Cavanaugh closed out her brilliant Gettysburg track and field career with an All-America performance at the NCAA Division III Championships in the 100-meter hurdles, placing sixth. She also took sixth in the 60-meter hurdles at the 2016 NCAA Indoor Championships and finished as a two-time All-American. Cavanaugh became just the third multiple All-American in Gettysburg women's track and field history and finished with four school records (indoor 60-hurdles, indoor 55-hurdles, indoor 60-dash, outdoor 100-hurdles), two Centennial Conference records (indoor 60-hurdles, outdoor 100-hurdles), and six Centennial Conference titles.