Overview

• AB Hernandez cleared 5 feet 7 inches to claim the girls high jump gold, sharing first place under the newly implemented CIF rule and also finishing second in the long jump
• The California Interscholastic Federation’s pilot entry policy grants an extra qualifying and medal spot to biological female athletes in events where a transgender competitor advances
• The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a Title IX investigation into whether California’s law allowing trans students in girls’ sports violates federal civil rights protections
• Opponents organized aerial protests flying “No Boys in Girls’ Sports!” banners over Veterans Memorial Stadium, and one person was arrested after a flag-pole confrontation outside the meet
• President Donald Trump publicly threatened to withhold federal funds from California unless transgender athletes like Hernandez are barred from girls’ competitions