The rise of women and girls in wrestling has been well-documented. From the first U.S. team sent to compete at the World Championships to Helen Maroulis' historic Olympic gold, the participation and acceptance continues to grow. On Episode 436 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, we'll talk with Joan Fulp and Andrea Yamamoto, two members of USA Wrestling's Girls High School Development Committee. The goal of the committee is to work on sanctioning high school girls wrestling in every state. There have been early adopters, like Hawaii and Texas, and there are states that had great participation, but it just took a while for the approval, like California. Fulp, the widow of Hall of Fame wrestler and coach Lee Allen and mother of women's wrestlers Katherine (Fulp-Allen) Shai and Sara (Fulp-Allen) Bahoura has been around the sport since a chance meeting at Central Michigan University with a one of the national team coaching staff. Yamamoto (nee Carstens) was one of the early trailblazers in women's wrestling and coaches girls wrestling in Washington. The Short Time Time Wrestling Podcast is proudly supported by Compound Clothing. And if you haven't already, leave a rating and a review on Apple Podcasts. SUBSCRIBE TO SHORT TIME Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | TuneIn | Google Play Music | Spotify | iOS App | Android App | RSS GET DAILY WRESTLING NEWS! You like wrestling news, right? Of course you do. Did you know you can sign up for FREE to subscribe to the Mat Talk Online DAILY WRESTLING NEWS e-mail newsletter that's published EVERY morning with the previous day's top news stories from outlets all around the globe. It's free and it's a great way to start your wrestling day. JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too.