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Transgender Senior Sweeps Three Girls’ Jump Events and Shares Podium at CIF Southern Section Masters

Officials used a pilot rule that awarded duplicate first-place medals and advanced rivals, a result that rekindles federal Title IX scrutiny of California’s participation rules.

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An image collage containing 2 images, Image 1 shows A.B. Hernandez sitting on a bench at the CIF long jump event, Image 2 shows A female athlete in a dark blue uniform long jumps into a sand pit at Moorpark High School
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Overview

  • On Saturday at the CIF Southern Section Masters in Moorpark, Jurupa Valley senior AB Hernandez won the girls’ high jump, long jump and triple jump and secured qualification for the state meet in Clovis.
  • CIF applied a pilot policy that names co-champions, gives duplicate gold medals and advances the next highest female finisher when a transgender athlete places, producing shared top-step podiums.
  • Official meet results show Hernandez’s marks exceeded the nearest female competitors by measurable margins: high jump about 5'8" to 5'6", long jump about 20'4.75" to 19'1.75", and triple jump roughly 40–41 feet to about 39 feet.
  • The performances drew loud reactions at the meet, visible distress from rival athletes and public protests, and renewed criticism from activists and lawmakers who say California’s rules conflict with protections for female athletes.
  • The sweep intensifies an ongoing federal-state dispute that includes Education Department reviews and a 2025 Department of Justice lawsuit challenging California’s gender-identity participation policies, and it sets up a contested state championship on May 29–30.