{"id":28019,"date":"2025-05-20T13:00:40","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T13:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=28019"},"modified":"2025-05-20T13:00:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T13:00:40","slug":"high-school-female-track-star-poses-on-first-place-podium-after-finishing-second-to-trans-athlete-real-champ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=28019","title":{"rendered":"High school female track star poses on first-place podium after finishing second to trans athlete: \u2018Real champ!\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A California high school female athlete didn\u2019t let coming in second to a male-born transgender competitor prevent her from standing in the top spot on the podium during placement at a state track and field meet.<\/p>\n<p>Reese Hogan, 16,\u00a0was crowned runner-up in the triple jump at the CIF Southern Section Finals on Saturday \u2014 despite setting a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.athletic.net\/TrackAndField\/meet\/561027\/results\/f\/3\/tj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0new personal record for herself<\/a>\u00a0and Crean Lutheran High School at 37 feet, 2 inches.<\/p>\n<p>Standing in first place, junior trans athlete AB Hernandez of Jurupa Valley, who won titles in the girls\u2019 long jump and triple jump, posed with competitors to take pictures on the podium.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=nypost&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1924193952590160100&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2025%2F05%2F20%2Fus-news%2Fcalifornia-track-star-reese-hogan-poses-as-winner-after-placing-second-to-trans-athlete-ab-hernandez-praised-by-riley-gaines%2F&amp;sessionId=f9601ed745ae02a8b888bc8f0dad63e24e787b8c&amp;siteScreenName=nypost&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1924193952590160100\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>However, as the athletes cleared off, Hogan seized the moment, walked onto the first-place spot, smiled, and proudly posed for a picture.<\/p>\n<p>Her actions received praise from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/02\/21\/us-news\/trans-activist-claims-paralympics-and-olympics-should-be-combined-completely-insane\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">former NCAA swimmer and conservative influencer\u00a0Riley Gaines<\/a>, who dubbed Hogan the \u201creal\u201d champion of the triple jump.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--more inline-module--trending inline-module--more--thirds\" data-source-unit=\"Explore More - Trending\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<p>\u201cWhen the boy got off the podium, she assumed her rightful spot as champion. The crowd erupts with applause,\u201d Gaines posted on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTHIS is the way. Congrats to Reese Hogan, the REAL champ!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In another post, Gaines \u2014 who rose to fame after publicly criticizing her<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/06\/12\/sports\/transgender-swimmer-lia-thomas-fails-in-challenge-to-rules-that-bar-her-from-olympics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0competitor, trans athlete Lia Thomas<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 also called out Hernandez for being a \u201cfraud.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe boy standing atop the podium holding up a \u2018number 1\u2019 is a fraud enabled by @CIFSS, @CA_Dem, &amp; @CAgovernor,\u201d she\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Riley_Gaines_\/status\/1924124937188409622\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"35985179\"><\/button><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35985179\" 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/reese-hogan-high-school-female-104922074.jpg?resize=150,98&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w\" alt=\"Reese Hogan, 16,\u00a0was crowned second place in the triple jump at the CIF Southern Section Finals on Saturday despite setting a new personal record for herself and her school, Crean Lutheran High School, at 37 feet, 2 inches.\" width=\"904\" height=\"590\" data-modal-image=\"35985179\" \/><figcaption>Reese Hogan, 16,\u00a0was crowned runner-up in the triple jump at the CIF Southern Section Finals on Saturday despite setting a new personal record for herself and her school, Crean Lutheran High School, at 37 feet, 2 inches.<span class=\"credit\">X \/ @Riley_Gaines_<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hernandez defeated Hogan in the triple jump, beating her by over four feet,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/high-school\/california\/transgender-athlete-wins-cif-track-and-field-titles-in-girls-high-school-events-01jvmqrckp7b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sports Illustrated<\/a>\u00a0reported.<\/p>\n<p>Hogan was one of a number of high school girl athletes in California who protested at the CIF Southern Section Division 3 Prelims at Yorba Linda High School\u00a0on May 10 by wearing \u201cProtect Girls Sports\u201d shirts, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/california-high-school-girls-track-meet-officials-protect-girls-sports-shirts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The shirts were opposed by officials, who allegedly made Hogan and others remove them to compete in the postseason track meet.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" 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female athletes alleged that the officials made them remove their shirts immediately, under their supervision, and didn\u2019t give them any additional time or opportunities to do it elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Hogan alleged that officials made her and others feel that if they did not remove the shirts, they would be disqualified.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt wasn\u2019t said but it was implied that if I didn\u2019t take my shirt off then and there, then something could potentially happen to my spot, it wasn\u2019t said but it was implied,\u201d Hogan said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThroughout the day it was kind of getting a little bit more stricter \u2026 getting a little bit more hostile with their voices \u2026 they never said anything about getting disqualified, but it was kind of implied by the tone of their voice and the way that they said things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The CIF confirmed that the incidents occurred and said the girls were wearing their school uniforms beneath their shirts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPer the CIF Southern Section Playoff Bulletin, all athletes must be dressed in proper, school issued, track uniforms,\u201d the CIF told Fox News in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe student-athletes were asked to comply with this while in the on-field event area, as they were wearing said shirts over their school-issued uniform.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, witnesses at the event alleged that the officials did not give the same orders to athletes wearing other non-school-uniform shirts without the \u201cProtect Girls Sports\u201d message.<\/p>\n<p>There were no reports that Hogan or other athletes wore the shirts at the CIF Southern Section Finals on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Hernandez, who currently holds the top marks in the state\u2019s long jump and triple jump, now qualifies for the CIF Southern Section Masters Meet held on May 24.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; A California high school female athlete didn\u2019t let coming in second to a male-born transgender competitor prevent her from standing in the top spot on the podium during &hellip; 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