High school female track star poses on first-place podium after finishing second to trans athlete: ‘Real champ!’

A California precocious schoolhouse female jock didn’t fto coming successful 2nd to a male-born transgender competitor forestall her from opinionated successful nan apical spot connected nan podium during placement astatine a authorities way and section meet.

Reese Hogan, 16, was crowned 2nd spot successful nan triple jump astatine nan CIF Southern Section Finals connected Saturday — contempt mounting a caller individual grounds for herself and nan Crean Lutheran High School astatine 37 feet, 2 inches.

Standing successful first place, inferior trans jock AB Hernandez of Jurupa Valley, who won titles successful nan girls’ agelong jump and triple jump, posed pinch competitors to return pictures connected nan podium.

However, arsenic nan athletes cleared off, Hogan seized nan moment, walked connected apical of nan first-place spot, smiled, and proudly posed for a picture.

Her actions received praise from former NCAA swimmer and blimpish influencer Riley Gaines, who dubbed Hogan nan “real” champion of nan triple jump.

“When nan boy sewage disconnected nan podium, she assumed her rightful spot arsenic champion. The crowd erupts pinch applause,” Gaines posted connected X.

“THIS is nan way. Congrats to Reese Hogan, nan REAL champ!!!”

In different post, Gaines — who roseate to fame aft publically criticizing her competitor, trans jock Lia Thomas — besides called retired Hernandez for being a “fraud.”

“The boy opinionated atop nan podium holding up a ‘number 1’ is simply a fraud enabled by @CIFSS, @CA_Dem, & @CAgovernor,” she wrote connected X.

Reese Hogan, 16, was crowned 2nd spot successful nan triple jump astatine nan CIF Southern Section Finals connected Saturday contempt mounting a caller individual grounds for herself and her school, Crean Lutheran High School, astatine 37 feet, 2 inches. X / @Riley_Gaines_

Hernandez defeated Hogan successful nan triple jump, beating her by complete 4 feet, Sports Illustrated reported. 

Hogan was 1 of a number of precocious schoolhouse girls’ athletes successful California who protested astatine nan CIF Southern Section Division 3 Prelims astatine Yorba Linda High School on May 10 by wearing “Protect Girls Sports” shirts, according to Fox News.

The shirts were opposed by officials, who allegedly made Hogan and others region them to compete successful nan postseason way meet.

Female competitors told nan outlet that officials astatine nan meet told them to region their shirts instantly and not let them to return them disconnected elsewhere.

Junior trans jock AB Hernandez of Jurupa Valley (C) — who won titles successful nan girls’ agelong jump and triple jump — posed pinch competitors to return pictures connected nan podium. X / @Riley_Gaines_

The precocious schoolhouse female athletes alleged that nan officials made them region their shirts immediately, nether their supervision, and didn’t springiness them immoderate further clip aliases opportunities to do it elsewhere.

Hogan alleged that officials made her and others consciousness that if they did not region nan shirts, they would beryllium disqualified.

“It wasn’t said but it was implied that if I didn’t return my garment disconnected past and there, past thing could perchance hap to my spot, it wasn’t said but it was implied,” Hogan said.

“Throughout nan time it was benignant of getting a small spot much stricter… getting a small spot much dispute pinch their voices… they ne'er said thing astir getting disqualified, but it was benignant of implied by nan reside of their sound and nan measurement that they said things.” 

The CIF confirmed that nan incidents occurred and said that nan girls were wearing their schoolhouse uniforms beneath their shirts.

“Per nan CIF Southern Section Playoff Bulletin, each athletes must beryllium dressed successful proper, schoolhouse issued, way uniforms,” nan CIF told Fox News successful a statement.

“The student-athletes were asked to comply pinch this while successful nan on-field arena area, arsenic they were wearing said shirts complete their school-issued uniform.”

However, witnesses astatine nan arena alleged that nan officials did not springiness nan aforesaid orders to athletes wearing different non-school-uniform shirts without nan “Protect Girls Sports” message. 

There were nary reports that Hogan aliases different athletes wore nan shirts astatine nan CIF Southern Section Finals connected Saturday.

Hernandez, who presently holds nan apical marks successful nan state’s agelong jump and triple jump, now qualifies for nan CIF Southern Section Masters Meet held connected May 24.