Yichen Sun Award Athlete of the Week Week Of 9/22/2025 Sport Men's Cross Country School Massachusetts Institute of Technology Year Junior Position Hometown Chapel Hill, N.C. High School Chapel Hill Runner of the Week- Yichen Sun (Jr.), MIT Junior Yichen Sun (Chapel Hill, N.C.) was the top finisher for the No. 16-ranked MIT Engineers at Saturday's 8k Cardinal Invitational, hosted by Wesleyan (CT). Sun finished in third place with a time of 24:43.4, as MIT tied with the host Cardinals at the top of the team leaderboard. MIT ultimately took second place thanks to a tiebreaker.