{"id":95375,"date":"2025-06-02T06:48:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T06:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/02\/trans-athlete-shines-in-california-high-school-track-finals-amid-policy-debate\/"},"modified":"2025-06-02T06:48:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T06:48:02","slug":"trans-athlete-shines-in-california-high-school-track-finals-amid-policy-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/02\/trans-athlete-shines-in-california-high-school-track-finals-amid-policy-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Trans Athlete Shines in California High School Track Finals Amid Policy Debate"},"content":{"rendered":"


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California law allows trans students to compete on sex-segregated sports teams consistent with their gender identity.<\/p>\n

The federation said the rule opens the field to more \u201cbiological female\u201d athletes. One expert said the change may itself be discriminatory because it creates an extra spot for \u201cbiological female\u201d athletes but not for other trans athletes.<\/p>\n

The federation did not specify how it defines \u201cbiological female\u201d or how it would verify whether a competitor meets that definition.<\/p>\n

Sophia Lorey, outreach director with California Family Council, was among those at the stadium Saturday. She said the federation\u2019s policy is not a fix for the issue and only ends up causing more confusion.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the end of the day,\u201d Lorey said, \u201cit shows the girls that we know this is wrong and we\u2019re still letting it happen to you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hernandez told the publication Capital & Main<\/a> this month that she cannot worry about critics.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m still a child, you\u2019re an adult, and for you to act like a child shows how you are as a person,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Other students break records<\/h2>\n

California\u2019s championship stands out from that of other states because of the sheer number of competitors. The state had the second-largest number of students participating in outdoor track and field in the nation during the 2023-2024 school year, behind Texas, according to a survey by the National Federation of State High School Associations.<\/p>\n

The boys 100-meter heats also were a highlight, with junior Jaden Jefferson of De La Salle High School in Concord finishing in 10.01 seconds Friday, 0.19 seconds faster than a meet record set in 2023. But he fell just shy of making it count as a meet record with a final time of 10.27 seconds in Saturday\u2019s final.<\/p>\n

Athletes set new meet records in several events, including boys and girls relay races, hurdle competitions and the boys pole vault.<\/p>\n

Associated Press writer Susan Montoya Bryan in Albuquerque, New Mexico, contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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