronted pro-LGBTQ groups holding a press conference for Hernandez. <\/p>\n<p>Clovis police officers arrived to oversee the heated verbal dispute, which eventually dissipated without physical violence or direct police intervention, Outkick reported.<\/p>\n<p>Inside the stadium, Hernandez finished third in the girls\u2019 long jump with a mark of 20 feet, 2 1\/4 inches.<\/p>\n<p>First place was shared by Ellie McCuskey-Hay of St. Ignatius High School and Gianna Gonzalez of Moorpark High School, who each jumped 20 feet, 3 1\/2 inches.<\/p>\n<p>Despite finishing in fourth, Corinne Jones from St. Mary\u2019s High School joined Hernandez on the podium to share third place.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=857\">Mayhem breaks out between anti-ICE protesters, police at Newark\u2019s Delaney Hall \u2014 as protests continue for yet another night<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The unusual arrangement stems from a CIF policy adopted ahead of the 2025 state championships and continued into 2026 under mounting political and legal pressure.<\/p>\n<p>Under the rule, if a transgender athlete places in a postseason track event, the highest-finishing cisgender female competitor is elevated into the same placement.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters <\/strong><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p><strong>California Post News<\/strong>: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedIn<br \/><strong>California Post Sports<\/strong> Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X<br \/><strong>California Post  <\/strong>Opinion <br \/><strong>California Post Newsletters<\/strong>: Sign up here!<br \/><strong>California Post App<\/strong>: Download here!<br \/><strong>Home delivery<\/strong>: Sign up here!<br \/><strong>Page Six Hollywood<\/strong>: Sign up here!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The state championship followed weeks of controversy surrounding Hernandez\u2019s success in girls\u2019 competition.<\/p>\n<p>Just two weeks ago, Hernandez swept the girls\u2019 long jump, high jump and triple jump at the CIF Southern Section championship final.<\/p>\n<p>The victories triggered backlash from parents, athletes and activists and led officials to award duplicate gold medals to the female runners-up.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The tension was visible during the medal ceremony. <\/p>\n<p>Some competitors appeared to avoid celebrating alongside Hernandez, with one athlete reportedly choosing not to stand on the podium and others keeping their distance.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy intensified again one week later when Hernandez repeated the feat at the CIF Southern Section Track and Field Masters Meet in Ventura County, taking first place in all three jumping events.<\/p>\n<p>Officials once again awarded gold medals to the second-place female finishers, and Hernandez shared the top spot on the podium with each runner-up.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=855\">NYC bus driver who couldn\u2019t speak English charged in horror Virginia crash that killed 5<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California\u2019s battle over girls\u2019 sports took center stage Saturday as transgender athlete AB Hernandez competed for state titles while angry parents and activists rallied outside the CIF State Track &#038; Field Championships demanding that female events be reserved for biological girls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":860,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-metro"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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