Career Accolades
- NCAA team champion (2023)
- MPSF team champion (2023)
- NCAA National Champion (2023: vault)
- Three-time NCAA All-American (2023: still rings, vault, all-around)
- CGA Rookie of the Year (2023)
- MPSF Gymnast of the Year (2023)
- MPSF Freshman of the Year (2023)
- Two-time MPSF Individual Champion (2023: parallel bars, all-around)
- All-MPSF on parallel bars and all-around (2023)
- All-around U.S. Champion (2023)
- Helped guide the U.S. to a gold medal at the 2023 DTB Pokal Team Challenge in Stuttgart, Germany
- 2023 DTB Pokal Team Challenge individual bronze medal (pommel horse)
- CGA National Gymnast of the Week (Feb. 15, 2023)
- Six-time CGA National Rookie of the Week (Jan. 18, 2023, Jan. 25, 2023, Feb. 15, 2023, March 1, 2023, March 8, 2023, March 15, 2023)
- MPSF Gymnast of the Week (Feb. 14, 2023)
- Four-time MPSF Freshman of the Week (Jan. 17, 2023, Jan. 24, 2023, Feb. 28, 2023, March 7, 2023)
As a Freshman (2023) • National Champions, MPSF Champions
- NCAA National Champion (vault)
- Three-time NCAA All-American (still rings, vault, all-around)
- CGA Rookie of the Year
- MPSF Gymnast of the Year
- MPSF Freshman of the Year
- Two-time MPSF Individual Champion (parallel bars, all-around)
- All-MPSF (parallel bars, all-around)
- CGA National Gymnast of the Week (Feb. 15)
- Six-time CGA National Rookie of the Week (Jan. 18, Jan. 25, Feb. 15, March 1, March 8, March 15)
- MPSF Gymnast of the Week (Feb. 14)
- Four-time MPSF Freshman of the Week (Jan. 17, Jan. 24, Feb. 28, March 7)
- First NCAA gymnast to compete the Ri Se Gwang on vault when he debuted it with a 15.000 at the Rocky Mountain Open (Jan. 21)
- Won the vault national title with a national-best 15.333 at the NCAA Championships (April 15)
- Finished third in the all-around (83.932) and sixth on still rings (14.266) to earn All-America honors at the NCAA Championship meet (April 15)
- Won individual event titles on parallel bars (14.800) and in the all-around (83.700) at MPSF Championships (April 1)
- Won 11 event titles, including four on parallel bars, two each on rings, vault and in the all-around, and one on floor exercise
- Won event titles on floor (14.350) and parallel bars (14.550) in his collegiate debut at the Cal Benefit Cup (Jan. 14)
- Won event titles on still rings (14.800) and parallel bars (national-best 15.250) at the Rocky Mountain Open (Jan. 21)
- Won the all-around (85.600), vault (15.150) and parallel bars (14.650) titles in a tri-meet against No. 2 Oklahoma and No. 11 William & Mary (Feb. 11)
- Placed third overall in the all-around competition (81.948) on day one from the 2023 Winter Cup ... turned in the second-highest score on vault on day one (14.755), was third overall on horizontal bar (13.650), and fourth on still rings (14.133) and parallel bars (14.700)
- Won the event title on still rings in a tri-meet against Navy and Air Force with a 14.650 (March 11)
- Finished the season ranked first in the nation on rings (14.575) and parallel bars (14.675), fifth on vault (14.638) and eighth on floor (14.138)
- Among freshman gymnasts, ranked first nationally on rings, parallel bars, floor and vault
USA Gymnastics
- Member of USA Senior National Team
- Helped lead Team USA to a bronze medal in the 2023 World Championships team final in October 2023 (252.428)
- Won U.S. Championships national title in August 2023, finishing atop the podium with a 170.930 from SAP Center in San Jose, Calif.
- All-around (85.305), vault (15.705) and still rings (14.749) champion while finishing second on floor (14.749) at 2023 U.S. Classic
- Helped guide the U.S. to a gold medal at the 2023 DTB Pokal Team Challenge in Stuttgart, Germany
- 2023 DTB Pokal Team Challenge individual bronze medal on pommel horse (14.133)
- Competed at 2022 World Championships and finished sixth in the all-around final while helping the U.S. finish fifth as a team
- Placed third overall in the all-around competition (81.948) on day one from the 2023 Winter Cup ... turned in the second-highest score on vault on day one (14.755), was third overall on horizontal bar (13.650), and fourth on still rings (14.133) and parallel bars (14.700)
- 2022 U.S. vault champion, floor exercise silver medalist and all-around & still rings bronze medalist
- 2022 Winter Cup vault champion, floor exercise & still rings silver medalist and all-around & parallel bars bronze medalist
- 2022 World Championships, Liverpool, England - 5th-Team; 6th-AA
- 2022 DTB Pokal Cup, Stuttgart, Germany - 1st-Team, SR; 2nd-FX; 4th-PB
- 2020 RD761 Gymnastics Invitational, Katy, Texas - 2nd-Team; 3rd-HB; 8th-PB
- 2018 Pacific Rim Championships, Medellin, Colombia - 1st-Team, PH; 2nd-AA, FX; 3rd-SR, PB (Jr. Div.)
- 2018 RD761 International Junior Team Cup, Katy, Texas - 3rd-Team; 6th-FX
- 2017 International Junior Team Cup, Berlin, Germany - 1st-SR, PB; 2nd-Team (Under 14)
Prior to Stanford
- 2022 graduate of Edgenuity Virtual Academy
- Three-time Academic All-American (2019-21)
- Competed for Cypress Academy of Gymnastics
- Guided his club team to a pair of Level 10 national titles (2017-18)
- Three-time junior National Champion (2015, 2017-18)
Personal
- Born in Plano, Texas
- Son of Karen Hosanna and Rick Hong
- Has two siblings, Xander and Kiefer
Career Scores
Year | Floor | Pommel | Rings | Vault | P-Bars | H-Bar | All-Around |
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2023 Season Highs | 14.700 | 14.000 | 14.800 | 15.333 | 15.250 | 13.700 | 85.600 |
Career Highs | 14.700 | 14.000 | 14.800 | 15.333 | 15.250 | 13.700 | 85.600 |