Name: Ellery Shutt

School: Woodstock

Sport: Cross Country

Why he was selected: Shutt, a senior, took second at the Crystal Lake South Rich Eschman Invite at Veteran Acres Park with a time of 16:41.05 last week for the area’s best finish.

Shutt will look to finish his Blue Streaks high school career with a flourish after a standout junior year in which he took ninth at the Class 2A state meet and captured the Kishwaukee River Conference Meet in leading the Streaks to the team title.

For his performance, Shutt was selected as the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week by readers in an online vote. Crystal Lake Central flag football’s Ryleigh Smith, Woodstock North’s Gabby Schefke and Burlington Central’s Tyler Samaan also were nominated.

Shutt answered a few questions from the North

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