Short’s Travel Announces Partnership with Abilene Christian University Athletics to Manage Athletic Travel

Short’s Travel, a leading provider of innovative travel management solutions, is excited to announce its new partnership with Abilene Christian University (ACU) Athletics. Through this agreement, Short’s Travel will manage ACU’s athletic travel needs, including commercial flight reservations, air and bus charters, ground transportation, and hotel accommodations for both teams and individual travelers. The partnership will leverage Short’s designated offsite agent model to ensure seamless and efficient travel experiences for ACU’s athletic programs.

David LeCompte, CEO of Short’s Travel, highlighted the value of the collaboration. “At Short’s Travel, we take pride in helping collegiate programs navigate the complexities of athletic travel with precision and reliability. We are thrilled to partner with Abilene Christian University Athletics, providing tailored travel solutions that allow their teams to focus on competition without worrying about logistics. Our goal is to ensure ACU’s student-athletes and staff travel efficiently and comfortably, so they can perform at their best.”

Bryan Bruning, ACU Associate Athletic Director for Business Operations at ACU, expressed confidence in the collaboration. “Partnering with Short’s Travel allows us to streamline our travel logistics while ensuring our student-athletes and coaches receive top-tier support. Their expertise in collegiate athletics travel management aligns perfectly with our commitment to excellence, both on and off the field.”

By tapping into Short’s Travel’s industry expertise and technology-driven solutions, ACU aims to enhance its travel experience, enabling teams to focus on performance and success.

Short’s Travel has built a strong reputation for delivering tailored travel management solutions for collegiate and professional sports organizations. With its designated offsite agent model, the company ensures every aspect of ACU’s travel is managed with precision, from initial booking to final destination support.

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 is over 95% collegiate sports, 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.

About Abilene Christian University Athletics

Abilene Christian University Athletics competes at the NCAA Division I level as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). With a proud tradition of excellence in competition and academics, ACU’s athletic programs strive to develop student-athletes who excel both on and off the field. The Wildcats compete in a wide range of sports, consistently demonstrating a commitment to integrity, sportsmanship, and success.