The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) announced a new “pilot entry process” for female athletes following the Trump administration’s threat to withhold funds from the state due to its transgender inclusion.
According to CIF, female athletes who were unable to qualify for the state track and field championship will now have the opportunity to compete in an upcoming event.
“The CIF values all of our student-athletes and we will continue to uphold our mission of providing students with the opportunity to belong, connect, and compete while complying with California law and Education Code. With this in mind, the CIF will be implementing a pilot entry process for the 2025 CIF State Track and Field Championships,” the statement read.
“Under this pilot entry process, any biological female student-athlete who would have earned the next qualifying mark for one of their Section’s automatic qualifying entries in the CIF State meet, and did not achieve the CIF State at-large mark in the finals at their Section meet, was extended an opportunity to participate in the 2025 CIF State Track and Field Championships,” the statement continued. “The CIF believes this pilot entry process achieves the participation opportunities we seek to afford our student-athletes.”
The rule adjustments come as President Donald Trump has threatened to pull funding from California after it permitted biological men to participate in female sports.
“California, under the leadership of Radical Left Democrat Gavin Newscum, continues to ILLEGALLY allow ‘MEN TO PLAY IN WOMEN’S SPORTS.’ This week a transitioned Male athlete, at a major event, won ‘everything,’ and is now qualified to compete in the ‘State Finals’ next weekend,” Trump wrote on Truth Social,” adding that “large-scale Federal Funding will be held back, maybe permanently, if the Executive Order on this subject matter is not adhered to.”
“The Governor, himself, said it is ‘UNFAIR,’” he wrote. “I will speak to him today to find out which way he wants to go??? In the meantime, I am ordering local authorities, if necessary, to not allow the transitioned person to compete in the State Finals. This is a totally ridiculous situation!!!”
