The mother of a transgender high school track athlete who continues to exert their dominance over biological females is labeled a 'coward' while being confronted by rival parents in footage circulating online.
AB Hernandez of Jurupa Valley, who is a biological male, came out on top in both the women's long jump and triple jump at the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Masters Meet over the weekend.
In doing so, Hernandez has qualified for both events in next weekend's state championships, having missed out on a place in the high jump by one spot after finishing fourth.
The junior from Jurupa Valley High School has been making waves in the track and field world in recent months, winning a triple jump competition by nearly three feet at the Roosevelt International in California back in March.
Hernandez was also in the headlines last weekend after a teenage girl they beat to first place at a track-and-field meet waited for her rival to get down from the top of the podium before posing up there herself.
And as the controversy surrounding their participation continues, the trans athlete's mom has been confronted by angry parents whose daughters are losing out on gold medals as a result.
The mother of a transgender high school track athlete who continues to exert their dominance over biological females has been confronted by angry rival parents
AB Hernandez of Jurupa Valley is making waves in track and field in contentious fashion
In a video which has gone viral on TikTok, the mother in question is approached by another mom who questions why she is allowing her male-born child to compete in women's sports.
'What a coward of a woman you are allowing that,' she can be heard shouting.
The parent is also heard saying: 'Your mental illness is on your son, coward.'
Former college swimmer and conservative political activist Riley Gaines was one of many who commented on last week's video of Hernandez's track opponent taking her 'rightful spot' at the top of the podium.
Reese Hogan of Crean Lutheran High School competed against Hernandez in the CIF Southern Section Finals, setting a new PR and record for her school.
'When the boy got off the podium, she assumed her rightful spot as champion,' Gaines wrote on X alongside a short clip of Hogan beaming as she stood at first place.
'The crowd erupts with applause. THIS is the way. Congrats to Reese Hogan, the REAL champ!!!'
Gaines also said Hernandez, who was seen holding up the number one and a medal, is a 'fraud.'
Last week one of Hernandez's beaten opponents waited to take her spot at the top of a podium
Reese Hogan 'assumed her rightful spot,' Riley Gaines, a political activist who fights against trans women in female sports, said about the viral moment
Hernandez won against Hogan in the triple jump by just over four feet. The trans athlete also won the long jump title and finished in seventh place for the high jump during the event, Sports Illustrated reported.
The controversial Jurupa Valley track star has been outspoken about transgender women participating in female sports in the past.
In a recent 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.'
In reference to placing first, Hernandez said: 'All I thought was, "I don’t think you understand that this puts your idiotic claims to trash. She can’t be beat because she’s biologically male." Now you have no proof that I can’t be beat.'
