Trans track athlete AB Hernandez dominates competition at California girls masters meet
Transgender athlete AB Hernandez excelled at the California girls masters meet, winning multiple events. Hernandez's performances in the high jump, long jump, and triple jump sparked significant controversy regarding transgender participation in women's sports. In response to the backlash, officials awarded additional medals to the female runners-up in these events.
- ▪AB Hernandez won first place in the girl's high jump, long jump, and triple jump at the CIF Southern Section Track and Field Masters meet.
- ▪Hernandez's winning marks significantly surpassed those of the second-place finishers in all events.
- ▪Organizers awarded extra gold medals to the biological female runner-ups in events won by Hernandez.
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Metro Trans track athlete AB Hernandez dominates competition at California girls masters meet By Katie Jerkovich Published May 23, 2026, 9:29 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The California Post on Google 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.
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