Overview

• AB Hernandez, a male-born transgender athlete, won the girls' long jump and triple jump at the CIF Southern Section Finals on May 19, 2025, advancing to the Masters Meet on May 24.
• Reese Hogan, who finished second in the triple jump, posed on the first-place podium after the ceremony, a symbolic protest that drew widespread attention and praise online.
• Female athletes at earlier preliminaries wore 'Protect Girls Sports' shirts but were required to remove them by officials, citing uniform regulations.
• A federal bill to ban transgender women and girls from competing in female school sports failed to pass in the Senate, leaving the issue unresolved at the national level.
• The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) is under a Title IX inquiry, as the debate over fairness, inclusion, and policy compliance intensifies.