2025-26 Men's Track and Field Roster

Jake Sun

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Laguna Hills, Calif.
  • High School St. Margaret’s Episcopal

Biography

College Bests:
Hammer Throw - 190' 5''
Shot Put - 33' 1.75''
Weight Throw - 60' 7.25''

2024-2025: Opened indoors by placing second in weight throw at Yale Season Opener... Set new weight throw PR of 60' 7.25'' at Y-D-C to place fourth and move himself to sixth all-time at Yale... Placed fourth in weight throw at Coach Greg Roy-al Rumble meet... Threw 59' 2'' in weight throw at Giegengack Invitational, placing third overall... At Ivy League Indoor Championships, placed 10th in weight throw... Began outdoors in hammer throw at UCF Black & Gold Challenge; placed third with mark of 188' 1'' in hammer throw... Placed third in hammer throw at Transatlantic Series... At Ivy League Outdoor Championships, placed ninth overall in hammer throw with mark of 182' 7''. 

2023-2024: Opened up indoors at Yale Season Opener with fourth-place finish in weight throw... At River Hawk Invitational, threw 57' 5'' in weight throw for 10th place... Achieved new PR in shot put of 33' 1.75''... Competed in weight throw at Ivy League Heptagonal Indoor Championships... Outdoors, began at UCF Knights Invite, placing fifth in hammer throw... Placed second in hammer throw at Yale vs. Harvard Dual... At Ivy League Heptagonal Outdoor Championships, threw a new PR in hammer throw of 190' 5'' to place eighth and move to fourth all-time at Yale... Followed this up with another throw of 190' 5'' at Yale Twilight meet. 

2022-23: Opened his season at Yale Season Opener with sixth-place finish in weight throw... Placed fifth in weight throw at Harvard-Yale-Princeton tri-meet... Placed fifth in weight throw at Boston University Scarlet and White Invite... Competed at Ivy League Heptagonal Indoor Track & Field Championships, placing ninth in weight throw... Placed ninth at 2023 Indoor IC4A Championships in weight throw... Threw personal record in hammer throw at Raleigh Relays outdoors... Placed fifth in hammer throw at HYOC meet... Finished second in weight throw at 2023 Yale Springtime meet.

High School: 2019 USATF Junior Olympics Championships All-American... 2022 California State Champion... 2022 USATF U20 Outdoor Championship Finalist.

Personal: Father, Paul Sun, Dartmouth Class of 1989... Sister, Emily Sun, Dartmouth Class of 2023... Actively involved in Lion’s Heart organization, a national non-profit teen volunteer program where he served as President of local chapter... Awarded President’s Volunteer Service Award, a national award and Presidential honor that recognizes the contributions of volunteers who are answering the President's call to serve others, and Torchbearer Award. 

Why Yale: 
"I was drawn to Yale for its strong sense of community. From the first moment I stepped onto campus, I felt that it was a place where I would be supported as a student and athlete."

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23First Year

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  • 2023-24Sophomore

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  • 2024-25Junior

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  • 2025-26Senior

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