10/21/2021 12:57:00 PM | Women's Cross Country
Sakiko Minagawa, an alumna of the Ohio State women's cross country/track and field program, was the champion of the 2021 Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Marathon, held Sunday in Columbus.
Minagawa finished first with a time of 2:41:12, 3:01 ahead of the second-place finisher.
A native of Dublin, Ohio, Minagawa competed for the Buckeyes from 2012-16. She helped the women's team to a 26th-place finish at the NCAA Cross Country Championships and still holds the third fastest 10K time in school history.
Minagawa, who now resides in Westerville and is a registered dietitian for the Division of Sports Medicine at Nationwide Children's Hospital, took some time to talk about her running career, time at Ohio State and more.
