The thought that women’s wrestling is a fad is far gone with the induction of women’s wrestling into the 2004 Olympics. Now with the hard fought win to keep wrestling in the Olympics the thought to continue to grow wrestling on both the male and female side is essential. A survey in 2014-2015 showed that there are about 9,900 females in the U.S. at the high school level that wrestle. The thought to wait to have the number will continue to keep the numbers at a low in Kansas. The states that have implemented women’s wrestling at the high school level have jumped in and started having tournaments and it started to grow. States like Texas have over 3,000 female wrestlers and growing. I think the idea to add in four weight classes that are named “female weight classes” like HSC said will increase the numbers. Not only will the need to put in the weight classes but the promotion as a male and female sport within the school will also help increase the numbers. Yes, the tournaments will take a bit longer but as the numbers increase so will the chances of having female only tournaments. Pros that come with females is the increase of people in the stands meaning more money for the school (program), giving females the chance to compete only with females, offering the same values such as dedication, grit, growth of wrestling, and determination to name a few. To this date California, Oregon, Guam, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Texas, Hawaii and Washington sponsor a state high school championship. There are 24 colleges that offer women’s wrestling at the college level with four adding it in the 2015-2016 season. We know as of right now that the numbers at the middle school and under for females in Kansas has a sustainable number. As females have to transition into high school they are starting to drop off due to the fact that boys start to excel in strength at a higher rate causing it to be more of a challenge to be successful on the mat. The olde saying "If you build it they will come" holds true and has been proven now in nine states. So lets build it!

Reference:
http://www.nwcaonline.com/nwcawebsite/womenswrestling/womensfacts.aspx