ARLINGTON, Texas – University of Texas at Arlington men’s track and field student-athlete Brady Shadrick and former Utah Tech University women’s basketball student-athlete Emily Isaacson Chamberlain have been selected as the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Stan Bates Award winners for the 2024-25 academic year.

Named in honor of former WAC Commissioner Stan Bates (1971-80), the award is given to one male and one female student-athlete who have demonstrated excellence in academic achievement, athletic accomplishment and exceptional character and community engagement. A $10,000 postgraduate scholarship is endowed to the winners.

Shadrick, a native of Killeen, graduated with a 3.88 GPA a degree in clinical and applied physiology from UT Arlington in 2025. Shadrick was included on the Academic All-WAC team in both the winter and spring seasons in 2024 and 2025 and was included on the Sun Belt Conference Commissioners List in 2022. Shadrick also received the B.G. Wilson Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award from UT Arlington in 2024, which is presented annually to one male and one female student-athlete who best epitomize the 'student-first' and 'athlete-second' mantra.

Shadrick claimed four first team All-WAC citations in multis events, earning first team honors in the decathlon from 2023-25 while adding a first team heptathlon scroll in 2024. Shadrick added second team accolades in the javelin (2023 and 2025), the heptathlon (2023) and the pole vault (2025).

Away from the track, Shadrick was a member of the UT Arlington Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) from 2021-25. Shadrick volunteered with the Miracle League of Arlington, assisting special needs children who play baseball, and with Cards for Cubs, a group that wrote and organized cards for foster children, as part of UTA SAAC. Shadrick was also a member and co-leader of Team Student-Athlete from 2022-25, leading meaningful conversations about leadership while trying to find ways to improve the resources available to UTA student-athletes.

Chamberlain, a native of Perry, Utah, graduated Summa Cum Laude with a 3.98 GPA and a degree in recreation and sport management from Utah Tech in the spring of 2023. Chamberlain was a four-time Academic All-WAC recipient (2020-23, 2025), a 2022-23 College Sports Communicators All-District selection and the 2025 Utah Tech True Trailblazer Female Student-Athlete of the Year.

Chamberlain was a three-year starter for Utah Tech, being selected for the all-conference second team in 2021-22 after averaging 13.0 points and 7.0 rebounds. Over 104 career games played (96 starts), Chamberlain registered an average of 11.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game at Utah Tech. Chamberlain exited as the program’s career leader in 3-point field goal percentage (.400) and 3-pointers made (259), and fourth in career rebounds (599) and blocked shots (66).

Outside of basketball, Chamberlain was a member of the Utah Tech SAAC from 2022-25, serving as the department’s president from 2022-24, and was a Utah Tech representative with the WAC SAAC group in 2024-25. Chamberlain was a scholarship recipient for the NCAA Career in Sports Forum in June of 2024, visiting the NCAA headquarters to take part in interactive workshops and seminars focused on enhancing leadership skills and career readiness in the sports industry.