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PRINCETON, N.J. - Mike Gennaro (Havertown, Pa.) was selected as the U.S. Olympic Committee's Male Athlete of the Month for October, the organization announced on Thursday.
"It's an honor to be recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee," said Gennaro. "It's a privilege to be among athletes from all these other sports. It's nice to represent rowing in any way I can."
Gennaro won two gold medals at the XVI Pan American Games held Oct. 15-19 in Guzman City, Mexico. He won his first gold with U.S. teammate Ty Otto (Seattle, Wash.) in the men's pair. The crew crossed the line 1.67 seconds ahead of Brazil for the gold medal in 6:47.07.
The following day, Gennaro stroked the U.S. men's eight crew to victory. After taking command off the start, the crew built more than a one-second advantage during the first 500 meters of the race and increasing that lead to more than three seconds over Mexico at the midway point. Despite a late charge by Canada, the U.S. crew cruised to a 1.69-second victory.
The Syracuse University graduate and former captain won gold in the men's eight earlier this summer at the 2011 World Rowing Under 23 Championships.
Gymnast Jordyn Wieber (DeWitt, Mich.) was selected as the U.S. Olympic Committee's Female Athlete of the Month for October, while the U.S. women's field hockey team was awarded Team of the Month. Beijing Olympic rower Margot Shumway (Westlake, Ohio), a women's single sculls gold medalist at the XVI Pan American Games, came in third.
Each National Governing Body nominated one female, one male and one team per discipline. A voting panel selects the winners from the pool of nominees, with online fan voting via Twitter accounting for 10 percent of the total vote.
FEMALE 1. Jordyn Wieber, Gymnastics 2. Lauren Gibson, Softball 3. Margot Shumway, Rowing
MALE 1. Mike Gennaro, Rowing 2. Danell Leyva, Gymnastics 3. Kibwé Johnson, Track & Field
TEAM 1. U.S. Women's Field Hockey Team 2. U.S. Women's Gymnastics Team 3. U.S. Softball Team
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