Cornell University Athletics

At Cornell
A second-team All-Ivy League pick in 2011, Ondash had a breakout junior year, ranking 21st nationally in yards per game (85.6) and 38th in receptions per game (5.4). Those marks ranked second and fourth in the Ivy League. Ondash had three 100-yard receiving games in 2011 and totaled 54 catches for 856 yards and five touchdowns. He had an 87-yard touchdown catch vs. Bucknell, the fifth-longest passing TD in school history, and posted 197 receiving yards against Penn, the third-highest total in Cornell history. Ondash emerged as a threat on the outside for the Big Red in 2010, earning his first varsity letter as a sophomore after hauling in 11 passes for 62 yards and a touchdown. He made his first varsity catch against Yale, then caught a career-high three passes for 24 yards two weeks later at Harvard. Ondsah caught his first career touchdown pass in the win over Princeton. He saw action on the junior varsity in 2009 as a freshman. Ondash is enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.

At New Canaan
Ondash was a first-team all-state performer in 2008 when he recorded 59 catches for 1,201 yards and 15 touchdowns and led New Canaan HS to an undefeated season and its third straight state championship. Ondash was named MVP of the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference championship game and was named first-team All-FCIAC during his senior season. He was also named the Connecticut Post’s 2008 Most Valuable Player, and ended his career at New Canaan as the school’s all-time leading point scorer. As a junior, Ondash had 45 catches for 828 yards and eight touchdowns. He also lettered twice each in track and basketball.

Personal
Kurt Stephen Ondash is the son of Mark and Deanne Ondash and has two sisters.