Eastern Washington University Partners with Short’s Travel Management to Oversee Athletic Travel

Eastern Washington University (EWU) Athletics has selected Short’s Travel Management as its official partner to handle all athletic travel logistics for the Eagles’ sports programs. The agreement includes comprehensive coordination of commercial air, charter flights, hotel accommodations, and ground transportation for both individual and team travel.

Through Short’s specialized Designated Agent Model, EWU will work with a consistent, sport-specific travel agent backed by expert support teams across each service area. This model emphasizes reliability, speed, and proactive communication—hallmarks of Short’s reputation in the collegiate sports space.

“Athletic travel is high-pressure, time-sensitive, and critical to performance,” said David LeCompte, CEO of Short’s Travel Management. “Eastern Washington understands the value of a coordinated approach, and we’re honored to bring them a model built specifically for the demands of college athletics. We’re here to help their teams move efficiently, safely, and without distraction.”

Eastern Washington selected Short’s for its industry-leading experience, having managed thousands of trips for college athletic programs nationwide. With services built specifically for the rhythms of sports seasons, recruiting calendars, and postseason competition, the Short’s team is equipped to meet EWU’s evolving needs.

“We weren’t just looking for a vendor—we needed a strategic partner who gets what college athletics requires day in and day out,” said Tim Collins, Associate Vice President / Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at Eastern Washington University. “Short’s delivers that. Their responsiveness, consistency, and knowledge of our world set them apart. This partnership also helps streamline our business operations and realize cost savings for our department.”

About Short’s Travel Management

Short’s Travel Management is a family-owned and majority woman-owned private corporation, led by CEO David LeCompte. In 2020, Short’s strategically pivoted to exclusively serve athletics, solidifying its position as the fastest growing provider for athletic teams.

With a client portfolio that 100% sports focused, Short’s supports over 16,000 games, meets, and tournaments annually, assisting more than 200 athletic departments with their regular season travel, in addition to exclusively managing championship travel for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 

The Short’s logistics team orchestrates more air charters, commercial air, ground transportation, and group hotel accommodations than any other provider in the collegiate team space. Comprised of former collegiate athletes, coaches, business operations and logistics staff, pilots, hotel leaders, gate agents, and dispatchers, Short’s understands firsthand the demands of this sector and the critical importance of teams arriving on time. Learn more at www.shortstravel.com

 

About Eastern Washington University Athletics

Eastern Washington University Athletics sponsors 14 intercollegiate sports, six for men and eight for women, both as learning opportunities for its most athletically talented students and as an enhancement to student and community life. Eastern is affiliated with Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and is a member of the Big Sky Conference, an association of 10 regional schools with comparable enrollments and academic goals. Learn more at www.goeags.com