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Transgender Jurupa Valley senior AB Hernandez wins state track medals at CIF championships

AB Hernandez won the high jump and triple jump as police monitored dueling protests over California’s transgender athlete policy.

  • Transgender athlete AB Hernandez, a Jurupa Valley High School senior, won two girls' state titles and placed third in the long jump at the California Interscholastic Federation championships.
  • The CIF implemented a policy allowing the cisgender girl finishing immediately behind Hernandez to share his podium placement to address concerns about transgender athletes displacing cisgender girls.
  • The championships sparked protests and confrontations between supporters and opponents of Hernandez's participation, with police present to oversee the tensions.
  • The issue became politically charged in California, with gubernatorial candidates voicing opposing views and education agencies under investigation or legal scrutiny over policies allowing transgender athletes to compete based on gender identity.
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gayety.com broke the news on Friday, May 29, 2026.
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