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Created by California High School Sports League Major Rule Changes For the second day in a row, she will be taking part in the upcoming women’s track and field championships.
Changes are brought into state Faced with increased pressureinternally from the administration of President Donald Trump, as controversy is growing involving trans-athletes.
On Wednesday, the California Interstate Governance Federation (CIF) announced that Saturday’s state title competition will expand its pool of competitors and medal winners to accommodate female athletes displaced by biological male competitors.
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CIF has specifically changed this rule for long jumps, high jumps, and triple jump events.
“On Friday, May, 30, if necessary, biological female student athletes who have won their next qualifying mark will also advance to the finals at the high, triple jump and long jump qualifying events at the 2025 CIF State Athletics Championships,” the CIF announcement read.
Additionally, biological female student athletes who have achieved a specific arrangement on the podium at high, triple jump and long jump events at the 2025 CIF State Athletics Championships will also be awarded medals for that location, if necessary, and the results will be reflected in the event’s record. ”
The CIF’s athletics postseason was shaken by national controversies, including Julpa Valley High School’s trans athlete AB Hernandez, who competes at these events and regularly controls women’s competition. The athletes have finished first in long and triple jumps in the sectional final and state qualifying rounds in the past two weeks.
The latest changes to the CIF come a day after the federal scales up its competitor pool.
“Biological student athletes who won one next qualifying mark of the section’s automatic qualifying entries at the CIF State Championships and did not achieve the CIF State international mark in the finals at the section tournament have extended their opportunity to participate in the 2025 CIF State track and field championships,” the CIF said Tuesday.
Ab Hernandez of Jurupa Valley will compete in the Women’s High Jump at the CIF Southern Section 3 Athletics Stadium held at Nathan Shapell Memorial Stadium at Yorba Linda High School in Yorba Linda, California on May 10, 2025. (Kirby Lee/Getty Images)
Wednesday’s change also told Fox News Digital that it believes it would be enough for CIF to expand its competitor pool, a day after a female competitor’s family was set to face Hernandez in the championship.
The CIF’s “solution” to this situation allows additional girls to compete in state championships where trans athletes were unable to qualify because they acquired their place.
“Ensuring biological men can compete in women’s sports is unfair, unfair and contrary to common sense,” the family added.
The controversy involving Hernandez has spurred local, national and national rage by families and activists, but President Donald Trump is willing to sanction the nation over the situation.
Trump warned of cuts in federal funding for California and the government on Tuesday morning, and even warned that orders would stop trans athletes from competing in the women’s category on Saturday.
Trump did not specifically name the athletes or schools mentioned in his social media post.
California Girls Track Athlete opens by losing the No. 1 title to trance competitors
Ab Hernandez of Jurupa Valley will compete in the Women’s High Jump at the CIF Southern Section 3 Athletics Stadium held at Nathan Shapell Memorial Stadium at Yorba Linda High School in Yorba Linda, California on May 10, 2025. (Kirby Lee/Getty Images)
However, on Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced it would begin an investigation into the CIF and California Attorney General Rob Bonta on state laws that allow biologically male trans athletes to compete with girls and women.
A complaint letter informing the investigation was addressed to Jurupa Valley High School, DOJ told Fox News Digital. Jurupa Unified School District (JUSD) informed Fox News Digital that it had not received the letter.
The DOJ announcement lists the school districts in the official announcement of the survey.
JUSD has previously defended Hernandez competing in the girls category.
“JUSD follows both California law and CIF policy regarding school athletics. Currently, both state law and CIF policy require that both state law and CIF policy be allowed to participate in athletic teams that match their gender identity, regardless of the gender listed in student records.
Other competitors We spoke to the CIF and the state about how things allowed them to move to this point throughout the athletics postseason.
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Reese Hogan of Clean Lutheran High School, the second-place finisher to Hernandez in the triple jump in the sectional final on May 17th, made it a point to stand in the first-place podium spot for a quick and iconic photo shoot. Footage of Hogan taking the top podium after the trans athlete resigned, went viral on social media over the weekend.
“It’s just a bit sad to watch. He’s clearly a really talented athlete. We all saw him jumping and stuff. I wish him good luck, but in the boys’ division,” Hogan previously told Fox News Digital about his competition with athletes. “The specific benefits he has are pretty obvious and it’s obviously just sad to see that as a woman.”
Blair Orinda student Julia Theven is one of the few female athletes who beat Julpa Valley athletes this year, and finished in eighth place in the sectional qualifying round earlier this month with the trans athlete finishing in eighth place.
“I really believe he has no harmful intentions to girls’ sports. I think it’s kind of like that. “I really think he’s just presenting his opportunity to him, as he’s enabled by the CIF.”
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