Quinones, Tarallo Earn Prairie Farm Athlete of the Week Honors
CARLINVILLE, IL -- Eizaenirys Allende Quinones and Tyler Tarallo were named the Prairie Farm Blackburn College Athletes of the Week to start the winter seasons.
Quinones was named to the Webster University Tip-Off Classic All-Tournament team as the women's basketball team opened their 2025-26 season. She averaged 13 points, four rebounds and 3.5 assists in two games. Against Lake Forest College, she posted 18 points, four rebounds and three assists.
Tarallo led the wrestling team with a 2-2 record at the Millikin Open. He won his first match with a 15-0 technical fall at the 3:09 mark. After falling in his next match, he won his third match.
This week sees the basketball teams open the week as the women's basketball team heads to Hannibal Lagrange College Tuesday while men's basketball hosts Knox College.
On Thursday, volleyball heads to Mississippi University for Women for the first round of the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament.
Friday sees the men's basketball team host Loras University before women's basketball opens their home slate with Dominican University Saturday. A win Thursday would also allow volleyball to head to Greenville College for the SLIAC Tournament Championships.
Sunday will see men's basketball visit Rhodes College.
