High School/Personal:
A 2011 graduate or River Falls High School, where he earned three letters in track and field and three in cross country
Served as the team captain of cross country and track and field team as a senior
State qualifier in the 1600m as a senior and earned all-section honors
Earned first-team all-conference honors in cross country and was a state qualifier in 2010
Class Valedictorian and a member of the National Honor Society
Son of Victor and Virginia Genco
Father (Victor) is a member of the Naval Academy's Class of 1983 and maternal grandfather, Leonard Yurkovic, is a member of the Class of 1961