University of Utah president David W. Pershing has recommended the addition of men’s lacrosse as a varsity sport to the university’s board of trustees, according to public documents. The board will vote via conference call Friday morning.

If approved, Utah would become the westernmost and first Pac-12 school in the NCAA Division I men’s lacrosse landscape. The decision comes less than a year after former North Carolina assistant coach Brian Holman pulled up stakes to take over the Utes’ club team.

With Division I status in sight thanks largely to benefactor David Neeleman, the Brazilian American entrepreneur who has founded four commercial airlines, Holman laid out a blueprint for elevating the Utah club program. He assembled a high-profile staff that included his son, Marcus Holman, and fellow Major League Lacrosse all-stars Will Manny and Adam Ghitelman.

Utah’s club team finished 10-7, including a season-opening upset of 2016 MCLA champion Chapman and just its second-ever appearance at nationals. The Utes were ranked No. 10 in the final MCLA poll. The team sold roughly 1,000 season tickets ranging from $59 to $99 for home games this year.

“I really dream of a time when I can walk into a conference room in New York, and half the businessmen in the room will be talking about Utah’s lacrosse game over the weekend,” Neeleman, whose son, Seth, is a freshman long-stick midfielder for the Utes, told the Salt Lake Tribune in April. “It’s really a huge opportunity for the sport and the university.”