You, too, would be cheerful if you were Ellery Shutt.

The Woodstock senior lives up to the meaning of his first name, and Shutt had lots to be happy about this fall and throughout his four-year varsity career as a member of the Blue Streaks’ cross country team.

He finished his career – which included being a teammate of his older brother, Cohen, for two seasons and his younger brother, Bresden, this year – with an 18th-place run in the Class 2A state meet at Detweiller Park in Peoria.

Shutt started the season with a second-place finish in the McHenry County Invite (16:10.49). He won the Kishwaukee River Conference Meet for the second year in a row, helping the Blue Streaks win the title for the seventh straight time. Besides his all-state run, his postseason also included a runner-up

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