two CAREER EVENT TITLEs (Two Balance Team Titles)
CAREER BESTS
Event | Score | Date | Meet |
Vault | 9.800 | 3/4/16 | Arizona State |
Balance Beam | 9.900 | 1/19/18 | Maryland |
Floor Exercise | 9.850 | 3/23/19 | Big Ten Championships |
2019 – SENIOR SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten accolades.
Season: Competed in all 13 meets on beam and 10 meets on floor, including two exhibitions.
Meet-by-Meet: at Utah (1/5): Posted a team-best 9.850 on beam, finishing second. vs. Temple, Towson (1/12): Recorded a 9.775 on beam, placing fourth. Minnesota (1/26): Registered a 9.875 on beam, good for fourth…Added a 9.825 in an exhibition on floor. at Rutgers (2/9): Collected a 9.875 on beam, claiming fourth place. Michigan (2/16): Posted a 9.850 on beam finishing fourth. at Big Five Meet (2/22): Tallied a 9.800 on floor, placing 11th overall. PSU Quad Meet (3/2): Placed seventh on floor with a 9.850. at Florida (3/8): Registered a 9.850 on beam, finishing eighth…Recorded a 9.800 on floor, placing eighth. Big Ten Championships (3/23): Matched a career-high with a 9.850 on floor, finishing 21st overall…Collected a 9.800 on beam. NCAA Regional (4/5): Secured a 9.800 on floor and a 9.775 on beam.
2018 – JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten accolades…Named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.
Season: Competed in all 13 meets on beam…Participated in three exhibition routines on vault and one on floor…Earned one event title on beam.
Meet-by-Meet: Nebraska (1/13): Recorded a 9.800 on beam, placing fourth. at Maryland (1/19): Claimed the event title with a 9.900 on beam. at Michigan State (2/4): Registered a 9.775 on beam, good for fourth overall. at Ohio State (2/9): Tallied a 9.800 to finish third on beam. George Washington (2/24): Collected a 9.850 to claim third place on beam. at Pitt Quad Meet (3/4): Recorded a 9.800 on beam, placing eighth overall. at BYU Quad Meet (3/9): Tallied a 9.875 on beam, finishing third. NCAA Regional (4/7): Finished seventh with a 9.850 on beam.
2017 – SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Collected Academic All-Big Ten honors…Named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.
Season: Competed in eight meets on vault and beam…Member of the floor lineup in six meets.
Meet-by-Meet: PSU Quad Meet (1/7): Earned a 9.800 on beam to finish third overall. at TWU Quad Meet (2/19): Placed seventh with a 9.825 on beam…Added a 9.775 on vault, placing seventh. Pittsburgh (2/25): Secured a 9.800 on vault, placing second, and a 9.800 on beam, finishing third…Added a 9.750 on floor. at Penn Quad Meet (3/5): Recorded a 9.850 on floor, good for fifth overall, and a 9.825 on beam, placing second…Also had a 9.775 on vault. at Big Five Qualifier (3/11): Collected a 9.800 on beam, placing 11th overall…Added a 9.750 on floor and a 9.725 on vault. Big Ten Championships (3/18): Registered a 9.825 on floor. NCAA Regional (4/1): Finished 13th on floor with a 9.800…Also had a 9.725 on beam and a 9.725 on vault.
2016 – FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Competed in all 12 meets on beam, 11 meets on vault, and 11 meets on floor…Earned an event title on beam.
Meet-by-Meet: NC State (1/9): Made college debut with a 9.775 on beam, placing sixth. Nebraska (1/16): Secured a 9.825 on beam, finishing fifth, and a 9.750 on floor. Illinois (1/29): Finished third on beam with a 9.825. at Michigan State (2/6): Recorded a 9.775 on floor. at Ohio State (2/13): Claimed the beam title with a season-high 9.900. PSU Quad Meet (2/20): Registered a 9.775 on vault. at Maryland (2/22): Collected a 9.775 on vault. at Temple Meet (2/26): Tallied a 9.800 on floor and a 9.750 on vault. at Arizona State (3/4): Placed fifth on vault with a 9.800…Added a 9.775 on beam and a 9.775 on floor. at Big Five Qualifier (3/12): Recorded a 9.850 on floor, placing 11th…Secured a 9.800 on vault. Big Ten Championships (3/19): Tied a season high with a 9.850 on floor, placing 13th…Registered a 9.825 on beam, good for 12th place, and a 9.750 on vault. NCAA Regional (42): Finished 19th on floor with a 9.800.
GYMNASTICS BACKGROUND
Trained at Reflex Gymnastics in Pearland, Texas, under coach Tami Jaso…Claimed the national championship in 2013 on both the balance beam and the floor exercise at the USA Gymnastics Junior Olympics National Championships…Finished first on the balance beam at the Region Three Championships after earning the title of Texas State all-around title…Recorded top-six finishes in 2012 at the Region Three Championship on both vault and floor exercise, along with a sixth-place showing in the all-around…Placed seventh in the all-around at the Junior Olympic National Championships in 2012.
PERSONAL
Full name is Mason Riley Hosek…Daughter of Dianna and Chip Hosek…Has two older brothers, Russ and Connor…Lists sleeping as her favorite hobby, Billie Eilish as her favorite musicial entertainer, science and anatomy as her favorite subjects and Lauren Bridgens as her favorite athlete…Says candy, pizza and fries are her favorite foods, “any R.H. Sin book” is her favorite book, “New Girl” is her favorite television show, “Moulin Rouge” is her favorite movie, Will Ferrell is her favorite actor, Kristen Wiig is her favorite actress and Greece or Fiji is her favorite place to visit...Majoring in communications, sciences and disorders…Born on December 15, 1997 in Pearland, Texas.
Why Penn State?
“I chose PSU because it feels like a home away from home. I also love the world class education I am provided as well as the amazing school pride. We Are!”