Trans Jurupa Valley Excessive Faculty athlete wins ladies’ leaping occasions

A transgender California excessive schooler dominated a significant track-and-field meet on Saturday, claiming three first-place medals in ladies’ occasions — together with the excessive soar, wherein she beat the runner-up by nearly a foot.

AB Hernandez, a senior at Jurupa Valley Excessive Faculty and a organic male, competed within the ladies’ occasions on the Roosevelt Invitational over the weekend, regardless of being on the middle of the Trump administration’s risk to chop federal funds to the state.

Hernandez swept the competitors, securing the gold within the excessive soar with a clearance of 5′ 8″ (1.72m) — nearly a foot greater than the 4′ 10″ (1.47m) cleared by the athlete who got here in second.

Hernandez additionally simply claimed the highest spot on the rostrum for the women’ lengthy soar and triple soar, the place she recorded jumps of 17′ 3¼ ” (5.26m) and 38′ 4″ (11.68m), respectively.

The weekend’s victories comply with a record-breaking efficiency in February on the VS California Winter Championships, the place Hernandez gained the women’ triple soar with a leap of 39′ 10″.

She presently holds the US No. 1 rating within the ladies’ triple soar for the 2026 out of doors season, with a private better of 40′ 7.5″.

Hernandez was thrust into the nationwide highlight in 2025 after President Donald Trump threatened to withhold federal funding from California over her participation in ladies’ occasions.

“California, beneath the management of Radical Left Democrat Gavin Newscum [sic], continues to ILLEGALLY permit ‘MEN TO PLAY IN WOMEN’S SPORTS,’” Trump wrote on Reality Social in Might, 2025.

The Trump administration additionally not too long ago expanded a federal probe into California’s transgender sports activities insurance policies. The US Division of Training has added the California Neighborhood Faculty Athletic Affiliation to an investigation that already contains the Jurupa Unified Faculty District.

The investigation goals to find out if permitting transgender ladies to compete in feminine classes violates Title IX protections for organic females.

Regardless of the strain, California state legislation continues to guard the rights of trans college students to take part in applications according to their gender id.

“I’m only a regular child going to high school, taking part in sports activities,” Hernandez informed reporters earlier this season. “They don’t take the time to get to know me… it’s just a bit irritating.”

Because the out of doors season progresses towards the State Championships, Hernandez stays the athlete to beat within the leaping pits, whilst her each mark is measured in opposition to a backdrop of federal investigations and nationwide debate.

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