Crowd Goes Wild as Girl Reclaims Top Spot from Transgender Athlete in California [WATCH]

A female high school athlete in California took matters into her own hands after finishing second to a transgender competitor in a high school track meet, drawing national attention and renewed scrutiny over the participation of male-born athletes in female sports.

Reese Hogan, a student-athlete from Crean Lutheran High School, competed in the CIF Southern Section Finals on Saturday, where she placed second in the triple jump.

Hogan set a new personal record and broke her school’s record in the process.

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However, the first-place finisher in the event was AB Hernandez, a biologically male transgender athlete representing Jurupa Valley High School.

After the conclusion of the event, athletes posed for a group photo on the winners’ podium.

Hernandez stood atop the first-place position.

When the photo concluded and Hernandez stepped down, Hogan ascended to the top spot on the podium as the crowd applauded.

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The moment was captured on video and widely shared on social media.

“When the boy got off the podium, she assumed her rightful spot as champion,” said Riley Gaines, a former NCAA swimmer and outspoken critic of male-born athletes competing in women’s sports.

Gaines posted the video clip of Hogan smiling as she stood in the first-place position and added, “The crowd erupts with applause. THIS is the way. Congrats to Reese Hogan, the REAL champ!!!”

When the boy got off the podium, she assumed her rightful spot as champion. The crowd erupts with applause.

THIS is the way.

Congrats to Reese Hogan, the REAL champ!!! https://t.co/KiEm2yV2YY pic.twitter.com/hqGdikES29

— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) May 18, 2025

Hernandez won the triple jump over Hogan by just over four feet and also claimed the long jump title during the meet.

Hernandez finished seventh in the high jump event. According to Sports Illustrated, Hernandez now qualifies for the CIF Southern Section Masters Meet scheduled for May 24, also at Moorpark High School.

The athlete currently holds the top marks in California for both the long jump and triple jump.

The controversy surrounding Hernandez is not new.

Weeks prior, Hernandez won the triple jump by nearly three feet in one meet and by eight feet at another, the Ontario Relays.

The repeated margin of victory has fueled criticism from athletes, parents, and public figures across the country.

Jennifer Sey, founder of the organization XX-XY, which advocates for the protection of women’s sports, posted a video of Hernandez’s performance and commented, “This guy won the girls long jump and triple jump in a CA track meet over the weekend. He won the triple jump by 8ft. He’s really crushing it!”

This guy won the girls long jump and triple jump in a CA track meet over the weekend.

He won the triple jump by 8ft. He’s really crushing it!

It’s the giggly “feminine” affectations that make him a girl, right?

pic.twitter.com/bGDyHZUZbR

— Jennifer Sey (@JenniferSey) March 3, 2025

Colin Rugg, co-owner of Trending Politics, also posted video of Hernandez’s performance, writing to his 1.7 million followers: “Transgender high school track star demolishes the female competition by 8 feet in the triple jump at a track meet in California.”

Transgender high school track star demolishes the female competition by *8 feet* in the triple jump at a track meet in California.

Wow, what an accomplishment. I’m sure it had nothing to do with being a biological male.

AB Hernandez says they plan to win 1st place in the state… pic.twitter.com/9W9Muahch3

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) March 2, 2025

According to Newsweek, Hernandez placed third in the triple jump at last year’s state championship meet behind two senior athletes.

In an interview with Capital & Main, Hernandez defended their participation in girls’ athletics, saying, “There’s nothing I can do about people’s actions, just focus on my own.”

Hernandez added, “I’m still a child, you’re an adult, and for you to act like a child shows how you are as a person.”

Regarding the backlash, Hernandez stated, “All I thought was, ‘I don’t think you understand that this puts your idiotic claims to trash. She can’t be beat because she’s biologically male.’ Now you have no proof that I can’t be beat.”

The meet came just weeks after legislation aimed at banning biologically male transgender athletes from competing in female sports failed in the U.S. Senate. President Donald Trump supported the bill, which would have amended Title IX to define sex based solely on reproductive biology and genetics at birth.

The vote in the Senate ended 51-45, falling short of the 60 votes needed to advance the measure, with Democrats voting in unified opposition.

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