‘Outrageous’: High school trans athlete slammed over huge win

A trans athlete from California has been slammed online after winning a triple jump event by nearly 2.4m ahead of the competition.

A transgender high school track star in California recently obliterated her competition by winning a girls’ triple jump event by just shy of 2.4m.

AB Hernandez, a junior at Jurupa Valley High School, secured the win with a more than 40-foot jump (12.20m) at the Ontario Relays invitational meet back on February 22, records show.

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The runner-up managed to jump just over 32 feet (9.83m) in the category, meaning it was 2.37m win for the year 11 student.

Hernandez also took first place at the meet in the high jump (1.47m) and long jump (5.33m) events.

“Hopefully, I hit a 41 (footer) (12.5m) this year if it’s possible. Preferably at state so that I can possibly win,” Hernandez said late last month after her 40-foot triple jump.

“I just keep telling myself you are No. 1 — it’s yours to lose.”

Hernandez's win has been slammed online. Photo: X

She continued her winning streak this past Saturday when she took home first place in both the triple jump (12.55m) and long jump events (5.79m) at the Roosevelt Invitational, according to records.

The teen finished nearly three feet (90cm) ahead of the triple jump runner-up with a 41 foot, two inch (12.55m) jump and two feet (61cm) ahead of her second-place long jump competitor, the results show.

Her spate of track victories has sparked fury online — with critics quickly accusing her of having an unfair advantage.

One commenter ripped the win as “outrageous” with another commenting, “this isn’t fairness”.

Hernandez winning the long jump at the Roosevelt Invitational last weekend. Photo: X

Her wins come as a bill aimed at banning transgender women and girls nationwide from participating in school athletic competitions failed to advance in a divided Senate late Monday.

A test vote on the bill, which seeks to determine Title IX protections “based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth,” failed to gain the 60 votes needed to advance in the chamber.

Instead, senators stuck to party lines in a 51-45 vote tally.

This story first appeared in the New York Post and was republished with permission.

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