By Randy Vogt, Director of Public Relations, Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association
The scholarship’s namesake, Jack Bauman, is considered the father of women’s soccer on Long Island. He was devoted to the Massapequa Soccer Club, Eastern New York and making sure that girls had as many opportunities to play soccer as boys did in an era when girls playing sports was not as accepted as it is today.
At Columbia High School, Kaiden was a member of the Student Council and a High Honor Roll student, being a member of the soccer, lacrosse plus track and field teams. All this activity was even more amazing as she would suddenly grow tired and her narcolepsy went undiagnosed until a neurologist visit made her healthy again. She was varsity soccer captain and made the All-New York State Second Team.