Jena Ready was introduced as Vanderbilt women’s basketball’s director of strength and conditioning coach in May of 2024. The 2026-27 season will be her third season with the Commodores.

Ready has heap of strength and conditioning experience, as she has worked primarily with women's basketball teams for the last 10 seasons. Prior to her time in the Music City, Ready worked with Clemson from 2021-24 and Wake Forest from 2018-21.

“We are incredibly excited to welcome Jena to Nashville,” expressed Ralph. “She has already hit the ground running with our student-athletes. She is energetic, passionate, innovative, and eager to meet the varying needs our team has in the weight room and on the court. I have the utmost confidence that Jena will play a major role, in many ways, as our program continues to perform among the elite.”

Prior to arriving in Winston-Salem, Ready spent 2017 and 2018 as the associate head strength and conditioning coach at Winthrop University. During her time with the Eagles, she worked with women’s basketball, women’s tennis, women’s lacrosse, men’s golf, and cross-country.

A 2015 graduate of Queens University, Ready played lacrosse and led the team in goals over her final three seasons. She earned her master’s degree in Sports and Exercise from Lenoir-Rhyne, where she was also a graduate assistant for two seasons.