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Trans track and field athlete AB Hernandez won two first-place medals at the California Championship earlier this month and laughed at the rebound on Saturday.
Yulupa Valley High School Athlete is the center of controversy surrounding transgender athletes’ participation in California high school track and field. It has drawn condemnation from President Donald Trump, as well as duel lawsuits between the Justice Department and the State.
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Left and Jillene Wetteland shared a bright moment at the medal ceremony at the California High School Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 31, 2025 in Clovis, California. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
The California Interscholastic Federation has even made changes to allow biological women to finish first place in the event that transgender athletes take their place.
Hernandez smiled and told KCRA-TV: “It's absolutely crazy. I've received a lot of hate comments, but I don't care.” “I'm a 16-year-old girl with a crazy attitude – do you think I'll care?”
According to the station, Hernandez tried to avoid the focus of attention and then revealed that athletes were identified as transgender. Hernandez finished third in the Women’s Triple Jump State Finals in 2024 before winning the game in 2025. Hernandez also won this year's women's high jump.
Ab hernandez, Center, at the first place on the podium with Jillene Wetteland, Lelani Laruelle at the medal ceremony for the California High School High School Track and Field Championships in Clovis, California, Clovis, California, Saturday, May 31, 2025, right. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Hernandez called the protests “weird” and vowed to get a page from critics instead of exiting the game.
“I did what I wanted to do,” Hernandez told the station. “I got everything in hand, so that's what I really had to do. All of this rebound, I'm like, I'm doing the best, and that's what I care about.”
It is not clear whether new rules will be set in California next season.
Julupa Valley High School trans student Ab Hernandez took a photo of her medal at the California High School Track and Field Championships in Clovis, California on Saturday, May 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Trump signed an executive order in February that “there is no man in the women’s movement” prohibiting schools from allowing men to participate in girls and women’s movements. California is one of five states where transgender athletes win championships during the 2024-25 high school sports season.
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