BUFFALO, NY – Third-year women's soccer head coach Shawn Burke announced the signing of 9-year old Sarah Reid to a National Letter of Intent on Thursday afternoon. Reid was paired up with the UB women's soccer program through a program called Team IMPACT, a non-profit organization that helps children forget about their illness and become part of something bigger, a team of friends.
Reid, a 9-year old from Clearance, NY, was diagnosed at birth with Spina Bifida, and had her first surgery at just two days old. She was in the neo-natal unit for 70 days after birth and is paralyzed from the waist down but can use leg braces and crutches to move around.