Name: Natalie Zimmerman

School: Jacobs

Sport: Golf

Why she was selected: Zimmerman, a junior, fired an 82 and took runner-up at the Fox Valley Conference Tournament at Crystal Woods in Woodstock to lead the Eagles to their first conference championship .

Zimmerman followed that by taking seventh with an 86 at the Class 2A Boylan Regional at Mauh-Nah-Tee-See Country Club in Rockford to advance to sectionals, along with teammate Kate Maurus.

For her performance, Zimmerman was chosen as the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week by readers in an online vote. Richmond-Burton boys soccer’s Nick Kyes, Marian Central girls golf’s Jordan Cheng and Burlington Central’s Tyler Samaan also were nominated.

Zimmerman answered a few questions from the Northwest Herald.

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