May 24, 2008

Cahow Honored for Academic Achievement

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Harvard senior defenseman Caitlin Cahow has earned ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 1 at-large recognition for her efforts in the classroom and in athletics. Cahow was named to the women's first team.

A social and biological anthropology concentrator, Cahow, a team captain, scored 37 points, which ranked her second among the nation's defensemen. She also ranked second in the country with 12 power play goals and led the nation's best scoring defense. The senior led Harvard to the No. 1 ranking, a trip to the Frozen Four and the Beanpot, Ivy League, ECAC regular-season and ECAC tournament titles in 2007-08.

The Vinalhaven, Maine native was a top-10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Trophy, was a RBK Hockey/AHCA All-America first-team selection and was a unanimous first-team All-Ivy pick. She was named to two All-ECAC teams during her career while also earning three ECAC All-Academic selections and one Academic All-Ivy honor.