Earlier in the season, Hernandez’s winning margins in the triple and long jumps—by as much as eight feet in one meet—fueled further debate on social media.
Transgender high school track star demolishes the female competition by *8 feet* in the triple jump at a track meet in California.
Wow, what an accomplishment. I’m sure it had nothing to do with being a biological male.
AB Hernandez says they plan to win 1st place in the state… pic.twitter.com/9W9Muahch3
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) March 2, 2025
Critics argue that transgender athletes assigned male at birth may retain physiological advantages, even after transitioning, while others emphasize inclusion and equal opportunity.
The athlete has spoken publicly about the scrutiny faced as a trans competitor. In an interview with Capital & Main, Hernandez said: “There’s nothing I can do about people’s actions, just focus on my own.
I’m still a child, you’re an adult, and for you to act like a child shows how you are as a person.”
Referring to the podium finish, Hernandez added: “All I thought was, ‘I don’t think you understand that this puts your idiotic claims to trash… Now you have no proof that I can’t be beat.’”
