California girls' high school athletes Reese Hogan, Julia Teven, Olivia Viola and Lily Ingallinera reflected on their experience competing against a trans athlete in a postseason meet, as the state continues to defend its policies on gender eligibility.

The upcomingCaliforniahigh school girls' track and field postseason is set to feature a trans athlete from Jurupa Valley High School (JVHS).

A protest, organized by former NCAA women's soccer player Sophia Lorey, will be held at the site of the California Interscholastic Southern Section, Division 3, preliminaries on Saturday. Lorey, a prominent "Save Girls' Sports" activist in the state, organized a similar protest at the same round last year, bringing national attention to the state playoffs. The issue eventually caught the attention of PresidentDonald Trump, who, in a Truth Social post, called out Gov. Gavin Newsom for his state's continued policies that allowed biological males to compete in girls' sports.

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Fox News Digital sent a request to Newsom's office for a response to the upcoming protest and competition involving the trans athlete.

A source at the governor's office provided a statement to Fox News Digital in response.

"The Governor has said discussions on this issue should be guided by fairness, dignity, and respect. He rejects the right wing’s cynical attempt to weaponize this debate as an excuse to vilify individual kids. The Governor’s position is simple: stand with all kids and stand up to bullies," the statement read.

"California is one of 22 states that have laws requiring students be permitted to participate in sex-segregated school sports consistent with their gender identity. California passed this law in 2013 (AB 1266) and it was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown."

Fox News Digital has reached out to the trans athlete's school district, the Jurupa Unified School District (JUSD), for a response.

Trump's Department of Justiceis engaged in Title IX lawsuits against education agencies in California for its policies that allow trans athletes in girls' high school sports. The lawsuit was officially launched in July after JVHS's trans athlete won two state finals in triple jump and high jump, and won second place in long jump, at last year's championships.

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