Jane Worthington is entering her twelve season as head softball coach at EKU with 276 coaching victories. The 2002 season saw EKU capture the regular season Ohio Valley Conference Championship. Eastern also went on to win the OVC Tournament, and advance to the NCAA regional for the first time in school history. EKU went 3-2 in the regional eventually losing to UCLA. Worthington was also named the 2002 OVC Coach of Year, the first in her career.

While at Eastern, Worthington has been committed to academics as well as outstanding athletic performance. Currently the Colonels have fourteen players receiving Colonel Scholar recognition, and have averaged ten Colonel Scholars per semester over the past four years. Eastern softball has also had the Ohio Valley Medal of Honor for the past four years (Michelle Williams 1998-2001). Worthington has also produced a number of All-OVC Selections. EKU has had over 20 All-OVC Team Members, two OVC Player of the Year awards, two OVC Freshman of the Year Awards, 2002 OVC Pitcher of the Year, and over ten All-OVC Tournament Team selections.

In 1996 she was named Kentucky College Coach of the Year by the Citizens for Sports Equity. She has been one of the first college coaches to offer camps and clinics to Kentucky and the surrounding areas for an affordable rate. Worthington prides herself on being able to know every camp and clinic participant on an individual basis.

Worthington is a native of Washington, Utah. She became EKU's head coach after serving as the assistant coach at Miami of Ohio, and one year as the assistant at Livingston University. Worthington graduated from Utah State University in 1983. She had an extremely successful playing career and was a starter on the Utah State Aggies. In 1981, she helped Utah State win the national championship over Cal-State Fullerton.