Cameron Ontko

Height:
6-null
Weight:
235
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Seven Hills, OH
High School:
Walsh Jesuit HS

Expected to start at Will linebacker for the second straightyear.

2013 -- Second on Cal Poly defense as a juniorwith 108 total tackles (43 solo) en route to All-Big Sky Conferencehonorable mention praise ... career-high 17 tackles in seasonfinale at Northern Colorado and also produced double-digit tacklesin four other games ... 14 tackles against Montana, 13 against Yaleand 12 each against Fresno State and Colorado State ... 7.0 tacklesfor lost yardage, including a sack against Eastern Washington ...intercepted a pass in Sacramento State game and notched pair ofquarterback hurries and one pass breakup ... did not play in 2014Spring Game due to injury.

2012 -- Earned 42 tackles (24 solo) in firstseason as a Mustang ... season-high nine tackles at Wyoming,including eight solo stops ... also garnered seven tackles againstIdaho State ... played in all 12 games, including one start in UCDavis contest ... notched tackles for lost yardage against UC Davisand Idaho State ... quarterback hurries against North Dakota andSacramento State ... one pass breakup in Northern Arizona contest... garnered three tackles and one quarterback hurry in 2013 SpringGame.

Wisconsin -- Played in three games as aredshirt freshman in 2011, all in September, against UNLV, OregonState and South Dakota ... named Wisconsin’s defensive scoutteam player of the week for the South Dakota game ... earned onetackle on special teams in UNLV game ... transferred to Cal Polyover the summer of 2012 ... expected to challenge Xavier Ramos asthe backup to Johnny Millard at Will linebacker this fall ... aredshirt at Wisconsin in 2010.

High School -- Rated No. 131 at outsidelinebacker in country by Scout.com ... totaled 215 tackles, 3,100rushing yards and 3,600 all-purpose yards in career at Walsh JesuitHigh School in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio ... two-time team MVP ... as asenior under head coach Gerry Rardin, named second-team all-state,first-team all-district and team MVP as he made 105 tackles, rushedfor 978 yards and nine touchdowns and caught 14 passes for 237yards and one score ... in junior season, was named first-teamall-district and team MVP after scoring 12 touchdowns, rushing for899 yards, catching 10 passes for 166 yards, including a 93-yarderfor a score, and making 110 tackles on defense ... as a sophomore,named first-team all-district, rushing for 900 yards and 13touchdowns in just seven games ... also earned letters inbaseball.

Personal -- Son of David and Brenda Ontko ...one brother, Connor, and two sisters, Kayla and Gina ... workedfour years with Christian Community Service and also worked withCleveland Center of the Blind baseball program ... hobbies includelifting weights, speed training, hanging out with friends, playingthe guitar and watching movies ... born March 23, 1992, inCleveland, Ohio ... majors in communication studies.