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Flor Parker Borrero's arm is raised by the referee after she wins a match.
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Flor Parker Borrero after winning a match earlier this season.

Women's Wrestling

Parker Borrero Takes 3rd, Tallman 8th, at NAIA Championships

PARK CITY, Kan. -- Flor Parker Borrero (Jr.) from The Evergreen State College earned third place in the 160-pound weight class and teammate Nizhoni Tallman (Sr.) took eighth place in the 110-pound weight class, as the 2025 NAIA Women's Wrestling Championships concluded on Saturday, March 15 at the Park City Arena. Parker Borrero and Tallman each received NAIA All-America honors. Ellabelle Taylor (So.) of Evergreen lost in the fourth round of consolation play in the 124-pound weight class on Friday.

Parker Borrero claimed All-America status for the second year in a row. She placed sixth in the 155-pound weight class at the 2024 NAIA Championships last season.

On Saturday, Parker Borrero, seeded #2, closed out a very strong season as she won all three matches with pins. Each of the wins occurred about halfway through the first period. She defeated Abigal Sebesta of Ottawa University (Kan.) with a fall at 1:31 in the consolation quarterfinals. She downed Josette Partney of Missouri Baptist University, seeded #5, with a pin at 1:36 during the consolation semifinals. In the third place match, Parker Borrero defeated #4-seeded Micah Fisher from University of the Cumberlands with a fall at 1:28. She received an NAIA award for the most pins in the fastes time.

Parker Borrero finished the season with a 23-1 overall record. She achieved 22 pins and won one match with a technical fall.

Nizhoni Tallman wrestles for the Geoducks.Tallman registered NAIA All-America recognition for the first time. In the consolation quarterfinals on Saturday, she lost to #8-seeded Alexsys Jacquez from University of St. Mary (Kan.) 11-0 on a technical fall. Tallman was defeated in the seventh place match against #7-seeded Tristan Nitta of Grand View University (Iowa) due to an injury in the closing seconds of the second period. Nitta held a 4-0 lead at the time of the injury.

When the NAIA Championships ended later on Saturday, Evergreen was 16th in the team standings. The Geoducks scored a total of 32.0 points.

Life University (Ga.) topped the standings with 190.5 points to win the team championship. Grand View was second with 120.5 points, and Cumberlands was third at 116.5 points.

Parker Borrero, Tallman, and Taylor each were competing at the NAIA Championships for the second consecutive year.
 
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Players Mentioned

Flor Parker Borrero

Flor Parker Borrero

160
5' 6"
Junior
Nizhoni Tallman

Nizhoni Tallman

110
5' 0"
Senior
Ellabelle Taylor

Ellabelle Taylor

124
5' 4"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Flor Parker Borrero

Flor Parker Borrero

5' 6"
Junior
160
Nizhoni Tallman

Nizhoni Tallman

5' 0"
Senior
110
Ellabelle Taylor

Ellabelle Taylor

5' 4"
Sophomore
124
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