{"id":9731,"date":"2024-02-14T02:11:36","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T20:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/14\/male-high-jumper-dominates-girls-state-record-in-high-school-championship\/"},"modified":"2024-02-14T02:11:36","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T20:41:36","slug":"male-high-jumper-dominates-girls-state-record-in-high-school-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/14\/male-high-jumper-dominates-girls-state-record-in-high-school-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Male High Jumper Dominates Girls&#8217; State Record in High School Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_82\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Kearsarge Regional High School sophomore high jumper Maelle Jacques, a biological male who competes as a girl, has won the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 state championship.<\/p>\n<p>Jacques bypassed the girls\u2019 record by jumping at 5\u20191,\u201d one inch higher than any girl in history.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Male high jumper Maelle Jacques won a GIRLS&#8217; high school state title yesterday in New Hampshire. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHIAA_LOA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NHIAA_LOA<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>His winning jump was almost 10&#8243; lower than the boys&#8217; winning height. His 10 pt score helped the Kearsage HS girls&#8217; track &amp; field team jump to runner-up in the state among\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mX2c0lUOHS\">pic.twitter.com\/mX2c0lUOHS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ICONS (@icons_women) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/icons_women\/status\/1757146082331775460?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Women\u2019s sports advocate Riley Gaines criticized the school district and the parents of other athletes for allowing Jacques to compete as a girl and beat previous records.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow could the parents of this boy allow their son to cheat deserving women out of opportunities? And why don\u2019t the parents of the girls stand up and say \u2018no\u2019 for their daughters?\u201d Gaines wrote on X. \u201cThis country is full of failing, gutless mothers and fathers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>District superintendent Winfried Feneberg defended the decision to allow Jacques to compete with girls, saying each athlete has the \u201cright\u201d to compete in whatever they choose. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEach student-athlete has the right to compete in the activity of their choice,\u201d she said. \u201cThe New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association\u2019s stance on this issue is clear: Denying that opportunity is a violation of equal rights afforded under state and federal law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFurther, we believe that limiting access to any activity violates our core mission and vision, which are grounded in supporting every student and student-athlete\u2019s right to pursue their goals and interests,\u201d Feinberg added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/americanfaith.com\/male-high-jumper-dominates-girls-state-record-in-high-school-championship\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kearsarge Regional High School sophomore high jumper Maelle Jacques, a biological male who competes as a girl, has won the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 state championship. Jacques bypassed the girls\u2019 record by jumping at 5\u20191,\u201d one inch higher than any girl in history. 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