High school athlete slams CIF's shared podium rule as humiliating response that fails female competitors

AB Hernandez, a trans student at Jurupa Valley HS, is named co-champion of the girls' triple jump at the CIF Southern Section Championship Finals in Moorpark, Calif., on May 16, 2026. (Credit: Fox News Digital)

AB Hernandez, a trans athlete (biological male), spent another weekend dominating girls' track and field competition, winning first place in the high jump, long jump and triple jump at the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Southern Section finals on Saturday (as reported by Fox News Digital's Jackson Thompson).

Appearing onAmerica's Newsroom, Crean Lutheran High School girls’ track and field athlete Olivia Viola addressed CIF's ongoing neglect of female athletes' calls to oust boys from competition, including AB Hernandez.

Dana Perino spoke with Olivia and her mother:

"Olivia, sorry for what you're going through. Riley Gaines posted this: 'If you have to create a shared podium for the boy competing in the girls' event, you've already admitted you know he isn't a girl and that his participation is unfair. At that point, you're just seeking a public humiliation ritual for the girls.'"

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The high school athlete responded, emphasizing that the CIF's co-champion rule only applies to major postseason state qualifiers.

Transgender student athlete AB Hernandez competes in the girls high jump at the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Divisional Championship Finals in Moorpark, Calif., on May 16, 2026. Hernandez, from Jurupa Valley High School, won first place in the event. (Fox News Digital)

"I would say it's nothing but a band-aid fix from the athletic governing board. It doesn't