Borman competed in the US National Championship in 2010 and 2011, finishing seventh in the javelin both years. She qualified for the 2012 Olympic Trials in the javelin. Entering the final round of competition, she was in third place with three spots in the 2012 Summer Olympics up for grabs. However, she had never thrown the Olympic "A" Standard of and thus was not in a position to make the Olympic team. On her final throw, she exceeded her personal best by , turning in a distance of . With the throw, she won the event and made the Olympic team. "I didn’t really know what happened differently [on the last throw]," Borman remarked. "I prayed before it and I am still in shock about how far I threw." She will be joined at the Olympics by Oklahoma teammate and close friend Tia Brooks, who placed third in the shot put.