Short’s Travel Management Announces New Partnership with Belmont University Athletics
- Short's Travel Management
- Jun 2
- 2 min read

Short’s Travel Management (Short’s), a national leader in collegiate athletic travel, is proud to announce its newest partnership with Belmont University Athletics, delivering end-to-end travel solutions designed to support student-athletes and coaches with seamless, cost-effective logistics.
Through this partnership, Belmont Athletics will gain access to Short’s designated agent model—providing personalized service, 24/7 support, and a full suite of travel services including commercial air, charter flights, ground transportation, hotel accommodations, and emergency assistance. The collaboration is designed to simplify travel planning, reduce expenses, and allow Belmont’s teams to focus fully on performance.
David LeCompte, CEO of Short’s Travel Management, shared his excitement for the partnership: “Belmont is a program on the rise, and we’re excited to help support that momentum. Their commitment to doing things the right way—both athletically and administratively—aligns with our approach to travel management. We’re proud to be part of their journey and look forward to building a long and successful relationship.”
Scott Corley, Vice President/Director of Athletics Belmont, echoed that enthusiasm: “We are thrilled to partner with Short’s Travel for our athletics travel needs. Their expertise and proven track record will help us streamline logistics, reduce costs, and give our student-athletes and coaches with a first-class travel experience. This partnership reemphasizes our commitment to excellence in all aspects of our athletics program.”
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 Belmont University Athletics
Belmont University is located Nashville, Tennessee and its athletic program competes at the NCAA Division 1 level in 17 sports. They have been a member of the Missouri Valley Conference since 2022, previously being a part of the Ohio Valley Conference.
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