Trump Rages as Male Athlete Advances in Girls’ Track Competition, State Offers Compromise But It’s Not Nearly Enough

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California’s high school sports federation is giving girls another shot at the state finals after a male athlete beat them in competition—but it’s not banning boys from competing against them.

Key Facts:

  • The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) changed its track and field eligibility rules for girls this week.
  • Girls who lost out due to competing against a male athlete are now invited to the 2025 state championships.
  • President Trump blasted California officials and threatened to pull federal funding over the issue.
  • Male student AB Hernandez beat female competitor Katie McGuinness in the long jump at regionals on May 17.
  • The new policy allows girls back in—but does not ban biological males from competing at the finals.

The Rest of The Story:

The California Interscholastic Federation has announced a new “pilot entry process” for the 2025 track and field championships.

Girls who were previously excluded because they had to compete against a male athlete will now be offered a spot.

The move follows widespread backlash after AB Hernandez, a male high school junior competing in girls’ events, advanced to the finals over Katie McGuinness with a 19’ 2.75” jump.

CIF issued a statement saying it is “providing students with the opportunity to belong, connect, and compete while complying with California law and Education Code.”

However, this new rule does not prevent Hernandez or others from continuing to compete in girls’ events this weekend.

President Trump called California’s decision “TOTALLY DEMEANING TO WOMEN AND GIRLS” and warned that federal funding may be at risk.

He wrote that “as a Male, he was a less than average competitor. As a Female, this transitioned person is practically unbeatable.”

Sophia Lorey, a prominent critic of boys in girls’ sports, said, “CIF is scrambling, damage control mode activated. This is a step in the right direction, but let’s be real: this never should’ve happened.”

Commentary:

The CIF’s decision to allow sidelined girls back into the state finals is a small fix.

It doesn’t change the fact that girls will still have to compete against boys pretending to be girls.

That’s the core problem—one CIF refuses to address.

This is not equality, it’s erasure.

Athletic competition is based on fairness, and biology matters.

When a boy like Hernandez, who wasn’t dominant competing against other boys, suddenly becomes unbeatable in the girls’ field, that’s not progress—that’s cheating the system.

Title IX was created to protect girls, not to make them collateral damage in social experiments.

President Trump is right to step in.

California may be too far gone to change course, but Washington has a duty to enforce fairness.

Federal funding should never support institutions that betray female athletes.

This policy is a Band-Aid on a gaping wound, and if California won’t fix it, federal action is not just justified—it’s overdue.

The Bottom Line:

California’s last-minute rule change lets some girls back into the state finals—but the damage is already done.

The real issue—boys competing in girls’ sports—remains unaddressed.

Female athletes still face an unfair playing field.

If California won’t act, it’s time for President Trump to follow through on his promise.

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