Mahan earned All-American honors and was the MIAA Player of the Year as a senior for Emporia State in 2011.She was named second-team All-American by the NFCA at second base after leading the Hornets to a 42-16 record that included four straight MIAA regular season and post season tournament championships during her career. She was a three-time All-MIAA honoree. The Liberty, Mo. native led the MIAA with 52 runs scored, 18 doubles and a .690 slugging percentage while hitting .376 with nine home runs as a senior. As a sophomore she was a starter on a team that reached the NCAA Division II Championship game. She set the Emporia State and MIAA career record with 204 runs scored and still ranks second in MIAA history at the time of her induction.