Another season, another dominant performance by AB Hernandez of Jurupa Valley in girls’ track and field.
Hernandez, a senior,romped to victoryat the CIF Southern Section Division 3 track and field preliminaries at Yorba Linda High School on Saturday, winning the long jump by more than a foot.
Then Hernandez won the triple jump by more than three feet, and tied for first in the high jump.
Three events, three top spots, one afternoon.
One problem: Hernandez is biologically male.
The girls who trained for years to compete watched their season’s biggest day rewritten in real time. Outside the venue, a “Save Girls’ Sports” rally held signs. Inside, the scoreboard held the proof.
This is the second consecutive year Hernandez has dominated girls’ postseason track in California. Last spring at Clovis, the transgender athlete took home gold in the high jump and triple jump, and silver in the long jump.
The state’s response was to let more girls onto the podium so the photos would look less embarrassing. But a bigger podium doesn’t change who is standing on the top step.
Gavin Newsom went on the late Charlie Kirk’s podcast in March 2025 andcalled boys competing in girls’ sports“deeply unfair.” Then he flew home to Sacramento and did nothing.
The 2013 law he hides behind is a state statute. He is the governor of the state. A man who can sign an executive order on plastic straws can find a way to protect a 16-year-old girl’s long jump record.
Source: California Post – Breaking California News, Photos & Videos
