Twenty-five individual swims, five relay opportunities await Lions at NCAA Championships
CAREER BESTS
Event
Time
Date
Site/Opponent
500 Free
4:55.79
12/2/11
Ohio State Invitational
1000 Free
10:12.11
11/4/11
Auburn Dual
100 Back
1:00.26
1/22/11
St. Bonaventure Dual
200 Back
2:03.87
12/5/10
Georgia Invitational
200 Fly
2:00.07
2/15/12
Big Ten Championships
200 IM
2:02.17
2/15/12
Big Ten Championships
400 IM
4:17.08
2/15/12
Big Ten Championships
2011-12 (Sophomore Year)
Competed in the 200 backstroke & 400 IM at the USA Olympic Trials...earned Academic All-Big Ten & CSCAA Academic All-America honors...ranked third on the team in the 200 butterfly and 200 & 400 IM...competed in all nine of the team's meets...competed in three events at the Big Ten Championships...swam season-best times in all three events at the Big Ten Championships...clocked in a 2:00.07 in the 200 butterfly, 2:02.17 in the 200 IM and 4:17.08 in the 400 IM at the Big Ten Championships...won the 1000 freestyle to open the season versus West Virginia (10/22) in 10:17.02...posted a season-best time of 10:12.11 in the 1000 freestyle at Auburn (11/4)...posted three top ten finishes in four swims at the Ohio State Invitational (12/2-4)...finished sixth in the 400 IM in 4:19.68, ninth in the 200 IM with a time of 2:03.34 and tenth in the 200 butterfly in 2:01.90 at the Ohio State Invitational...swam a season-best time of 4:55.79 in the 500 freestyle at the Ohio State Invitational...won the 500 freestyle in 5:00.68 in a tri meet versus Lehigh and St. Francis (2/4).
2010-11 (Freshman Year)
Participated in 7 events during her Freshman season... Competed at the Big Ten Championships in the 200-Butterfly, 200-IM, and 400-IM... Posted a time of 5:10.54 in the 500-Freestyle vs. Virginia Tech... Placed 6th vs. Virginia Tech in the 1000-Freestyle, recording a time of 10:32.43... Recorded a time of 1:00.26 in the 100-Backstroke vs. St. Bonaventure... Posted a season-best time of 2:03.87 in the 200-Backstroke for a 29th Place finish at the Georgia Invite... Claimed 25th Place at the Big Ten Championships in the 200-Butterfly with a time of 2:02.12... Placed 17th at the Georgia Invite in the 200-Butterfly, recording a time of 2:01.60... Finished 24th at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 2:03.34 in the 200-IM, the time qualified for the 4th best of the season on the team... Took a 23rd Place finish at the Georgia Invite while recording a time of 2:04.41... Placed 28th in the Big Ten in the 400-IM with a time of 4:23.86... Recorded a season-best time of 4:21.20 at Maryland in the 400-IM, good for a 2nd Place Finish... Posted a time of 4:21.71 in the 400-IM at the Georgia Invite, the 4th best time of the season on the team.
High School
Lettered all three of her years at Enloe High School in Raleigh, N.C. under coach Vickie Peoples ... Team won a conference title both freshman and sophomore years ... An All-Conference and All-State honoree all three years ... Named team MVP as a junior ... Earned All-America laurels in the 200 IM and 500 freestyle ... USA Swimming Scholastic All-American ... Also an AP Scholar with Honor ... Competed with the Bluefish Swim Club as a senior and Marlins of Raleigh (freshman, sophomore and junior year) ... Holds the North Carolina state records in the 400 IM and 200 butterfly for 15/16 Girls ... Attended World Championship Trials in Indianapolis by qualifying in the 400 IM and 200 butterfly ... Owns summer national qualifying times in the 400 IM, 200 butterfly and 200 backstroke, and placed 20th in the 200 butterfly and 24th in the 400 IM in Seattle ... As a junior, placed 14th in the 400 IM and 11th in the 200 butterfly at Short Course Nationals in Atlanta ... Owns summer Junior National qualifying times in the 800 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 100 butterfly and 200 IM.
Personal
Full name is Gabrielle Elise Shishkoff ... Born on October 8, 1992 in Raleigh, N.C. ... Daughter of Alex and Liz Shishkoff ... Has one sister, Kassia who used to swim at Northwestern ... Majoring in psychology and minoring in business.
On Choosing Penn State
"I chose Penn State because of the incredible team atmosphere, the contagious school spirit, the beautiful campus and outstanding academics. When I visited, there was no doubt in my mind that it was the place for me."
