Honors
MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award: 2016
MVC Honor Roll: 2016, 2017, 2018
NFCA Scholar-Athlete: 2016
MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll: Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018
2018 (Junior)
Played in 40 games with 19 starts -- all at 3B -- as a junior ... Collected 3 hits, including 2 triples, and 2 RBI in games against Omaha (Feb. 9-11) in Starkville, including a multi-hit game (Feb. 11) ... Rapped a triple against Illinois State (March 16) ... Tallied 6 assists at Loyola (April 21) ... Her 35 assists were fourth on the team ... Named to MVC Honor Roll ... Named to AD Honor Roll for Spring 2018 semester.
2017 (Sophomore)
Played in 41 games as a sophomore and earned 7 starts ... Batted .292 and had four sacrifices ... Was sixth on the team with 12 assists ... Started first two games of the season ... Earned starts in all three games of the series sweep over Loyola (March 25-26) ... Was 1-for-1 with a pair of runs in win over UMKC (March 5) ... Was 1-for-2 with an RBI in season opener against Incarnate Word with season-high four assists (Feb. 10) ... Also drove in a run against Loyola (March 26) on a 1-for-2 performance ... Struck out just once in 24 at-bats ... Earned spot on MVC Honor Roll ... MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll Fall 2017.
2016 (Freshman)
Played in 26 games as a freshman, earning a start against Austin Peay (Feb. 26) at the Trojan Warrior Tournament ... Hit .200 with six stolen bases and four runs scored ... Stole a base in her first collegiate game after entering as a pinch runner versus Northern Colorado (Feb. 13) ... Scored a game-tying run in the fourth inning of MSU’s win at Western Kentucky (Feb. 19) ... Stole a base after reaching on an error in her first career start against Austin Peay (Feb. 26) ... Scored a run as part of a four-run frame against Omaha at the Jayhawk Invitational (March 12) ... Successfully stole a base in each of her first two pinch-running appearances in conference play in home games against Illinois State (March 19) and Bradley (March 25), scoring in the sixth inning versus the Braves ... Singled through the right side as a pinch hitter for her first career hit and scored a run in the game against Central Arkansas (April 6) ... Singled and stole a base in win at Evansville (April 29) ... Stole a base as a pinch runner in the MVC Tournament at Southern Illinois (May 13).
Background
Mason started and lettered all four seasons at William Chrisman High in Independence, Mo., for head coach Lindsey Ramsey ... As a senior, she was an all-conference and all-district first-team selection and a second-team all-region pick ... Was the team’s Offensive and Defensive MVP while leading the team to its best record in more than four seasons ... Also earned first-team all-conference and all-district honors as a junior and was the team’s Offensive and Defensive MVP ... Named to the Suburban Middle Seven Conference first-team as a sophomore and picked up academic all-state honors ... Was named an MVP both freshman and sophomore seasons ... Also competed for the Chrisman track squad each of her final three years.
Personal
Kyana Jordan Symone Mason was born 6/14/97, in Independence, Mo. ... Daughter of Amy and Haywood Mason ...Has four siblings, Kyron, Kelvyn, Davionna and Reana ... Majoring in Psychology.
