{"id":4977,"date":"2026-05-30T17:01:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T17:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/trans-athlete-political-debate-returns-to-ca-high-school-track-championships-2\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T17:01:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T17:01:41","slug":"trans-athlete-political-debate-returns-to-ca-high-school-track-championships-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/trans-athlete-political-debate-returns-to-ca-high-school-track-championships-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Trans athlete political debate returns to CA high school track championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>As the California high school track and field championships return to Clovis,  attention surrounding a transgender student-athlete is resurging as well.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/steyer-hits-becerra-with-last-minute-dana-williamson-ad-ahead-of-primary\/\">Steyer hits Becerra with last-minute Dana Williamson ad ahead of primary<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Conservative elected officials, and a gubernatorial candidate, along with supporters numbering two to three dozen gathered outside Veterans Memorial Stadium prior to the competition beginning Friday afternoon for a \u201cSave girls sports\u201d news conference to protest biological males competing in girls sports as trans athletes.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>While addressing attendees, Clovis Mayor Pro Tem Diane Pearce said it was upon voters to send a message and that she agreed with President Donald Trump\u2019s threat to pull federal funding from the state over the inclusion of trans athletes in California.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know that Sacramento won\u2019t stop until you make it too painful to continue,\u201d Pearce said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>After the news conference, gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton, who did not speak during the news conference, said he would take a stand against transgender girls competing against cisgender girls in athletics, which he called a \u201cfringe ideology.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The  scene Friday  was similar to last year when groups gathered outside the venue during the meet both in support and against transgender athletes.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>While the protesters were directly in front of Veteran\u2019s Memorial Stadium last year, the section was blocked off this year, and protesters gathered on a grassy area across the street.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>While a large group  lingered with signs last year, this year\u2019s group was much smaller and dissipated more quickly.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/how-is-california-handling-the-presence-of-mountain-lions-what-to-know\/\">How is California handling the presence of mountain lions? 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The 19-year-old man allegedly exited his vehicle and confronted the protestor before a physical altercation ensued, which resulted in the protestor pepper-spraying the alleged attacker.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Trump discussed the controversy last year, threatening to withhold federal funding if the state didn\u2019t adhere to his executive order, titled \u201cKeeping men out of women\u2019s sports.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Department of Justice followed by probing California\u2019s rules on transgender athletes.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In response to the wave of backlash, the CIF announced it would roll out a new system in which any cisgender girl who failed to qualify because of a transgender athlete would still be allowed to compete in the championship.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdditionally, any cisgender female student-athlete who would have earned a specific placement on the podium will also be awarded the medal for that place and the results will be reflected in the recording of the event,\u201d CIF spokesperson Rebecca Brutlag said.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Brutlag confirmed the same rules will be in place this year.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Last year, the student-athlete at the heart of the controversy walked away with two gold medals.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><\/p>\n<p>This story was originally published <span>May 29, 2026 at 3:03 PM<!-- --><\/span><span> with the headline  &#8220;Trans athlete political debate returns to CA high school track championships.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/immaculate-1902-victorian-rising-above-loomis-is-a-rare-sacramento-area-listing\/\">Immaculate 1902 Victorian rising above Loomis is a rare Sacramento area listing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The CIF track and field championship is returning to Clovis, and protesters are once again opposing a transgender girl competing cisgender girls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4920,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,14,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-california","category-crime","category-local"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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