Short's Travel Management (Short’s), a leader in sports travel services, is excited to announce its new partnership with Tarleton State University to manage the university's athletic travel logistics. This collaboration aims to simplify travel arrangements, providing Tarleton State’s athletes and staff with a seamless.
As part of this agreement, Short’s will deliver a comprehensive range of services to meet Tarleton State University’s specific travel needs, including commercial air travel, charter flights, hotel bookings, rental cars for team and recruiting travel, and charter bus services. These services will be executed through Short’s designated agent model, backed by an expert team dedicated to ensuring efficient and reliable travel solutions.
“We’re thrilled to partner with Tarleton State University to elevate their athletic travel,” said David LeCompte, CEO of Short’s Travel Management. “Our goal is to provide a hassle-free travel experience that lets athletes and staff concentrate on their goals without the worry of travel logistics.”
Through this partnership, Tarleton State University will gain access to Short’s extensive expertise and industry knowledge in sports travel management. From flights and accommodations to ground transportation, Short’s will ensure that all aspects of travel are handled with precision, ensuring comfort, efficiency, and reliability.
“We are excited to partner with Short’s Travel Management to elevate the travel experience for Tarleton State Athletics. With their proven expertise and outstanding reputation in collegiate athletics, this partnership ensures that our teams receive exceptional support and logistical coordination for all their travel needs. The Short’s Travel Management model is a perfect fit for us at this stage, offering both flexibility and efficiency that align with our current operations. By working with Short’s, we are confident that this collaboration will not only streamline our travel logistics, but also allow our coaches and staff to focus more on our core mission—delivering excellence in competition and providing the best possible experience for our student-athletes. As we move forward, we look forward to growing alongside Short’s Travel Management and building a lasting relationship that benefits the entire Tarleton State Athletics program,” stated by Andrew Edson, Senior Associate Athletic Director & Chief Financial Officer for Tarleton State Athletics.
Short’s Travel Management is committed to supporting Tarleton State University’s athletic programs by delivering exceptional service and operational excellence. This collaboration will allow Tarleton’s athletes and staff to travel with confidence and focus entirely on their athletic success.
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 Tarleton State Athletics
Tarleton State University Athletics, known as the Tarleton Texans, represents a rich tradition of excellence and dedication both on and off the field. Competing in the NCAA Division I as part of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), Tarleton Athletics provides a dynamic and competitive environment for student-athletes across a range of sports, including football, basketball, baseball, volleyball, and track and field. In the 2023-24 season, Tarleton Athletics reached a significant milestone, finishing fifth in the WAC Commissioner’s Cup for the first time in program history—a testament to the program's upward trajectory in Division I competition. Tarleton Athletics fosters a strong sense of pride and community among its fans, students, and alumni, striving to cultivate champions in competition and leaders in life.
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