SPOKANE, Wash. – Ready® Nutrition (@ready_nutrition), one of the fastest growing sports nutrition companies in North America, with NBA Finals Champion and MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and three-time NFL Defensive MVP Aaron Donald as co-owners, announced that Gonzaga University selected the brand as the Official Sports Drink of Bulldog Athletics Thursday.
Ready® Sport Drink will be the exclusive isotonic sports drinks for fueling and replenishing Gonzaga student-athletes with its scientific, all-natural formulation featuring three dominant electrolytes, energy from superfruits, and B-Vitamins for complete hydration.
"We're looking forward to this partnership with Ready®," Incoming Gonzaga Director of Athletics
Chris Standiford said. "It's vital that we provide our student-athletes with the best sports nutrition options, and we know that Ready® will be the best choice for Gonzaga."
Gonzaga is a member of the West Coast Conference, one of eight conferences that have selected Ready® as their Official Sports Drink.
"We're always looking to provide our guys with the best in everything," said Gonzaga Men's Basketball Head Coach
Mark Few. "We used Ready® during the tournament last year and our players loved it. It was an easy decision for us to name Ready® our Official Sports Drink."
In addition to its sports drink, Ready® will also make available it's full portfolio of performance products including its popular protein water, protein bars and functional snacks.
"We're excited to welcome Gonzaga into the Ready® family and thrilled that another elite program and coach has selected our sports drink for their student-athletes," said Ready® Founder and CEO Pat Cavanaugh, himself a former student-athlete and University of Pittsburgh basketball team captain. "Coach Few's program has such a high standard of excellence and I know he wants the very best for his players and all Gonzaga student-athletes. We're committed to helping them reach their team and individual goals with our science-based performance products."
About Ready® (www.teamready.com)
Ready® was founded in 2012 by former University of Pittsburgh basketball team captain and Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Hall of Fame member, Pat Cavanaugh. It is a fast-growing sports nutrition company that specializes in supporting athletes achieving their goals with all-natural sports nutrition products. The company's products include their best in-class sports drinks, protein water, protein and snack bars, plant based functional snacks and protein powders. Its products are currently available in over 8,000 retail outlets across North America and recently expanded into Europe and Latin American markets. Three-time, pro football Defensive Player of the Year, Aaron Donald, and 2021 NBA Finals Champion and MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo are investors and co-owners in the company. Over 200 college and university athletic programs provide their student-athletes with Ready® products. Ready® has been named the Official Protein of UCLA. It has also been chosen as the Official Sports Drink of 8 Division I Conferences encompassing 90 schools and the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), the largest athletic organization in the United States with over 700,000 athletes that compete in 41 sports.
