A transgender volleyball player has sparked fury by switching to track and field — and dominating all the women in those events too.
AB Hernandez, a biological male from Riverside County, wiped the competition in all three jumping events against female athletes in theCIF Southern SectionDivision 3 preliminaries on Saturday.
The high school senior posted massive scores in the long jump, high jump and triple jump, which he won by nearly three foot over the girl who came second.
His appearance at the event was met by a group of protestors demanding biological males be barred from battling girls due to their physical advantages.
Parents and officials have now demanded Governor Gavin Newsom step in to protect women’s sports, with transgender athletes allowed to compete in the sport of their gender identity in California.
At the Yorba Linda High School meet up on Saturday, Hernandez posted a monster 42 feet, 4 inches triple jump score, crushing the next place that only hit 39 feet, 7 1/2 inches.
In the long jump, he 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.
He has previously competed in women’s volleyball tournaments, which has also drawn outrage over the past few months and saw girls quit rather than play against him.
Saturday’s results immediately drew fury from critics who argue biological males possess physical advantages that undermine fairness in girls’ athletics.
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