COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Harvard senior Caitlin Cahow has been named to the U.S. Women's National Team for the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championships, USA Hockey announced Friday. Cahow is joined on the team by and former Crimson standouts Angela Ruggiero and Julie Chu. The IIHF World Championships will take place April 4-12, in Harbin, China.

Cahow, a captain on the 2007-08 Harvard team, was a bronze medalist at the 2006 Torino Olympics and was a member of the U.S. Select Team that won silver at the Four Nations Cup last November. A top-10 finalist for the 2008 Patty Kazmaier Award, Cahow was named to the RBK Hockey/AHCA All-America First Team this season. She was also an ECAC Hockey and Ivy League First Team selection. Cahow finished her Harvard career with 113 points (31-82-113), tied with teammate Jenny Brine for 14th on the school's all-time scoring list.

Chu and Ruggiero, the Patty Kazmaier Award winners in 2007 and 2004, respectively, also earned slots on Team USA.

Chu won a silver medal at the 2002 Olympics and a bronze in 2006. She ranks third on the Crimson's career scoring chart with 88-196-284 totals in 129 games. Chu is a three-time All-America selection and the 2007 recipient of the Radcliffe Prize as Harvard's top female athlete. She also won the bronze medal with the U.S. Select Team at the Four Nations Cup last year.
Ruggiero, a four-time first team All-America selection as an undergraduate at Harvard, is a three-time U.S Olympian. She won gold with the U.S. team in 1998, silver in 2002 and bronze in 2006. Ruggiero was generally considered the world's top female hockey player when she graduated in 2004. She helped the Crimson to the national championship in 1999 and NCAA championship game appearances in 2003 and 2004. Ruggiero finished her Crimson career with 253 points (96-157-253), ranking sixth on the all-time Harvard scoring list.

Most recently, Ruggiero served as master of ceremonies for the 2008 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award dinner. At the ceremony, Harvard junior Sarah Vaillancourt became the fifth Crimson player in the 11 years of the award to capture the highest individual honor in women's college hockey.