Ashley Tiernan Named LeTourneau Head Volleyball Coach
1/23/2017 1:24:33 PM
LONGVIEW, Texas - LeTourneau University has named Ashley Tiernan the head volleyball coach, as announced January 23 by Athletic Director Terri Deike.
"We are very excited to welcome Ashley Tiernan to the LeTourneau University Athletic Department family," said Deike. "She brings great knowledge of the game after seven successful years of coaching in Houston area public high schools. Ashley is very well-known and respected in the area among volleyball coaches."
Tiernan joins LeTourneau coming off her fourth season at Porter High School in Houston as the head volleyball coach. While at Porter High School, Tiernan helped turn a new program into a successful one. She led the Spartans to three consecutive playoff appearances in 2014, 2015, and 2016.
"I'm very excited to be joining the athletics family here at LeTourneau," said Tiernan. "This opportunity has been something that I have pushed myself to get to and I could not be any happier with where God has led me. Coaching has been a passion of mine for many years and I look forward to bringing my expertise to the collegiate level and lead the volleyball program to many years of success."
In 2014, Tiernan coached Porter High School to a District 21-5A championship. Her team then continued on to collect bi-district and area championships before their regional appearance. At the end of the 2014 season, Tiernan was selected as the District 21-5A Coach of the Year and the All Area Coach of the Year.
In 2016, Tiernan ended her last season as head coach for the Spartans by coaching in her third playoff appearance and picking up her second bi-district championship. While at PHS, Tiernan posted a 91-52 record in four seasons and is the winningest coach in school history. Prior to her time at PHS, she also served as an assistant coach at Cypress Creek High School for two seasons and one year at Klein High School.
Over the past 12 years, Tiernan has been coaching at various clubs before she arrived at TAV Houston where she currently coaches their top 15's and 17's teams. Her extensive knowledge of volleyball is backed by her years playing club volleyball in high school.
After high school, Tiernan received a scholarship to play at the University of Illinois at Springfield. While at UIS, she earned her bachelor's degree in mass media communication with a minor in psychology as well as her master's degree in interpersonal communication.
Tiernan has East Texas ties with her parents, Ken and Cindy Wade, who reside in the Lake Jacksonville area. She will make the transition to Longview with her husband, Benjamin Tiernan.
Contributed by LeTourneau Sports Information