California high school track and field athlete Reese Hogan was praised as the “real champ” after she briefly posed on top of a podium following a loss to a trans athlete.
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CaliforniagirlstrackathleteReeseHoganreceivedpraiseonsocialmediaovertheweekendwhenshebrieflypoppedontothefirst-placemarkerduringthepodiumceremonyandposedforaphotoaftershelosttoatransgenderathleteinthetriplejump.
Hogan,anathletefromCreanLutheranHighSchool,setapersonalrecordandschoolrecordinthetriplejumpat37feet,2inchesduringthemeetonSaturday.ShewascompetinginDivision3oftheCaliforniaInterscholasticFederation(CIF)SouthernSectionFinals.
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ThetransgenderathletefromJurupaValleyHighSchooldefeatedHoganbymorethan4feet.Theathletealsowonthelongjumpcompetition.
Hogan,withamedalaroundherneck,smiledasshesteppeduptothefirst-placespotoncetheceremonywasfinished.Thejuniorreceivedmassivecheersinthevideothatcirculatedaroundsocialmediaandpraisedherasthe“realchampion.”
The16-year-oldwasamongthosewh