Vernica Garcia, a trans-identifying high schooler who dominated last year’s girls’ Washington state championship, snagged his second title in two years

Verónica Garcia , 17 , won the girls’ 2A 400-meter race at East Valley High School in Washington state.

Last year , he dominated the race with a record-smashing time of 55.59 , close to his time this year , 55.75 .

Garcia was heckled and booed by the crowd both before and after the race.