A transgender track athlete again took the top spot in several events at a California master’s meet on Saturday, leading officials to award a second gold medal to the runner-up.
Jurupa Valley High School senior AB Hernandez scored first place in the girl’s high jump, long jump and triple jump at Saturday’s California Interscholastic Federation’s (CIF) Southern Section Track and Field Masters meet at Moorpark High School in Ventura County.
In all three events, Hernandez stood alongside the second-place finisher on the winner’s podium.
In all three categories, Hernandez’s score far exceeded her competitors.
In the girl’s high jump, Hernandez’s mark was 5 feet, 8 inches while the second-place hit 5 feet, 6 inches.
The difference in the long jump competition was similar, with the trans athlete posting a winning mark of 20 feet, 4.75 inches, while the female runner-up landed a jump of 19 feet, 1.75 inches.
In the triple jump, Hernandez posted a winning distance of 41 feet, 7.25 inches — compared 39 feet, 4 inches for the second-place finisher.
The CIF previously announced it would continue the pilot entry process first introduced during last year’s championships, saying that biological female competitors would be allowed to advance to the next round without winning the event amid tremendous criticism.
The policy also guarantees medal placements for biological female athletes who would have otherwise finished behind a transgender competitor.
The decision comes amid major backlash against officials over Hernandez’s dominance.
The issue has become one of the most explosive debates in California high school sports, with critics arguing the state’s transgender participation policies conflict with protections for female athletes under Title IX.
The Post has reached out to the CIF for further comment.
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