Michigan Tech

High School: Tiernan is a 2025 graduate of Lakeland High School where she was a three sport athlete running cross country, track & field and playing basketball... She finished top-10 in her graduating class and an AP Scholar with Distinction. She helped Lakeland High School to conference and regional championships in 2023 and 2024 while individually being all-conference and all-region in cross country (2023 & 2024)... In track & field she was a two-time all-conference performer (2024 & 2025) and all-region in 2025... She holds personal-bests of 19:08 for 5,000m in cross country, 5:23 for 1,600m and 2:30 over 800m... 

Personal: Alena is the daughter of Chris and Nikki. At Michigan Tech, she plans to earn a degree in chemical engineering...