Podcast: Aimee Holland: From tiny orphan to super athlete

As a baby, Aimee Holland was found abandoned in a box on a street corner in China. Adopted by a local couple, she graduated from Santa Rosa High in 2016. Listen to our podcast about her amazing journey.|

In the latest episode of “Overtime,” prep sports columnist Kerry Benefield shares a conversation with former Santa Rosa High School runner Aimee Holland and her mom, Annette, from the time she sat down with them on the eve of the spring track season. To subscribe to our podcasts, click here.

As a baby, Holland was found abandoned in a box on a street corner in China. After Annette and Jim Holland adopted her, she grew into a remarkable athlete first as a soccer player, and then, after a severe concussion, as a runner. And it is as a runner that Holland finds a unique way of saying thank you.

Holland, who graduated in 2016, is currently a student at Winona State University in Minnesota where she continues to run.

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