Nov. 18, 2011

WASHINGTON - Georgetown's Katherine Canty (Vero Beach, Fla./Deerfield Academy), now a senior on the sailing team, was named to the Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) All-Academic Sailing Team as an honorable mention selection following the 2010-11 season.

The team honors sailors who have achieved excellence in national and inter-conference competition as well as excelling at the highest academic level during the 2010-11 academic year. All those nominated required at least a 3.5 cumulative grade-point average on a 4.0 scale with junior or senior academic standing in addition to playing a role as a key starter or reserve on the sailing team.

Canty had a stellar year on the water in 2010-11 as she sailed primarily with Scott Furnary, tallying a number of wins at various regattas throughout the season including a first-place finish in the B division at the 2010 Coed Atlantic Coast Championships and a first-place showing in the B division at the 2011 MAISA Conference Championship.

She also was part of a squads that won the Szambecki Team Race and the MAISA Team Race Championship. At the national championships in May, Canty helped the Hoyas to a pair of fourth-place finishes in the coed and team racing championships.

Canty is majoring in biology and currently carries a 3.656 GPA.