Those girls are athletes. If they did it would go a long way towards meeting equal numbers and saving men's programs. So that's it in a nutshell. However, there are other questions. Now let's look at the other reasons BYU administrators gave to justify their decision.
Wrestling is too expensive.
Wrestling was the 2nd least expensive of all sports, men and women. It s interesting to note 7 million is the exact amount of money BYU s administration is telling the wrestling team they have to raise if they want to keep the sport. Not only is that an unimaginable burden to bear, but even if the team raised the money, there's no guarantee President Bateman will change his mind. If BYU is so concerned about money, why does the BYU Football team stay in a hotel and eat out the night before home games. I doubt leaving home the night before a game gives them a competitive advantage.