UNSW Student, Gabrielle King has taken out the NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS) Academic Excellence Award for 2011. This is the third time in four years that a UNSW student has won the award with Johnno Cotterill (Water polo) B Commerce (Liberal Studies) winning it in 2008 and 2010.

Gabrielle is studying a combined Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Science at UNSW. Gabrielle studied six subjects during the year, earning four high distinctions, a distinction and a credit. In addition Gabrielle completed PSYCH1001 ranked number one out of over 1000 students whilst balancing her studies with a sailing campaign which takes her out of the class room for a considerable period of time. 

She added to her strong education endeavours with a sixth place finish in the women’s laser radial at the German leg of the 2010/11 ISAF Sailing World Cup, and recently finished fourteenth at Sail Melbourne in the laser radial in a strong international field. Gabrielle is setting herself up for the ISAF World Championships in Perth from 3 to 18 December and hopes to qualify for the London Olympics.

CAPTION: Gabrielle King with Professor Fred Hilmer (Vice Chancellor) and  Mark Lockie (General Manager Sport and Recreation)