ARLINGTON, Texas – Grand Canyon’s Daviciea McCartney and UT Arlington’s Brady Shadrick have been named the TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Men’s Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week, for the week ending on Sunday, Jan. 28.
 
McCartney (Sr.) competed in two events at the New Mexico Team Open that landed him in the top 50 of national rankings. McCartney ran a 47.07 400m (converted from 46.96 for altitude), putting him second in the WAC and 34^th in the country. McCartney also competed in the 60m hurdles where he recorded a 7.85 time (converted from 7.83), topping the conference’s 60H charts and ranking 47^th nationally.
 
Shadrick (Jr.) took part in the Robert Platt Invitational heptathlon where he finished the weekend with 5177 points, a new PR by over 400 points. Shadrick’s score was highlight by his high jump where he finished second in the meet with a mark of 1.93m (6-4.00) and by his third-place finish in the pole vault where he recorded a 4.65m (15-3.00). He also partook in the 60m dash, long jump, shot put, 60m hurdles, and 1000m, collecting numerous PRs throughout the events. Shadrick’s 5177 points ranks him first in the WAC and 41^st in the country.

2023-24 TicketSmarter WAC Men’s Indoor Track & Field Weekly Awards
 
MEN’S INDOOR TRACK ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Erin Brown, Sr., Grand Canyon (Dec. 13)
Nathan Kapel, Fr., Stephen F. Austin (Jan. 17)
Germain Lemaitre, So., Grand Canyon (Jan. 24)
Daviciea McCartney, Sr., Grand Canyon (Jan. 31)
 
MEN’S INDOOR FIELD ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Eric Cabais-Fernandez, Jr., Grand Canyon (Dec. 13)
Jedidiah Udunna, So., UTRGV (Jan. 17)
Astley Davis, Sr., Southern Utah (Jan. 24)
Brady Shadrick, Jr., UT Arlington (Jan. 31)