Borden transferred to Carson-Newman from UT Martin and made an impact in 2022.  He helped Carson-Newman to its highest finish at the Southeast Regional Championship Meet in a decade.  In that season, he was Carson-Newman's top finisher at the SAC Championship Meet.

A 2024 C-N graduate and decorated academician, Borden earned CSC Academic All-District honors, the D2ADA Academic Achievement Award and spots on the SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll and Eagle Scholars listing. 

Borden topped out at the tail end of his career, registering career bests in his final SAC Championship Meet and Southeast Regional with an 8K time of 25:04.7 and a 10K time of 33:03.2 in the respective two events.  He had three lifetime top 10 finishes in races. 

Borden now serves as the Cross Country head coach