 Pari gbolohun ti o tẹle: Givens fi ara rẹ mulẹ bi elere idaraya ile-ẹkọ giga pẹlu Florida State Seminoles o si gba awọn akọle iyara mẹrin awọn ẹni-kọọkan meji, meji relay ni NCAA Womens Championships ni ọdun 1984. O tun jẹ oludije ami ẹyẹ pupọ ni : 1983 Summer Universiade, gba 200 m ati relay awọn ami-goolu goolu ati ami-ọla fadaka 100 m. 