Belmont Athletics Partners With Short's Travel Management

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - - Belmont University Vice President/Director of Athletics Scott Corley announced Monday a partnership with Short's Travel Management as the exclusive travel management provider for Bruin Athletics.

Short's Travel provides premium service, delivering end-to-end travel solutions designed to support student-athletes and coaches with seamless, cost-effective logistics.

Through the agreement, 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 response assistance. The collaboration is designed to simplify travel planning, reduce expenses, and allow Belmont's teams to focus fully on performance.

"We are thrilled to partner with Short's Travel for our athletics travel needs," Corley said. "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."

"Belmont is a program on the rise, and we're excited to help support that momentum, said David LeCompte, Short's Travel CEO. "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."

The partnership begins for the 2025-26 academic year.

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  
Located two miles from downtown Nashville, Tennessee, Belmont University comprises nearly 9,000 students from every state and 33 countries. Nationally ranked and consistently recognized by U.S. News & World Report for innovation in higher education, the University offers more than 115 areas of undergraduate study, 41 master's programs and eight doctoral degrees. With a focus on whole-person formation and data-informed social innovation, Belmont is committed to forming diverse leaders of character equipped to solve the world's complex problems. For more information, visit www.belmont.edu.