CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – The Patriot League announced Thursday a multi-year partnership with Come Ready Nutrition, beginning in the 2017-18 academic year, to become the Official Sports Nutrition Brand of the Patriot League. Come Ready Nutrition will provide complimentary NCAA collegiate-compliant nutritional products to each of the League’s 10 member institutions, as well as supplying these products for the student-athletes at each of the Patriot League’s 23 championships.
The company will also be responsible for supplying the League with the student-athlete gifts which the Patriot League distributes to all participants at its League Championships, along with providing championship hats and t-shirts to each of the League’s champion teams. In addition to the products provided, member schools will also be eligible for exclusive League discounted pricing on additional product purchases. Come Ready Nutrition will also provide internship opportunities for League student-athletes.
“With the increased emphasis on student-athlete health and welfare, we are excited about our partnership with Come Ready Nutrition as the official supplier of Patriot League championship participant gifts for our student-athletes, as well as the nutrition products,” Patriot League Commissioner Jennifer Heppel said. “We look forward to a long and beneficial relationship with Come Ready Nutrition.”
Come Ready Nutrition, a Pittsburgh, Pa. based company, continues to expand its collegiate footprint through partnership relationships with prestigious collegiate conferences. Come Ready Nutrition partners with the Atlantic 10 and Big South conferences.
“We are continuing to build our sports nutritional partnership network in the college market with prestigious conferences like the Patriot League,” says Come Ready President Pat Cavanaugh. “With performance nutrition’s growing emphasis with schools and their student-athletes, these are logical partnerships that conferences can seek to benefit their members. Plus, we’re honored to be working with schools with the kind of student-athlete credibility that characterizes Patriot League schools.”
About Come Ready Nutrition
Come Ready™ Nutrition is a Pittsburgh-based manufacturer of sports nutrition products dedicated to assisting athletes of all ages and active lifestyle adults in achieving their goals through cutting edge nutrition. The company features multiple lines of products including protein bars, clean protein powders and other nutritional products that are distributed throughout the U.S. and internationally in 16 countries across five continents. The company’s NCAA collegiate-compliant nutritional bars have been used by over 100 colleges including the record-setting University of Connecticut women’s basketball team and FCS National Championship game participants. Come Ready Nutrition is also the
Official Sports Nutrition Brand of the Atlantic 10 Conference and is close to executing similar partnerships with other conferences.
The Patriot League is in its third decade of academic and athletic achievement, continually demonstrating that student-athletes can excel at both academics and athletics without sacrificing high standards. The Patriot League’s athletic success is achieved while its member institutions remain committed to its founding principle of admitting and graduating student-athletes that are academically representative of their class. Participation in athletics at Patriot League institutions is viewed as an important component of a well-rounded education.