As a freshman during the
2024 season, Kavan appeared in 31 games, with 24 starts, and posted a 20–3 record and four saves, with a 2.20
earned run average (ERA), 135 strikeouts, nine complete games and six shutouts in innings. Following the season she was named an All-Big 12 first team and All-Big 12 freshman team selection, and named the
Big 12 Freshman of the Year. She was also named a top-ten finalist for the
NFCA National Freshman of the Year. During the first game of the
2024 Women's College World Series against
Stanford, she became the first freshman pitcher in program history to pitch a complete game shutout at the
Women's College World Series. She helped Texas advance to the Women's College World Series finals, before being eliminated by
Oklahoma. She was subsequently named to the all-tournament team. As a sophomore during the
2025 season, she appeared in 42 games, with 32 starts, and posted a 28–5 record and four saves, with a 2.24 ERA, 227 strikeouts, 18 complete games and five shutouts in 200 innings. On May 31, 2025, during the second round of the
2025 Women's College World Series against Oklahoma, she pitched a complete game, allowing only two runs on seven hits with eight strikeouts to advance to the semifinals. This marked the first time Texas defeated Oklahoma in the Women's College World Series. Kavan's grandmother, Anna, died earlier that morning. During the World Series, she allowed no earned runs in all innings she pitched. She went 4–0 with a save to help Texas win their first national championship in program history. She was subsequently named
Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player. ==References==