ITHACA, N.Y. -- Chase Venuto, who most recently served as an assistant coach at Division III Heidelberg University, has been named assistant to the head coach it was announced today by David Archer '05, the Roger J. Weiss '61 Head Coach of Cornell Football.

An Ithaca native, Venuto worked with the running backs at Heidelberg. In his only full season there, he oversaw a run-game that contributed 1,515 yards of offense and 15 touchdowns on the ground. He assisted in the development of all-league dual-threat quarterback Trace Reynolds.

Prior to his stint at Heidelberg, Venuto spent time on staff at Ithaca College as tight ends coach and Western New England working with wide receivers.

A 2016 graduate of SUNY Brockport, he played four seasons of football for the Golden Eagles before two seasons professionally in Italy for the Torino Giaguri and Pesaro UTA. While at Brockport, Venuto tossed for 2,012 yards and 18 touchdowns over 15 contests at quarterback.

Venuto's father, Jay, was an assistant football coach at Cornell for eight seasons and was ACC Player of the Year as a quarterback at Wake Forest.